Episode
House of Lies: Tragedy of the Commons
Overview
Marty and the Pod attempt to get a boy band to re-sign with their record label. Jeannie gets fed up being a politician's girlfriend. Doug deals with his post-Ted Talk "fame" - and the repercussions it has on his relationship.
Details
- Series
- House of Lies
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2016-05-29
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Tragedy of the Commons is Episode 8 in Season 5 of House of Lies. It aired on 2016-05-29. The runtime is 25 min.
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