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You are missing the fallout of the failed dream. The California crew will appear in Episode 9. So DPC will need to explain that part of the story as well.I disagree. He took a creative decision to bring back Zoey, but there were a number of ways to do it and they didn't all have to take three and a half months' development time. Or two and a half months. Or even one month. The key elements of Zoey's story are that she had a dream, it didn't work out, and she has unresolved feelings for the MC. That's a prologue, not a mini episode.
He decided it was worth the investment to do it the way he did it, which is fine, it's his story and his business. I think on balance I would have to disagree though. I like Interlude, I really do. But can anyone, hand on heart, say it was worth the time spent to produce it, and the consequential impact on ep 9?
These kinds of dilemmas are what would be debated if he worked with a team, or even a single editor who could throw out an alternative view about the creative and practical pros and cons of certain decisions. But the blessing and the curse of his setup is that he really doesn't seem to have anyone fulfilling that role, and for better and worse we have to live with it.
And the whole idea of working with a team - the point is this is DPC's story. He wants to tell it the way he wants to tell it. This is a creative decision and a team to debate it is a waste of time.