From time spent with literal vampires to watching the more down-to-earth bloodsuckers in the British Royal Family, IndieWire pick the standout television episodes of 2020.
No, a television show isn't just a 10-hour movie — and you know what proves that? The quality of individual episodes, which can serve as bright lights unto themselves and separate from the season's creative work as a whole.
The distinction is important, especially in the context of binge watching. It's all too easy to let a season's worth of a show autoplay, and for each episode to fade into a miasma of small screen entertainment. These episodes broke through the haze and demanded attention.
Below, listed in alphabetical order by show, are IndieWire's picks for the best TV episodes of 2020.
