Man, the thing that gets me is how the DVDs actually let you skip the "previously on" recaps, which streaming locks you into every single time. That alone makes them better for rewatches. Plus you can pause on a frame and actually read the credits without the player blurring everything to push you into the next episode. Streaming treats a show like a feed to scroll through, but a DVD treats it like a thing you own and sit with. The music cue thing is real too, some of those got swapped for licensing reasons and nobody bothers to tell you.

Problem with just taping the plastic is you still get soot falling back down when you pull the rods out, so what I started doing is cutting the slit as tight as possible and then taping a second smaller sheet over it. That way the rods slide through but the seal stays mostly closed the whole time.