It really does because it sort of treats each season as a story.<p>Game of Thrones works sort of the same way.The first several episodes are clearly just setting the plot up, which I find boring. There is no pay off. It&#x27;s actually pretty terrible to watch week to week.<p>But shows like Mad Men or the Leftovers really require an  episode by episode approach. They each have a story to tell. The seasons and series have arcs, but each episode is also story line.