How to Use bottle episode in a Sentence
bottle episode
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In a way, that’s what moved me about that bottle episode.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
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Ainsley and this college counselor couldn’t be less of a fit — give me a bottle episode with these two on a road trip!
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
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Even when they aren’t purposefully contained for a bottle episode, the characters spend a lot of time in the house (partially a constraint of the fact that while the show is based in New York City, the production is filmed in Toronto).
—Mya Copeland, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
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Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson and her sitcom cast were on hand at a Philadelphia Phillies game on Thursday night to shoot a season five bottle episode during the live event.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
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The following episode skirted that plot thread to focus more on the Israel-Gaza conflict and Kyle’s mom — who is Cartman’s favorite topic and person to sing about — in a bottle episode, of sorts, that didn’t move the season’s main storyline forward.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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After last week’s pseudo-bottle episode came up short, the Apple TV series packed in 44 minutes of character development, wrapped up mini plotlines and launched a classic, low-stakes dilemma for our titular football coach.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
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