Greenhouse Academy S1 E4

## Plot

Jackie passed the test, and thanks Hayley for what she did. Louis kicks Eric and Perry out, and tells them to not come back unless they have a search warrant. Daniel is watching them. It's also ridiculously easy to spy on people in this school too. Daniel runs to the beach, takes the taser out of his pocket, and throws it into the ocean. Brooke is watching him. Jackie thanks Max for taking the polygraph test for her, but tells him to never look through her stuff again. Hayley has been learning more chords from Leo. Her Louie still won't work, and he looks at it. He tells her that it's a fake, and shows her that the Eagles used it to break into their clubhouse at 5 a.m. She realizes that Alex took it. She confronts him about it, and after, she packs up her stuff, ready to leave. She's about to slip a letter under a door, presumably to Leo, when Louis catches her. She assures him that it wasn't the polygraph test or the stress of school, and gives him the letter. It's actually for Alex. He promises to give it to him and take care of him for her, and tells her if she changes her mind, she could come back. He gives Alex the letter. Daniel and Brooke are having a private, romantic dinner. Daniel cooked the food himself. As terrible as they may be to others, there's no doubt that, for now at least, they love each other. She says she saw him on the beach, and he claimed he was throwing rocks. The taser washes back up on the beach, and a fisherman finds it. Hayley is back at home, but her dad isn't paying any attention to her. Alex didn't call. Carter says that a month before Ryan died, she was meeting with all sorts of people he'd never met before. He never bothered to read the documents properly. He wants to know what his wife was doing during the last month of her life. He's also paranoid about who's at the door. It's just Owen and Meredith. Leo leaves class before it starts after they find out that Hayley didn't spend the night in their dorm. Alex claims that he's relieved that his sister left to Daniel. They have a big game against Whitney today. The Ravens got revenge on them by shrinking their pinnies and turning them pink. Real mature guys. Leo learns from Louis that Hayley left. Suzanne asks the Ravens what it means to be a leader. They think about leaders to use in a test case, like Steve Jobs, Barack Obama, or David Bowie. Suzanne decided to start with someone they all know: Sheriff Woody, from the *Toy Story* trilogy. She wants them all to think of one word that describes Woody as a leader, and they'll meet back up again in a few hours. But what if two or more students come up with the same word? It's a small class with smart and innovative kids, so I doubt it, and they could easily come up with another answer on the spot, but still. Max asks Jackie if she liked Woody or Buzz better, and she says she doesn't know. He follows her, and asks her if she wants to work with him on the assignment. She says no, because she works alone. He asks her if she's okay, because she looked upset in class. He uses a trick statement to confirm his theory that she's never actually seen *Toy Story*. He tries to help her, but she doesn't want his help. She wants to be left alone. Daniel has been hiding his ankle pain by claiming that they're leg cramps. Brooke tells him that she saw the medicine, and asks him what's wrong. He's mad that she invaded his privacy. She says she'll respect his privacy when he stops keeping secrets from her. Yay! Her character development is slowly but surely starting! Daniel leaves. Jackie meets Max in the computer lab. He texted her that he found her file, but that was a lie to get her to come. He set up a private screening of *Toy Story* for her to finish the assignment, complete with a cool looking chair, a pillow, a blanket, and snacks. Aw! She winds up saying the same thing his mom always says to him. That he's really something, followed by his full name. Hayley calls her dad into the kitchen, and asks him how he can live like this. There's trash everywhere, he hasn't changed clothes in days, no dishes have been washed, etc. He tries to go to his room, but she keeps talking. He was curious about why she left the Greenhouse, but he says he didn't want to bother her. Hayley tells him that communicating with her isn't a bother. He doesn't communicate with anyone, except Ryan, and she's not here anymore. Describing this scene in words is nigh impossible. It's brilliantly written and acted. Later on, he admits that she was right. He has to move on with his life. Leo showed up at the house. Eric is back at the Greenhouse, which Brooke sees. She asks her dad about it. They found the taser off campus. Leo and Hayley talk. She says she came back for her dad, because he needed her. Like her brother needed her. He asks her when she's gonna stop taking care of others and start taking care of herself. Towards the end of the movie, Jackie is crying. So is Max, who's been watching her. He wanted to see the third act again. She admits that it's a great movie, and asks him why he's being so nice to her. He doesn't answer. Jason and Judy arrive before the basketball game starts. They still have to get rid of Alex. Jason says he's working on it, and she tells him to work faster. Carter throws away all the news about the explosion. It turns out that there was a photo of Ryan and Judy in that mess. They look like they used to be good friends.

## Review

I liked this episode, but there was some… awkward acting moments. It mostly has to do with the dialogue. The other reason I kept watching season 1 was for shipping reasons. The three best actors in this show so far, in my opinion, are: 3. Jessica Amlee as Jackie Sanders, 2. Ariel Mortman as Hayley Woods, and 1. Nadine Ellis as Judy Hayward. Jessica and Ariel are both really pretty and portray their characters very well, especially through facial expressions and strong dialogue. But Nadine? She slays her role like a knight would a dragon.