This week’s guest, Caitlin Howden (New Eden, The Babysitter’s Club) pitches us a mayor for our town who won their seat because of a landslide. We also learn that Galen Weston owns the local high school and we meet Jon Jovi – a local heartthrob/Canadian Idol contestant.
What this episode established
Caitlin Howden shares her background from Quebec and recounts her high school basketball experiences, breaking in to and out of pools, and generally destroying her ankles to have a good time.
Caitilin introduces us to Celine, a studious local history teacher who returned from her dreams of teaching at Harvard to work at her parents' school. It establishes her personal life and her history as a lifelong friend of Eric. The episode explores her efforts to save the local school and her interactions with singer John Jovi, while establishing her backstory as a returnee from Harvard following the passing of her parents.
The episode discusses John Jovi's status as a fan favorite and his lack of involvement in Celine's school graduation campaign.
Introduced as a major business figure in Town, this episode highlights Weston's ownership of several prominent local brands. Weston acquires the local school by leveraging his wealth and credit card reward points.
Joe School is a local educational facility serving grades K-3 and 7-11 that recently became part of the business empire of mogul Gailen Weston.
Introduced as Celine's childhood best friend and neighbor, Eric lives at home with his parents and helps her family by painting their garage. Eric is "Huge"
The hosts establish the Town's geography as a diverse 'Riverdale-style' setting with distinct seasonal shifts, including rain and snow. The episode expands on political figures and clarifies the seasonal climate while discussing population and voter turnout during the mayoral inauguration, updating the voting population to 5,500.
This event serves as the catalyst for the current political state of the Town. The episode establishes the existence of Gravel Pass hike, the landslide, the election 30-day rule, and the subsequent political fallout regarding a suspicious runner-up election victory.
This episode establishes the legal mechanism that allowed a runner-up to take power when the popular mayor was incapacitated.
The episode establishes the historical significance of Blanch Philadelphia's landslide victory as mayor, and subsequent entrapment by a literal landslide.
During victory celebrations, Benjamin gives gifts to the newly elected Mayor, Blanch Philadelphia. Benjamin initially resists Mayor McDaddy, but after the 30 day rule is enacted he asks to keep his job as assistant.
Mayor McDaddy wins the Mayoral election after the rightful winner is trapped under a landslide for 30 days.
This episode introduces the town bird and its unique call. The episode establishes the peculiar behavior of a bird that 'emits' every 30 days.