Vent Sess

Vent Sess is the tenth episode in Chapters.' third season, subtitled Bad Things Happen At Noon.

Acting as the directorial debut of Skyler Neher, it was written by Mike Barkhoff and was initially going to be Season 2's fifth episode, but was delayed due to COVID-19. Unlike prior episodes intended for the second season, this episode wasn't even began in any production stage and instead was done from scratch for this season.

Plot
A procrastinating writer is given a talking to by his boss about his late fee approaching. The writer defends himself but, in reality, has little written down and completed. The writer's mind is fixated on revenge.

He stands up and searches under his stairs for a box containing a picture of his murder victim, a man who once challenged his capabilities. The writer laments aloud that the man he murdered is the problem with society and promises to prove him wrong. The writer returns to his book.

Reception
The episode received positive reviews, with Barkhoff's performance getting attention. The camerawork style was met with more criticism, being called rather "basic".

Tie-Ins
Barkhoff confirmed that the man seen in The Communicator is The Writer, years after the events of this episode, having turned his "talking to the dead angrily" into actually "talking to the dead regularly".