Greenhouse Academy S2 E4

## Plot

Hayley sees Aspen and calls for help, but she doesn't move. And I don't entirely think it's because she froze in fear either. Hayley is being pushed down by the large waves, and is in danger of drowning. She sees her mom. The Ravens frantically evacuate the beach. Marcus and Judy are also freaking out, and he leaves to check on Ryan. Brooke realizes Daniel is missing and runs to the lobby. Jason tells her to get back to the clubhouse, and tells everyone to take cover. Daniel is alone in the lab. Sophie is filming everything. Louis sees Brooke, and makes her stay with him until the earthquake is over. Leo sees Hayley, and runs into the water to save her. Only then does Aspen go in with a rope. Sophie yells that this is the longest earthquake she can remember. And this is California, so that's saying something. Parker, thinking they're going to die, tells Sophie that he loves her… right as the earthquake finally ends. Everyone is shaken up, and the building is in rough shape, but they're alive. Marcus sees that Ryan's pulse and blood pressure are back to normal. Or whatever normal is for someone in a coma. He apologizes to her. He comes back out, and tells Judy that he had to check the servers too. She calls Daniel, but he doesn't answer. He hears Brooke calling for him. He puts the book back, and they reunite. She asks him what he was doing in the old lab. Before he can answer, his Louie rings again. He answers this time, and tells his mom he's fine. Jason reports to Louis that there were no injuries, and they have maintenance clearing debris. Suzanne and the Ravens get back to the lobby. They got lucky. This was a serious earthquake. They'll schedule extra emergency drills this month. Shouldn't they be worried about aftershocks, especially given how strong that quake was? And immediately after I wrote that, they mention aftershocks. They should clean up and get back to normal as soon as they can. Jason sees Max sneaking upstairs to the clubhouse. He tells him that he's looking for Emma's chess set. He claims that he wanted to make sure it wasn't damaged. Jason says that he already mailed it back to Emma. The Ravens return, and Max tells Jackie what Jason told him. The earthquake was a 5.2 on the Richter scale. It felt more like a 9 to them though. Parker and Sophie admit that it was scary. She's uploading videos of the earthquake. He feels like an idiot for saying what he did. She says he's not an idiot. She thought it was kind of cute. She won't show anyone that part of the video. Hayley is freaked out by her near death experience and seeing her mom. Aspen asks her how she is, and she says she's fine. Her own hand hurts a little from pulling on the rope, but it's no big deal. She stops Hayley from thanking her, saying that she did what anyone in that situation would've done. This was a great chance to humanize Aspen, but that won't happen. She says you don't have time to think in a moment like that, you just jump into action. She gets goosebumps just thinking about what could've happened if she hadn't pulled her and Leo out of there. Why is she talking about this like it happened awhile back? This happened *today*, an hour or two ago max! She does this again in another episode. Aspen is weird. She says it's an awful way to go. A man shows a reporter, Michelle Wallace, Sophie's blog, and the video of the earthquake. Michelle appeared a few times during the first season to deliver the news. Hayley and Alex talk about what happened to her. Outside, at the beach, near the ocean. That sounds like a trigger just waiting to happen, but whatever. This is why counselors are necessary. Everyone has just been through a traumatic experience, especially Hayley. She knows how to swim, but it was like being caught in a whirlpool. I've been in a similar situation myself, and trust me, feeling like you're going to drown is a terrifying experience. At least Hayley had her eyes open. Anyways, Aspen just stared at her. She admits it was hard to tell, but she swears that she saw her. If Leo hadn't shown up, then she would've died. She says she could use a few days of boredom. She tells Alex that when she was underwater, she saw their mom. Sophie is really excited to meet Michelle, who is her personal hero. She asks for permission to use her videos for a story on the earthquake, and she agrees. She says they're going to need more footage though, and Sophie says she'll get right on it. She geeks out at the thought of the Eagles being on TV. Hayley tells Alex that she didn't imagine seeing their mom. She used to get so mad at their dad when he talked about their mom like she was still alive, but now she wonders if he was right. She really felt her presence. It's not PTSD, she saw her. While cleaning up, Brooke tells Daniel that her dad invited him and his mom over for dinner that night. Judy says the client is very happy with their work. Marcus points out that they almost destroyed the Greenhouse. She points out that they didn't, and now they know the program works. That's why it's called a test run. Now they know the parameters for the program, and can fix the glitches before the next time. Sophie calls Michelle to see what time her story will air. She tells her that they decided not to use her footage. She liked it, but it felt stale. She was looking for a story, a point of view, something emotional their viewers could connect with. Sophie says there is some footage she never sent her, and it's good. Jason examines Emma's chessboard, but can't find anything odd about it. He gets a call from his dad about dinner, and puts the chess set on the bookshelf. At dinner, Brooke says the meant to be line again, and asks Daniel what's wrong. He thought she didn't believe in fate. She always talks about being in control of her destiny. She says that some things are beyond their control. But not earthquakes, clearly. Everyone watches the broadcast. The earthquake was actually a 5.2 microquake, that only affected the five mile campus radius of the Greenhouse. No one was seriously injured, and there was no structural damage. Everyone is stunned at Parker telling Sophie that he loves her. Sophie feels terrible about using the footage, but what's done is done. Marcus checks on Ryan again, with both of them unaware that her daughter is above them.