So @ScriptsByJames always tweets about the benefits of television as an extended EXPERIENCE rather than a one night power binge and I have the perfect example of why he is totally right. My family and I started season 2 of Dead to Me a few nights ago.... (thread)

NONE of us could succinctly summarize season one to my dad who could not remember what the show was about. We had to dig up a Youtube recap video to refresh our memory.

And yet I'm here and able to recount specific random details from all six seasons of Lost which aired over ten years ago. The difference is that Lost was a part of my life for six years and I binged Dead to Me in one night.

The night of the Lost series finale I watched hours of programming before the two hour finale and the interviews with the cast after the episode was over. HOURS. And each minute felt exciting because I knew all of the hardcore fans were watching and FEELING this with me.

Dumping every episode of a great show out at once creates a flash in the pan. It's instant gratification, but the buzz and excitement are short-lived. That feeling of waiting a week and consuming/dissecting the show episode by episode for the next episode are unparelled.