The BEST episodes written by Matthew Carnahan
#1 - The Mayan Apocalypse
House of Lies - Season 1 - Episode 12
With the help of Greg Norbert, Marty and the Pod fight to pull off an eleventh-hour reprieve and stop the MetroCapital acquisition from happening; Jeannie makes a decision about marrying Wes; Marty's son Roscoe makes a life-altering choice of his own.
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#2 - Boom
House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 3
Marty and Jeannie pit rival grocery clients against one another, but things don't go quite as planned. Meanwhile, changes at Galweather cause trouble for Jeannie; and Clyde's already difficult work situation under Monica becomes even more brutal when he is forced to work from her home.
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#3 - Together
House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 11
Marty and Jeannie deal with the aftermath of a tragic event; and Marty questions his friendship with Dre. Meanwhile, Doug experiences side effects from W.O.N. that could cause trouble for Monica's new company; and he tries to reconcile with Sarah. Marissa makes a business decision that affects her relationship with Clyde.
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#4 - Stochasticity
House of Lies - Season 2 - Episode 1
In the Season 2 premiere, the aftermath of the sexual-harassment scandal leaves Marty and his Pod adjusting to a new corporate culture at Galweather Stearn, where the interim CEO entrusts consummate closer Marty with sealing a big deal. Later, a boozy night on the town leaves Jeannie reeling, while Marty's relationship with Roscoe is in need of some repair.
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#5 - Comeuppance
House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 10
Jeannie gets help from an old friend on a government contract, but it creates an issue with Marty about their future with Dollahyde. Meanwhile, Clyde causes friction to develop between Monica and a client; and Doug makes a play for Caitlin.
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#6 - Soldiers
House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 5
Marty and Jeannie launch a duplicitous plan to remove Lukas from DollaHyde; Dre and Marty bond on a personal level; Clyde woos a big client; Doug deals with his feelings about having a baby with Sarah.
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#7 - Associates
House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 4
Marty deals with hip-hop clothing moguls, who have divergent attitudes and plans for their company; Jeannie defines the role she will play in her new position; Clyde goes through some personal hard times and turns to Marty for help.
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#8 - Joshua
House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 12
Marty gets rocked when Kaan and Associates is smacked with a serious legal blow. Meanwhile, Jeannie tries to rectify the situation because she fears she is the one responsible for it; and Roscoe finds a constructive outlet to help him work through some relationship issues.
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#9 - Man-date
House of Lies - Season 2 - Episode 3
Marty and Clyde attempt to woo the business of new Las Vegas casino king, Michael Carlson, a maverick self-made millionaire who notoriously hates consultants. Meanwhile, Jeannie tries to assess how big a threat Tamara is by suggesting the two of them enjoy a spa day together. Monica makes an unlikely connection with her personal vegan chef, Tessa.
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#10 - Til Death Do Us Part
House of Lies - Season 2 - Episode 12
Doug pops the question to his girlfriend, Sarah (Jenny Slate), who plans a shotgun wedding in Las Vegas on the eve of the Pod closing a major business deal. Marty's backhanded dealings lead to increased tension and unintended consequences for everyone.
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#11 - Ouroboros
House of Lies - Season 1 - Episode 9
Marty and the Pod are put through the ringer by their arch-rival firm Kinsley-Johnson as part of the due diligence performed by MetroCapital for the pending merger; Jeannie does her best to keep Wes and the marriage at bay but fails to keep it a secret from Marty; Monica and Roscoe bond but Marty learns about Jeremiah's secret and receives shocking news from Monica.
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#12 - Brinkmanship
House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 8
Marty and the team execute a plan to wrestle Marissa's family's media company away from her siblings. Meanwhile, Jeannie encourages Marty to let Clyde out of the doghouse; and Doug and Sarah get tested in their relationship.
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#13 - Power(less)
House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 2
Marty has a confusing meeting with Roscoe's new crush; Jeannie makes some power moves to win an account with the Department of Defense; Sarah tells Doug that she wants them to have a baby; Clyde witnesses Monica push a junior analyst a bit too far.
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#14 - Our Descent Into Los Angeles
House of Lies - Season 1 - Episode 6
Marty goes to war with his son's school when Roscoe is accused of sexual harassment for trying to kiss a boy. On the home front, Marty's personal life is further complicated when April, a stripper he met in New York, suddenly reappears. Meanwhile, Jeannie starts to get cold feet at the prospect of her upcoming wedding.
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#15 - Middlegame
House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 6
At the DollaHyde sneaker launch party, Marty is tested by Dre and considers a double cross. Meanwhile, Jeannie learns that Lukas is suspicious of their plan; and Doug makes a fatal mistake.
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#16 - Wet
Fastlane - Season 1 - Episode 7
A club owner, who is going to turn states evidence and testify against a rival gang, has had a contract taken out on his life and the hitman, a sexy female assassin, has him targeted and in hiding now refusing to help the police until she is found. Van tries to get close to her while Deaq poses as a dirty cop in hopes of making her make a mistake. She gets wise and now targets Deaq. Van and Billie have to work fast to bring her into custody.
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#17 - Damonschildren.org
House of Lies - Season 2 - Episode 4
Matt Damon (as himself) hires the firm to find a charity to enhance his image, but Marty soon realizes he may have to dig deeper than expected in order to keep the actor as a client. Meanwhile, Jeannie finds time to spend with Roscoe; and Tessa grills Monica about their status.
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#18 - The Runner Stumbles
House of Lies - Season 2 - Episode 7
Marty faces a moral dilemma when he discovers evidence of a banking client's role in a cover-up scheme. Jeannie attempts damage control with the Pod when an ex-boyfriend posts something shocking on the web.
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#19 - Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments
House of Lies - Season 1 - Episode 1
Marty and The Pod consult for a mega-bank that wants to justify their year-end bonuses as the financial world around them burns. Back at home, Marty gets some unwanted advice on how to raise his son.
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House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 1
Marty has started his own firm and the pod is disbanded. Jeannie is now in charge of her own pod at Galweather-Stearn and Clyde is working for Monica at the competition. With everything turned upside down, it’s anyone’s game and anyone’s guess as to who will come out on top.
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#21 - Microphallus
House of Lies - Season 1 - Episode 3
Marty arrives at the offices to find Greg Norbert there to announce the possible acquisition of Galweather by MetroCapital; the Pod flies to Indiana to consult for a beverage company, where Marty applies his management skills to turn a loss into a win; Clyde questions whether Doug really hooked up with a transvestite; Roscoe struggles with the confusing feelings of liking both a boy and a girl.
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#22 - No Es Fácil
House of Lies - Season 5 - Episode 10
The Pod heads down to Cuba where they are challenged to reevaluate their personal and professional futures.
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#23 - Pushback
House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 7
Marty and Jeannie come up with different approaches on how to deal with Lukas' attempts to sabotage DollaHyde. Meanwhile, the relationship between Roscoe and Lex becomes a problem for Marty.
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#24 - You're Safely Sucking at the Triple-Venti Tits of the New Kaan & Associates
House of Lies - Season 4 - Episode 12
Marty is on the verge of making K&A one of the biggest players in the business, if he can persuade his employees to stay. Jeannie gives birth. Clyde, Doug, and Kelsey await an offer - and Roscoe faces the consequences.
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#25 - Amsterdam
House of Lies - Season 1 - Episode 2
Marty and The Pod are sent to Phoenix to clean up a mess at a very powerful sports franchise caused by the impending divorce of its high-powered owners. Jeannie takes a dinner meeting with Derek, an old flame, but is deflated when she finds out his real intentions toward her. On the home front, Marty continues his personal war with Principal Gita over Roscoe's cross-dressing.
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#26 - Zhang
House of Lies - Season 3 - Episode 9
Marty and the Pod accompany Lukas on a tour through his old neighborhood; Monica seeks help from Kaan and Associates on a new food product; Lex embarrasses Roscoe.
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#27 - The Next Olive Branch Goes Straight Up Your Ass
House of Lies - Season 4 - Episode 7
Trouble arises at Kaan and Associates when payment is not received from a consult. Meanwhile, Clyde gets a visit from his estranged father; Marty learns of Roscoe's entrepreneurial endeavors; and Jeannie pushes back to stay.
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#28 - Creative Destruction Phenomenon
House of Lies - Season 5 - Episode 1
Marty and Jeannie navigate the hazards of co-parenting. Doug and Clyde maneuver for position. Marty is approached with an intriguing offer.
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#29 - We're Going to Build a Mothership and Rule the Universe
House of Lies - Season 4 - Episode 9
Marty butts heads with a turnaround artist sent by Denna to grow K&A's business; Jeannie receives a dinner invitation to the Kaan home; Clyde reaches a breaking point with his father.
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#30 - Entropy is Contagious
House of Lies - Season 4 - Episode 3
Marty and Jeannie pitch opposing strategies to a Seattle-based skin care company. Doug, fed up with Sarah’s antics, passive-aggressively puts his foot down. Clyde begins discussing a business idea with an unlikely partner.
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#31 - pseudocode
Valley of the Boom - Season 1 - Episode 2
Thanks to the influx of cash from a successful IPO, Netscape dominates the browser market, which catches the attention of Microsoft; TheGlobe.com continues to grow; Fenne starts a new company that features revolutionary streaming technology.
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#32 - segfault
Valley of the Boom - Season 1 - Episode 5
Netscape takes drastic measures to return the company to its status as a leader in innovation; Paternot and Krizelman fight to keep TheGlobe.com focused on virtual communities; Pixelon presents its revolutionary streaming technology to the world.
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#33 - fatal error
Valley of the Boom - Season 1 - Episode 6
Andreessen adapts to AOL, while Barksdale is aware of Microsoft's antitrust case; Paternot and Krizelman discover potentially damaging news; Pixelon investors and board members face Fenne and demand an explanation about the failed technology.
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#34 - priority inversion
Valley of the Boom - Season 1 - Episode 4
In its latest attack, Microsoft includes Internet Explorer on all new Windows computers, hitting Netscape hard; Paternot and Krizelman juggle the preparation of the initial public offering with the management of the start of its expansion.
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#35 - Holacracy
House of Lies - Season 5 - Episode 3
Marty and the Pod consult for a company that is trying an unconventional management style. Doug considers romance with a new client. Clyde faces a breakup.
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#36 - print (“hello, world”)
Valley of the Boom - Season 1 - Episode 1
While trying to gain momentum for a potential IPO, Andreessen and team take the ever-expanding Netscape on a Road Show in search for potential investors, proving the internet is real and here to stay. Paternot and Krizelman struggle to secure financing for their virtual community platform, TheGlobe.com. Fenne changes his appearance as he travels through southern California searching for new opportunities.
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#37 - agile method
Valley of the Boom - Season 1 - Episode 3
With the need for additional funding, TheGlobe.com hesitates to bring in a potential investor, not convinced that it will be a good fit; using stolen technology, Fenne launches a new company called Pixelon with the help of a new investment company.
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#38 - Blogan
Dirt - Season 1 - Episode 2
Lucy sends Don to shoot Kira Klay's corpse, but Kira looks all too lively to him. Don also gets a visit from Prince Tyreese, but it's not exactly a courtesy call. Meanwhile, Holt looks for ways to help Julia, and Willa shows journalistic spunk in tracking down dirt on a Hollywood power couple known as “Blogan.”
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#39 - Welcome to Normal
Dirt - Season 2 - Episode 1
Picking up right where the finale left off, Lucy is unconscious after a brutal attack by Julia Mallory, who blames DirtNow for the destruction of her career. Don has a hard time after finding Lucy and his schizophrenia begins taking a toll. Holt's fame is rising as Willa begins to rise at DirtNow.
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#40 - At the End of the Day, Reality Wins
House of Lies - Season 4 - Episode 1
Marty is back with a vengeance - ready to grow Kaan & Associates and conquer the consulting world. Revelations of what has occurred since last season begin to explain the 'new normal' at K&A. Marty lays down the law to a pregnant Jeannie on her future with the company, and the pod leaves one client in pursuit of a much bigger payday. .
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#41 - Strap On
Fastlane - Season 1 - Episode 11
Deaq’s house is robbed and in the process his maid is shot during the heist. Van and Deaq find out the perpetrators are female and try to get in close to them. Unfortunately for them, this team of burglars are lesbians and their suave nature will have no affect on them. Billie decides that the only way to get close is for her to go undercover and try to catch them in the act herself.
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#42 - Pilot
Dirt - Season 1 - Episode 1
Courteney Cox stars as ruthless tabloid editor Lucy Spiller, who's masterful at using threats and manipulation to dig up dirt, aided by resourceful paparazzo Don Konkey. Lucy zeroes in on struggling actor Holt McLaren, who needs favorable publicity and whose rising-star girlfriend, Julia Mallory, is well-connected.
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