Will Emma Ever Live Down Her Sketchiness?
After this episode, things look good for her, but what about everyone else? We break it down.
Evan's Brotherhood Quotient
The highs -- throwing Emma a Hunger Games party (that leads directly to accidental vandalism-by-flaming arrow to the roof of his and Paige's rental house); wanting to keep his promise to let her live with him and Paige even after they have to relocate to a smaller guest house (before coming to his senses) -- are balanced out by a major low. After Paige and Evan figure out that Emma will probably be better off living with Hank and she cheerfully agrees, she holds out her hand, and Evan assumes she's asking for more money given that he paid her to hang out with Eddie just last week. She isn't -- she just wants the key -- but clearly Evan is still suspicious of her on some level and I kind of don't blame him.
Divya's Friendzone Blinders
With Sashi mostly offscreen, Divya can return to being oblivious about what I personally believe are Jeremiah's lingering feelings for her: she seems very amused by his new interest in weightlifting and needles him about dating. He really wants to date you, lady, so maybe shut up about it.
Paige's Summer Style
Leaving aside her crazy-ass Effie Trinket getup, there's the monochromatic sheath dress/statement jewellery look up top, and then this simple yet sweet look for therapy: the cool whites and blues get a nice punch of colour with her hot pink strappy wedges.
Patient Wackiness
Left alone in the Hamptons, Divya and Jeremiah have several visits with some local firefighters who spend most of their onscreen time busting each other's balls; does EVERY fire station have an awkward probie, or is that just a trope that's been invented for TV? Elsewhere (in Monte Carlo), Boris is acting very wacky, loudly singing "La Marseillaise" and literally throwing cash around...but there's a reason.
Evidence Of Rich Dickitude
Though Hamptons dickitude gets to take a break thanks to the townie firefighters taking centre stage, Hank gets an assload of it while dealing with Boris: the reason Boris is VERY PUBLICLY building a case for having lost his mind is that he wants to pretend he and Hank have had a rift, so that Berthe, a crooked client of his family's bank, will approach Hank about getting a bunch of her money out without Boris's finding out. Hank reluctantly agrees to be part of this sting operation, which involves him getting fitted for a bankery suit, having a briefcase full of cash handcuffed to his wrist, and being whisked off from Geneva to the Caribbean on a private jet. This bitch even throws his phone in the garbage!
Hank's MacGyverness
Divya's the one who gets the real medical MacGyver moment, repurposing some kind of aquarium-cleaning chemical to re-balance a firefighter's sick blood. But when Hank is basically kidnapped, he very cleverly manipulates Berthe, first by asking for a huge menu of rich foods to give her a gout attack could lead to the deep vein thrombosis he fakes using his portable ultrasound and one of his cufflinks.
Jeremiah's Spectrumosity
Whether it's really directed at Divya or not (it is) (in my opinion) (I will never give up on them), Jeremiah notices that chicks dig firemen and decides to bulk up. Pretty standard dumb dude stuff. He later seems like he's about to hit on Viviana, the cute waitress, but then chickens out, which is even more standard dumb dude stuff.
Service To Season Storylines
In addition to Evan's continuing wariness with regard to Emma's motives, Hank and Boris have a beachside conversation about the lines Hank will and will not cross in Boris's service; Hank expresses his gratitude for all of Boris's help in building Hank's business; Boris admits that he's taken advantage of Hank's good nature. Boris says he wants to "leave [his] son a different legacy," but he doesn't know what that is yet. So...cue the Boris vision quest? Whatever: Hank still works for him, for now.