@whitecar
You must not be well acquainted with the series. In the very beginning, we learn how Dr. Middos sends a satellite into space which scans and picks up on bad middos. So it is neither after the fact nor in advance that the knowledge comes through, but rather WHILE they are doing the bad midda. If you’re asking regarding what’s shown on the screen, which is the portrayal of the entire bad midda playing out, then I would argue that it is simply a replay of the last few seconds.
And if you want to get really deep, let’s look at Rashi who suggests that the bad midda actually originates where the middos are – in the Nefesh of the person, which comes before ruach and neshama – the intellect and action respectively. So the satellite was actually able to pick up on the origin of the bad midda. This goes in line with the concept that one can always do teshuva – avodas hamidos allows one to prevent the negative action before it comes into being, in which case the satellite would do away with the warning.
Comes in Tosfos and brings up that this would also explain how in the thought reading episode (the only such occurrence in the series – possibly because it is not in line with Torah values to be able to intrude on someone’s thoughts – see mefarshim on Parshas Balak, mah tovu ohalecha etc.), he was able to pick up on the negativity occurring while it was happening.
lchaim…