CREATE TABLE table_204_840 (id DECIMAL, "no. in\ series" DECIMAL, "no. in\ season" DECIMAL, "title" TEXT, "directed by" TEXT, "written by" TEXT, "original air date" TEXT, "prod. code" TEXT)

who wrote the first episode of the season ?
SELECT "written by" FROM table_204_840 WHERE "no. in\nseason" = 1
SELECT "written by" FROM "table_204_840" WHERE "no. in\nseason" = 1