Is it that expensive in the US? It’s 7.99€/month in Europe.
For 1 month of series binging that’s not too bad, just be sure to cancel the subscription directly. We re-enable it maybe once or twice per year.
Netflix has _always_ been the $2 DVD bin
Back in the mail subscription day at least they had the $2 obscure DVD that you couldn't find anywhere else. Now it's just the same show with different casts in different settings.
I don't know why you're getting downvoted. They used to mail me the criterion collection when I was in high school. Obviously it's not that now.