Zoey's Extraordinary Session

**Zoey's Extraordinary Session** is the twelfth episode of Season Two and twenty-fourth episode overall of *Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.* It aired on May 9, 2021.

## Episode Summary

In therapy, Zoey reflects back on her unexpectedly profound first day working at SPRQPoint.

## Plot

While in a therapy session with Dr. Tesoro, Zoey reflects back on her first day at SPRQ Point. She recalls clashing with Max when they initially met. After Danny Michael Davis performs an over-the-top rendition of "Pure Imagination," he announces to all of the new SPRQ Point employees that they are actually pre-hires and will have to go through one more round before they are hired, much to Zoey's dismay. Mitch calls Zoey and lets her know that he and Maggie are going to the hospital to make sure she's okay, which catches Zoey off guard. Danny Michael Davis announces to the pre-hires that there will be three rounds of competition, after which he will hire the top two performers. Despite wanting to team up with Leif, Zoey ends up getting paired up with Max.

Zoey and Max continue to clash throughout the first challenge, though they make it to the second round. During the second round, they start to collaborate better, and while Max and Leif have a bizarre duet battle of "Thinking Out Loud," Zoey figures out the combination for the lock, 7023—the numbers from the song. After this challenge, Zoey and Max eat lunch together and start to bond more; Zoey tells Max how much she wants the job, and Max tells Zoey that he is worried about being labeled a screwup by his father. Zoey gets another call from Mitch, who tells her that Maggie failed her stress test and that she may have had a small heart attack. Though she is shaken, Zoey tries to conceal her worries, but when Max presses her about it, she tells him what happened. They devise a way for Zoey to continue participating in the competition while also being at the hospital for her mom. While Max works on building their prototype for the third part of Danny's competition, a robot paired to a smart watch that automatically delivers a cup of coffee to the user when their heart rate changes, Zoey is driven to the hospital by Mo, who sings "Shut Up And Drive."

Zoey overhears her parents in the hospital room discussing the worst-case scenario, a moment she tells Dr. Tesoro made her realize they were human and that she could lose them at any moment. David's girlfriend, Kersten, asks him to get her nachos. When he gets lost, he runs into Emily, who notes that they haven't seen each other since they decided it was inappropriate for her to be dating David, her TA. Later, Max shows up at the hospital and tells Zoey that she got the job. After celebrating, she asks whether he meant that they both got the job, but Max says Danny went with her and Leif. They share a hug, and Max leaves. The Clarkes all go to Maggie in her hospital room, and Maggie and Mitch sing "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" to each other.

Back in the present, Zoey tells Dr. Tesoro that when she saw her parents sing to each other, that was the moment she realized how fragile life is. Dr. Tesoro asks if she thinks that moment caused her to become more emotionally guarded with the people she cares about, and Zoey agrees, noting that that might be why she put Max in the friend zone so soon after they met. Dr. Tesoro notes that as much as the story she told him was one of loss, it was also one of love. When Zoey goes back to her apartment, she runs into Max, who notes that he is leaving for New York the following week. Zoey tells him she was just thinking about their first day at SPRQ Point and the prototype they made, and they both wonder what happened to it. The two share a lingering look.

In his apartment, Max opens his closet and pulls the prototype out from the back, giving it a thoughtful look. Flashing back to the day of their orientation, it is revealed that Danny actually chose Leif and Max, but Max asked him to give the job to Zoey instead. Back in the present, Rose enters the room and asks Max what he has. He says nothing and puts the prototype back in his closet.

## Cast

### Starring

* **Jane Levy** as Zoey Clarke
* **Skylar Astin** as Max Richman
* **Alex Newell** as Mo
* **John Clarence Stewart** as Simon Haynes (credit only)
* **Mary Steenburgen** as Maggie Clarke
* **Michael Thomas Grant** as Leif Donnelly
* **Kapil Talwalkar** as Tobin Batra
* **Andrew Leeds** as David Clarke
* **Alice Lee** as Emily Kang

### Guest Starring

* **Katie Findlay** as Rose Williams
* **Sara Garcia** as Kersten
* **Oscar Nunez** as Dr. Tesoro
* **Kayla Wallace** as Amber
* **Noah Weisberg** as Danny Michael Davis

### Co-Starring

* **Duncan Bourke** as Tony
* **Denzel Brooks** as Curtis
* **Michelle Choi-Lee** as Doctor
* **Michael Delleva** as Zhang
* **Ryan Irving** as Josh
* **Raj Lal** as Raj
* **Harry Singh** as Vikram

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## Trivia

* This is the first episode to not feature any heart songs.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/interactive/2929fed4187b40648b79a9839e70e91fproduct169208/index.html#/brand/9e1d45af-02d1-4b13-8bba-4939e0de5e79/press-releases/1a3c0a5f-e258-49a0-829a-42a564d4682b