not to be tedious I shall try to present in a series of sketches only the episodes that seem to me to be the most interesting and important.
后面的seem to me to be的to be，为什么要这么用啊……
后面的seem to me to be的to be，为什么要这么用啊……
... the episodes that seem to be ...
+ To me, the episodes are ...
= ... the episodes that seem 【to me(in my opinion)】 to be
+ To me, the episodes are ...
= ... the episodes that seem 【to me(in my opinion)】 to be
