Diana gets promoted to COO of MMN's overseas parent company (and in turn promotes Katie to Senior Associate Producer), but begins sexually harassing several MMN employees. Despite being initially skeptical, Katie eventually believes them after Diana herself admits it to her. Katie later discovers that Diana harassed Carol with an offer of the Head Intern position as well, much to her shock. After attempting to honeypot Diana and catch her in the act, Diana reveals that it was all an act, in an attempt secure a "golden parachute" and secure greater equality for women in the workplace. Despite the team initially offering to make up further claims of sexual harassment to secure her a sizable severance package, Diana decides she can't put them all through that, and simply continues on with her career.
Meanwhile, Carol gets promoted to Head Intern after the previous one transfers away, but struggles to earn the respect of her new subordinates, while attempting to retrieve a balloon that floated up to the ceiling.
This episode premiered on October 12, 2017.
Tropes appearing in this episode:
- Broken Pedestal: Diana initially becomes this for Katie, before she reveals that it was all an act to get a massive severance package in the name of women's equality.
- Covert Pervert: Subverted; Diana initially appears to be this, but it turns out that it was all an act, both to secure a valuable golden parachute, and to increase womens' equality in the workplace.
- Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male: Invoked and discussed by Diana, who's attempting demolish this double standard by securing a golden parachute, a la Ailes, O'Reilly, and Bush.
- Humble Pie: The other interns who were making fun of Carol behind her back, after she proves her worth by getting a balloon down from the ceiling that nobody else had been able to do.
- Put on a Bus: Diana, after just 3 episodes.
- Take That!: Towards Roger Ailes.
- Very Special Episode: For both sexual harassment and workplace gender equality.
