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* ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' suffers from this, due to {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} [[OutOfOrder skipping the origin episodes]]. Additionally, it is the first ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' season to do so, as previous seasons start properly with the origin.
* While the first season of the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' TV series eventually gets around to explaining who everyone is and what they're doing, the first episode includes scenes like three young, shirtless, dark-haired men getting shaves and haircuts (i.e., removing their only remaining distinguishing features). Little details like their names and the fact that one of them is ''a prisoner of war from another family'' aren't mentioned. If you can manage to tell the three apart, you'll notice that only one of them actually does anything for several episodes.

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* ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' suffers from this, due to {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} [[OutOfOrder skipping the origin episodes]]. Additionally, it is the first ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' season to do so, as previous seasons start properly ''Series/AngryBirdsOnTheRun'': Season 2 starts under a completely different set of circumstances than Season 1 ended with, with the origin.
no explanation as to what happened in between.
* While ''Series/DirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgency'' does this intentionally in the first season of and lampshades it in the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' TV series eventually gets around to explaining who everyone is and what they're doing, the first second episode includes scenes like three young, shirtless, dark-haired men getting shaves when the heroes and haircuts (i.e., removing their only remaining distinguishing features). Little details like their names villains start peppering each other with questions and the fact realize that one of them is ''a prisoner of war from another family'' aren't mentioned. If you can manage to tell ''neither'' side knows what the three apart, you'll notice that only one hell is going on. Only very gradually over the course of them actually does anything for several episodes.the season do our detectives start to piece everything together.



* Maybe one of the reasons why ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' was [[ScrewedByTheNetwork doomed from the start]]. The double-length pilot "[[Recap/FireflyE01Serenity Serenity]]" was shelved by Creator/{{Fox}} in favor of more action-packed episode "[[Recap/FireflyE02TheTrainJob The Train Job]]". While not bad, it doesn't do a great job at introducing the setting and establishing characters since only Mal and Zoe carry the bulk of the plot while the facts that Book, Simon and River are new recruits and that the latter two are fugitives are barely adressed. And then the network decided to air the rest of the season OutOfOrder destroying its continuity. Averted however with [[BetterOnDVD the DVDs who have all the episodes in the right order]].
* While the first season of the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' TV series eventually gets around to explaining who everyone is and what they're doing, the first episode includes scenes like three young, shirtless, dark-haired men getting shaves and haircuts (i.e., removing their only remaining distinguishing features). Little details like their names and the fact that one of them is ''a prisoner of war from another family'' aren't mentioned. If you can manage to tell the three apart, you'll notice that only one of them actually does anything for several episodes.



* ''Series/DirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgency'' does this intentionally in the first season and lampshades it in the second episode when the heroes and villains start peppering each other with questions and realize that ''neither'' side knows what the hell is going on. Only very gradually over the course of the season do our detectives start to piece everything together.

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* ''Series/DirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgency'' does this intentionally in ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' suffers from this, due to {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} [[OutOfOrder skipping the origin episodes]]. Additionally, it is the first ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' season and lampshades it in the second episode when the heroes and villains to do so, as previous seasons start peppering each other properly with questions and realize that ''neither'' side knows what the hell is going on. Only very gradually over the course of the season do our detectives start to piece everything together.origin.



* Maybe one of the reasons why ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' was [[ScrewedByTheNetwork doomed from the start]]. The double-length pilot "[[Recap/FireflyE01Serenity Serenity]]" was shelved by Creator/{{Fox}} in favor of more action-packed episode "[[Recap/FireflyE02TheTrainJob The Train Job]]". While not bad, it doesn't do a great job at introducing the setting and establishing characters since only Mal and Zoe carry the bulk of the plot while the facts that Book, Simon and River are new recruits and that the latter two are fugitives are barely adressed. And then the network decided to air the rest of the season OutOfOrder destroying its continuity. Averted however with [[BetterOnDVD the DVDs who have all the episodes in the right order]].
* ''Series/AngryBirdsOnTheRun'': Season 2 starts under a completely different set of circumstances than Season 1 ended with, with no explanation as to what happened in between.



* ''WesternAnimation/HighGuardianSpice'' seems to begin on what should have been the second episode rather than the first, with Rosemary and Sage already about to leave for High Guardian Academy without taking any time to establish their characterization or the setting. Due to this, some viewers felt lost and confused by the show's pacing. A specific issue many viewers have pointed out is that the show never clearly defines what a Guardian is beyond being a magic-wielding warrior/healer/blacksmith and some platitudes about honour and chivalry. Even the show's wiki entry on Guardians is a bit vague about their exact role in the setting; at best, it can be inferred they're intended to be something like Jedi Knights. Considering the main protagonists aspire to become Guardians and the main setting is an academy that trains Guardians, the fact it's not made clear what this even means can cause headscratching amongst viewers; it's not the only bit of worldbuilding that feels underdeveloped or vague, but it stands out considering how central it is to the plot and characters.

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* ''WesternAnimation/HighGuardianSpice'' seems to begin on what should have been the second episode rather than the first, with Rosemary and Sage already about to leave for High Guardian Academy without taking any time to establish their characterization or the setting. Due to this, some viewers felt lost and confused by the show's pacing. A specific issue many viewers have pointed out is that the show never clearly defines what a Guardian is ''is'' beyond being a magic-wielding warrior/healer/blacksmith and some platitudes about honour and chivalry. Even the show's wiki entry on Guardians is a bit vague about their exact role in the setting; at best, it can be inferred they're intended to be something like Jedi Knights. Considering the main protagonists aspire to become Guardians and the main setting is an academy that trains Guardians, the fact it's not made clear what this even means can cause headscratching amongst viewers; it's not the only bit of worldbuilding that feels underdeveloped or vague, but it stands out considering how central it is to the plot and characters.

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