The ads are also timed poorly. This has not been fixed for decades. No amount of audio normalization can fix a quieter moment being interrupted. This is just a

The ads are also timed poorly. This has not been fixed for decades. No amount of audio normalization can fix a quieter moment being interrupted. This is just as much the fault of streaming platform exclusive content having no time to breathe. Nobody sane really wants to sit through an episode of anything that lasts longer than 20 to 30 minutes. The binge watching era died when the ads became forced upon all tiers, but there is a compromise that is proven to work. Just go back to the old episodic format of broadcast/cable already.