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At WeWork HQ, Adam completely brushes this aside though, continuing to spin his charismatic wit and doing photoshoots and interviews for extra PR. But at home, things are not going as planned. Eve is struggling to make ends meet and her parents are constantly asking her how she’s doing. Eve can’t seem to shake the feeling that she’s not really living her life.

At Benchmark Capital, there are a lot of concerns that Adam and how recklessly WeWork are burning through money. Bruce tries to fight their corner, pointing out that Adam is the difference compared to other companies but obviously we know that’s not the whole truth. ..

Despite financial problems, Adam wants to press forward with opening more locations – but it’s not going to happen. Javi tries to rationale with him but instead Adam belittles the guy until Javi speaks up and tells the truth, pointing out the awful working conditions, the terrible pay and how landlords aren’t seeing his vision.

When Javi looks close to walking out, Adam decides to double his salary to keep him onboard. He encourages the workers to negotiate and either increase lease terms or the money offered to get them onboard.

The Trump administration’s recent proposal to cut food stamps by $213 billion over the next decade is a risky ploy that is likely to go up in smoke. The proposed cuts would increase the number of people who are food insecure by more than 2 million a year. ..

WeWork is considering layoffs in response to the recent market volatility. CEO Adam Neumann has decided to reduce expenses in order to offset the potential job losses. He is also looking for new investment opportunities. ..

Rebekah has been left high and dry for a big event with her kids, so she meets Elishia Kennedy, a successful businesswoman. Rebekah starts to get close to her, but WeWork’s fixation on the company means that he completely disregards her. ..

Rebekah Paltrow is looking to break out from her mother’s shadow and become known as Rebekah herself. ..

Adam arranges a meeting with Masayoshi Son at SoftBank, and Phil is on the phone to help him uncover everything he knows about the guy. ..

Adam is going to Startup India. He’s excited about it, because he believes that the conference will be a great opportunity to meet some of the brightest minds in business. Adam takes the stage and explains why he thinks WeWork is a great company. He discusses his past, including moving around a lot and how that has helped him develop his current wave of working. He also uses his dad as a prop for this story, intending to get close to Son.

After the show, Son approaches Adam and admits that he likes his presentation and agrees to come and see WeWork firsthand next time he’s in New York. ..

Adam touches down in the Big Apple, neglecting his children (as does Rebekah, refusing to take her kids to work after getting what she needs from Elishia) and starts to pitch a new concept. His idea is Space as a Service. ..

Adam was sent to India to bag an investment from Masa, but instead he’s plunging the company further into debt hoping that Masa will buy into what they’re doing. ..

The numbers are getting worse, and unless something changes soon, the company will be out of business within months. There are two options for Adam - Bruce pitches them later that afternoon. ..

WeWork Labs must be closed down immediately if we’re going to keep our business alive. Richard is quick to hammer home the seriousness of this, but for Adam, he chooses a third option and continues to march to the beat of his own drum.

Adam decides to start firing people, but the problems keep coming. Miguel doesn’t have a backbone and he’s not able to handle the company’s sinking ship.

Adam manages to convince Elishia to quit her company and jump aboard the WeWork train-crash too. He’s making her Chief Brand Officer, but Rebekah is clearly not happy, believing he’s made this all about himself rather than helping Rebekah. ..

Masa quickly becomes a part of the team and quickly proves himself. He is smart and resourceful, always looking for ways to improve the company. Adam is happy to have him on board, as he knows Masa will be a valuable asset.

The Episode Review

The return of Wecrashed is another forgettable slice of biographical drama that fails to live up to its predecessor. While the visuals are good and the story itself interesting, I can’t help but feel this whole story could have been told across a mini-series of 4 episodes or even a movie. Why do we need 8 episodes of this? If this episode is anything to go by, we don’t.

Apple’s latest TV series, “The Crown,” is 8 hours long and really not needed. The narcissism of the protagonists Rebekah and Adam is hard to take, and given that they are not likable, the whole affair becomes harder to watch. ..

The Social Network would not have been as successful as it was had it been stretched out over 8 episodes. Wecrashed is currently facing this issue.