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Hacks Recap: A Strategic Retreat
Who would have thought that a writers’ retreat in Las Vegas would include so many HR violations?
Even though I thought we ended last week’s episode with the understanding that the writers’ room would be a hybrid — some of Ava’s picks and some of Deborah’s — the crew we see taking Damien’s informational packets as they deplane in Las Vegas seems to be 100 percent Ava-coded. In her great benevolence, Deborah relents: “I will show them the weekend of their lives right before I GRIND their BONES to DUST.” In my notes, I write: Not to be a buzzkill but I fear that this will involve a LOT of HR violations. Presumably she’s waiting for someone to say, “Wow, you’re so cool and brave and also a genius!” Kiki astutely describes this maneuver as “so sad and dark and horrible” and warns Ava that Deborah holds grudges forever.
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