Greenhouse Academy S3 E2

## Plot

The episode starts with Hayley signaling a helicopter. Miraculously, Sophie is still alive, with no broken bones or anything. A bush stopped her fall. Okay, I know I have no understanding of physics and we don't know how far she fell, but I call bullshit on that. Hayley, Daniel, and Leo try to see her, but the nurse tells them that it's family only and looks at Leo's hand. It's weird that he doesn't feel guilty about it. Michelle Wallace reports on the incident, and for once I'm on her side. Louis shows up and asks them what happened. Oh, you have royally fucked up this time. Only now, people are actually going to take notice and question your horrible decisions. Fuck the privileged, elite, rich, and famous people of the world. Jason is in prison, and a "guard" comes over and gives him a key. He tells him that there's going to be a fight in a half hour, and he should use that key to hide in the laundry room. If you can, try to remember that so called guard's face. I know it's hard because that is a real forgettable face for someone who rarely makes an appearance, and when he does it's usually in the background, but still. Sophie wakes up, and Brooke visits her. What about her family? Where the hell are they? Louis is glad that she's alright, and when Brooke says she's not, she claims that she's fine. He talks to her alone, and I swear I was going to be so fucking pissed if he forced her to sign an NDA. Meanwhile, Carter chews Alex out for drinking impure water and not calling for help, all because of his desire to win. Louis starts to apologize to Sophie, but he's brainwashed these kids so effectively that she blames herself for *letting this happen*, even though he points out that she didn't let any of this happen. I mean, she did lie about the sign, but he doesn't know about that, and no one ever will. Hayley tells her mom that no one wanted to lose. She knows better than anyone what the pressure is like at this sorry excuse for a private boarding school, or a school, period. You guys do realize that we've only ever seen one coach and one teacher, right? Ryan asks her daughter why she's wearing Eagles colors, and she says she chose to wear this. She leaves to sign some papers so the hospital can release Alex. Becca is obsessively watching Leo, and mentions that he's "been through so much." It's his fault all of this happened. Well, technically it's everyone's fault, especially Louis's for coming up with the idea in the first place, but still, Leo needs anger management classes, and Becca shouldn't let her stupid schoolgirl crush dictate her every action or every word she says. She wasn't like this at all in the first two seasons. She continues being a massive fucking bitch by blaming Hayley because she switched teams, even though she and Leo encouraged her to do so, and she didn't force you two to do anything. The only people you have to blame for your actions are yourselves, Louis, and Coach Davies. Anyways, Becca thinks Hayley burned the flag. Louis tells Ryan and Carter that it was a routine leadership challenge, and they failed. Ryan doesn't remember doing anything like this when she was a student. Louis tells her that they knew where the kids were the whole time. Still, if those bushes hadn't stopped Sophie's fall, he'd have a dead student's blood on his hands. I swear, the only reason he doesn't go to prison for endangering minors is because he's white and rich, and he pulls a Nixon before anything can happen. The other parents are upset too. Their kids pushed themselves too far and could've died. Carter tells Louis that the state wants answers. They're going to lead an investigation into this, and they want Carter to be a part of it, despite the clear conflict of interest that creates, since his whole family is connected to this. Emma tells Max that he should call Jackie and tell her that he's okay. Before Max can tell her that she broke up with him, Emma leaves to "call Leaf." Emma, stop it. You're supposed to be better than this and smarter than this. Now almost every time they talk it's like she reeks of desperation. I swear I would go so much easier on this show as a whole if these stupid kids acted like normal people and told the fucking truth to each other and to the people who are supposed to be the responsible fucking adults in the room. Not sometimes or even most of the time, it's all or nothing. Hayley comes by to get her stuff to move into the Eagles clubhouse. Also, her shirt says that the cautious seldom err. I agree with the cautious. Does that mean I agree or disagree with Confucius? Emma and Max want Leo to stop her, but he doesn't do anything, and she leaves. The Eagles watch Michelle Wallace question Louis about the hike. He refuses to answer and walks away. Someone comes in with pizza for them from Louis. Daniel finds it suspicious. Leo also watches the news story that night. Louis brought pizza to the Ravens too. That night, Daniel goes to the gym, and finds Leo in the storage room. They're looking for the same thing. Daniel finds a backpack with yellow and purple spray paint in it. Coach Davies was watching them the whole time. That's how he got there so fast after Sophie's fall. Too bad we never got to see that! Was the helicopter really that expensive? Hey, you're not *Miss Saigon*, so please stop acting like it. Davies burned the flags and painted Leo's guitar, and the guys deduce that he did it on Louis's orders. Leo doesn't want to tell anyone. Louis could get in big trouble. Daniel can't hide this from Hayley. She can read people like a book. She can keep a secret, but she shouldn't have to. They wake everyone up and tell them what they found. Louis didn't steal their iodine pills, or hide the sign. Becca thinks that the Ravens deserve an apology, and Parker thinks the Eagles deserve one first. Does it really matter who goes first? He lampshades that her recent boldness is due to her becoming a semi-main character and getting more lines. Daniel tells them to stop. People are going to question them tomorrow, and they want everyone's opinions on what they should do. If they tell the truth, Louis could get in trouble. He could get fired, or the school could be shut down. Brooke says that no one can replace her dad. Alex says it's their own fault they got hurt, but Hayley tells him that it isn't. None of this would've happened if they hadn't pushed them to fight each other. They decide to vote and honor whatever they decide. Hayley, Emma, Max, and a random Eagle guy vote to tell the truth, and everyone else votes to lie. While at the hospital, Sophie hears about the investigation. The nurse tells her that she can't leave for a few more days. Her stuff is right there though, so she naturally sneaks out. So I guess no one has to sign her out like Ryan had to sign Alex out for something far more minor? And no one ever notices she's gone, or goes to the Greenhouse to get her, or even calls her or Louis or her parents or the school or the police, so I guess the hospitals suck in this world too, just like for profit privatized healthcare in the U.S. in the real world. The kids are questioned by Carter and Celina Hayes, the chair of the state's board of education. With Louis sitting right there. Right, because there's no pressure from that at all. Brooke claims that the Eagles were dehydrated because they left their iodine pills at the river, not because the Ravens stole them. She claims it's their fault. They went on without them because they wanted to win the challenge. Carter asks her why it was so important for them to win at all costs, and she just says that they're competitive, and that he should know that from Ryan, Hayley, and Alex's experiences here. God, I swear she slipped back into her bitchy pre character development self for a second there. Celina asks her why Alex drank the water if they all knew it was impure. She says he was testing it for her to protect her. That part is at least partially true, he was testing it to see if it was safe to drink. Louis says that true love makes even the smartest man a fool. Shut up Louis. Leo says that he didn't use the walkie-talkie after Max got hurt because he wanted them to go on without him and win. Daniel says that Hayley switched sides because she wanted a fresh start. He admits that there was some fighting between the houses, and says some of the Ravens blamed Hayley, but it wasn't her fault. He claims that the Eagles did burn the flag to mess with the Ravens, but they didn't think they'd get so upset. Hayley says that it was a prank and nobody meant to get hurt. Brooke is worried that she'll tell the truth because she voted against them. They all see that Sophie is back and hug her. Parker tells her about what Louis and Coach Davies did. She thinks what he did was awful. She wonders why he would do that, and Daniel says they think it was to make them compete again. Brooke tells her that they all took a vote and decided to keep it quiet for Louis's sake. Hayley comes back and feels awful for lying to her dad. Sophie says she's not a liar, and she didn't vote. It's not just because she almost died. She would never pressure someone to lie like that. Brooke begs her not to tell, but she refuses. Okay, even if she becomes a total hypocrite later on, Sophie is officially my favorite character this season. She tells Celina and Carter everything. Okay, so were they planning on questioning her after she got released from the hospital, or at the hospital, or not at all? Because not questioning the person who was the most seriously injured and affected seems really, *really*, **really** stupid. She says that if Louis has taught her anything, it's that a great leader should always speak their mind, keep their word, and tell the truth. She apologizes to him. Celina says this doesn't bode well for him. Sophie enters the clubhouse and goes to the bathroom. Parker asks her what she told them, but she doesn't say anything. Carter comes in and tells Alex and Hayley to come with him, which makes Brooke realize that Sophie told them the truth. Hayley admits that Louis was responsible for all of this. Carter is disappointed in them for lying. It's revealed that Becca eavesdropped during Sophie's testimony and heard the whole thing. She tells the Ravens everything. For the love of God, stop being a massive bitch already! Louis is at his wife's grave. Brooke comes up to him. He's decided to resign. He wants Brooke to stay. When her mother was dying, she made Louis promise her that Brooke and Jason would grow up and learn in the place she loved so much. Her name was Abigail Osmond, and she died in 2002 at the age of 41. Sophie reminded Louis that all great leaders always keep their word. When Brooke gets back to her room, *Jason* shows up and says he needs her help.