Phoebe is new to her internship at Parakeet, and she’s eager to make a good impression. So, when she meets her new interns, Malika and Phoebe quickly form a professional relationship. However, Phoebe can’t help but want to get to know her new friends better. So, she invites them out for drinks with her. ..
The interns are frustrated because they can’t seem to focus on work. Phoebe tells them that they should not worry about work right now and enjoy their lives.
The interns take Phoebe’s advice a little too seriously and end up doing things that she told them not to do.
Phoebe and Malika set the interns down for a talk, and Phoebe clarified what she meant. She did stupid things when she was younger because it was just part of being herself; it wasn’t about manufacturing something for others.
“Malika gives her a look, expecting her to do the mature thing and finally act like a boss,” Phoebe says. “So, Malika fires the interns for putting the company and herself at risk. She then tells them to remember this moment and use it.”
Phoebe later admits to Malika that she’s been looking at some of Hamilton’s old texts. Malika says she should talk to him.
Jayden practices a monotonous speech in front of Jessie, who encourages him to liven things up. When he gives the speech in front of a river, he lets loose. He talks passionately about taking on the companies that are fouling their waters. People are resonating with his words–until he falls into the dirty river. ..
Jessie assures Jayden the event will blow over, but it’s on the news that night. He goes to give another speech at the river to spin it positively. But, dizzy from the helicopter he arrived on, he falls in again.
Jayden uses the incident to make jokes and relate to his audience. He gives a passionate speech about serving their community and changing things like the state of their river. ..
After the speech, Phoebe catches sight of Hamilton and they agree they should talk.
The Episode Review
Jayden’s run for state representative is a story that is both charming and predictable. He is an underdog who has dedicated himself to his community, but his commitment makes it almost impossible not to root for him.
It’s difficult to like Phoebe on the show, as she often seems unapproachable and unyielding. This episode is no different, with her treatment of the interns being particularly frustrating. It’s clear that she has a lot of growth potential, but she doesn’t seem to be taking advantage of it.
Phoebe gives these interns terrible advice about ignoring their career dreams and just having fun. When they listen to her, she has to fire them, but faces no consequences for her own role in their actions.
