So I got thinking and obviously TFatWS got outshined big time by the Snyder Cut. Yes, it was a movie vs. 1 episode of a show, I get that. However, with the exception of 3 months, the entirety of Disney+'s existence has been during the pandemic, meaning they've owned Friday's without any movie competition. Even the initial launch of Disney+ was perfect (when theaters were open) as there was no movies that could compete with The Mandalorian with the exception of Disney movies (Frozen 2 and SW: TRoS), which since the audience for those is so similar to Mando, I don't think it distracted from the show.
TFatWS alone is going up against Snyder Cut, GvK and Mortal Kombat (point being they are all theatrical level movies) on 3 of the 6 weeks the show is airing. Loki will get hit by F9, In The Heights, Top Gun: Maverick, etc. Big movies are coming back to theaters very soon (or straight to streaming included with subscription) and none of this is event factoring Netflix into the mix. I guess my point is, Netflix's model works because they release shows in the binge format, so their shows are like one long-form movie, meaning they have the ability to compete with a movie.
I'm just not quite sure the weekly release format translates all that well when there's huge blockbusters in theaters. WandaVision was extremely popular week-to-week in part because there was nothing else to watch (also it was the start of phase 4). But when the choices for premium content become more and more, I just don't know how they continue to keep people interested on a week to week basis the more I think about it once a lot of big movies start to actually hit theaters and more and as people get vaccinated, people will want to do things outside of their house like go to a theater instead of spending another night in.
Maybe, i'm way off and it'll be the opposite, but idk. Just something I was thinking of and then sort of word vomited
