Greenhouse Academy S1 E7

## Plot

Sophie is campaigning nonstop, and Brooke is helping her. She wants organic food in the cafeteria, environmentally friendly cleaning supplies, and equal support and coverage for their girls' sports teams. Her entire platform is on her blog. Parker doesn't have a platform. Alex and Daniel advise him to look confident and smile. However, Brooke tells them that they're having a debate later. Suzanne is having another class with the Ravens. They're examining what a leader should do when faced with a life or death decision. A train has malfunctioned, and can't stop. It's going to crash into the car and kill everyone in it. They can use a crane to redirect the tracks somewhere else. But then the train will crash into a wall, killing 20 passengers onboard. If they do nothing, 5 people die. If they do something, 20 people die. From a mathematical standpoint, the answer is obvious: Let the greater amount of innocent people live. Sophie advises Alex to vote for the best candidate, not Daniel's best friend. Leo tells Suzanne that he'd flip a coin. Both of their choices are problematic, and both of their decisions would be immoral. That's what makes the moral dilemma so interesting. It's like the trolley situation. Most of the time, a leader has to choose between two evils. Suzanne shows them pictures of their parents. She says that the people in the car are their parents, coming to visit them on their way to the Greenhouse, like Becca's dad or Emma's mom. In the cave, Judy gives Jason his credentials for the NASA launch. His father is going, and he thinks it'd be impossible to change his mind. He thinks his father is just a glory seeker. After a few of his moments in episode 5, I'd be inclined to agree. However, it's clear that he cares about his students and their well being. He just has flaws, like everyone else. Jason told Judy that he wanted to be a part of something big, and serve his country. Brooke tells Sophie to keep it classy, and not take any cheap shots. Conversely, Daniel tells Parker a secret about Sophie that no one else knows. During the debate, Parker reveals that she originally applied to be a Raven. That would explain her passion for journalism. She admits that it's true. She thought the Eagles were just jocks, but then she got to know the team better. They're disciplined and determined, and since then, she's never looked back. Emma says she'd save her family without thinking twice. Everyone else seems to agree with her. So as leaders, they'll base their decisions on how closely related they are to others? They'd save their own family, but sacrifice someone else's? Suzanne makes the simulation even harder. On the train, there's a young professor that's about to find the cure for cancer, which would save millions of lives in the long run. Killing him would delay his research for years. Emma reveals that her mother is a waitress, who sacrificed everything so she could get into the Greenhouse. Leo wonders if there's a compromise. Hayley says they have to make a decision, and tells him to stop avoiding the situation. She's still mad at him about the kiss. Her dad was an FBI agent, and he'd sacrifice himself for the greater good. He'd get everyone out of the car before the train came. She says there's always another choice, and walks off. Jason talks to Louis about the satellite launch. He thinks his dad should relegate more authority to him. He's the dean of the school, and he wants more responsibilities. Louis tells Jason that he loves him and looks forward to the day when he's ready to take his place, but that day hasn't come yet. Judy learns that he failed. She hears Alex and Hayley on the trail, and quickly enters the cave. They haven't been there in years. Alex wants to vote for Sophie, but he doesn't want to betray Daniel and Parker. Hayley considers that a real moral dilemma, and advises him to be true to himself. She tells him that she and Leo kissed, and he's been ignoring her since. Alex finally apologizes for taking her Louie. She apologizes for not letting him fight his own battles. Alex tells Daniel that Sophie is going to win in a landslide. They decide to convince Parker to concede, and give his full support to Sophie, the first female captain of the Eagles. However, Parker actually thinks he's going to win, and doesn't want to quit. Judy talks to Louis. Brandon Thomas is going to give a speech in Ryan's memory right before the launch. Louis tells Judy about the argument he had with Jason, and she says it reminds her of Daniel. She tells him what I'm almost 100% sure is a falsified story, in order to get Louis to have Jason go to the launch. She never learned how to swim, so it was important to her to make sure Daniel did. When he was six, his swimming instructor had their parents hold their children's hands and guide them across the shallow end of the pool. They were supposed to let go halfway so the kids could swim the rest of the way by themselves. However, Daniel cried every time, and because Judy couldn't bear to see him cry, she never let go. After awhile, he didn't want to go there anymore, and she didn't force him. But because of that, he never learned how to properly swim, and she blames herself for being overprotective. Parker announces to everyone that he's withdrawing from the race. He puts his full support behind Sophie, who is honored. Jason gives the two NASA passes to Leo and Hayley. Judy's story convinced Louis to let him go and represent the school. Alex gives Brooke some food while she's scrap-booking. It's for the Greenhouse archives, because Sophie is the first female captain. She knows he convinced Daniel and Parker to quit. He's a good influence on Daniel, and she's glad he came to the Greenhouse. Daniel is watching them. He's going to be in a very long down spiral of self pity for the rest of the season, all because of his stupid choices. However, he blames everyone else for what he did to himself, including Alex and Brooke. It's revealed that Judy and Marcus took down Ryan's spacecraft.