Ep 13. The Princess and the Hacker

God Friended Me season 2 episode 13, "The Princess and the Hacker," follows Miles and the Gang as they receive a friend suggestion for an aspiring Saudi Arabian princess named Sarah Al-Jamil. Sarah is in New York City with her sister, Lila, to present a keynote address at a tech conference. However, her life is soon endangered when a mysterious hacker begins to threaten her safety. Miles and the Gang step in to protect Sarah and try to uncover the identity of the hacker.

As Miles and his team try to unravel the mystery of the hacker's identity and motives, they get introduced to Sarah's own secret hacking skills. While Sarah is working on building a speech recognition software which can turn spoken language into written text, Lila convinces Sarah to bring the software to their father, King Ahmed Al-Jamil.

Lila is trying to convince their father that she can handle the demands of being third in line for the throne and is even considering designing their own security software. Lila's quest to become a technology entrepreneur hits a snag when her former professor, Dr. Haywood, calls her out for plagiarizing classwork to make her app.

In the meantime, Sarah is still trying to stay safe with the stalker on her trail. The stalker's identity and motive, however, remain elusive as they keep using multiple aliases and hacking systems.

Miles finally figures out the hacker's identity and confronts them. But things go haywire when Miles realizes that Sarah herself is the hacker. She had created a false identity to save herself and Lila from their father's suffocating expectations. However, in doing so, she had put her life in danger and almost lost everything.

The episode ends with Sarah coming clean to her father about her passion for technology and her hacking abilities. While her father initially disapproves of her creative tattoos, Sarah finds common ground with him when they bond over their shared love of technology and the future it holds.

"The Princess and the Hacker" is an episode that deals with issues of acceptance versus expectation, family dynamics, and the often-overlooked role of women in STEM fields. The episode sends a powerful message that one's passion and skill set should not be bound by societal expectations and gender roles.

The episode also tackles topics of cyberbullying, online stalking, and cybercrime, highlighting the dangers that lurk in the online world.

Overall, "The Princess and the Hacker" is an exhilarating and thought-provoking episode full of twists and turns that keep the audience engaged. It shows the strength of the show's characters and delivers powerful messages about inclusivity, empowerment, and the importance of standing up for what one believes in.