Somewhere right now, a character on a streaming series is announcing exactly what she plans to do next and why. The person watching is answering a text. Those two facts are related, and the relationship is changing how TV shows get written. “Second screen” viewing has reshaped dialogue density, recap strategy, and how often a plot point gets said out loud. For anyone studying screenwriting, the useful question is whether that shift is a compromise or one more adaptation in a medium that has always bent around its audience.
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