The eerie prescience of Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue
The 1998 anime film predicted our world of online celebrity and all the terrors that come with it.
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Check out what premium Episodes subscribers were reading in May!
Hello, beloved free subscribers! June is here, and with it the close of an exceptionally busy month at Episodes. We published 19 pieces this month, with new writing from us four (or sometimes five!) times a week on on Blue Heron, The Sopranos, Obsession, and more. Premium Episodes subscribers got
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Episode 2, "Hard Salt Beef"
Anxious boys and tall, tall girls: The people of Westeros are just like us!
Episodes Monday Rundown May 25–31 2026
This week: Backrooms! Backrooms!! Backrooms!!
In Margo's Got Money Troubles, your parents are just some guys
It's great to get an apology from your parents. But the real work is in what happens after.