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From: syl...@email.invalid (Sylvia Else)
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Subject: Re: Who likes retrospective episodes?
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 08:55:35 +1000
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by: Sylvia Else - Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:55 UTC

On 12-Apr-21 12:20 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
> You know the ones I mean. A thinly disguised plot device is used as an
> excuse to reuse lots of footage from previous episodes.
>
> I hate this, and I've rather assumed everyone else does (except the
> producers, who get a cheap episode).
>
> But am I right?
>
> Sylvia.

By total coincidence, I came across this related practice, which I'd not
heard of before.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_episode

Sylvia.

When all else fails, read the instructions.

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Re: Who likes retrospective episodes?	Sylvia Else