Okay looks like I was right.
You Sir or Ma'am, had the luxury of EL being available to you for a straight watch through.
You did not watch, anticipate and wait each week as the bullshit faux storylines cooked up by godawful writers derailed the plot, created countless ooc moments where they were entirely unecessary and basically wasted a shitload of time dawdling.
If one has access to digital files of the show already progressed through that point and can watch them in one sitting, it really isn't a big deal. Sure it's as monotonous as watching Dragon Ball, but for an episode that REEEEEALLY slows shit down, it's as easy as clicking ahead on the timeline.
Not so for those of us watching it on TV at the time.
The pace, animation and transition SINCE TB has been remarkable and my faith is almost fully restored in the animation to the point where I would want to watch it each week instead of catching highlights on YT.