I feel like the pacing has slowed down, almost like a bonfire after we finished a quest in TTRPG game, and the story filled it in with world building and set up for the next incoming episodes. I really appreciate the detail of the story, from how to cook to the NPC around, as explained here. And as someone who always has a soft spot fot kids, I can't wait for the next episodes too, because they've been hinting about this since the beginning.