The Quiet Joy of a Rewatch

The first time through, we are solving the story: who is lying, what happens next, how it all ends. That tension is a pleasure, but it is also a kind of blindness.

On a rewatch the plot stops shouting, and the small things step forward. A glance you missed, a line that was always a warning, a theme hiding in plain sight.

A show worth rewatching is a rare thing. When you find one, the shelf it earns is the highest praise we can give.