Episode

An episode is, for example, an independent part of a series of TV programs or films. Cf. Star Wars.

An episodic structure in a film means that the scenes are linked to each other loosely, yet creating a whole.

For example, the episodes of a film made of a cartoonist's life could describe his tragic childhood in Varkaus, his wild youth in Lahti, his intellectual college years in Helsinki and his adventurous travels in Barcelona, Kuala Lumpur, etc.