Those shows have people that play the game a lot (critical role played for years before going live), they don’t teach mechanics to their viewers.

Even combat, having to flee with half your party dead is peak DnD. At least in BG3 you can easily revive them.

Might not be the game for you. Part of the appeal of dnd for me is not being to get everything because of the dice. Not every door can be unlocked, not every social interaction will succeed. Even combat, I have to flee with half the party dead and then revive them later because a critical spell didn’t succeed or a concentration save wasn’t made.

Dnd 5e has many legacy concepts that exist the way they do just because thats how older versions worked.