Greenhouse Academy S1 E8

## Plot

The election took Brooke's mind off the conspiracy, but now it's back in full force. She has a nightmare about Judy, the taser, and Daniel dying. She checks on him, and he's just sleeping. He got flowers and a get well card from his mom. In the cave, Judy, Marcus, and Jason go over the plan. Marcus just needs a one second window to hack into NASA's servers. Jason isn't as deep into the conspiracy as the other two, and doesn't know all the details. He's also far more nervous. Judy tells him that their world will be a lot safer. He's given a microchip. Jackie gives Hayley some snacks for the trip. It's an hour drive. Emma says she and Leo are so lucky. She'd give anything to see the launch. Alex didn't want to go, so his ticket went to Leo. Hayley doesn't want to go either. Jason says she's the guest of honor because of her mother. Brooke is telling Sophie about Judy again. She thinks she's just stressed out. Brooke looks up what causes a car engine fire. Daniel sees her. It shouldn't be that easy to see what someone is looking up on their own device. Jackie tells Max to ask Emma out, because they both love space stuff. She tells him to tell Emma that he wants to watch the launch outside, so they can be alone together. The spacecraft will be flying over the ocean. Jackie tells him to make a picnic out of it. She tells him to be casual though, so he doesn't scare her off. He asks her. She points out that they're 60 miles away, so it'd be impossible to see anything. He owns a portable high tech telescope though, and she agrees. Jason hates that he's just seen as Louis's kid. He asks for a tour, but he's denied. He tells Leo and Hayley that he's going to the bathroom, and that everywhere else is restricted. Max sets up the picnic. Jason runs into a security guard. Hayley hates being there, because she thinks everyone is giving her pity. It's nice that they did this for her mom, but it's got nothing to do with her. During the speech, Brandon Thomas points her out. She can't take it anymore and walks off. Leo follows her. Jason finally just enters the guard's office, and he escorts him out. Emma doesn't show up for the date, or answer her Louie. Max accidentally ruins the food. Leo comforts Hayley, and back at the Greenhouse, Brooke comforts Alex. Daniel doesn't like seeing that. Emma finally shows up, and Max tells her that she missed the whole thing. She apologizes, saying that the showers were occupied and then the hairdryer stopped working. She looks really nice though, and is amazed that he planned a picnic. Leo apologizes to Hayley for not realizing how it feels to her to be there sooner, and for being a bit of a jerk to her. He says he was just scared, but doesn't know what he was scared of. Oh, I do, I do! And it's *rich*. You *are* a real jerk, dude. They kiss again. When they all get back, Max and Emma join them. Later on, Emma is distracted, and doesn't play chess against Max nearly as well as she did before. Everyone hears breaking news about the satellite. Communication with it from NASA has been cut off. Emma disappears. Jason returns the chip to Marcus, who inserts it into his computer. Now they're linked directly into the satellite. It's revealed that Jason barging in and being escorted out by the guard was part of the plan. While he did that, *Emma* hacked in remotely from the lab, plugged the chip into a laptop, and cut off communication with the satellite. That's why she didn't show up for the date. She, of all characters, is involved with the conspiracy. Also, throughout the first season, I shipped Max and Jackie hard. Despite this, I was also okay with the idea of Max ending up with Emma, because they're all nice characters who interact well with each other, and because Max and Jackie don't realize that they have romantic feelings for each other yet, which is why I don't consider it a love triangle. After everything she goes through in the rest of season 1, I think Emma deserves a happy ending more than anyone else, which is saying something, because a lot of characters are given a pretty raw deal, like the entire Woods family, Brooke, Daniel, etc. So, yeah, Emma's actions shocked me. When she met up with the others when they got back, she gave the chip back to Jason. He assures Judy and Marcus that she won't tell anyone, and her friends don't suspect anything, because she's shy and quiet. She's the titular outsider. And now, she's also an accomplice to their plans. However, she shows up in tears at Louis's office, and asks to talk to Jason.