The Two Joes
Dana finishes her prototype and wants Poppy to try out Hera for bugs. Poppy is too busy on the phone to Ian though, and points out she’s not into bug-testing anymore.
Dana and Ian are quickly drawn to each other, but they soon realize they have a lot in common. They share a warehouse full of metaverse gear, which helps them form a strong bond.
David returns to work and is met with a call from Joe Manganiello, who asks if he would be interested in being the lead role in the upcoming MQ movie. David encourages Jo to do her homework and figure out everything about Joe and do extensive research, taking notes on exactly who he is. Just before the big meeting, he also tells her to show up as an assistant… and not to mention talk about Hollywood entertainment.
Coders at MQ are taken aback by Poppy’s sudden appearance. She tells them she’s come to see them to discuss some bug testing for her game, and offers to trade them for horses. The coders are taken aback by this offer, and decide they should do some bug testing for Poppy.
Jo heads to the cafe for the big meeting, but she ends up having to entertain Joe until David arrives, who’s stuck in traffic. Naturally, Jo doesn’t exactly have the best social skills and the whole gig is awkwardly contrived, especially with David in her ear the whole time. That’s only made worse when Brad marches Rachel in to pitch ideas at MQ, leading to a three-way call with David, which ends in disaster.
Mythic Quest gets the greenlight to add a whole bunch of extra features that Rachel wants to implement while Jo boasts about Brad Pitt being considered for the movie role.
David finally shows up, and Joe has already gone. Jo improvised and concocted a sob story for David, securing him for their role.
Poppy is brought back down to earth from her big-headed pretenses about her game. The coders haven’t found any bugs, but they admit, it’s not particularly fun either. ..
The Episode Review
The various storylines continue to intersect as Ian and Dana spend more time together and Poppy is brought back down to earth after her initially big-headed retorts about how amazing Hera is. The ongoing saga involving these coders looks like it’s going to pay off later on, which should give them a nice, rounded arc. ..
The show continues to be funny and there are a few good jokes in here. The most notable one was the three-way conversation that ended in disaster.
The latest installment in the workplace comedy series by Appel is a success, leaving the door wide open for next week’s chapter. The humor is strong and the story line engaging, making this an enjoyable read.
