In semi-serialized formula shows, the structure of serial narration necessitates an ellipsis between two episodes. Every episode tells a separate story but there are many more stories between the episodes. It is this space, these other stories, which exist but are not shown, that are analyzed in this paper, especially through two examples, The Pretender and Angel. This paper aims at showing how this ellipsis contributes to underline a specific relationship to others through the description of an everyday life associated to the formula.