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There are two types of X-Files episodes. (media.piefed.world)

submitted 4 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Xfiles and Buffy both had that pattern. Overarching plot episodes. And then creature features. Hush comes to mind. As does Liver Boy.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 1 points 4 days ago

Good examples/points.
A bit of humour saves a lot of screenplay issues tho.

[–] KombatWombat@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah a lot of these shows started out with a monster-of-the-week format before focussing more on longer arcs over time. It makes sense to keep audiences invested, since otherwise things become predictable and low stakes. The detours from that kinda take the role of filler episodes.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Tension release. To do otherwise would be like a chase scene that lasts 2 hours.

[–] KombatWombat@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah I realize it came across as critical unintentionally. The side plot episodes aren't bad, they provide balance.