The action is stopped and in a lecture format information is shared, maps shown, or slides might be projected. Episode refers to the grouping of interdependent scenes. Boal calls for two sequences of episodes, stipulating that the first sequence must contain one scene more than the second sequence. Scenes are a thing of small magnitude, yet a scene is complete in itself. A scene could be a dialogue, song, dance, poem or a speech.
Commentary connects one scene to another, preferably in rhymed verse sung by a choir.
Because each scene can show drastic diversity, commentary advises the audience of each change. When the Joker believes a character needs more time to get their point across, an interview is called. During the interview the character is allowed to speak directly to what they believe to be true and why. During exhortation, The Joker makes an urgent appeal to the audience in prose or song in accordance with the theme. One of Boal's most popular techniques to help parties visualize the conflict is Image Theater.