Unfortunately, it’s one of those things that is done to drive viewer engagement. It’s why no streaming service drops all their episodes at once anymore. They realized that when people see what they want, they stop watching or unsubscribe, so they slow the well of content down to keep you engaged longer. If they don’t release the last 4 episodes until early next year, then people will hang on the 4 episodes they get for a lot longer, possibly rewatching them multiple times.
Unfortunately, it’s one of those things that is done to drive viewer engagement. It’s why no streaming service drops all their episodes at once anymore. They realized that when people see what they want, they stop watching or unsubscribe, so they slow the well of content down to keep you engaged longer. If they don’t release the last 4 episodes until early next year, then people will hang on the 4 episodes they get for a lot longer, possibly rewatching them multiple times.