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*** The show did an entire season as one fourteen-part serial for 1986, ''The Trial of a Time Lord''. The producer was aware that viewers might find this difficult to follow and wrote recaps for the continuity announcer to read out before each episode, although due to a mistake these weren't used for the first few episodes (and on the first episode to use them the wrong one was read out).
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*** The show did an entire season as one fourteen-part serial for 1986, ''The Trial of a Time Lord''. The producer was aware that viewers might find this difficult to follow and wrote recaps for the continuity announcer {{continuity announce|ment}}r to read out before each episode, although due to a mistake these weren't used for the first few episodes (and on the first episode to use them the wrong one was read out).
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** The third season, which is taking longer than the first two to receive any physical home media releases, continues from a crossover with ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. People who either skipped or forgot about that show don't get an explanation as to how Mando obtained [[spoiler:an N-1 Starfighter]] as his new spaceship, or [[spoiler:regained Grogu, whom the Season 2 finale sent away to receive Jedi training from Luke Skywalker]].
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** The third season, which is taking longer than Disney ended up omitting from the first two to receive any physical wave of ''Mandalorian'' home media releases, continues from a crossover with ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. People who either skipped or forgot about that show don't get an explanation as to how Mando obtained [[spoiler:an N-1 Starfighter]] as his new spaceship, or [[spoiler:regained Grogu, whom the Season 2 finale sent away to receive Jedi training from Luke Skywalker]].
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** The third season continues from a crossover with ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. People who either skipped or forgot about that show don't get an explanation as to how Mando obtained [[spoiler:an N-1 Starfighter]] as his new spaceship, or [[spoiler:regained Grogu, whom the Season 2 finale sent away to receive Jedi training from Luke Skywalker]].
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** The third season season, which is taking longer than the first two to receive any physical home media releases, continues from a crossover with ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. People who either skipped or forgot about that show don't get an explanation as to how Mando obtained [[spoiler:an N-1 Starfighter]] as his new spaceship, or [[spoiler:regained Grogu, whom the Season 2 finale sent away to receive Jedi training from Luke Skywalker]].
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** ''Film/DegrassiSchoolsOut'' demands familiarity with the two prior shows, as a large part of its DarkerAndEdgier content is centered around the relationship between lead character Joey Jeremiah and minor character Tessa Campanelli (a minor character who largely appeared in blink-and-you-miss-it cameos in prior episodes), along with plot threads that directly followed on from previous episodes, including characterization (for Wheels) from the early seasons of ''Junior High''. More overtly, Wheels references a girlfriend named Wendy who only appeared in a [[ExpandedUniverse tie-in series of books]] centered around various students.
** ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' launched itself into syndication with a pilot, "Mother and Child Reunion", that directly followed on from the events of ''School's Out!'', despite being released nine years after the aforementioned film. Emma Nelson is the grown-up baby seen in ''Junior High'' and ''High'', Joey and Caitlin's relationship (and him cheating on her with Tessa) is discussed, and the titular ClassReunion is full of references to what happened in prior shows. This phenomenon may also be why a scene where Wheels apologizes to Lucy (who is blind as a result of the car crash he caused a decade earlier) was pulled from U.S. airings, as it relied on specific information from ''School' Out!'' that referenced their conversation.
** ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' launched itself into syndication with a pilot, "Mother and Child Reunion", that directly followed on from the events of ''School's Out!'', despite being released nine years after the aforementioned film. Emma Nelson is the grown-up baby seen in ''Junior High'' and ''High'', Joey and Caitlin's relationship (and him cheating on her with Tessa) is discussed, and the titular ClassReunion is full of references to what happened in prior shows. This phenomenon may also be why a scene where Wheels apologizes to Lucy (who is blind as a result of the car crash he caused a decade earlier) was pulled from U.S. airings, as it relied on specific information from ''School' Out!'' that referenced their conversation.
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** ''Film/DegrassiSchoolsOut'' demands familiarity with the two prior shows, as a large part of its DarkerAndEdgier content is centered around the relationship between lead character Joey Jeremiah and minor character Tessa Campanelli (a minor character who (who largely appeared in blink-and-you-miss-it cameos in prior episodes), along with plot threads that directly followed on from previous episodes, including characterization (for Wheels) from the early seasons of ''Junior High''. More overtly, Wheels references a girlfriend named Wendy who only appeared in a [[ExpandedUniverse tie-in series of books]] centered around various students.
** ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' launched itself into syndication with a pilot, "Mother and Child Reunion", that directly followed on from the events of ''School's Out!'', despite being released nine years after the aforementioned film. Emma Nelson is the grown-up baby seen in ''Junior High'' and ''High'', Joey and Caitlin's relationship (and him cheating on her with Tessa) is discussed, and the titular ClassReunion is full of references to what happened in prior shows. This phenomenon may also be why a scene where Wheels apologizes to Lucy (who is blind as a result of the car crash he caused a decade earlier) was pulled from U.S. airings, as it relied on specific information from''School' ''School's Out!'' that referenced their conversation.
** ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' launched itself into syndication with a pilot, "Mother and Child Reunion", that directly followed on from the events of ''School's Out!'', despite being released nine years after the aforementioned film. Emma Nelson is the grown-up baby seen in ''Junior High'' and ''High'', Joey and Caitlin's relationship (and him cheating on her with Tessa) is discussed, and the titular ClassReunion is full of references to what happened in prior shows. This phenomenon may also be why a scene where Wheels apologizes to Lucy (who is blind as a result of the car crash he caused a decade earlier) was pulled from U.S. airings, as it relied on specific information from
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* ''Franchise/{{Degrassi}}'''s status as a LongRunner franchise frequently delves into this. The series has run since UsefulNotes/TheEighties, and certain plot points or storylines demand familiarity with previous incarnations, such as ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'' or ''Series/DegrassiHigh''.
** ''Film/DegrassiSchoolsOut'' demands familiarity with the two prior shows, as a large part of its DarkerAndEdgier content is centered around the relationship between lead character Joey Jeremiah and minor character Tessa Campanelli (a minor character who largely appeared in blink-and-you-miss-it cameos in prior episodes), along with plot threads that directly followed on from previous episodes, including characterization (for Wheels) from the early seasons of ''Junior High''. More overtly, Wheels references a girlfriend named Wendy who only appeared in a [[ExpandedUniverse tie-in series of books]] centered around various students.
** ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' launched itself into syndication with a pilot, "Mother and Child Reunion", that directly followed on from the events of ''School's Out!'', despite being released nine years after the aforementioned film. Emma Nelson is the grown-up baby seen in ''Junior High'' and ''High'', Joey and Caitlin's relationship (and him cheating on her with Tessa) is discussed, and the titular ClassReunion is full of references to what happened in prior shows. This phenomenon may also be why a scene where Wheels apologizes to Lucy (who is blind as a result of the car crash he caused a decade earlier) was pulled from U.S. airings, as it relied on specific information from ''School' Out!'' that referenced their conversation.
** "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?" the seventh episode of ''Next Generation'''s third season, is this for U.S. syndicated airings. A character who (to audiences only familiar with this specific show) randomly appears at a bowling alley, is shown to be in conflict with Snake for an unexplained reason, and makes oblique references to driving drunk and causing the DeathOfAChild. To viewers unfamiliar with Wheels, he might as well be a random guest star who shows up to provide AnAesop about how people can't stop fighting to stay alive, even though his appearance functionally resolves a plot point 11 years in the making.
** Claude's suicide in ''High'' is brought up long after the fact within ''Next Generation'', specifically in Season 10 when Snake talks with Eli about finding Campbell's body. The same goes for Tessa Campanelli, a character who gets obliquely referenced almost every time Joey and Caitlin interact, but rarely gets any more discussion than being the one Joey cheated on her with.
** This occurred later on in ''Next Generation'', as events that took place early on in the series were repeated nearly OncePerEpisode. Manny and Emma often reference past events including Manny's promiscuous past, Manny's relationship with Craig, and the fact that they've dated/liked several of the same characters. One season even had graduated characters have post-secondary adventures that were completely unrelated to Degrassi, confusing new viewers who might wonder why certain characters are at university or college and never directly interacting with the main cast.
** ''Film/DegrassiSchoolsOut'' demands familiarity with the two prior shows, as a large part of its DarkerAndEdgier content is centered around the relationship between lead character Joey Jeremiah and minor character Tessa Campanelli (a minor character who largely appeared in blink-and-you-miss-it cameos in prior episodes), along with plot threads that directly followed on from previous episodes, including characterization (for Wheels) from the early seasons of ''Junior High''. More overtly, Wheels references a girlfriend named Wendy who only appeared in a [[ExpandedUniverse tie-in series of books]] centered around various students.
** ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' launched itself into syndication with a pilot, "Mother and Child Reunion", that directly followed on from the events of ''School's Out!'', despite being released nine years after the aforementioned film. Emma Nelson is the grown-up baby seen in ''Junior High'' and ''High'', Joey and Caitlin's relationship (and him cheating on her with Tessa) is discussed, and the titular ClassReunion is full of references to what happened in prior shows. This phenomenon may also be why a scene where Wheels apologizes to Lucy (who is blind as a result of the car crash he caused a decade earlier) was pulled from U.S. airings, as it relied on specific information from ''School' Out!'' that referenced their conversation.
** "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?" the seventh episode of ''Next Generation'''s third season, is this for U.S. syndicated airings. A character who (to audiences only familiar with this specific show) randomly appears at a bowling alley, is shown to be in conflict with Snake for an unexplained reason, and makes oblique references to driving drunk and causing the DeathOfAChild. To viewers unfamiliar with Wheels, he might as well be a random guest star who shows up to provide AnAesop about how people can't stop fighting to stay alive, even though his appearance functionally resolves a plot point 11 years in the making.
** Claude's suicide in ''High'' is brought up long after the fact within ''Next Generation'', specifically in Season 10 when Snake talks with Eli about finding Campbell's body. The same goes for Tessa Campanelli, a character who gets obliquely referenced almost every time Joey and Caitlin interact, but rarely gets any more discussion than being the one Joey cheated on her with.
** This occurred later on in ''Next Generation'', as events that took place early on in the series were repeated nearly OncePerEpisode. Manny and Emma often reference past events including Manny's promiscuous past, Manny's relationship with Craig, and the fact that they've dated/liked several of the same characters. One season even had graduated characters have post-secondary adventures that were completely unrelated to Degrassi, confusing new viewers who might wonder why certain characters are at university or college and never directly interacting with the main cast.
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* ''Series/BreakingBad''. Miss one episode? You're screwed! [[{{Filler}} Except for]] "[[Recap/BreakingBadS3E10Fly Fly]]".
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* ''Series/BreakingBad''. Miss one episode? You're screwed! [[{{Filler}} Except for]] "[[Recap/BreakingBadS3E10Fly Fly]]". This was presumably a large part of why the show got mediocre ratings for its first three seasons, despite critical acclaim, but the ratings shot up when the series came to Netflix, as being able to easily watch every preceding episode at any time made the series much easier to follow for newer viewers.
** ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' compounds upon this issue by being just as continuity-heavy as ''Breaking Bad'' but as a direct followup with many of the same characters and plot threads, it is basically required to watch all of ''Breaking Bad'' (and, to a lesser extent, ''Film/ElCamino'') first in order to fully understand the story due to a very large number of {{Call Forward}}s and numerous episodes showing Saul's fate in the present day as a Cinnabon manager in Omaha.
** ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' compounds upon this issue by being just as continuity-heavy as ''Breaking Bad'' but as a direct followup with many of the same characters and plot threads, it is basically required to watch all of ''Breaking Bad'' (and, to a lesser extent, ''Film/ElCamino'') first in order to fully understand the story due to a very large number of {{Call Forward}}s and numerous episodes showing Saul's fate in the present day as a Cinnabon manager in Omaha.
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* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', especially since season 4, when the angels started getting involved. Considering the show's high HSQ, watching a newer episode without following the story makes for bizarre and incoherent viewing. Take season 4, episode 16: "So, the guy torturing that dude who looks like a paedophile is the good guy? What are the angels stabbing each other over?"
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* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', especially since season 4, when the angels started getting involved. Considering the show's high HSQ, [[JustForFun/HolyShitQuotient HSQ]], watching a newer episode without following the story makes for bizarre and incoherent viewing. Take season 4, episode 16: "So, the guy torturing that dude who looks like a paedophile is the good guy? What are the angels stabbing each other over?"
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** The third season continues from a crossover with ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. People who either skipped or forgot about that show don't get an explanation as to how Mando obtained [[spoiler:an N-1 Starfighter]] as his new spaceship, or [[spoiler:regained Grogu, whom the Season 2 finale sent away to receive Jedi training from Luke Skywalker]]. It doesn't help that Creator/DisneyPlus's menu for ''The Book of Boba Fett'' still provided no indication of appearances from any of ''The Mandalorian'''s original characters.
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** The third season continues from a crossover with ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. People who either skipped or forgot about that show don't get an explanation as to how Mando obtained [[spoiler:an N-1 Starfighter]] as his new spaceship, or [[spoiler:regained Grogu, whom the Season 2 finale sent away to receive Jedi training from Luke Skywalker]]. It doesn't help that Creator/DisneyPlus's menu for ''The Book of Boba Fett'' still provided no indication of appearances from any of ''The Mandalorian'''s original characters.
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** The third season continues from a crossover with ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. People who either skipped or forgot about that show don't get an explanation as to how Mando obtained [[spoiler:an N-1 Starfighter]] as his new spaceship, or [[spoiler:regained Grogu, whom the Season 2 finale sent away to receive Jedi training from Luke Skywalker]]. It doesn't help that Creator/DisneyPlus's menu for ''The Book of Boba Fett'' still provided no indication of appearances from any of ''The Mandalorian'''s original characters.
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** Several important milestones for Mando's clan ended up in ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. Most notably, [[spoiler:Mando gets exiled from the Children of the Watch for publicly removing his helmet, and Grogu decides to end his Jedi training under Luke, who can neither keep up with the evolution of Grogu's powers, nor tolerate the baby's refusal to let go of his attachment to Mando]]. Anyone who's either not finished or completely skipped ''The Book of Boba Fett'' will likely feel confused when ''The Mandalorian'' goes from ending Season 2 by [[spoiler:separating Mando and Grogu]], to beginning Season 3 with [[spoiler:Grogu back in Mando's care]].
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* ''Series/{{Quantico}}'' relies heavily on plot twists and serialization, not to mention tracking two time periods (the past, where Alex Parrish and the other characters are training at the FBI Academy, and the present, where Alex has been accused of [[PostNineElevenTerrorismMovie blowing up Grand Central Terminal]]) that trade off every twenty minutes or so, and the OpeningNarration mostly only introduces the premise. Good luck keeping track of what's going on if you miss an episode.
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* ''Series/{{Quantico}}'' relies heavily on plot twists and serialization, not to mention tracking two time periods (the past, where Alex Parrish and the other characters are training at the FBI Academy, and the present, where Alex has been accused of [[PostNineElevenTerrorismMovie [[Post911TerrorismMovie blowing up Grand Central Terminal]]) that trade off every twenty minutes or so, and the OpeningNarration mostly only introduces the premise. Good luck keeping track of what's going on if you miss an episode.
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** A frequently criticism of Season Twelve is that it dives right into this problem, as a lot of its "nothing-will-ever-be-the-same-again" type revelations hinge not just on knowledge of the modern series or the classic series, but specifically knowledge of a forty-year old plot point from a story that even the classic series itself mostly ended up ignoring and that very few, even among the die-hard fans, were exactly clamouring for further development of. [[spoiler: Specifically, the fact that in ''The Brain of Morbius'' several faces who are apparently (but somewhat ambiguously) pre-William Hartnell Doctors can be seen on a screen when the Doctor engages in a psychic mind-battle with Morbius.]]
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** A frequently criticism of Season Twelve Series 12 is that it dives right into this problem, as a lot of its "nothing-will-ever-be-the-same-again" type revelations hinge not just on knowledge of the modern series or the classic series, but specifically knowledge of a forty-year old plot point from a story that even the classic series itself mostly ended up ignoring and that very few, even among the die-hard fans, were exactly clamouring for further development of. [[spoiler: Specifically, the fact that in ''The Brain of Morbius'' several faces who are apparently (but somewhat ambiguously) pre-William Hartnell Doctors can be seen on a screen when the Doctor engages in a psychic mind-battle with Morbius.]]
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* ''Series/{{Haven}}'' has an issue that combines BritishBrevity with a layered MythArc with CerebusSyndrome that makes jumping into it in the middle impossible. Particularly since the show just goes full steam ahead each episode and doesn't really bother to provide recaps for the sake of the audience. In season four, newcomer Jennifer acts as TheWatson and that helps a bit, but she catches on quickly and that plot point fades away in a couple episodes.
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** Ditto for Jack's brief cameo in the ''Doctor Who'' special [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]], his sole 2010s appearance in the parent show. You would have had to have seen ''Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth'' to understand why he was drinking away his sorrows on a space freighter rather than fighting aliens in Cardiff. This was especially an issue given how [[DownerEnding seriously]], [[KillEmAll seriously]] non-child-friendly ''Children of Earth'' was!
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** Ditto for Jack's brief cameo in the ''Doctor Who'' special [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]], his sole 2010s appearance in the parent show. You would have had to have seen ''Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth'' to understand why he was drinking away his sorrows on a space freighter rather than fighting aliens in Cardiff. This was especially an issue given how [[DownerEnding seriously]], [[KillEmAll seriously]] non-child-friendly ''Children of Earth'' was!
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* When Creator/{{Netflix}} aired ''[[Series/MidnightDiner Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories]]'', viewers were left wondering who any of the characters are. That's because ''Tokyo Stories'' was ''the fourth season'' of the show from Japan; literally three seasons and a full-length movie's worth of {{Character Arc}}s and CharacterDevelopment pre-''Tokyo Stories'' were missing. Netflix partially resolved this by streaming the first three seasons as simply ''Midnight Diner'', but since the rights for the first and second films still belong to its Japanese producers, a couple of {{Plot Point}}s within ''Tokyo Stories'' that rely on knowledge of the films will be lost on the audience if they never got a chance at watching both movies.
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* ''Series/OnceUponATime'' seems to be heading this way. Watching one of the later episodes without being caught up will be totally incomprehensible, since it has no consistent structure and the episodes build on what has happened before. There are around [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters ten or so main characters, and literally dozens of significant/notable characters,]] and at least two plots running simultanously due to the switches between real time and time in TEF.
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* ''Series/OnceUponATime'' seems to be heading this way. Watching one of the later episodes without being caught up will be totally incomprehensible, since it has no consistent structure and the episodes build on what has happened before. There are around [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters ten or so main characters, and literally dozens of significant/notable characters,]] characters, and at least two plots running simultanously due to the switches between real time and time in TEF.
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* ''Series/{{Succession}}'', a HBO drama launched in 2018 has had this problem from the start. Early episodes used to have a PreviouslyOn, but as the next two seasons went on, it dropped the ColdOpen sometimes. The context on why the family members were arguing over sale of the family business, and who the sales were too, plus Waystar Royco could be confusing to a new viewer. Also, it has a [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters large cast]] and even the OneShotCharacter may get a mention further down the line, confusing some new viewers. For example, the significance of Kendall and his fractious relationship with his ex-wife Rava could be seen as confusing to some viewers, or Shiv's fighting with her husband Tom.
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* ''Series/{{Succession}}'', a HBO drama launched in 2018 has had this problem from the start. Early episodes used to have a PreviouslyOn, but as the next two seasons went on, it dropped the ColdOpen sometimes. The context on why the family members were arguing over sale of the family business, and who the sales were too, plus Waystar Royco could be confusing to a new viewer. Also, it has a [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters large cast]] cast and even the OneShotCharacter may get a mention further down the line, confusing some new viewers. For example, the significance of Kendall and his fractious relationship with his ex-wife Rava could be seen as confusing to some viewers, or Shiv's fighting with her husband Tom.
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* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' is heavily serialized, features a [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters massive revolving door cast]] [[AnyoneCanDie who frequently die]] and [[CharacterDevelopment evolve]], changes locations occasionally, has had four showrunners with different styles, and each season takes about five months to air, divided by a seven month hiatus, so new viewers really ought to watch the show in chronological order from the first episode unless they want to be confused.
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* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' is heavily serialized, features a [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters massive revolving door cast]] cast [[AnyoneCanDie who frequently die]] and [[CharacterDevelopment evolve]], changes locations occasionally, has had four showrunners with different styles, and each season takes about five months to air, divided by a seven month hiatus, so new viewers really ought to watch the show in chronological order from the first episode unless they want to be confused.
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* ''Series/MinorityReport2015'' was a OneSeasonWonder due in part to this trope. It is a SequelSeries to [[{{Film/MinorityReport}} the 2002 film]], which [[{{KeepCirculatingTheTapes}} wasn't readily available at the time]], and is all-but incomprehensible to viewers who hadn't seen the film recently.
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** Several important milestones for Mando's clan ended up in ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. Most notably, [[spoiler:Mando gets exiled from the Children of the Watch for publicly removing his helmet, and Grogu decides to end his Jedi training under Luke, who can neither keep up with the evolution of Grogu's powers, nor tolerate the baby's refusal to let go of his attachment to Mando]]. Anyone turned away from ''The Book of Boba Fett'' by its harsh reviews will likely feel confused when ''The Mandalorian'' goes from ending Season 2 by [[spoiler:separating Mando and Grogu]], to beginning Season 3 with [[spoiler:Grogu back in Mando's care]].
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** Several important milestones for Mando's clan ended up in ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. Most notably, [[spoiler:Mando gets exiled from the Children of the Watch for publicly removing his helmet, and Grogu decides to end his Jedi training under Luke, who can neither keep up with the evolution of Grogu's powers, nor tolerate the baby's refusal to let go of his attachment to Mando]]. Anyone turned away from who's either not finished or completely skipped ''The Book of Boba Fett'' by its harsh reviews will likely feel confused when ''The Mandalorian'' goes from ending Season 2 by [[spoiler:separating Mando and Grogu]], to beginning Season 3 with [[spoiler:Grogu back in Mando's care]].
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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'', the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise's first-ever live-action TV show, has its first season [[Recap/TheMandalorianS1E8Chapter8Redemption end]] on a WhamShot revealing that the BigBad owns [[spoiler:the Darksaber, a unique black-bladed lightsaber connected to Mandalorian culture]]. People who haven't seen the animated shows ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' will not understand the significance of this beyond [[spoiler:that it's a lightsaber]], especially not the fact that [[spoiler:the Darksaber was last seen on ''Rebels'' in the possession of Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze]].
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** The first season [[Recap/TheMandalorianS1E8Chapter8Redemptionend]] ends]] on a WhamShot revealing that the BigBad owns [[spoiler:the Darksaber, a unique black-bladed lightsaber connected to Mandalorian culture]]. People who haven't seen the animated shows ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' will not understand the significance of this beyond [[spoiler:that it's a lightsaber]], especially not the fact that [[spoiler:the Darksaber was last seen on ''Rebels'' in the possession of Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze]].
** The first season [[Recap/TheMandalorianS1E8Chapter8Redemption
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** A frequently criticism of Season Twelve is that it dives right into this problem, as a lot of its "nothing-will-ever-be-the-same-again" type revelations hinge not just on knowledge of the modern series or the classic series, but specifically knowledge of a forty-year old plot point from a story that even the classic series itself mostly ended up ignoring and that even many die-hard fans weren't exactly clamouring for further development of. [[spoiler: Specifically, the fact that in ''The Brain of Morbius'' several faces who are apparently pre-William Hartnell Doctors can be seen on a screen when the Doctor engages in a psychic mind-battle with Morbius.]]
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