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She The People – Season 1 Episode 8 Recap & Review

Standing On Business Episode 8 of She The People begins the finale of part 1 with Antoinette ringing Kelly off the back of her successful dinner. She's looking to bring in some new staff, and wants Kelly Washington to be part of what they're building. After being woefully undermanned for much of the season, not to mention Henry's henpecking and racist digs, it's time for a much-needed change in office. Antoinette manages to get Kelly onboard with her to fight back against this pipeline. They need to get to the Capitol early, and Shamika is there right alongside her. Antoinette and Shamika try to sneak out at 5am but Basil is waiting in the wings. He calls out for Lola and Titus, who show up and confront their mum about the video. This is the same video that convinced Kelly to come and fight with her, and it's certainly a point of contention here for the kids, as they know Antoinette has been avoiding them. Lola challenges her mum over the shorts she was wearing but Antoinette promises to talk to them later after their busy day. Meanwhile, Henry finds himself on the backfoot when he realizes he's been dropped as Chief of Staff. Kelly is here to take over his role, while the others in the hallway are ready to kick out the rest of her hand-picked staff. Of course, this prompts the Governor to perk up and get involved. Antoinette is called into Governor Harper's office, who hands over a pre-written speech about the pipeline that she needs to read out. Harper shrugs off her concerns, reinforcing that she only needs to agree with everything he says but Antoinette pushes back. She doesn't want to just be a pushover anymore, and after standing up for many kids in the community, she's finally ready to make her stand. Its taken her the entire season to actually grow a spine and stand by her principles, especially during Harper's continuing demeaning comments and retorts like 'good girl' and his vapid comments about her clothes. She does this right as the stage is passed over to Antoinette after publicly showing his racism. Antoinette decides not to follow the script that Harper has written out. She brings up how they've never had a chat about the pipeline, and in fact she wants it moved two miles to the north so it only goes through the farmland. The pair wind up with a public spat about this, alongside the upcoming plant being built too. Harper is pissed at Antoinette's in subordinance and back in his office, she brings up how she's doing what's right for the State and they need to work on this together. 'Never outshine the master,' Harper blurts out, which of course does not sound good given the dynamics at play here! Antoinette challenges Harper and tells him that he needs to respect her but he's not happy. He projects his own struggles getting into office and all the metaphorical shit he's had to shovel to get there. It's actually quite an ironic analogy because, if you'll remember, he sent Antoinette out with that silver shovel at the apple orchard earlier in the season so it all ties together nicely. As Antoinette passionately expresses herself about being seen and heard, he wants the lawsuit dropped but of course that's not going to happen. Antoinette, riding the high, comes back to the team and celebrates. Well, for a few seconds anyway. Unfortunately, Governor Harper winds up with a heart attack, leaving this first part hanging in the balance. The Episode Review So the first part of She The People ends with a big cliffhanger as we see there's no resolution for the current drama inside the Capitol Building. However, we do see a good deal of growth for Antoinette here, who begins as this timid, bumbling politician in over her head to finally standing up to Governor Harper's clear biases against her. However, his heart attack could prove to be a massive undoing for our characters, especially if this is spun into a race war. Could Harper stoop to this level? Well, after his comments to Antoinette, nothing's off the table for this guy! The rest of the cast are obviously here playing second fiddle to Antoinette, and it's a bit of a shame we haven't had more depth from some of these guys. Antoinette's story is center-stage but it would have been good to see extra subplots come to the foreground too. We'll have to wait and see where the second part of this story goes but for now, we're left wondering what will happen next for our characters! Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!