The canonical route
Watch Path
Episodes follow original air date. Explicit crossover-part sequences win same-date ties; ordinary ties use a documented broadcast-era rule. Optional extras stay outside the core total.
The horizontal overview
Season Braid
Each lane shares one calendar axis. Season blocks show when a series was active; numbered connectors mark multi-series continuity events. The horizontal movement is contained inside the map.
Connector key
Four catalogs, one universe
Shows & Seasons
Browse a single show without losing the shared order. Open a season for its episode list, or send that season into the full Watch Path.
Where stories hand off
Crossovers & Transitions
Formal multi-part events, backdoor pilots, series transfers, and guest bridges are labeled separately. Every part points to its normal episode checkbox—never a duplicate completion item.
Character handoffs
Context, without double-counting
Time Jumps & Memory
These episodes stretch, reconstruct, or revisit time. They remain in the broadcast watch path; this view explains the chronology without inventing separate scene checkboxes.