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but second half yes yes yes. with og episodic seasons, you don't even need a flashback, you have time for time

yes and no. you could do it in a prestige format, only earlier in the season. giving the audience the origin story after establishing characters they care about is good writing. but you can do that on episode three. waiting until the end and then explaining everything hits very different

there's a panda in everett that's trying their best

having no chill is his brand