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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Why do you need any filler?
It's a story, not a TV show.

A TV show is merely a medium to tell a story. As such, filler is needed in a written story precisely for the same reason as in a TV show; it's not always fun to focus on the plot. The reader/viewer/audience needs time to take a breather and gather themselves together. It also can create versimilitude, in the sense that not every second of story is related to the main plot. I could tell my story of today from 12:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the main plot being of me getting my permit, but not all of it will relate to me getting my permit. Heck, about nine hours of that story is me sleeping, the earliest form of action being waking up to find that I have about 10 minutes to perform the fajr prayer. It's… not the best example, since the opening is filler, but the filler adds a touch of versimilitude to the story.