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Previously on
The Republic of Sarah...

The town of Greylock has voted
to declare independence.

Who's in charge
if the mayor quits?

TYLER:
Ms. Cooper. She saved us.
She should be the leader.

AJ:
I think Alexis
might be my person.

You'll never be hers.

Not as long as
she's married to William.

Weston's doing a story
on Greylock.

Chairman Cooper?!

Sarah, you negotiated
a power deal,

entered into diplomatic
relations with New Hampshire,

and started a new currency,
all with no oversight.

Yesterday you repealed a law
to save your friend.

I see a dictator.

["My Guess Is as Good as Yours"
by Earthy Babes playing]

This is awful.

Weston's article about
me being a dictator

has been picked up by a bunch
of outlets; it's everywhere.

Okay, I don't think
it's everywhere.

Yeah. My name is trending number
four in the U.S. right now.

Well, in the clickbait Olympics,
you don't even make the podium.

And the worst part is,
now my inbox

is full of interview requests
from other places.

I woke up to 27 voice mails.

What you should do is
hold a press conference.

No, no, I've had enough
press in my life for one month.

I don't know why you keep
looking at that stuff.

It doesn't matter

what a bunch of online
trolls are saying.

The people of Greylock,
they love you.

Her Excellency!
Supreme Leader.

Guiding Sunbeam.

Guiding Sun Ray, Max.

Kim Jong-il was called
the Guiding Sun Ray.

But he has a point.

Max?
No, Weston.

Nothing he said
in his article was wrong.

I haven't had any oversight

since I became
Greylock's leader.

I always meant for there
to be checks and balances.

This was always, like,
was always gonna be

a democracy, I just
haven't had time

to democratize.

♪ My guess...

But clearly that time

has come.

♪ As good as yours.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey!

Rumpelstiltskin, hi.

What?
Knock it off.

People are gonna think you're
trying to swipe her firstborn.

I can't help it.

Every time I see a baby,
I just think about...

Your preggers paramour?

I wasn't gonna
say it like that.

Oh, what about virile vixen?
Boo eating for two?

I'm gonna dump this
coffee on your head.

AJ, you don't even know
if Alexis is pregnant.

Come on, the positive test
that you found

could totally be Bella's.

Bella's been at prep school
for three weeks.

And the test was bought
with Alexis's credit card.

I saw the receipt.
Okay.

So maybe the pregnancy's
an accident.

Or maybe she's trying to eat
her cake and have it, too.

She keeps this from me,
she can enjoy our little soirees

for another month or two

before she trades in
her heels for high chairs.

Ooh, maybe you would know

if you, I don't
know, uh, asked her.

Well, I'm afraid to.

If I ask her and she says
what I think she'll say...

You know how my temper is.

Okay, so talk to Alexis
at the station.

Look, if you do it at work,
you'll have cover

and you won't lose it.She's been gone.

Probably morning sickness.

Okay, AJ, just talk to her.

SARAH:
We need to talk.

As I'm sure you all know

by now, the media has determined

my leadership of Greylock
to be a little... absolute.

And while I wish I could
tell Weston Woods

to go suck a tailpipe,

the truth is, he's right.

We have an opportunity
to build something great here,

something that represents
all of us.

And in order to do that,
we need more voices

in the room than just mine.

So, over the course
of the next week

we will be holding elections
for a new congress.

The rules for these elections
are derived from

the Greylock town charter.

There will be two rounds
of voting.

The primary is open.

Every adult resident of Greylock
is eligible to vote

and to run for office.

The six highest vote getters
will enter a runoff

for four seats.

These roles are part-time

and on a volunteer basis.

You can keep your day job.

All I ask is your time

and your mind to help me write

a new constitution for Greylock.

This is a democracy,
not a dictatorship,

and together
we're going to prove it.

♪

LIZ:Sarah.

Liz.

Finally decided to let
the people of Greylock

have a say, huh?

I'm sorry if you don't like
the way I've handled things.

All I can do is try my best.

Six months ago you were
a high school teacher.

What qualifies you
to run our lives

without any supervision?

Supervision?

I need checks and balances,
not a babysitter.

You just can't get
enough of us, can you?

After exposing my wicked ways,
I figured you'd be off

to fry bigger fish.

Well, my editor wants me
to stay to write a follow-up.

My first article about you
got a lot of traction.

Yeah, I noticed.Yeah, sorry about that.

Yeah, don't be. It was,
um... it was fair.

Harsh but fair.

Still hoping I suck a tailpipe?

Sorry about that.
Don't be.

It was fair.
Harsh but... but fair.

You know, you could
have folks email you

their candidate paperwork.

Yeah, our town charter requires
citizens to register in person.

Your town charter also says
it's against the law

for a common animal
to have carnal knowledge

of a pet from a noble household.

Yeah. And these elections are
the last time it will have

any authority in Greylock.

After the vote, the new
legislators and I will

write a constitution
that will form the backbone

of this country.

Seems pretty undictatorial
to me.

Unless, of course,
you're running the election.

No. Keeping my hands
off of this one.

Officer Vince is all over it.

Well, I'm no expert
on election science,

but, uh, it all seems
on the up and up to me.

Good. Not that I'm trying
to impress you or anything.

No, of course not.

No.Okay.

Maya Jiménez. That's J-I...

What do you think
you're doing?

Becoming a public servant?

You're a child.
You can't run for office.

Well, if I count as an adult
when you're trying to deport me,

then I sure as hell
count as an adult now.

What would somebody your age
know about governing?

Well, I know we shouldn't
be trying

to deport our own citizens
over a prank gone wrong.

You broke the law.

Hey, it was a dumb law
made by dumb adults.

If that's "mature" leadership,
maybe it's time

we get a little immature.

Excuse me?Save it for the campaign,
ladies.

Ms. Jiménez is correct.

According to the town charter,
she qualifies as an adult

and is old enough
to run for office.

[chuckles]

Hey, good luck.

Thank you.

See you.

You know, I ran into William
earlier today,

and he told me he wasn't
entering the election because

he wanted to spend
more time with his family.

[scoffs]

More like more time
with his new baby.

You know, at least now I know.

And I took your advice
and called Alexis.

So now this explains why
I didn't get a call back.

Easy there, American Psycho.

Your girlfriend did you wrong,
not my muffin.

I'm sorry.

I don't even want
to talk about it anymore.

[sighs]:
Okay.

Great. Let's talk
about something else.

Are you gonna still run
for the new congress thing?

Oh, yeah. I turned in
my paperwork this afternoon.

Oh! And what is your platform?

I'm assuming that it involves
asking Childish Gambino

to write
the new national anthem.

Uh, right after Kara Walker
redesigns the flag.[laughs]

I mean, Greylock is stuck
between a superpower

and its closest allies.Mm-hmm.

At some point, we're
gonna have to start thinking

about national security.

And diplomacy.
I figure we need

someone who knows
how to handle both

without being a D-bag.

What about you?

Me?You gonna run?

You're always talking
about something

"somebody" should do
to make Greylock better.

Why can't that
somebody be you?

Well, because I'm not...

I can't...You are.

And you can.

Come on, you should run.

Having you on that council is
exactly what this country needs.

Whoa, you know
you're burning those,

right?Yeah, just how Doris likes them.

Her cat's been puking like
a freshman on prom night.

I'm, uh,
just trying to cheer her up.

What about you?
I heard

that near-deportation thing
was pretty rough.

Sorry I wasn't here to help.

What were you gonna do?
It's not like anyone

could stop Chairman Cooper
once she got going.

She wasn't really trying
to screw you over, right?

Yeah, well, she did anyway.

Which is why I'm
running for a spot

on the new congress.

That's allowed?

I'm on the prelim ballot.

Hey, actually, which reminds me,
I have a favor to ask.

What, you want me
to suppress a few votes,

pass out some election flyers
with the wrong date on them?

[laughs]
No. I want you to be
my campaign manager.

Okay, you know
how to organize

and you know how to fight.Yeah,

I know how to fight
against the system, Maya, not...

not for it.Okay, but why
throw rocks

at an ivory tower
when you can burn it down

from the inside, okay?

If I get a seat, I can actually
change stuff around here.

I'm gonna need
some compensation.How about

my everlasting friendship
and gratitude?

How about you cover my shift
on Monday?

Bella and I have a video date.

Okay.

Deal.

Go![barking]

Get it, get it, get it.

Come back!

That's a good girl!

You're bouncy
today. [laughs]

You know, I think
it's the elections--
the more I think about it,

the more I think I might
actually kick ass at it.

Oh, there's nothing
"might" about it.
[laughs]

It's just that, I don't know,
people who grow up

from the part of town
where I grew up
don't do things like this.

That's why it's always
the Putnams and the Fernsbys

and the Coopers who end up
running everything.Out. Yeah.

No offense.No, none taken.

My family is

singularly unable to stay away
from a political tangle.

[laughs]You know,

if you make it through
this first round,

you're gonna have to debate
the other candidates.

I know. I've been doing
my research,

channeling
my inner Socrates,

and if that doesn't work,

I'm just gonna throw some
Real Housewives at them. Ready?

This is you.

This is me.Yeah,

that's gonna play
really well in Greylock.

[both laugh]

How does Adam feel
about you running?

He's okay with it.
[clears throat]That enthusiastic, huh?

He just wants
to protect me.

He really thinks our
little local election

is gonna get that dirty?

Um, our leader
just got smeared

all over the American media.

And, oh, by the way, I've been
doing some digging on Weston,

and it looks like
taking down big shots

is kind of his thing.

Yeah, I know, I read
all his stuff, too.

I think it's less
"taking down big shots"

and more "speaking
truth to power,"

which, honestly, I like.

Even if you're the "power"?Yeah, I guess I'm still
getting used to that part.

Just... mm,
be careful with him.

He's already called
me a dictator

to an audience
of millions.

What more could he do?I don't know.

But I know that handsome men

always find new ways
to ambush you.

Oh, you have got
to be kidding me.

"Vote for Danny Cooper"?

Sorry.
Sorry.

You realize other people
stay here, right?

Four months ago,
you tried to bulldoze Greylock.

Now you're gonna try
and represent it?

My bosses were always
gonna put someone

from Lydon into congress,
so I raised my hand.

Oh, lucky me.

How are you even
eligible to run?

You live in a hotel.
You're not a resident.

Mailing addresses,
all 350 of us.

Sorry, sis, but 16%
of your voting population

cashes checks
with Lydon Industries.

A Fortune 500
hip-pocketing government

is not what democracy
looks like.

A group of voters uniting
in service of a common cause

is exactly what democracy
looks like.

You just don't like the voters.

But, hey, if you're
really that unhappy about it,

you could always go back
to dictatorship.
Oh.

What did that article
call you again?

Don't..."Chairman Cooper"?

Has a nice ring to it.

Careful what you wish for,
Danny.

You'll be first
against the wall.

♪

HUNTER [over video]:
Lactose tolerance...

[grunts]
You gonna help me or what?

I am helping you.

How does you watching Hunter
chug a gallon of milk help me?

It's research.

Oh, for a dairy farm
you're starting?

No. For your campaign. Look.

I was going through the Greylock
directory again today

to try to find out where
your votes are gonna come from.

It's not the townies--
Liz Fernsby owns them.

Danny Cooper's
got the Lydon guys,

and Officer Johnson
and Corinne

are gonna split
the independence vote.

That doesn't leave
many blank ballots, huh?

That's exactly
what I was thinking,

but there's one major
group of voters

that are unaccounted for.

Us.

Us?

Teenagers.

I mean, Greylock
town charter states

that adulthood starts at 15.

That means most people
in high school can-can vote.

Yeah, but, listen, everyone
in the high school hates me.

No, they just don't
know you, okay?

And we're gonna change that,
we're gonna give them a reason

to vote for Maya.How do we do that?

I think I have a way,

but you're
gonna hate it.

So, Hunter,
wh-what do you say?

What, you want me
to help you?

Are you high?

Dude, you're right.
I hate this idea.

TYLER:
No, look, we don't like you

and you don't like us, but...

you're popular.

We want you to use
that popularity

to help Maya's campaign.

Yeah-- Why the hell
would I do that?

Shorter school days.

I'm listening.

Studies show that shorter days
improve learning.

You help me win the election,
maybe the last bell

starts ringing an hour earlier.Vote for Maya.

That wouldn't completely suck.

Neither would lowering
the drinking age.

60% of countries let kids
drink before the age of 21.

You really think
you can swing that?

I mean, I can try,
but it definitely won't help

if I'm not even in the room.

[laughs softly]
What do I have to do?

Everybody follows you on social
media here at school, right?

All you got to do is send
out a few posts, tweets...Couple little texts.

...texts, pictures:
"Vaya con Maya."Yeah. Yeah.

Just a few little things
for us and I really think...

Vote for Maya.What do you say?

[laughs softly]

Say cheese, shorty.

All right. It's posted.

See you Halloween costumes
later.

Ugh, what a tool.

He's the right
tool for the job.

♪ This dismal epistle

♪ Grounds enough
for my dismissal ♪

♪ Wherein I say,
"Things would be great ♪

♪ If great things
could stay that way" ♪

♪ You know I'm just depressed

♪ 'Cause no one's gonna
let me starve to death ♪

♪ Or I'm doing well

♪ So much so I must
frustrate myself. ♪

WESTON:
The candidates are making
some big promises.

So what do you think
you can give to Greylock?

What can voters expect
if they support you?

That I'll support them
right back.

There's this dumb idea

that people have to be told
what we need.

Young people,

poor people,

people without
any power.

Hey. Greg.

But we know what we need.And what's that?

Somebody who's willing to
shut up for a second and listen.

That's what I can
give to Greylock.

So none of this has anything
to do with the fact

that one of the other candidates
tried to have you deported?

Of course it does.
I don't want something like that

to happen to anyone else.

Ms. Cooper
and Liz Fernsby

could go after me

because they thought
I didn't matter.

But I do. And so do the rest

of Greylock's average citizens.

My campaign
is about proving that.

Everybody counts.

What are you doing?

You shouldn't be talking to him.Why not?

'Cause he called you out
on your BS?

Hey, if you need
any quotes on her,

oof,

I've got plenty.

Maya's 16.
I don't want her caught

in the media's crosshairs.

WESTON:
Maya Jiménez

is a great story.

She's an inspiration. It's
exactly the kind of thing

I was hoping for when I
requested this assignment.

You requested this assignment?Oh, can I...?

Of course I did.

A brand-new country,
led by a brilliant,

badass 24-year-old woman?

That's career-making stuff."Brilliant, badass"?

You-you couldn't have led
your article with that?

You can blame my editor.

Go easy on Maya.
She's just a kid.

Goes without saying,
Dear Leader.[scoffs]

WESTON:Kidding.

I'm-I'm kidding.

[chuckles]:
Kidding.

He bothering you?

No, he's fine.
If anyone's bothering me,

it's me. I'm so antsy,
it's like I've forgotten

how to function
without a crisis.

I can set the coffee machine
on fire

if it'll make you feel better.

[laughs]
Getting these elections right

is what will make me
feel better.

Greylock the country has...

pretty much been my baby
for the past few months.

Bringing new people
in is so scary.

Yeah, but it's
the right thing to do.

Besides, I can't handle this
on my own anymore.

It's way too much
for one person.

When's the last time
you-you took a break?

Yeah, I have no idea.
Maybe, like, um,

that concert we went to
the day before

my brother arrived.

Idles at The Roxy?Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Do you trust me?

The last time you asked me that,

we had to hitchhike home from
that pet store in Albany.

Yeah, but you also met
Beth Ditto.

Yeah, I trust you.

Good.

Meet me here after the debate.
I got a surprise for you.

What kind of surprise?

The kind that's a surprise.

VINCE:
Ladies and gentlemen,

the results
of the preliminary round are in.

The six candidates for
the final runoff election are:

Amy Johnson...[cheering, applause]

...Daniel Cooper,

Olive Platt, Corinne Dearborn...

WOMAN:
All right, Corinne!

...Elizabeth Fernsby...

MAN:
All right, Liz!

...and Maya Jiménez.

[crowd cheering]

We look forward to seeing
you all at the debate tonight.

Hey, congrats, AJ.Oh, thank you.

ALEXIS:
Hey.

I just heard that you made it
to the runoff.

Congratulations.

Oh, so now you want
to talk to me?

I'm really sorry
that I haven't called, okay?

Uh, William has been
very present lately.

Of course. I'm sure
he's excited about the baby.

I'm sorry, what?Don't stand here and lie to me.

I found the pregnancy
test, Alexis.

You, you snooped in my...

I was cleaning up,

and I found it.

And like a good girlf...

whatever I am to you,

I waited for you
to tell me about it.

Spoiler alert: you didn't.

So, yeah,
I'm a little pissed off.

AJ.Look, I get
you're married.

That was a part of the deal
when we started. But a baby

is different.

And then you fill
my head with BS

about you being crazy about me.

Meanwhile, you're starting
an 18-year re-up

with your husband.

Behind my back.You don't...

WILLIAM:
Oh. Officer Johnson.

We just heard.
Congrats on the runoff.

Congrats to you, too.
A new baby is so exciting.

What?

Alexis, you're pregnant?

Oh...

Why is there a disco ball
in my walk-in?

I'm doing something for Sarah.Ah.

And is this, uh,
sudden burst of boldness

related to the charming reporter
that's been sneaking around?

He's not that charming.Uh, he is that charming.

Maybe, maybe me seeing
him make cow eyes at her

sped up the process
a little bit,

but it was bound to happen.

What?

N-Nothing.

That's not a "nothing" look.

Is this the first date

that you've gone on since...?

I-I'm sorry for even
bringing it up.

It's okay. Patience is gone,
and I'm here

With an absolutely perfect woman
who I'm pretty sure is into me.

So, yeah. It's time to move on.

Of course.

I'm good.

[laughs]:
I'm good.

WESTON:
Uh, good evening.

Welcome to Greylock's inaugural
legislative primary debate.

To those of you here tonight
and those of you

listening from home,
I'm Weston Woods

of The Yorkshire,
and as an impartial observer,

I'm honored to have been asked

to moderate
this evening's event.

Each candidate will give
their opening statement,

then we'll move
to a roundtable discussion.

This is your chance to get
to know your candidates.

I look forward
to an enlightening evening.

[applause]

The most important issue facing
Greylock today is identity.

Who are we?
But more importantly,

who do we want to be?

We are a nation of tradition.

But we are also
a home for innovation.

A place for second chances.

A land of wild
and untamed beauty.

A community of strength.

A harbor from the storm.[applause]

AJ:
We founded this country

to get rid of Lydon.

Why would we put one of their
lackeys in our government?

I'm a son of Greylock.
This place shaped me.

I'm just looking for an
opportunity to return the favor.

Government works best
as a team of rivals.

We can't have a congress
of Sarah's flunkies

rubber-stamping her every whim.

Sarah's roommate,

Sarah's brother,
Sarah's best friend,

Sarah's devotee.

Former devotee.

LIZ:
How are we
supposed to have

independent oversight
if Sarah owns

half the candidates?[applause]

AJ:
No one owns me.

And just because
I live with Sarah

doesn't mean I can't tell her

where to stick it and
when it needs to be stuck.

MAYA:
New ideas

are exactly
what this country needs.

And to get new ideas,
we need new faces.

My family has been in
Greylock since its founding.

We declared
independence

so we could stay who we were.

CORINNE:
I love

Greylock's unique history,

but a country
isn't a hot dog stand.

You can't rely on the
same formula forever.

The world is changing.
We have to change with it.

[applause]

You know, I could see why you
would say that, Ms. Dearborn.

Because if anyone
would benefit

from forgetting the past,
it's you.

Uh, what do you mean by that?

You know, most
people wrote you off

when you became another
teen pregnancy statistic,

but you certainly
have made the most

of your youthful mistakes.

Sorr-- My-my youth--
my youthful mistakes?

What-- uh, what do you,
what do you mean by that?

Are you calling
my son a mistake?

Hey, bitch in the ugly blouse,

did you just call
my son a mistake?[people gasping]

Because I swear to God,
if you even...

This election

is just the first step
in a long journey

toward Greylock's future.
I suggest

we worry less about
what we've done,

focus more on

what we can do.

I.D.
SARAH:
Grover, what...?

Excuse me, Miss, uh-uh,

you can't come in here
without an I.D.

It's me, I promise.

[laughs]

Enjoy your night.Thank you.

Hi.Hi.

You look like a...
whiskey ginger type.

How did you know?

Lucky guess.

Grover, this is amazing.

Why did you do all of this?

'Cause you deserve
a night out.

And I figured since I couldn't
get you to a club

before the elections,
I'd bring the club to you.

Thank you.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Ah. The opener should be on
any moment now.

♪ We will have
to save ourselves... ♪

There they are.

Okay. Come on.

♪ We are hiding way down low

♪ Sacrificing limbs

♪ For a rope, a hope hoax

♪ Oh, no...

Come on, come on.

♪ Oh, no...

I'm used to there being
more people to hide behind!

Who are you gonna hide behind?
It's just me. Come on!

♪ Just us...

[knocking on door]

Thanks for coming.

Sarah's out,
so I thought we could talk.

I think you have said
more than enough today.

Why the hell do you think
you have the right

to talk to my husband?!I messed up, okay?

I know I messed up.

You want to know why I didn't
tell you about the baby?

Huh? Because there is no baby.

You lost it?

I had an abortion.

I missed my period
and I took a test

and I had no idea
where my marriage was going

and I had no idea
what you and I were doing

and I was, I-I was in no place
to be a mother.

So I told William
that I was gonna go see

an old college friend
and I went to the city and...

And I wanted to tell you.

I wanted to
call you.

I just needed a few more days
to get my head on straight.

I'm sorry. I didn't know.

Yeah, of course you didn't know.

You didn't know
because you didn't ask me.

Instead of asking me,
you just went off half-cocked

with your own delusions
and then you spewed

those delusions at my husband.

I was angry.

No. Stay away from me.

And I was confused
and I was hurt.

Yeah, well, you know,
so am I, AJ, so am I.

And I'm also married

to a good and compassionate man
who doesn't deserve any of this.

So... I am going to go
to New York with that man

and I'm gonna see if there's
anything left of our marriage

that we can save.

What did you tell him
about the pregnancy?

That is none of your business.

Does he know about us?

No.

There is a world
where this ended

so differently.

The way I felt about you...

Goodbye, AJ.

[door closes]♪ Ships with

♪ Ships with holes will sink

♪ And I will swim

♪ It's nothing,
make time for us ♪

♪ Make time for us

♪ Can't even shout for words

♪ You know
I'm far too shameful ♪

♪ It's nothing

♪ Make time for us,
make time for us ♪

♪ Can't even sing for words

♪ You know
I'm far too shameful. ♪

[music stops]

[kissing]

Grover?

Uh, sorry.

Uh, I sh-- I sh-- I...

I sh-- I shouldn't have.

Sometimes you look at me
like you need me to breathe,

and then, other times,

you can't stand to be
in the same room with me.

I knew you weren't ready,
I just really wanted you to be.

I'm sorry.No, no, no, no.

I-I want you, Sarah.

I do. But, um...

I-- Oh, God.

I can't.

I just can't.

It's okay.

I get it.

When you are ready...

...you're gonna make
someone else incredibly happy.

"Someone else."

[sniffles]

[crying softly]

So...

he just couldn't get over
that Patience hurdle, huh?

I don't know why
I thought he would.

It's hard,

feeling something for somebody
so long,

and coming to terms
with the fact

that they can't reciprocate.

Are you gonna tell me
what's going on with you?

'Cause clearly that little
speech wasn't just for me.

[sighs]

For the past few months,
I've been sleeping

with Alexis Whitmore.

But as of last night...

I basically dynamited
Alexis's marriage

and our affair.

So, yeah.

I'm batting
a thousand over here.

[exhales]
That's better.

Looking like a snack
in those pants, Charlie.

[chuckling]:
Yeah... yeah.

Oh.

Hey, shorty.

Got to admit,

you did way better
last night

than I thought
you would.

What does he want?

It's funny you should ask.

You still have to get
through the final election.

And you need me.

But I need all that.

"ATV access in Hargis Preserve"?

"Homecoming as a
national holiday"?

Mm-hmm.

"Pack the courts
with youthful hotties"?Uh-huh.

That-That's BS, dude.

That's politics.

Pass.

Look, I go, my votes go with me.

I lose, we all lose.

Yeah, maybe.

Maybe not.

You know how to find me

when you change
your mind.

It's Grover, right?

Mind if I ask you
a few questions?

I'm not involved
in the election.

Oh, it's not about the election.
About Sarah.

I don't know.
She's smart, she's kind.

Is she single?

Excuse me?

Does she have
a romantic partner?

What's that got
to do with anything?

Well, Sarah's currently the
youngest head of state on Earth.

And you want to turn her
into a sex object.

No, I want to humanize her.

Show a generation
of young people

that she's just like they are,
with the same hopes and dreams

and, yeah, maybe
the same romantic problems.

Hopefully inspire

a few to follow
in her footsteps, you know?

Yeah. She's single.

[exhales] Hi, Danny.
What are you doing here?

Uh, just talking to the judge
about an easement

on one of our mines. You?Nice. Um...

I'm... Nothing.

I just...Wait a minute, you're...

What?
You're not...

What? Giving up?

Packing it in?

Waving the white flag with, uh,

furious abandon? Yes.

Why?Last night was a disaster.

Liz set a trap,
and I walked into it.

And I made myself at home.

Just another
white trash train wreck.

Okay, there's no
coming back from that.

Liz Fernsby...

is an ass.

She was born an ass,
she lives as an ass,

and she will die
an ass.

Everyone in Greylock knows it.

Just like they know you.

You are not
a train wreck.

You're smart, you're capable,
and you care.

As long as those things
are true,

you'll always have a chance.

When people look at me,
they don't see a leader.

I do. I'm people.

Danny, you don't have to--
it's okay.

All this policy stuff is

over my head anyways.Why do you always do that?

What?

Pretend to be dumber
than you are.

I know my sister casts
a long shadow.

But that doesn't mean that
you can't cast one of your own.

Tell me how you feel
about Greylock's school system.

Danny, I don't want to...Tell me.

Okay, well,
now that we're finally

free from America's Jurassic-era

curriculum, we can take a look

at how to holistically
serve all of our students.

Not just the five who test well.

I mean, independence is probably

the best thing
that could have happened

for our children's
futures.

Trust me.I do.

Now go get the rest
of Greylock to do the same.

Turned and burned,
just how you like 'em, Doris.

There you go.Mmm.

Hey, what'd the vet say
about Eartha Kitty?

She'll be fine, the little diva.

Well, I'm glad to hear it.

Hey, let me know
if you need anything else.

Okay?Mm-hmm.

[sniffs]
Oh.

What now?

Hunter.

He started a write-in campaign
for himself.

Dude. He'll never win.

Yeah, I think he knows that.

He's trying to make you

regret pissing him off.

Okay, the only thing I regret
is not kicking him in the balls.

[sighs]
But we can spin this.

You know, he pissed off
the whole volleyball team

last year when he called
Emma Donnelly a cow.

Yeah, I'm just, I'm done
chasing the popular kids.

If I'm gonna lose
the election,

I'm at least gonna
keep my pride.

You'll always
have me and Doris.

Yeah, yeah, you're right.

I do always have you and Doris.

And the cross country team,
and with Doris,

you probably got
the senior center vote.

That's my constituency.

The people that everyone else
in Greylock overlooks.

Yeah.

And that dude Charlie,
right, with the plaid pants?

Yeah.
I mean, he loves you.

And he's a bigwig
at the bowling league?

Yeah, and Greg the Goth,

he's really tight with
all of the band kids.

Dude, screw Hunter.

We're gonna build
a country-wide coalition

out of Greylock's misfit toys.

Okay.

Hey.

["Sleep in the Heat"
by PUP playing]

♪ You started falling apart...

Hey. Hey.

That's for undecided voters.

WESTON: I thought you were
going after the youth vote.

I am. And the elderly vote.

And the birders
and the marching band

and the bowling league
and anyone else

who's ever felt left out.

Everybody counts.

Before we get to the results,
I just want to say

how proud I am of everyone.

Our citizens and all

of our candidates, the level
of engagement has been

beyond my wildest dreams and...

I know whoever wins,
they're gonna,

they're gonna pour
their hearts and souls into

helping Greylock grow.[cheering, applause]

Thank you, Sarah.
All right, here we go.

In order of voting
percentage,

Greylock's
new legislators are...

Amy Johnson...

[cheering, applause]

Daniel Cooper...

and Maya Jiménez.

What?
Yes!

And beating out the fifth place
finisher by just two votes...

...Elizabeth Fernsby![screams]

Congratulations to Greylock's
first legislators.

[cheering, clamoring]

The reign of Queen Sarah
hath come to an end.

You'll finally have
some real oversight.

Hey, sorry it didn't work out,
but "A" for effort.

Oh, hey, Liz?
Um, "K" for kiss my...Hey!

[vocalizing]Sorry.

She's just-- what a...
douche canoe.

Yeah, okay, yeah,
I know, but she's,

she's my douche canoe now.

So paddle upstream.Okay.

Yeah.
I'm sorry.

So... how's it feel to be
a government official?

I don't think
it hit me until now

how many people
are actually counting on me.

I just hope
I don't disappoint them.TYLER: You won't.

You're gonna kill it.

Hey, I just wanted to come say
congratulations.

You two make a really good team.

I was really proud
to vote for you, Maya.

Thanks.

Excuse us, Sarah. This is
kind of a family moment.

Oh, of course, I'm sorry.

AJ:
Alexis?

What are you doing here?

William wanted one of us here
to see the winners.

After everything that happened,
I couldn't exactly say no.Wait, listen.

I'm sure you don't want
to hear this from me,

but I need to say it anyway.

The truth is...

I was falling for you.

And when I thought you weren't
on the same page as me,

I just got scared.

It's not an excuse
for what I did.

But...

I need you to know
that I'm sorry.

Now I know.

Goodbye, AJ.

♪ If I was all right
and they sat with me a while ♪

♪ In the cool, dark country...

Not bad
for a first election, huh?

You prove the "Chairman Cooper"
headline more wrong every day.

Yes. Do you have
any final questions?

Just one. Uh...

How do you feel
about Api Morado?

Is that a person?

It's a drink.
Comes from Bolivia.

Warm purple corn mash
with, uh, cinnamon,

cloves...
orange zest.

There's a little bar just opened
down the street from my hotel.

The bartender
makes his own.

This feels less
like a reporter asking

a question and more like you...

asking me out.

Yeah, that's because
I am asking you out.

[laughs]
I have to file
this story

at midnight-- until then,
I'm a journalist covering

the town of Greylock. Going
on a date with you would be...

well, it'd be totally unethical.

Mm-hmm.But at 12:01,

[clucks tongue]

I'm just a guy.

♪ In all the years gone by...

A guy who spent
the last couple of weeks

completely bowled over

by the fearless,
fascinating,

drop-dead gorgeous woman
in front of him right now.

So I'm gonna be
celebrating this

story at 12:01 tonight
with some warm Api Morado.

And I'd love it
if you'd join me.

[quietly]:
I don't know what to say.

That's all right,
that's all right, um...

you still have five hours
to figure it out.

Okay.Okay.

[door creaks open]

[indistinct chatter]

Hi. You, uh,

all alone out here?

Yeah, Adam took
Josh home to bed, so...

But not before I got
to hear him ask

if, uh, this result
"makes Mommy a loser."

You are not a loser.

You were right with what
you said the other day.

I would have
regretted quitting.

So thank you for making me
stand up for myself.

I just gave you a little push
is all.Yeah, well,

it was a push
that I needed, so...

And, hey, congrats.

Good night, Danny.

♪ In love with the water

♪ In lust with the open sky ♪

♪ I swallowed the mirror

♪ Reflect as the days flow by

♪

CORINNE:
Come on, AJ,

you won.

How is it that I lost to my ex,

and I'm still more chipper
than you are?

[scoffs] I saw
Alexis tonight.

Oh, wow, then you're
really gonna need this.

You will move on
soon enough.

Mm-hmm, hopefully

with a single woman
who isn't married

to William Whitmore.
Yes.

No, thank you.
I need a sex cleanse.

I need to focus
on something new.

Like the congressional seat
I just beat you out for.

And she's back.
Yes.

That should work.[laughter]

A toast to...

Greylock.

And to new beginnings.

To Greylock
and new beginnings.

♪ And darn it all

♪ The moss, it's glowing

♪ Still wet in the morning sun

♪ Thought I saw a ladder...

Hey...

you came.

[Sarah chuckles]

You hyped up this purple drink
so much, I had to try it.

Hey, I'll get that for you.

Thank you.
You're welcome.

Okay, that's really good.

Thank you.

♪ It swallowed the glory...

So, did you bring me
all the way down here

just to drink
weird Bolivian tea?

I brought you all the way
down here so I can tell you

I really want to kiss you.

I have since

about five minutes
after we met.

[quiet laugh]
Wow.

That was really...
forward of me.

I'm sorry.

♪ The side of the mother

"Don't bury the lede,"
right?

♪ Won't have any questions

♪ Won't have
any questions ♪

♪ Won't have any questions.

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