What Makes a Perfect Drama Episode?

Still Watching

Vanity Fair

Arts

4.2 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Richard, Chris, and Hillary discuss their favorite TV drama episodes of the past 25 years—from a left-field Sopranos choice to a soapy network favorite to what might be the quarter-century's undisputed best episode ever. Share your thoughts via our Listener Survey here: https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/222b/75187?pin=1&uBRANDLINK=5&uCHANNELLINK=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi there, it's Molly Jongfast, Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair.
0:05.0	We're currently conducting a survey of our audience and want to hear from you as a listener
0:09.8	of Vanity Fair's podcasts.
0:11.7	This is one of the best ways for us to learn about what you value as a listener and a chance
0:17.0	for you to help shape the future of our shows.
0:19.9	As a token of our appreciation, you'll be eligible to enter a prize drawing up to $1,000
0:26.7	after you complete the survey.
0:28.5	You can find a link to the survey in our episode notes.
0:35.5	Because you never think the last time is the last time you think you'll be more.
0:42.5	You think you have forever, but you don't.
0:45.1	Hello and welcome to Still Watching, a weekly television podcast from Vanity Fair.
0:49.8	I'm Chris Murphy.
0:50.8	I'm Richard Lawson.
0:51.8	I'm Hilary Busses and we are continuing to celebrate perfect episodes of television.
0:56.3	Vanity Fair recently made a list of 25 perfect episodes of the past 25 years.
1:01.6	And each of us have brought our favorite to the podcast today to break down why our
1:04.9	pick gets our seal of approval.
1:06.9	Last week we looked at comedies.
1:08.1	This time we are all about the drama.
1:09.9	Okay, so Richard, I want to put you in the spot to start.
1:13.8	We have an episode of the sprannos on the list that we made.
1:16.2	It's not the one that you think.
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