previously on
Episode summary preamble
Previously on is a phrase introducing a recap of earlier events in a serialized television show, appearing before the main episode begins.
The segment reminds viewers of relevant plot points: Previously on Game of Thrones...
The phrase has spread beyond television to introduce any summary of prior events, often with mock-dramatic effect: Previously on my dating life: disaster.
- recapBrief review of events
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
- episodeSerialized content unit
- next episodeSubsequent TV installment
narrator · montage · cliffhanger · season finale · drama · sequel · continuation · storyline · catch-up · reminder · highlights · series · saga · TV drama · rewind · cold open · last time · last week
- TV habitsbinge watching, channel surfing, season premieres, season finales, reruns
- TV lingoon air, off air, showrunner, cliffhanger, cue
- TV seriesTV series, drama series, sitcom, soap opera, miniseries
- Flashback Tropesflashback, flashbacks, amnesia, memory loss, backstory
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
- skippable contentads, intros, credits, tutorials, recaps
serial position
previously onseries premiere
First aired episode
pilot episode · premiere · series finale · in the beginning · the end