"Season openers, closers, and stalwarts (Snatch Game, anyone?) made for the most captivating entries of the year.
"The TV episode — that building block of small-screen storytelling that's been stretched to the limit, only to be trimmed back down to pithier, ever briefer forms (though "quick bites" were a bridge too far). Even as the binge-release model has warped viewers' expectations (and patience), a single episode of TV still has the power to make or break a series (...).
When we talk about the best TV of 2022, we're also talking about the best episodes of the year, naturally — the standout entries, ambitious gambits, and emotional payoffs. The Primetimer staff took a festival jury approach to our selections, stumping for our individual favorites while also considering the entries that moved the medium forward as a whole. Here are the 11 best TV episodes of 2022, mostly listed in order by air date, plus an early outing we just had to give an honorable mention."
