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Season 5  "Tragedy of the Commons"  5x8

Aired 7 years ago - May 29, 2016

Marty must deal with a boy band. Doug copes with post-TED Talk "fame".

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Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 1
- And you have... 136 now. - Yeah.
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So... secret's out.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 3
I'm happy you're figuring it out.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 4
But I'm clearly out of touch with the electorate,
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 5
No, the puerile sounds of boy bands are poison to my ears,
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 6
♪ I'll never say good-bye ♪
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 7
- 19 number ones worldwide, - Oof.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 8
whatever the fuck it is retired teen idols do.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 9
of Jordan Knight from my cubbie.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 10
- This is new. - I don't get it.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 11
is not like the other.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 12
Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 13
Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 14
where you try to talk me into re-signing.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 15
Uh... No, I got it.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 16
But you know what I am gonna do?
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 17
It's like we sing in the song "Follow Your Heart."
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 18
Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 19
he is a business manager in the music industry, after all.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 20
that you bought at the height of the real estate bubble?
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 21
I mean, teenage girls have the attention span of...
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 22
will you wash the rest of the bottles?
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 23
Everyone says it's not about the money
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 24
But that does not change the fact
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 25
What the fuck?
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 26
just like Jeannie.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 27
Showing up and smiling when you don't feel like it.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 28
Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 29
- I guess we can make that work. - Sadly,
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 30
Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 31
No.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 32
Are you ghosting him?
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 33
before it's ghosting?
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 34
Yeah. Yeah, I know, you're totally right, but...
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 35
- ♪ Dre... ♪ - ♪ Dre... ♪
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 36
We're just fucking over the backup dancers, right?
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 37
- Now Jeannie says it with us. - ♪ Kaan... ♪
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 38
What's going on? Why haven't you called me back?
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 39
If I'm being honest,
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 40
Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 41
Hey.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 42
Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 43
No, but seriously...
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 44
- Hey... - Look at all these happy faces.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 45
14% with an NPV of $120 million.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 46
You're leaving the band? Leaving our band?
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 47
And, of course, there's the solo Conner tour merch.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 48
There will be a reunion tour.
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 49
And equal pay was bullshit, too,
 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 50
Boom! My brother!

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Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 2
So... secret's out.
#2 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 3
I'm happy you're figuring it out.
#3 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 4
But I'm clearly out of touch with the electorate,
#4 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 5
No, the puerile sounds of boy bands are poison to my ears,
#5 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 6
♪ I'll never say good-bye ♪
#6 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 7
- 19 number ones worldwide, - Oof.
#7 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 8
whatever the fuck it is retired teen idols do.
#8 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 9
of Jordan Knight from my cubbie.
#9 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 10
- This is new. - I don't get it.
#10 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 11
is not like the other.
#11 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 12 #12 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 13 #13 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 14
where you try to talk me into re-signing.
#14 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 15
Uh... No, I got it.
#15 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 16
But you know what I am gonna do?
#16 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 17
It's like we sing in the song "Follow Your Heart."
#17 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 18 #18 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 19
he is a business manager in the music industry, after all.
#19 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 20
that you bought at the height of the real estate bubble?
#20 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 21
I mean, teenage girls have the attention span of...
#21 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 22
will you wash the rest of the bottles?
#22 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 23
Everyone says it's not about the money
#23 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 24
But that does not change the fact
#24 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 25
What the fuck?
#25 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 26
just like Jeannie.
#26 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 27
Showing up and smiling when you don't feel like it.
#27 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 28 #28 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 29
- I guess we can make that work. - Sadly,
#29 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 30 #30 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 31
No.
#31 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 32
Are you ghosting him?
#32 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 33
before it's ghosting?
#33 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 34
Yeah. Yeah, I know, you're totally right, but...
#34 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 35
- ♪ Dre... ♪ - ♪ Dre... ♪
#35 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 36
We're just fucking over the backup dancers, right?
#36 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 37
- Now Jeannie says it with us. - ♪ Kaan... ♪
#37 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 38
What's going on? Why haven't you called me back?
#38 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 39
If I'm being honest,
#39 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 40 #40 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 41
Hey.
#41 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 42 #42 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 43
No, but seriously...
#43 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 44
- Hey... - Look at all these happy faces.
#44 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 45
14% with an NPV of $120 million.
#45 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 46
You're leaving the band? Leaving our band?
#46 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 47
And, of course, there's the solo Conner tour merch.
#47 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 48
There will be a reunion tour.
#48 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 49
And equal pay was bullshit, too,
#49 Recap of House of Lies Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 50
Boom! My brother!
#50