Ep 5. The Cheese Festival

The episodic summary of Stoked season 1 episode 5, titled The Cheese Festival, revolves around the main characters working at Surfer's Paradise hotel. An annual cheese festival is about to take place in the town, and the hotel is anticipating a surge of tourists for the event. The staff has been assigned various tasks to make sure the visitors have a great time at the festival and the hotel.

The episode starts with chaos at the front desk as a large group of tourists arrives before the check-in time. The staff is under pressure to accommodate their requests. Meanwhile, Emma, the hotel's housekeeper, is passionately preparing for the cheese festival's cheese fair competition. She has been practicing to prepare a cheese dish that would win the competition.

On the other hand, Reef, Johnny, and Fin's plan to earn quick money is by setting up a refreshment stand near the festival. They believe that selling refreshments at the festival would earn them enough money to buy a new surfboard.

Another angle of the story is the budding relationship between Lo and the hotel's social director, Mark. They are often seen hanging out during work hours, and the other staff members tease them about their romantic involvement.

As the day progresses, the staff finds themselves in a series of hilarious and sticky situations. The guests have various requests, including a pool party, which leads to a time-management crisis for the staff. The chefs are also under pressure to prepare various cheese-based dishes for the guests, which leads to a series of misunderstandings and mishaps.

Emma's preparations for the cheese fair competition are jeopardized when her cheese wheel rolls down the stairs and breaks. She is heartbroken and thinks that she can never win the competition without it.

Meanwhile, Reef, Johnny, and Fin struggle to make sales at their refreshment stand. They realize that someone has set up a bigger and better refreshment stand next to theirs, making it hard to compete.

Towards the end, the staff members realize that working together is more efficient than working independently. They come up with a plan to organize a cheese tasting fair and involve the new refreshment stand owner to set up a deal. Emma teams up with the hotel chef to prepare delicious cheese-based dishes.

The episode ends with the cheese fair competition, where Emma's collaboration with the hotel chef wins the competition. Reef, Johnny, and Fin also have their moment of victory as they manage to sell all their refreshments and earn enough money to buy a brand-new surfboard. Lo and Mark's relationship also takes an interesting turn as they decide to set rules for their romantic involvement.

Overall, The Cheese Festival episode of Stoked season one is a fun and lighthearted episode that portrays the staff's camaraderie as they work together to make their guests' stay enjoyable. The episode highlights how working together can be more beneficial than working independently and showcases the main characters' growth.