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Originally Posted by salty-horse
I didn't say "I don't know". I had it on good authority that is standalone, only it wasn't firsthand.
Most TV shows, even though they're serials, are standalone. You don't need to watch the first episode of most sitcom or police procedural / detective shows to understand what's happening in any episode. Many mystery novels are likewise standalone. Including things like *ahem* Discworld. Past events, when relevant to the current story, are summarized by the narrator or characters.
In the case of Empress, the main character was very passive in that story. It wasn't ABOUT them, and that story ended. Even if I read no opinions or summaries about this one, it's a very educated guess that you don't need to know anything about it.
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With TV shows, the storyline for they episode my be standalone, there can be character development that makes the episodes not really stand alone.
Standalone means not a single reference to anything from past episodes, no character development at all up to that episode, and nothing you are supposed to know from past episode(s).