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You cant say you wouldnt have done the same if that screener link were in your inbox.
(And with this title, too?)
Captain Lee and Eddie start listing off Shanes transgressions, and this meeting is over before it even started.
Shane is so nervous throughout the meeting, though, like he knew what he was walking into.
He did make for some entertaining bits on this show.
I hope he got his little beach day before everything went to shit.
He at least earned that.
Which isnt totally true?
Hey, if it makes her get better!
Not to be left out of everything, Rachel misses her boyfriend, she tells Francesca over a break.
Put a pin in this!
Then were off to our night out, which quickly devolves into a total drunken blur.
drama, and who can blame her?
But alas, last episodes teaser led us on, and they go to bed without even a kiss.
We wake up on February 23, which is yet another turnover day.
We didnt used to see so many of these in past seasons, did we?
Beginning with Elizabeth having to bleach some clothes and not knowing how bleach works, which isnt going well.
How can you be a stew and not know this basic laundry task?
The instructions are on the bottle!
I smell something volatile, he says, which is probably the worst thing to hear in that situation.
As has become the case with this girl, it issucha performance.
The man fired Shane less than a day ago!
But this damn issue isnt even over yet, because Elizabeth goes to Rachel to talk about Francesca.
All over a laundry issue!
Elizabeths meeting with Lee is literally nothing: She asks him whats going on, he tells her nothing.
Everyone is really at each others throats today!)
Then were finally at the preference sheet meeting weve been waiting for.
He expects meat, pastries, along with a giant fruit bowl.
Spanish, not Mexican.
… A Vive La France-themed party with an elaborate ten-course dinner.
Those three words change everything.
Thats despicable, she goes on, saying the guests should just hire her as a private chef.
And honestly, is she wrong?
Until then, I dont play that game.
She is really going to quit her job over one homosexuals high-class fantasy!
Lee suggests she talk to the guests and attempt to compromise, but Rachel is resolute.
Go fuck yourself, she says, and itisdirected at Captain Lee!
(But in her defense, its pretty clear shes talking about the guests.)
This all seemed pretty shocking and kind of silly when I watched it before the rest of the episode.
But once I got there again, it made sense.
And knowing all that, I still have to root for Rachel.
Shes also pretty damn entertaining through it all.
When can I get it on a T-shirt?
Lee tries one last appeal with Rachel, but her mind is pretty made up.
(She even tells off and flips off the camera crew trying to film her packing!)
Thats farther than Kate Chastain got last season!
Then were left with a big old to be continued without much more to continue on this plotline.
Which also has me thinking back on Kates one-night exit.
Clearly these guests will get their charter.
Lee has sung Rachels praises on social media and in interviews.
So is Rachel going to turn that car around, or have an airport change of heart?
Tips
I love Izzy and James, especially them being practically but not happily married.
As Shane packs, Eddie asks James to get his surfboard.
(James, of course, doesnt like it because it doesnt have alcohol.)
News of Rachels quitting spreads throughout the crew like wildfire, mostly thanks to Eddie being a little gossip.
Elizabeth is totally faking it for the cameras in the scene where he tells her.
