Heard something interesting from an old timer about why nobody mentions it. Said the light hammer technique only works after you've already built up the muscle memory with a heavier one first. Kind of like how you can't skip the hard part and jump straight to the easy way. Might be why most tutorials skip it - they figure you'll figure it out on your own eventually after enough frustration.

Honestly that's the whole thing with these services. People act like you need to be glued to it every single day to get your money's worth. I've had months where I barely touched Netflix then suddenly watched like three seasons of some random show in a week. That's still cheaper than going to the movies once or buying a single digital season for 20 bucks.

Bit dramatic, it's just a glass stem.

Yeah the "every show does this" thing isn't exactly accurate. You said "every single one" started with a scene out of order, but that's not really how most crime dramas work. Plenty of shows like Law & Order or NCIS just start at the beginning with a normal crime scene. The cold open trick you're talking about is more of a HBO or streaming show thing. Basic cable shows usually don't bother with the jump back stuff because they want people to follow along easily during commercials. So you're not overthinking it, but your sample size of three shows in one night isn't really enough to say all shows do it. Maybe pick a fourth show tomorrow night and see what happens.

Blame the bush then, birds don't need cover when they're already comfortable in your yard.