Re-listening to Season 1

Keeping this vague and not listing specific episodes or quotes to avoid spoiling anything. But using the spoiler tag in case stuff gets discussed in comments.

I finally caught up on the Shift Notes from Season 4, so while waiting for the next episode over the last few weeks I decided to re-listen to the first season, and just wanted to put this post out here as I’m so touched and overwhelmed in the best way on how everybody involved with Midnight Burger obviously loves this show and the world they’ve created to such a precious precious degree.

I know that various plot points have or have not been planned out ahead of time from season to season, but just seeing the way that they teased out little ideas that were dropped in various episodes when this show was still getting its footing and figuring out what it wanted to be is so wonderful.

Often I find when a show or piece of media kind of retroactively provides continuity or connections between characters it can feel forced, it can feel messy, it can feel like something done purely as fan service. But the jokes or one liners that the crew tosses out there, or the ways Young Leif and Welcome To The Horizon folks have been woven into other plot lines is beautiful. I feel so lucky to experience this show, and can’t wait for more.