I can’t speak for Monarch (and I enjoyed The Last of Us season 2), but I think the simplicity of The Pitt is what helps keep it consistently good. (Two seasons is hard to declare a pattern, but I’m going to.)
If you only watched season 2 of The Pitt you still know what’s going on.
It also helps being a 15 episode season. Things can happen slowly and are given time to breathe. Most streaming shows are 8 to 10 episodes and sometimes it’s just go go go.
Don’t get me wrong I don’t think shows need to stretch to fill more episodes. You can tell an amazing story in 8 episodes.
I do agree the yearly release is a plus.
I can’t speak for Monarch (and I enjoyed The Last of Us season 2), but I think the simplicity of The Pitt is what helps keep it consistently good. (Two seasons is hard to declare a pattern, but I’m going to.)
If you only watched season 2 of The Pitt you still know what’s going on.
It also helps being a 15 episode season. Things can happen slowly and are given time to breathe. Most streaming shows are 8 to 10 episodes and sometimes it’s just go go go.
Don’t get me wrong I don’t think shows need to stretch to fill more episodes. You can tell an amazing story in 8 episodes.