I have been a subscriber for a year, then it went away, then it came back with raised price for one month, then would not re-new. I canceled and tried to resubscribe through the VIP link in the game but it didn’t work.
I submitted a support ticket to episode and this was the response:
"The current series of VIP automatic-recurring subscriptions have been discontinued in the Episode app. This is the reason why they are currently unavailable for purchase. New special offers should be available within the next few weeks. We apologize for any confusion this may cause. "