I just wish they didn't keep doing the recaps, they shouldn't be needed. It's not about kids' attention spans either. I dunno, maybe I was weird but when I was even younger than ten if I sat in front of the TV and liked what I was watching, or sat down and liked what I was reading, then I stuck with it, didn't need to be reminded twenty seven times about what just happened. Now if it was boring or badly written then I'd be likely to get up and just leave the room, or skim the book until it got to the interesting part. And that's the thing, if a series is well written and interesting, kids will stick around, watch the entire thing, and at least remember the important/memorable stuff, at worst maybe needing a flashback to certain scenes.
If the saga could just make these important events interesting or even just fun to watch then they wouldn't need a recap, but they haven't been. Maybe it'll be better when we get to the Ash battles.