Cash On Delivery
Vanity Fair has agreed to publish a story about Anna, the new mom who is struggling to keep up with the demands of motherhood. Vivian is still conflicted about whether or not to talk to Anna, but she knows that if she doesn’t, her story will be lost in the shuffle.
Vivian realizes that the article she wrote was actually written by Rachel herself. Although Paul claims they’ve been had, Vivian throws shade at Rachel, saying she’s not a real journalist and that Vivian’s piece is about “the fetters of female ambition.” Her pitch does well to keep Landon on her side, and she’s allowed to keep writing. ..
Rachel is still in debt, with Anna avoiding her calls and dodging the real issue. She promises to wire the money but it’s been over 3 months and still nothing. Until one day when Anna transfers $5k. A fraction of what she really owes.
Rachel still clings to the hope that she and Anna can remain friends despite the fact that Noah is concerned. The thing is, Rachel won’t turn over Anna to the police in “Trump’s America,” but fails to see how big of a con artist she is. ..
Eventually, the real Anna comes out and Kacy forces an intervention. There, they call out her BS but Anna claims the money is coming and continues to dodge the question. After calling Rachel a baby and dramatic, she runs away.
When Vivian shows up to try and retrace Anna’s steps, Kacy gets cold feet and wants her name taken out the article. Of course, this is all to drum up a bit of superficial drama, as Kacy soon decides to keep her quotes after all, but using the alias of “The Trainer”. ..
Just as Vivian receives this news, she goes into labour and is rushed into hospital, complete with the whole editorial room erupting into applause. Anyway, Vivian gives birth while her article is released to the public.
The Episode Review
Rachel tries to get her money back from Anna, but she continues to dodge and weave around paying back any of the money she’s stolen. There’s still a weird undercurrent of championing this woman though, and the lack of analysis surrounding just why Anna did all of this and her upbringing and past is a little disappointing.
It’s been a little over a year since Anna left her job at the paper and she’s still not over the feeling of betrayal that she experienced when Vivian took it away from her. She still refers to the story as “the fetters of female ambition” and doesn’t see it as anything that helps Anna achieve anything.
Although this show has been drawn out, it’s been enjoyable at times - let’s hope the final two episodes deliver. ..
