I enjoy the weekly release schedule for three main reasons. First, because it extended the length of the season, and thus makes the wait for the next a bit shorter. Second because it makes watching the show no longer a race. Third and most importantly, I really enjoy the discourse that happens around each episode. You get a lot of talk about each individual episode, while also getting a nice bit of speculation on what's next. Stranger Things is one of my favorite things, but it does kind of suck that it feels like the major discussion around it is over after one weekend, every 18 months. Not so with the Mando.