Pro Forma

Ingrid arrives at Nick’s door, seeking to explain what’s going on with Jeff. Unfortunately, he’s not happy to see her and instead hands her back the ring. She tells him that she’s grateful for his return, but it seems this door has closed - but literally and figuratively - on this stage of Ingrid’s romance.

Ingrid and Jeff are having an affair.

Tyler is planning to check out a place in SoHo later on, and he’s even got an interview at rival law firm Hotham and White too. His plans are looking up, and given how close he was at becoming a partner, Hotham and White actually think he’d be a great fit.

He’s in the elevator with the men and he overhears them talking about one of the women. They’re rating her out of 10 and it really sours his impression of the law firm.

Rachel is still twiddling her thumbs, wondering if her writer gig is still available. She’s deliberating over how to write her resignation letter – if she’s going to write one at all. Rachel is horrified though when she realizes Justin has replied to her email about bagels with a pretty raunchy message, including emojis and very subjective language, but replied to all instead. Oops!

Dan points out to Rachel that she’s been acting strange lately, and she immediately lashes out at Justin. In fact, she ends all communication with him completely. ..

Ingrid is in attendance as the Min and Sun Corp partnership is celebrated and finalized for good. Ingrid is still a little uneasy about lying to Z, and even more so when she’s put on a pedestal as the person responsible for driving this deal through.

Jeff and Ingrid are in a bind. They’re both successful partners at Sun Corp, but they don’t want to leave their current clients to join forces with Hunter. They’ve been told that Hunter is the best choice for the job, but they don’t want to be left out. Can they come up with a plan to make sure that they get the partnership spot this year?

Tyler is given a chance when it’s suggested he check out a sublet in Queens. He immediately turns his nose up at it, but this could be just what he needs. At the very least, it’ll get him off the couch. ..

When Tyler shows up and looks around, he’s cautiously optimistic. There’s a good gym nearby and guess who’s there? Valdo. He points out that Tyler is a mess but questions whether he’s the man in a suit or a man of action like the guy from Instagram. This gives him a lot to think about. ..

Ingrid arrives at the big Christmas work party in an absolutely stunning dress. Everyone toasts her for what she’s done, including Dan and Hunter. Although these two are too busy toasting themselves for their prior victory at being made partner to be honest.

Rachel arrives at work but things are awkward between her and Justin. Although she does learn some devastating news, Rachel is not yet a part of the Syndicate. She’s also not made Partner, given she’s not doing as many hours as her coworkers. Naturally though, Rachel blames Justin and claims his email is the reason she’s a laughing stock. Justin has enough of being a punching bag and tells Rachel to stop blaming him for her woes.

The Annual Partnership speech takes place and for the M&A department, Dan, Hunter, and Jeff make partners. Ingrid is livid after all her hard work and when she confronts Marty about it, he has the audacity to tell her to “work a little harder.” So naturally, Ingrid curses him out and decides to quit.

The Episode Review

Ingrid is frustrated with her boss after the Sun Corp deal falls through. She curses out her co-workers and leaves the office.

Ingrid has worked hard and put everything into her job, even if her personal life is still a big point of contention. It’s hard not to feel bad for Nick and in this episode Ingrid shows absolutely no remorse for her actions and doubles down on how she feels about Jeff instead.

There’s been a lot of conflict here, but it’s not as bad as it could be. I would have liked to see more like Extraordinary Attorney Woo, with an episodic structure and seeing Ingrid progress and secure a number of different clients along the way in her hunt to becoming a partner at the law firm.

The ending of the novel seems to hint that there is a dramatic finale to follow. It’s still unknown how this one is likely to end.