Originally posted by: BOARD_of_command
Ya, mainly because 99% of the people watching Destiny watch it because they saw Seed and want a sequel.
Its not that uncommon, even in western TV... 24 often had 'recap' moments...

basically, unlike us, most of the japanese viewers are watching it on TV, and not recording it, hence recaps are used to remind the viewers who might not have watched an episode more than once...