The Girls on the Bus
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Warning ! This article contains SPOILERS for The little girl on the Bus episode 8 .
Summary
After two episode that take a slimly different coming to the story , The Girls on the Busepisode 8 was more reminiscent of early episodes through its Libra the Balance between the presidential slipstream and the journalists ’ personal lives . TheGirls on the Buscharactersstill had personal issue to deal with , but the candidates revert to a much openhanded role in sequence 8.The new episode dealt with the side effect of the events ofThe Girls on the Busepisode 7and its shocking cliffhanger ending as they traveled to the next plosive consonant on the campaign trail .
The Girls on the Bustakes divine guidance from the true storyof cobalt - Divine Amy Chozick ’s experience as a diarist on Hillary Clinton ’s double-decker during her 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns . Thoughthe candidates and journalists are fictional , they all fit specific known original in political science . This is emphasized through the consumption of soubriquet for most candidates instead of their existent names . InThe girl on the Busepisode 8 , some holes were poked in these stereotype for both the candidate and the journalists .
Max ’s The young lady on the Bus features Hunter S. Thompson , an American journalist whose work in the 1970s was record in the ledger The Boys on the Bus .
9Walker’s Campaign Is Struggling
Sadie & Grace’s Story Exposed Walker
InThe female child on the Busepisode 7 , Sadie and Grace got the scoop they needed to expose one of Walker ’s braggy donors , Blaine Novak , as well as her connexion to him and the foundation he was using to lure young women into perform intimate favors for him . They published the story at the oddment of the episode , butit was n’t untilThe Girls on the Busepisode 8 that viewers got to see the impact of it . It was give away that on Super Tuesday , Walker , who had been the frontrunner at that point , did n’t do well in the polls .
footer curve ties with Novak after the story break , but she did n’t rejoin his large donations to her campaign , draw further literary criticism . While everyone was rivet on Novak , Sadie was tail a unlike side of the taradiddle . Sadie was more concerned in finding out who paid Declan Morales , the man behind the burner phone , to look into Walker ’s political campaign and in effect ruin her chances at becoming the popular presidential nominee .
8Kimberlyn Helped Sadie Get An Abortion
Kimberlyn Looked Past Her Views To Help Her Friend
At the end ofThe fille on the Bus , Sadie ’s miscarriage pills did n’t make it in California in time before they left for their next stop on the effort trail . unluckily , their next stop was in Missouri , where abortion is illegal . To get around this , Sadie ’s doc send her pills to Illinois , which was a four - hour drive away from where they were stay . With Sadie ’s equipment driver ’s license expired , Kimberlyn offered to push her to Illinois to facilitate her get her pill .
As a conservativist , Kimberlyn did n’t think in abortion but wanted to help her friendregardless of her political views . There have n’t been many one - on - one scenes between Kimberlyn and Sadie inThe Girls on the Bus , so it was nice to see them get to expend so much fourth dimension together . Their trip was sustain when they arrived in Illinois just as the post office was closing and had to expend the night for Sadie to foot them up in the dawn .
7Sadie Confessed She Wanted Kids With Loafers One Day
Sadie Still Has Feelings For Loafers
Though Sadie secern Kimberlyn and Lola she was pregnant and getting an miscarriage , onlyGrace knew Loafers was the fatherinThe Girls on the Bus . Neither Kimberlyn nor Lola were aware of their liaison as they were n’t around during the last presidential campaign when Sadie and Loafers first started hooking up . Kimberlyn did n’t inquire Sadie about his identity , but she did inquire Sadie about their kinship when she turn down a call from the baby ’s father .
Sadie was reliable with Kimberlyn , order her that while they were n’t together and had never really been together , she really liked him . Sadie said that she be intimate she was n’t ready for children at this gunpoint in her life , but that she wanted to have kids with him one daylight . With Sadie ’s allegiance and excited issues and the latent hostility between them , it ’s very improbable that Loafers knows Sadie feel this way of life about himinThe Girls on the Bus .
6Grace Got In A Fight With Her Dad
Grace’s Dad Cared More About His Career Than Family
Grace ’s father , Harold , who is also a famous diary keeper , was infix in the first two episode ofThe girl on the Bus . Their view together showed that their relationship is a bit agonistic , with him not seeming to prize her as a journalist with a reputation sovereign of him . This became an issue again when he reappear inThe miss on the Busepisode 8 during a intelligence venire wherehe picked a fight with Grace about her storey on Walker , undermine her body of work .
After the tape , Harold claimed that it was just “ theater ” and he thought Grace was in on the joke but did n’t really justify for what he ’d done . When the chance arrive for them to do a Vanity Fair consultation and pic pip together , he was all for it while Grace was hesitant . After a conversation with her hubby Charlie , Grace agree to do the piece but almost instantly regret it . Their picture shoot was unenviable to begin with , but things assume a turn for the worse when Harold unveil he ’d commit money to Annie without utter to Grace or Charlie .
The couple had slue Annie off financially when she suddenly dropped out of school and start traveling with her drug dealer boyfriend . Harold tell Grace he thought they ’d made the faulty decision , which is why he did n’t talk to her about it . finally , Harold apologized , concede he knew he was a bad forefather and thathe was envious of Grace for being capable to be successful as a diarist and a parent . Harold was fain to keep his aloofness from her and Annie , but Grace determine Annie take her granddad in her life .
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5Josie Manipulated Lola
Josie Took Advantage Of Her To Help Her Candidate
Early on inThe Girls on the Busepisode 8 , Lola agnise that her Twitter / X account had been hacked and mass were using it to station tweets attack “ The Freshman ” prospect . Lola used her other societal sensitive to tell people she ’d been hacked , but Josie came up with another plan to get the message out on a larger shell . Josie proposed that Lola interview “ The Freshman ” candidateto assist people actualize that she had no ominous will towards her .
When it came time for the interview , Josie had a list of pre - approved questions , which included Lola excuse to “ The Freshman ” candidate . When Lola refuse to follow the script , Josie cursed at her . luckily , Lola had contacted her old handler who had a connection with Twitter / X employees , and told her that Lola ’s account had n’t been hacked , but the password had been modify . Lola realized thatJosie had changed her countersign and made the tweets to get an audience to help oneself “ The Freshman ” candidate . Josie had been rig Lola all along inThe girl on the Bus , terminate their relationship .
4Sadie Set Up A Meeting For Kimberlyn With Gayle King
Sadie Wanted To Help Kimberlyn Make Her Dream Come True
Sadie and Kimberlyn used their road misstep to Illinois to get to know each other a bit better . In the retiring few episodes ofThe girl on the Bus , Kimberlyn has express frustration with her job at Liberty Direct News . She confessed to Lola that she did n’t require to work there anymore , but that she matt-up like she would never match in wherever she went . When Sadie asked Kimberlyn what her dream job was , she said she did n’t have one the way Sadie did with The Sentinel .
Instead , Kimberlyn said when she was younger she wanted to be Gayle King . Sadie told Kimberlyn she should commence her own medium party as she had the money to do it , but Kimberlyn remind her that it was n’t her money , it was her pa ’s and Eric ’s . To encourage Kimberlyn to follow her dream , Sadie reached out to Gayle King , whom she had antecedently interview , and set up a meeting for them in Chicago . Whether Kimberlyn will entrust Liberty Direct News rest to be seen inThe Girls on the Bus , butSadie ’s motion shows how much she believes in her .
3Walker Fired Loafers
Sadie’s Story Accidentally Led To Loafers Getting Fired
InThe Girls on the Busepisode 8 , Walker was scrambling and failing to regain support after Grace and Sadie ’s story drop . She was limit to have an event , butshe canceled it under the pretense of “ fundraising , ” which Sadie translated as going into concealing . in brief after , a news story was dropped about Walker firing fellow member of her campaign , something she ’d already done in previous episode . unluckily , this clip her lean of axed staff members included Loafers , who had get off the cuts last time when Walker hired Benji .
layabout did n’t appear inThe girl on the Busepisode 8 , meaning he was likely fired before they even go far in Missouri . That could also be what he was calling Sadie about when she was in the car with Kimberlyn . Walker burn Loafers means he ’s no longer on the campaign trail , butit also take off the conflict of interest group between him and Sadie , which could potentially lead to them rekindle their romance . However , Sadie also indirectly cause him to lose his job , and he could blame her for it .
2The Journalists Supported Sadie
The Journalists Kept Sadie Company After She Took The Abortion Pills
Just after Sadie learned about Loafers getting kindle inThe female child on the Busepisode 8 , Kimberlyn , Lola , and Grace appear at her hotel room door . They knew she was take the abortion pills at that meter andwanted to be there with her in cause she needed company . While Sadie initially was going to tell them she want to be alone , she saw their turmoil at a movie night sleepover and let them in .
The sweet scene inThe daughter on the Busepisode 8 wasa reminder of how far the characters had come in from their first view together , where they were squabble and make snide input about each other . Eight episodes intoThe Girls on the Busseason 1 , their friendship have mature into ones bear out of proximity to literal dear , maintenance , and deference for one another . The Girls on the Bushas foreshadowed that the last two episodes will try out their James Bond , but they will stand together through it all .
1The Hot Guy Candidate’s Nice Guy Persona Is Fake
The Hot Guy Candidate Fooled Everyone
early on on inThe Girls on the Bus , the small - town mayor was dismiss as the “ The Hot White Guy ” candidate , someone who was nice to look at but did n’t have enough experience or notoriety to garner the Democratic nomination . However , throughoutThe girl on the Bus,“The Hot Guy ” candidate has find himself in dissimilar positions that have pad his chances and established himself as a courteous , near guy rope . With Walker curve down , “ The Hot Guy ” campaigner could have a real chance .
Beyond his work with the voters , he even take shape relationships with the reporters and Sadie in particular , who started to see him as more of a friend than another candidate . The end ofThe girl on the Busepisode 8changed how viewers saw “ The Hot Guy ” candidate completelythrough a scene of him talking about how he had everyone “ eating out of [ his ] palm . ” In the final scene inThe Girls on the Busepisode 8 , “ The Hot Guy ” candidate go forth as a villain , and one who could gain it all .
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The story centers on Sadie McCarthy (Melissa Benoist), a journalist who romanticizes a bygone era of campaign reporting and scraps her whole life for a shot at covering a presidential candidate for a paper of record. Sadie joins the bus and eventually bonds with three female competitors, Grace (Carla Gugino), Lola (Natasha Behnam), and Kimberlyn (Christina Elmore). Despite their differences, the women become a found family with a front-row seat to the greatest soap opera in town - the battle for the White House.
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The story centers on Sadie McCarthy ( Melissa Benoist ) , a diary keeper who romanticizes a bygone era of campaign reporting and scraps her whole spirit for a shot at cover a presidential prospect for a paper of record . Sadie joins the bus and eventually bonds with three female competitor , Grace ( Carla Gugino ) , Lola ( Natasha Behnam ) , and Kimberlyn ( Christina Elmore ) . Despite their differences , the woman become a found crime syndicate with a front - row seat to the superlative Georgia home boy opera house in townspeople - the battle for the White House .
