Zoey wakes up feeling like something bad will happen. However, her expectations keep getting subverted — Danny Michael Davis doesn't fire Lauren, but instead temporarily promotes her to head of SPRQ Point, and Emily's labor turns out to be a false alarm. Zoey also pushes Mo and Eddie to reconcile, and is also now on good terms with both Simon and Max, even almost hooking up with the latter.
But then Zoey gets a call from Howie — Mitch just has hours left to live. The family bids goodbye to their beloved patriarch.
Songs in this episode:
- "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, sung by Zoey
- "Jealous" by Nick Jonas, sung by Simon
- "I Will Follow Him" by Little Peggy March, sung by Mo
- "All Of Me" by John Legend, sung by Max
- "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" by Pitbull, sung by Max
- "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" by Billy Joel, sung by Mitch and David
- "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" by Ozzie Nelson, sung by Maggie
- "American Pie" by Don McLean, sung by the cast
Tropes in this episode:
- Meaningful Funeral: In keeping with the show's theme of music reflecting emotions, Mitch's funeral is a seven-minute oner wherein the cast sings "American Pie". The characters all comfort the Clarkes, with the lyrics being relevant to their storylines.
- The Oner: "American Pie" is a seven-minute long one-take scene.
- Parental Love Song:
- "Lullabye" is sung by a dying Mitch to his son David and David's unborn son.
- Zoey gets a variation — she gets a parental love dance, set to an instrumental version of "True Colors", the heart song she and Mitch shared in the pilot.
- Portent of Doom: Zoey gets an ominous morning heart song from her own reflection: "Bad Moon Rising". She immediately understands that something bad will happen. After a string of near-misses, her father passes away.
