Also, sound mixing often overplays sound effects and overwhelms the dialogue. In lieu of a better sound system, a clear caption is an effective solution. And now, without the extraneous text that tells me "loud explosion," this experience is about to get so much better.

More people than ever are watching TV with subtitles on, so Netflix has introduced an option that just shows dialogue rather than sound effects.

Netflix rolled out a great new subtitles option for streaming shows: You can now select dialogue-only subtitles for originals.