The ’Mythic Quest’ episode you must watch, even if you don’t watch the show

Every game tells a story. This may not seem evident in primitive video games featuring bricks and paddles, but those making the game aren’t the only ones telling its story. ‘Backstory!’ is the sixth episode of the second season of Mythic Quest — a workplace comedy set in the gaming industry — and it is so immaculately crafted that I implore you to watch it even if you haven’t heard of the series. ‘Backstory!’ is a lovingly made flashback, cutting away from the current chaos to give us CW’s origin story. Directed by McElhenney — who also directed last season’s lovely standalone episode ‘A Dark Quiet Death,’ about the life and death of idealistic artists — Backstory!’ also wrestles with creativity and compromise.