When Episodes premiered on Showtime last month, I wasn’t exactly a vocal supporter. “I didn’t enjoy Episodes’ first episode even a little,” I wrote. “Actually, I kind of hated it.” But as I said at the time, it’s unfair to judge a series based solely on its pilot, so I decided to stick with the seven-episode season and give it a chance. After all, plenty of critics I admire seemed to adore it.
Here’s where I say, “You were right; I was wrong.” But that’s not entirely true. I stand by
my assessment of the Episodes pilot, and I’d argue that the second episode…
