Council

## Episode guide

"**Council**" is the second episode of the first season of *All the Wrong Kids* and the second episode overall.

## Synopsis

The already tense relationship between Anastasia and Candace heats up when Candace joins the race for student council against Anastasia's wishes. Percy, Finn and Liesel grow suspicious of Nathaniel's involvement in Ian's campaign.

## Plot

### Primary plot

Anastasia and Candace both desire to challenge Heather Alloy for the role of Student Council President; in order to resolve the conflict, Nathaniel suggests that the entire group votes for who would be most appropriate for the position. In private, he advises Percy, Finn and Liesel to vote for the person who is most likely to win and not the person who is most deserving of the nomination, leading to the group unanimously voting for Anastasia to run. Candace is incredibly jealous and decides to run anyway in order to spite Anastasia and Finn, the latter of whom she accuses of betrayal.

Candace starts ignoring Anastasia, choosing to sit with Sheila and Chenille Doberman at lunch instead. Unfortunately, Sheila and Chenille are both considered fairly unpopular at school, and Candace gains little support due to keeping them as company. Meanwhile, Anastasia skyrockets in the polls, but falls short of first place to Ian Freeman. Feeling defeated and frustrated, Anastasia and Candace cross paths again to discover that Ian's success is largely due to Percy, Finn, Liesel and Nathaniel providing him with campaign assistance.

### Secondary plot

Shortly after the group elects Anastasia as their candidate, Finn notices that Nathaniel has started to spend less and less time with them. Suspicious, he, Percy and Liesel decide to uncover why this is the case. They soon learn that Nathaniel is secretly working to get Ian Freeman elected. The three are confused by the partnership, but after Percy hears Nathaniel confiding in Ian about how only the two of them truly understand what the other is going through, he determines that Nathaniel and Ian are secretly gay. Although Finn is initially skeptical, he and Liesel eventually buy into the theory and, wanting to be supportive friends, decide to help them boost their campaign. Initially dubious of the motivation behind their support, Nathaniel eventually grows to trust the four's help as their work quickly launches Ian to the top of the polls by the end of the week, when they are caught by Anastasia and Candace.

### Tertiary plot

After school on Tuesday, Nathaniel cycles to his house with Ian to work on the campaign, only to find that his father has returned from a trip overseas. Before the two can leave to go to Ian's instead, Wayne Ross spots the two, ordering Nathaniel to stay as Ian leaves. Wayne and Nathaniel argue about Nathaniel's relationship with Ian until Nathaniel's mother Levana and little sister Harlow arrive. Nathaniel goes up to Harlow's room to vent about his father before Harlow compliments him on the progress he's been making and reminds him that Wayne only wants what he thinks is best for his son and the two change the subject, talking about Harlow's first week at school and her campaign to become one of the two sixth grade representatives on Student Council.

## Appearing cast

### Main cast

* Robyn Brinkworth as Anastasia Holmes
* Jason Cunningham as Nathaniel Ross
* Roxanne Lambert as Candace Summerfield
* Eric Martindale as Finn Chamberlain
* Sam Martindale as Percy Chamberlain
* Jessica Sheffield as Liesel Hofmeister

### Supporting cast

* Brendan Michael Cox as Wayne Ross
* Kristin Davenport as Henrietta Parsons
* Emily Dubois as Mia Maddox
* Calvin Hill as Samuel Faulkner
* Michael P. Jones as Ian Freeman
* Andrea Leigh as Karen Swan
* Kate Nichols as Levana Ross
* Caitlyn Robbins as Heather Alloy
* Olivia Vaughn as Harlow Ross
* Hannah Washington as Chenille Doberman
* Jane Washington as Sheila Doberman