I’ve been pacing myself through The Witcher – 1-2 episodes a day – and it’s definitely felt a better experience than having a binge session. I suspect, if I wasn’t on holiday I’d be making time to watch it once a week, like "traditional" TV, as that’s all I’d fit in. Like The Verge, I think a release schedule like that would have worked very well for the show. It feels like The Witcher was made for it.
The way Netflix designs certain (most?) shows around the "dump it all at once for binge-watching" paradigm usually means I end up *not* watching those shows. They’re less enjoyable when stretched out to weekly-if-you’re-lucky viewing, when others have long since moved onto the next thing. There’s a pressure to watch it all *now* and I reflexively don’t use my leisure time for things that make me feel pressured.
