Gordon is a young, diverse group of people and he doesn’t understand them or their sense of humour. So, he brings in writers his own age, who pitch jokes that, according to Hannah, are “too sitcom-y.”

The writers are trying to come up with a script for a movie, but can’t agree on anything. The younger writers accuse the older writers of being corny and wildly offensive. The older writers accuse the younger writers of not understanding comedy.

After Hannah and Gordon’s writers’ workshop fails, Hannah eventually accepts that they have nothing in common. She tells Gordon that they were crazy to think it could work for them to make a show together. She packs up her stuff and tells him to do the show his way. ..

Hannah falls and is laughed at by the cast. They think they can fix it. Hannah goes back to her seat and they think she’s going to be fine.

Clay tells Zack he’s not interested in a relationship with Susan. But he warns Zack not to make their relationship casual. Once, his mom broke the windshield of a man who broke it off with her. ..

Clay desperately tries to avoid Susan after this. He even has someone pretend to be an HR representative to put an end to his relationship with Susan.

Susan tells Clay that she likes to have sex and that the windshield was broken during sex. She doesn’t care that he doesn’t want a relationship because that’s not what she wants.

Zack thanks Clay for being nice to his mom. He’s glad, at least, that Clay is still his TV dad. Clay, a little annoyed that he’s starting to care about this kid, invites Zack to get a burger with him.

Reed and Bree, meanwhile, prepare to do a scene where their characters will be in bed together. Reed checks to make sure she’ll be okay, considering their past. She assures him she’s fine.

Bree is feeling vulnerable because she feels old and unsexy compared to the last time she did the show. Timberly overheard that Bree hasn’t been on a first date in 15 years and decides to take her out later.

Bree and Reed shoot the scene where they’re in bed. While Bree is okay, everyone teases Reed for getting overexcited.

He’s been confronted by HR about his hard-on in bed.Apparently, getting a hard-on in bed is “against company policy.” Bree teases him relentlessly for still having feelings for her.

Bree and Reed later film the scene again. This time, when they kiss, Bree starts to cry. ..

Timberly jumps in and takes Bree out to a bar to comfort her. She asks her why she and Reed broke up. Bree answers that they made each other crazy. But kissing him did take her back to when she used to feel sexy and loved. She never had that in her marriage.

Timberly assures her that a lot of people in the crew are attracted to her. She encourages her to go home with someone in the bar. Timberly is sexy–and she should feel that again. ..

Later that night, Reed called Bree to check in. He told her he was glad she was right. He had been worried about whether he would feel the old spark again. And he did. He also thought she felt something too. ..

She thanks him for saying that, but she assures him she’s in a great place right now.

She pulls the covers up to her chest and stares at the ceiling, where Timberly lies next to her.

The Episode Review

The tension in the Step Right Up writers’ room is at an all-time high this episode, with some at-times apt commentary on differing generational approaches to comedy. It’s not really clear what the show is trying to say about this divide, however. That… we can come together no matter how great our differences? The resolution here feels as corny as what the young writers in the room were making fun of, and it confuses Reboot’s genre even more. Is it a sitcom? Is it a drama that tackles real problems? ..

The story is developing more interesting plot lines and the characters are becoming more compelling. The problem with Clay at times feels problematic, but his desire to do the right thing conflicts with his instinctual actions.

The tension and Bree’s and Reed’s relationship is escalating as well. They certainly have chemistry–but it doesn’t feel like such a bad thing that Bree refused him. Instead, she’s letting herself feel sexy again and opening herself up to new experiences. We want to believe her (and I do) when she tells Reed she finally feels she’s in a good place.