Corporate Season 1 Episode 5 Corporate Retreat
- TV-MA
- February 7, 2018
- 21 min
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8.1 (148)
The episode Corporate Retreat of the first season of the show Corporate starts with a bang as the beleaguered junior executives, Matt and Jake, are sent on an expensive retreat to a picturesque countryside mansion. At the retreat, the two run into problems as they realize that the company has booked the retreat for a week, along with a few other corporate teams.
They quickly find themselves stuck in a room with some other top-level executives, including a robot who seems to be more human than machine. This robot, named "Lance," is the brains behind the corporate strategy and has been designed to be extremely efficient at analyzing data and making decisions. With the help of Lance, the executives must come together to make a major business decision that could determine the future of their company.
As the group begins to discuss ideas, they quickly fall into their usual patterns of corporate jargon and meaningless buzzwords. Despite their initial enthusiasm, their ideas soon fall short of being truly transformative or meaningful. As the group struggles to come up with a plan, Matt and Jake realize that Lance is the key to unlocking the group's potential.
With Lance's help, the executives soon discover that they must think beyond the confines of their typical corporate thinking and embrace their inner creativity and passion. It is only then that they are able to come up with a unique and profitable solution that takes their company to new heights.
Throughout the episode, the characters are forced to confront their own personal demons as they try to come up with a solution to their corporate struggles. Matt and Jake, in particular, are forced to confront their own insecurities and misgivings about corporate culture. As they work to find their own voices, they learn that sometimes the most important thing is to trust themselves and their own instincts.
As the episode comes to a close, the executives return to their office, eager to share their newfound ideas with the rest of the team. They are met with skepticism at first, but they soon convince their colleagues of the brilliance of their plan. Many of the team members were skeptical of what they could achieve together, but with Lance's help, they were finally able to come together and create a solution that worked for everyone.
In all, the episode Corporate Retreat is a brilliant look at the struggles of corporate life, from the pressures of meeting deadlines to the importance of taking risks. With the help of some great writing and an all-star cast, the show takes a look at the world of business in a refreshingly honest and entertaining way.