Making Moves

**Making Moves** is the seventh episode of the first season of Grand Army, and the seventh episode overall. The episode released on October 16, 2020 on Netflix.

## Synopsis

Exposed and suspicious after his essay leaks, Sid looks for his betrayer. Dom lets her vulnerability show — and shine — at her internship interview.

## Plot

A text reads, “You aren’t listening.” Sid has multiple messages from Flora — she wants to know if he’s okay but he doesn’t know how to respond. Meera wonders if her brother wanted this to happen and claims no one cares. Sid doesn’t want to go back to school.

Jay tells Sonia that he wants to see Owen after he’s taken his spot at the All-State Performance. She tells him not to worry about it as it isn’t his fault. At school, there are bag inspections — security has been increased.

Sid confronts Victor at school about the essay leak. He thinks Victor did it but he denies it. Leila also tries to be confrontational and speaks to Rachel — she admits to talking to Rachel’s Rabbi. Leila wants Rachel to be there for her. Rachel is offended and walks off.

After waking up late, Dom tries to get to her interview for the internship. Dom is stressing after overworking herself. Her friend reminds Dom that “vulnerability is power”. Dom attends her interview and it gets off to a bad start. When on the topic of mental health, Dom asks if she can be vulnerable — she talks about how culture makes self-care a luxury. Dom then talks about how she’s tired as she doesn’t have time to do all the things she wants to do; she goes on about anger and how her fury is not allowed to be seen — she wants people to hear them. She then makes a point: “95% of mental health workers in this city are Caucasian”. Dom thinks it’s amazing that they are training black women to be counselors.

Leila tries to speak to Sid about the essay and tries to sympathize because he was exposed. She wants to be there for him but Sid laughs and walks off — Leila also texts Joey and asks if she’s okay and apologizes if she hurt her. Sid then sees the school counselor and wonders how it got leaked, implying that it was her.

Joey asks her parents how they are affording her education — her mother explains it is prorated and that her grandparents are helping out. Joey feels like she is running away — her mother explains she has choices and she isn’t running away by going to a new school; she’s protecting herself. When her sister joins the conversation, Joey reveals she is staying at her father’s for a little while. When her sisters start raiding her room, Joey reminds them that she’s coming back.

Dom goes to the dance night. Jay has an idea; to do a sit-in protest for Owen. Sid arrives and asks Meera if Flora is at the event; he feels like everyone is staring at him. Orlov from the swim team coyly says “Hello” to him and walks off. Sid knows it was him and confronts him — Orlov punches Sid and busts his nose. At the hospital, Sid’s father believes Sid was targeted but Meera makes out it was because of her. However, the father senses the lies and wants to get the police involved. Sid tells his father that he’s gay as frustrations boil over — his father chuckles and believes that it is ridiculous — he doesn’t believe it. And then it dawns on the father and there is silence.

While having a meal, Joey’s mother gets a call from the cops — they aren’t moving forward with the rape charges based on lack of evidence. Joey screams and sobs — she cannot believe it.

Dom returns home with John. When she gets into the living room, there is an unexpected guest — John decides to leave. Her mother tells Dom that Francine wants to introduce her nephew to her but Dom says she isn’t interested. Her mother says they cannot continue like this and asks her to meet him and at least to try — there is a financial link to all this. Dom introduces herself to Ronald.

A text reads “You aren’t listening. So I’m going to make you listen.”

## Cast

* Odley Jean as Dominique Pierre
* Amir Bageria as Siddhartha Pakam
* Maliq Johnson as Jayson Jackson
* Amalia Yoo as Leila Kwan Zimmer
* Alphonso Romero Jones II as John Ellis
* Thelonius Serrell-Freed as Tim Delaney
* Anthony Ippolito as George Wright
* Brian Altemus as Luke Friedman
* Naiya Ortiz as Sonia Cruz
* Crystal Sha're Nelson as Tor Sampson
* Marcela Avelina as Flora Mejia
* Ashley Ganger as Meera Pakam
* Lola Blackman as Rachel Finer
* Zac Kara as Omar Biller
* August Blanco Rosenstein as Victor Borin
* Anton Gillis-Adelman as Eli Greenberg

* Glenna Walters as Maya
* Katie Griffin as Rebecca Connely
* Deanna Interbartolo as Frankie Del Marco
* Lynn Weintraub as Rabbi Sadie Schultz
* Magaly Colimon as Antoinette Pierre
* Mercedes Slater as Odette Pierre
* Osias Reid as Tristan Pierre
* Harold Surratt as Grandpa Hank Jackson
* Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll as Mr. Blumberg
* Neville Edwards as Martin
* Geoffrey Pounsett as Mr. Knight
* Linda Carter as Dolores
* Caleb Grandoit as Ronald Toussaint
* Chantal Jean-Pierre as Perla Toussaint
* Karina Bonnefil as Francine
* Michelle Hurst as Lead Interviewer
* Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah as Power Suit
* Patrice Henry as Receptionist
* Sierra Alexis as Sophomore
* Sanjay Pavone as Friend
* Sara Garcia as Intern
* Dulmika Hapuarachchi as Dude in Line
* Liz Adjei as Nurse
* Lindsay Ivan as ASL Student #1
* Kira Gelineau as ASL Student #2
* Daniella Roman as ASL Student #3
* Maya Franzoi as ASL Student #4
* Maeve Simon as ASL Student #5
* Melody Cao as ASL Student #6
* Daniella Molina as ASL Student #7
* Keisha T. Fraser as Campus Security Officer
* Miguel Anthony as Campus Security Officer #2
* Justine Sanker as Dance Team #1
* Saskia Barros-Raparanta as Dance Team #5
* Jasmine Renée Thomas as Step Corps Team #1
* Stella Medley as Step Corps Team #2
* Jendayi 'Jiggz' Dyer as Step Corps Team #3
* Marquisha Sparkes as Step Corps Team #4
* Vanessa Cobham as Step Corps Team #5
* O'Shani Cardwell as Step Corps Team #6
* Algae Kounkou as as Step Corps Team #7
* Teniya Brooks as Step Corps Team #8
* Sammila Vassell as Step Corps Team #9
* Sarah Francis Jones as Step Corps Team #10
* Amy Sylla as Step Corps Team #11
* Amanda-May Wilson as Step Corps Team #12