Read the treatise here on the evolution of backgrounds on the show, and... huh. I always just thought the flatter, simpler versions from the Netflix and Gizmoplex Eras were meant to be perceived more readily by folks who watch on the phone. I actually didn't mind them. And as an avid collector of paper dolls in my youth, I liked the Flatmation interludes very much.

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