I was going to comment, but you expressed EXACTLY how I feel. Thank you for that!!!!

This was my original thought. wtf am I supposed to do with 4 episodes…. If the seasons for these shows were longer it would make sense. It would be worth the wait. But 4 episodes…. That’s so annoying. And if the reasoning for this is simply to maintain viewership or people keeping their subscriptions… maybe focusing on creating better more consistent content then people would stay. Just a thought lol

exactly and with the 22 ep long shows they gave us mid season finales before the break so it still felt satisfying

It was literally because seasons ran from the fall to spring, but viewership is down during the holidays, so the networks HAD to break it up. But that's the only reason.

they do it bcos the asian dramas are like that. but the asian ppl started watching netflix to escape from precisely that. it is ridiculous. not only that, most netflix shows end at a cliffhanger then have no season 2. they drop the shows whenever. that is why, i dont watch netflix anymore. if i hear a show has 3 or more seasons, then i will watch it all together. that is what people shud do. just stop watching netflix altogether. only watch old shows that have complete seasons.

SAME idk why Netflix won’t make that their standard

I'd much rather have two halves than weekly, tbh.

Ya especially a month apart ... I'm going to forget what happened by then 😂

Exactly

Felt like an inconvenience. Next time I will just wait for all episodes to be out if they do parts again 🙄

Especially given how completely disappointing the first half is

people will learn and start pirating after a while if they keep this shit up

I never went back to The Crown, either. I saw that first half and the break took too long and I lost interest. I wonder if that was Netflix's intention to drive away viewers from their shows? If so, great job, Netflix! **_heavy sarcasm_**

Same. I'm waiting until June.

yup that is what i do too. not until all episodes are available. until all seasons are available. haha

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Yeah for example it ruined The Glory for me because the second half was not as great as the first one

let it go and never turn back. you wont miss a thing. netflix has became a sh*thole these days.

…if you’re talking about Polin from Bridgerton, how exactly did they lack in portraying the passion?? Their scenes were OOZING passion! Not to mention how this season was a culmination of their relationship being built over TWO SEASONS before this

Yeah, I really don't get this perspective. This season has the sweetest, most romantic story yet, and Polin's chemistry for me outshone the lead couples even in the first 2 seasons, cause what were the previous 2 relationships even based on? Anthony and the Duke were not likeable characters at all. The Duke's childhood story was super endearing and emotional, but as an adult, he was a snooty, bitter, emotionally unavailable rake. I believed Daphne and Simon were in love, but, it wasn't the most compelling love story. They were attracted to each other, they were forced to marry because of it, and they almost didn't make it till the last moment because there was no real compatibility between them. On the other hand, Anthony was a mega control-freak who literally viewed women like cattle. He never had a redemptive moment either, where Kate actually got to see something so good about him that her hate for him turned into love. 'The line between love and hate is thin' is not a great reason for a couple to fall in love. This is literally somebody who disgusts you, as a person, you're literally warning your sister against marrying him, but because he's hot and as competitive as you, you're starting to fall in love? It just wasn't realistic. The actors did a fantastic job, Johnny Bailey swept me away with his acting, but Kanthony only works for me as a married couple. But, Colin and Penelope have been supporting each other when no one else was since literally day 1. They're good people, with flaws of their own, who actually care for each other. In my opinion, it's the only true love's match, apart from Violet and Edmund.

@@starsign0805 it doesn’t matter how much your characters care for each other if we never actually see it on the screen. Penelope and Colin have been portrayed honestly, as friendly acquaintances. Eloise and pen is an example of how to write a convincing friendship. What makes it worse is that Pen begged him to kiss him (lame writing) and then he now magically realized he’s in love with her? The direction they chose just seemingly makes no sense, and the wasted potential is massive

@@starsign0805the thing with all these bridgerton love stories is that all of them are kinda based of of nothing. But the way the first two seasons were written, the stereo typical trope that they chose was actually given time to develop hence the audience actually feels that there could be something there. This season, they went from friends to lovers in 0.5 seconds. Kate and Anthony were literally beefing until Edwina’s wedding day like-

If fact they seem to have a toxic distain for the content that makes them money it’s maddening

They did this to the newest season of Jojo bizarre adventure and honestly it ruined it

Showrunner

not that I am a fan of splitting. But if you are going to do it.. do it right. and you are right. Netflix does it to keep subscribers...

That is exactly what is was… episodes 1-2 and them 3-4

You do know that in the book, the carriage scene is at the halfway point, right? Aka episode 4/8 is a good place for it to be

Drop the first 2 episodes to introduce the seasons storyline’s and get people hooked, the drop 1 ep a week, which would put the releases past when they are dropping the second part to keep people subscribed anyway

agree they rushed the polin thing

Same

Me lol

That’s what I’m doing with AMC+ 😅 I only subscribed for interview with the vampire

Fully agree. If I were perfectly honest, I would prefer they would drop either one or two episodes at a time instead of cutting the series in half.

I agree!!!!

They have tried that with other shows and people complained so they did this in between thing. It’s not good I agree. I only watch one or two episodes a week for shows I like.

@@sangriarojo6229 Two episodes a week hits the sweet spot for me for series of 12-16 episodes. On other platforms they usually release K-dramas in two ep/week and it really keeps me engaged. For long shows, usually procedurals, I love the one episode/week for a long period of time format. I don't mind even if they take a short break. But I really hate the splitting up the a very short season and especially in such an unnatural place like they did with Brigerton S03. I usually just end up moving on and forgetting about the second part or watching in much later.

That's arguably questionable though, since a lot of online conversation and reviewing, even reviews from some publications, so far (apart from major Hollywood publications which could easily have been paid to do a positive review to gather hype) has said this season is lacking in quality from what we're used to with Bridgerton, and even members of the general audience who aren't as invested have said that this season isn't as good, so if the fans say something completely different to what the reviews do, then we can't actually be sure that the reviews are legitimate

@@raidahblossom And I've been hearing the exact opposite. When I looked at Rotten Tomatoes there were only like three reviews that weren't positive. I have seen a number of people on line that are saying that this season is fabulous so far and they can't wait until S3Part 2. I personally favor the big chunk being dropped and then week to week option. I also feel that Bridgerton needs more episodes. As it stands I think it's fine for what it is.

Do we know the stats on the viewership yet? I'm curious to see if all the good reviews come from having less viewers than the previous seasons had. Maybe viewership is lower for the third season's debut and the hardcore fans who showed up for Part 1 are the ones giving positive reviews while most people are waiting for Part 2 to come out before binging

@@marielaberge8236 S3 Part 1 beat the total of S2 in viewership for the first few days.

@@marielaberge8236 I think that may be it, from what I remember Season 2 had a greater debuting number than Season 3 has had so far