Check out what premium Episodes subscribers were reading in June!

Here's what our premium subscribers were reading in June.

How the Toy Story toys are a little like vampires (preview)

A special look at this week's premium Friday newsletter!

How the Toy Story toys are a little like vampires

Both the venerable Pixar franchise and Interview with the Vampire use immortality to explore personhood.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Episode 6, "The Morrow"

"A true knight always finishes a story."

Is Friday Night Lights TV’s greatest show about everyday sacrifice? (preview)

A special look at this week's installment of Emily's ongoing look at the best TV of the 21st century.

Is Friday Night Lights TV’s greatest show about everyday sacrifice?

It's a show about marriage, yes. But also a show about giving things up in hope of a better future.

Episodes Monday Rundown June 22–28 2026

This week: Supergirl, Toy Story 5, and a different take on Disclosure Day.

Disclosure Day is about what we refuse to know

Spielberg's latest is oddly naïve, except when it's about me, specifically.

A heartfelt plea for your support during our Pride sale

It's a great time to subscribe to Episodes. Our sale runs through Tuesday.

What's the matter with trans panic media?

Scholar Katherine Alejandra Cross on why it's so profitable to "sell panic to trans people."

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Episode 5, "In the Name of the Mother"

"What if this is the best there is?"

Episodes Monday Rundown June 15–21 2026

This week: The Death of Robin Hood, The Furious, and two different takes on Anne Rice's Immortal Universe.