Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter One: The Boy in the Iceberg" and "Chapter Two: The Avatar Returns"
An ambitious series begins with immediately winning characters and lots of bathroom humor
Emily St. James
Emily St. James is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Vox, The A.V. Club, and the New York Times. She is the co-creator of the podcast Arden and a writer on the TV series Yellowjackets.
What are you going to watch this weekend? (Jan. 28 edition)
Why don't newspaper shows work?
Nearly every great showrunner of the '80s and '90s tried to make a newspaper show. All of them failed. Why?
What will you watch this weekend?
Why I talk about Fictionmania
On the secret handshakes of trans women and holding the door open a little wider
Free Lane Kim
When family isn't enough
What's the best pop culture thing from 2020?
My 21 favorite things I wrote in 2020
Another year over; a new one just begun
emily rogers
How to make puppy chow
Merry Christmas from the cis version of myself from an alternate universe
Why don't shows about college work?
Shows about 17-year-olds have a long TV history. Shows about 19-year-olds don't. Why?
The paid edition of Episodes is live!
And there's a special deal until Christmas!
Trans joy
Or: Being trans in America is hard. Transition is still the easiest thing I've ever done.