Design over function

Somehow Hulu turned TV watching into a frustrating experience. Heres the list:

- shows start in the middle, for some inexplicable reason
- browsing through a list of episodes is backwards, you need to navigate through an entire series to find where you left off
- when you watch a show, suddenly it doesnt play the next episode, but will leave you in an endless loop of infomercials
- much better to use network apps that leverage Hulu API so you dont have to use that app
- navigating around that app on a TV is incredibly clunky. Scrolling is opposite, all the menus should be reversed, "My Line-up" or suggestions has nothing to do with my viewing preferences. I have zero interest in the bachelor, bachelorette, or really any other show that Hulu keeps telling me to watch
- constantly repeats episodes that Ive already seen on the app. Why cant you watch episodes in sequence? Hulu constantly replays old episodes out of order. Ok heres the algorithm: next episode = current episode number + 1
- As a consequence, Ive been looking and finding my shows on Netflix as an alternative. Ive been a Hulu subscriber for a month and might cancel, really only, because of the monstrosity that is this app.

Cmon Hulu. Design is nice but usability is horrid. Test users, do what you gotta do cause the UX here falls massively short.

DBarnsNY about Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies, v4.10.1