The Drama
The Drama can't decide what it's about
A movie this well-crafted ought to have more going for it than shock value.
Lily Osler
Writer, Trekkie, incompetent knitter. Managing Editor at Episodes.
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Pluribus: Episode 8, "Charm Offensive"
Everything costs something.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown April 20–26 2026
This week: The Drama, Project Hail Mary, and some true classics of literature.
review
Project Hail Mary isn't competence porn. It's a love story.
The film's relationships matter more than its equations. You wouldn't know it from the discourse.
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Pluribus: Episode 7, "The Gap"
Whether existential malaise or terrifying spiky palm trees, we all have things to overcome.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown April 13–19 2026
This week: Faces of Death, Exit 8, and the new Olivia Rodrigo!
Mailbag
April mailbag!
This month: books that need reissues, songs that belong to one director, and the Buffy Big Bad ranking you've been waiting for.
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Pluribus: Episodes 6, "HDP"
Wait, WHAT are the Joined doing? Let's let John Cena explain.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown April 6–12 2026
This week: The Testaments, The Subtle Knife, and an album that hints at the end of a beloved show.
review
Pluribus: Episode 5, "Got Milk"
Sometimes, you don't want to be a sci-fi protagonist. Sometimes, you don't get a choice.
Roofman
Episodes Monday Rundown March 30–April 5 2026
This week: Roofman, First Time Caller, and a whole lotta horror.
Tournament of Books
Why did this year's Tournament of Books care so much about men?
Or: Why were the only books that got praised for being "about men" the grim, airless ones?