Mary-Ellis Bunim: So another season draws to an end.
Jonathan Murray: Are you sad, sir?
Bunim: Hell, no! I wish that we could have somehow ended it sooner, but we were contractually obligated to deliver a certain number of episodes. Why do you think I sent them on a second vacation? I was desperate.
Murray: Well, only one more after this.
Bunim: How is the Chicago season shaping up?
Murray: Funny you should ask...oh, wait. It's back on. Shh! I can't wait to find out if they get the add slot!
Bunim: You have got to be kidding me.
Back from the break, Booker asks the roommates how the band feels about the promotional push, and if they would be willing to come to the station to promote their album. The roommates are all sure that the band would be willing to do that. Wouldn't that be a contractual obligation, especially for a first-time band? Mike the Programming Director explains that there are a lot of record labels that want "add slots," and that there is a new Tool album coming out that week, so they don't really have space to add the Adema song. I keep wanting to call the band Enema. I think there is already a band called Enema. Thus, the roommates have failed to complete their objective, and they have to go back the week and try to get the add slot once again.
Jeff asks the group what they should do before the meeting to make their point more strongly. Quarrel suggests that they make a list of all the promotion Arista is going to do for the band. Kevin points out that Booker seemed really concerned that the band wouldn't be interested in doing promotion at the radio station, so maybe they should find a way to let Booker and Mike the Programming Director hear it from the band members themselves. Jeff is all over that idea. In an interview, Kevin says that it felt good to have his idea accepted, and he thinks that it will make the difference time.
Lori takes Mike, Nicole, and Quarrel with her to record her song. I guess she's practicing for being a superstar singer and already working on her entourage. How boring would it be to sit there and listen to Lori sing? Lori goes into the makeshift studio and starts singing. In an interview, Lori says that she's nervous about Quarrel being there, because Quarrel's opinion means a lot to her. I don't know if I would care about the opinion of someone who wore a black sleeveless turtleneck halter top with her bra straps all hanging out. That's just tacky. Lori sings, and it sounds fine to me, but everyone is all up in her grill about what she's doing wrong. Wait. The song includes the line, "I'll work my tanky for you." "Tanky"? What in the frilly heck is a tanky? Quarrel comes into the studio and tells Lori that she needs to "mesh" her words together. In an interview, Lori says that her problem seems to be over-enunciation, which makes sense if she's used to singing in a choral group, where enunciation is really important. Lori decides to take a break because she's getting frustrated. Lori and Quarrel go outside to smoke, which will definitely make Lori's voice sound better. Except that it won't. Quarrel assures Lori that she'll get it, and that if she doesn't get it on the first try, she needs to just keep going. Quarrel is very supportive, and it makes Lori feel a lot better. Lori returns to the studio and apparently does much better, even though it sounds exactly the same to me. Everyone congratulates Lori. In an interview, Lori says it's a big deal that Nicky gave her a chance. Still. Tanky?