Call My Agent 2.7 - Gametime

Call My Agent : Gametime

Genre : Comedy / Drama / Satire

Showrunner: Jason Reitman

Writer : Dominic Wilkins

Cast: Lesley Manville, Caroline Dhavernas, Rainn Wilson, Brian d'Arcy James, Bill Nighy, Chris Colfer, Gilles Marini, Michelle Yeoh, William Forsythe, John Glover and James Spader

Plot: Andrea (Caroline Dhavernas), Wilson (Brian d’Arcy James) and Miranda (Lesley Manville) are waiting for Bob to enter the courthouse, they want to look like a team, united and strong. Miranda is excited to see Desmond (Chris Colfer) arrive. She invited him over for emotional support. He says he doesn’t mind because they don’t have a lot of film projects at the moment, so he doesn’t really work. His last sentence left a certain malaise in the group. He tries to chase it away by asking what they are doing here today. Wilson reminds him that Miranda filed a civil suit against Melissa Hao for the damages caused by her false claims in her article. The legal damages they are seeking will be enough to keep the agency running until she gets her inheritance. Miranda adds it will also clear her name, but both Wilson and Andrea agree that’s not the priority. 

They are tired of waiting for Bob so they enter the courtroom. Miranda runs inside screaming “JUDGE DRISCOLL !!!!!!!”. She runs at James Spader (James Spader) and she asks him if he’ll be the judge hearing her case today. Spader says he’s just here to see a friend and he’s not a judge. Wilson followed her and he says he’s sorry for her. Spader is comprehensive and tells her he must be a Pudd’nhead Wilson fan. He enjoyed working on the film a lot. Miranda just hoped she would get a fair hearing and she would have liked to have him as a judge. Spader sees it as a testament for his good acting and he says it would have a been an honor to judge her case. Miranda asks him if he can do something about it and Spader says the laws have unfortunately changed since then and he wouldn’t be a competent candidate. Wilson lets a victory scream go, he knew the laws have changed and finally someone acknowledges it.

Bob finally arrives at the courthouse and doesn’t look presentable. Andrea asks him if everything is alright and he says he has seen better days. She tells him he can cut the bullshit now, she knows where he got so much money. He could have talked about it with the others and it looks like Bob is digging himself a hole he won’t be able to get out of. Bob says they’ll find a solution, they always do. He has a plan in mind anyway and they need to focus on Miranda today, it’s her battle. Andrea asks if she can know what his plan is and he says he wouldn’t like it. He asks her who’s Miranda’s lawyer and Miranda, who came back from her James Spader encounter, says she chose the perfect person to defend her. The perfect mix of charm, beauty, wit and confidence, herself. They can’t believe she didn’t hire a lawyer, but, on the other hand, they are short on money and it does fit well, with Miranda Jones 2.0. The enter the courtroom with mixed emotions.

Melissa Hao (Michelle Yeoh) is already in the courtroom alongside her lawyer (John Glover). She waves at Miranda who doesn’t respond, Andrea taught her well. Melissa points at someone in the crowd to reveal Francois (Gilles Marini). She mouths that she will destroy that suit and they’re going to keep on with their miserable lives. Miranda doesn’t understand and Melissa repeats out loud and everyone hears it. Miranda says round one went to Miranda Jones, until Wilson whispers that it didn’t count since the judge isn’t here. The judge arrives and the court is in session.

Mark (Bill Nighy) goes over to Boris’ (William Forsythe) house to give him the check covering his right to loan on the Russian’s territory to Bob Hollis. Boris says money simply won’t do the trick, he needs to be sure he won’t do it again, it’s bad for Boris’ business. They tie him up and hit him right on the jaw a couple of times. Mark leaves the house, coughing up blood and with a deep cut on his cheek.

Melissa’s lawyer immediately put François up on the stand. He asks if really told what he told to Melissa and François has no choice but to say that he did. He then goes ad-lib and he says he didn’t think it would come back to haunt her and potentially ruin her life. The lawyer asks him that if he told her, then he must at least believe it and François agrees again. He then says that he’s sad he did this to her and if he could come back in time to change it, he would not have followed Melissa, he thought she wanted to hook up. Miranda stands up and he yells “Objection ! Time travel isn’t possible ! “ The judge agrees, but her objection still isn’t valid. He tells François he said what he said and it’s too late to change that now. François looks at Miranda and he says he regrets everything and he wished he could go back and live with her. He’s giving her back her houses if that would help. Miranda says she accepts the houses, but she doesn’t wish to have him back in her life, she’s independent now. Desmond celebrates in the back, he’ll sleep in his own bed now.

Miranda is now trying to make her case for the judge. She does well and presents the fading numbers of the article came out. She says what Melissa said is mean and she took it hard. It forced her to take a look back in the mirror, but she feels like her reputation has taken a hit since then. The opposing lawyer says the declining numbers may be because of the bad press the Jones Agency received following their gender equality fiasco. Miranda says they went from booking Alden Ehrenreich and Tilda Swinton to booking Neal…. She turns around and asks Bob Neal who and he doesn’t remember either and a maybe from Halle Berry. The judge has heard enough. He doesn’t think Miranda’s arguments are convincing enough for this case to go to trial and he feels like Miranda is acting is trying to find a scapegoat for her mismanagement. The group exits the courthouse saddened, but determined to get back on the right track.