re: #81 Dopamine Fish
Stargate: SG-1 was one of my favorite shows for a long time. Still is, in the early seasons. (We don’t speak of the Ori.) They did the same thing; a few character development arcs that showed up in mostly standalone episodes, and a short story buildup/”the road so far” that led to the epic season finale and next season’s pilot episode.
AG-Universe died a quick death. I enjoyed AG-Atlantis, I had a defined run and may have ended with to much cheese, but it was fun.