Episode
House of Lies: Brinkmanship
Overview
The team executes a plan to wrestle control of Marissa's family's company.
Details
- Series
- House of Lies
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2014-03-09
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Brinkmanship is Episode 8 in Season 3 of House of Lies. It aired on 2014-03-09. The runtime is 26 min.
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Episode 7: Pushback
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.
Episode 9: Zhang
Marty and the Pod tour Lukas' old neighborhood; Monica seeks help; Lex embarrasses Roscoe.
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Episode 6: Middlegame
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.
Episode 10: Comeuppance
Jeannie asks an old friend for help with a government contract; Clyde creates friction between Monica and her client; Doug makes a play for Caitlin.
Episode 5: Soldiers
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.
Episode 11: Together
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Episode 4: Associates
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.
Episode 12: Joshua
Kaan & Associates receive a legal blow; Jeannie tries to fix things; Roscoe finds a constructive outlet.
Episode 3: Boom
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.
Episode 2: Power(less)
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.
Episode 1: Wreckage
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.