Episode Tag
| Synonyms: | Coda, Post-Ep, Episode addition | |
| See also: | Missing Scene | |
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An episode tag is a fic that is written in response to a particular episode of the source text. While a missing scene fills a gap within an episode, an episode tag is set after its end.
In the Janeway/Chakotay part of Star Trek: Voyager fandom, episode tags and missing scenes alike were called "episode addition"[1]. In the X-Files fandom, it was known as "post-ep" fic [2].
Some fans bemoan the lack of episode tags for older tv shows and attribute it to the fact that these shows mostly had zine or offline fandoms. On the other hand, there are zines that focus entirely on episode tags, so this varies a lot by fandom.
References
- ↑ See the J/C Episode Addition Story Index.
- ↑ Lisa's Post-ep Palace, for example.
