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A November hiatus
An announcement
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Meet Episodes' new managing editor
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TV
Should TV shows have more episodes per season? Really?
On the greatness of The Pitt and the reductive nature of The Pitt discourse.
writing
Ask Emily Anything (about writing novels)
You have questions? Emily possibly has answers.
TV
This Succession episode from 2023 perfectly captures the first few weeks of 2025
We're all afraid of death, but nobody wants to talk about it.
episodes
20 episodes that should have made Rolling Stone's best episodes list (part 2)
Including Miami Vice, Squid Game, and Superstore
TV
20 episodes that should have made Rolling Stone's best episodes list (part 1)
Including Green Acres, Hannibal, and House.
mailbag
August mailbag
What are the most influential TV episodes of all time? And what's my song of the summer?
TV
New Girl and the art of the will they/won't they
What we can learn about love stories fictional and real from an unfairly maligned TV couple.
TV
The Simpsons and our long 1990s hangover
"Marge Vs. the Monorail" is maybe the best TV episode ever made... and a paean to neoliberalism.
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Episodes in 2024
Here's what's coming in the new year!
netflix
The single episode that broke Netflix
Stranger Things season two tried to break the binge model wide open. Fans hated it.