Often, I am angry at it for doing all these things wrong, and yet managing to hit exactly the story notes I need to feel comfortably enwrapped in story.

Yes, exactly - I actually stopped watching it for a while, then got sucked into the fic, and then got sucked back into the show against my will! (Although they didn't torture anyone in this latest episode, so that was ... good?). Anyway, I'm very glad you thought the vid was effective - thank you!