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Why The Amazing Digital Circus could have used better worldbuilding
"Worldbuilding" isn't a dirty word; it's how you make a story feel emotionally real.
Lily Osler
Writer, Trekkie, incompetent knitter. Managing Editor at Episodes.
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Episodes Monday Rundown June 22–28 2026
This week: Supergirl, Toy Story 5, and a different take on Disclosure Day.
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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.
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Episode 4, "Seven"
Whither Tanselle?
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This week: the new Olivia Rodrigo, Ragtime at Lincoln Center, and an exceptional novel.