"15 Million Merits" (Season 1, Episode 2) presents itself as a fairly straightforward story of lost love, of meaningless work, of empty consumerism, and the dangers of reality television. But is there another story hidden in it?

Shannon Musset offers another way of viewing this episode, and asks us to think about what-- and who-- we didn't pay attention to in '15 Million Merits."

Check out the full episode notes and links to further readings here.