Episode Report Card Pablo G: B+ | 283 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Crashing the Stock Party.
By Pablo G | Season 1 | Episode 2 | Aired on 2011.09.28
Emanda and Daniel walk together on the rocks of the beach. Daniel has a picnic set up and waiting for her. They sit and talk about their family life. Daniel is really coming off like a nice guy despite his rich kid life. He has one more year of Harvard Business before he'll automatically join the board of his dad's company. Daniel asks about Emily's parents and she's very vague because they're dead. And no brothers or sisters. Again, Daniel is very sweet and suggests that now Emanda owns her own house she can maybe sprout her own roots to make up for her lack of a family. Opportunistic Emanda segues to an invitation for Daniel to come back to her house for a tour. They get back to her front porch where Emanda starts in on the cliché, "I had a good time tonight." Daniel's about to kiss her when suddenly Sammy shows up and pounces on Emanda. Jack and Nolan slide around the corner of her house after Sammy like a Scooby-Doo cartoon and are confused to find Daniel and Emanda standing there. Nolan asks if they're early or late because SURPRISE! Surprise Party Planner Ashley throws open the front door to reveal a surprise housewarming party with all of the Hamptons inside. Emanda screams on the inside.
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Ashley apologizes profusely for ruining Emanda's date, but she's not sorry. She's a party planner. She lives for this sort of thing. Ashley insists Emanda shouldn't count this as a mark against Daniel because she practically had to twist his arm to get him to sign off on the idea. What a terrible girlfriend. This is why I make sure all my girlfriends are socially awkward and can't keep their girlfriends. Ashley notices Sammy and Jack being in attendance despite not being on the guest list and takes her leave of Emanda. Nolan finds Emanda to ask why she leaked the wrong info to the press about his deal. She explains her Shakespearean plot to ruin Bill Harmon and hands over her phone with a queued news video of Harmon being mobbed by angry investors. She walks off and leaves Nolan smiling.