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Linking scenes to Episode storylines: two-way + multi-line
Last updated June 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Link scenes to Episode storylines — from a scene to storylines, or from a storyline to scenes. Scene cards show colour stripes. (Season storylines can't be bound to scenes.)
Only Episode storylines bind to scenes
First, the key point: storylines come in two kinds, and only "Episode storylines" can be linked to scenes. "Season storylines" are season-level arcs, not attached to individual scenes (see Storylines concept). Everything below is about Episode storylines.
Two directions
Direction 1: scene → storylines
The most common flow. In the Scene Detail Panel, find the storylines section and pick one or more Episode storylines from the list — the scene card immediately gets the colour stripe(s). Good for "writing into a scene, knowing it pushes the A-story".
Direction 2: storyline → scenes
In the Storylines tab, click any Episode storyline → its detail panel → the linked-scenes section, where you can add multiple scenes to that line at once. Good for "planning all the key scenes of the A-story" — reverse planning.
A scene can belong to multiple Episode storylines
One scene can link to multiple Episode storylines at once (e.g. a dialogue that pushes the A-story and unlocks the B-story's mystery). The card displays multiple colour stripes.
Where the colour stripe shows
- Scene Board, Board mode: a colour stripe / chip on the card
- List mode: a storyline column in each row
- Season view: colours across the cross-episode scene layout
(Timeline mode is the exception: there, bars are shaded by pacing / conflict level, not storyline colour — the dedicated Storyline Arc timeline view is not yet available.)
See Scene card anatomy.
Orphan storylines
The Storylines tab has an "Orphans only" filter — it lists storylines not yet linked to any scene. Mid-planning, this catches the gap of "created the line but forgot to link scenes".
AI Coach integration
The AI Coach ingests scene-storyline links when reading the script. You can ask "Why does the B-story go quiet between E5 and E8?" or "Which scenes cross both the A-story and B-story?"