SPOILER ALERT: The following contains spoilers for Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat Episode 4.

Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat Episode 4 is really an extension of what happened in Episode 3. It’s called “Accountability,” so Prime Video viewers have a general idea that it’s going to be about Dougie Womack Jr. facing the music for the “jerk-off sauce” fiasco. And that’s exactly what the episode delivers—no more, no less.

“Accountability” is the slowest episode of the season, simply because of that feeling that it’s just bridging the plot gap between the catastrophe that was Episode 3 and the fresh chaos that’s around the corner. The biggest parts of the episode are related to Dougie’s mishaps; this episode doesn’t have a unique hook of its own. But it does give actor Alex Bonifer an opportunity to shine as he brings out Dougie’s vulnerable side. This is still a comedy, but it’s easier than ever to see that Dougie just wants his father’s approval—like most kids, or in this case, a guy who hasn’t entirely grown up yet. (The best line in the episode is when Kate Martinez walks by in the background and corrects, “He’s 35. He’s a grown man.”)

The first set piece of the episode is another guest speaker, but this one doesn’t work as well as the faux seminars in Episode 2. Scott Norris is supposed to be motivating the Rockin’ Grandma’s crew, but instead he just keeps telling more and more embarrassing facts about himself. And fans may want to take a shot every time he says the word “testicles.” Those jokes get old pretty quickly.

What really matters is when Anthony and the Rockin’ Grandma’s crew set out to find Dougie, who has left the ranch after feeling even more beaten down by Scott’s meandering speech. This adventure is this season’s “Field Trip,” except that instead of a dark room full of mannequins, viewers get to watch Alex Bonifer pop up seemingly out of nowhere. And there are no made-up words this time. But there’s a speech that comes so incredibly close to being epic. Kate unloads on Dougie for running away, and actor Erica Hernandez is wonderful in that moment—yet it could have been even bigger.

Kate’s spiel has the same intent as Dale Gribble’s most classic rant from the King of the Hill episode “It Ain’t Over ‘Til the Fat Neighbor Sings.” Both are meant to verbally slap some sense into a friend that the group has had to go out of their way to rescue. But Kate only gets to be half as pointed as Dale was. It would’ve been funnier and possibly even more poignant if she had fully unleashed on Dougie, especially since viewers haven’t really seen Kate lose control yet. This is the woman who has a posture trainer. Alas, a missed opportunity, but what exists still gets the point across that this is a true family business, putting the “fun” in “dysfunction.”

Is “Accountability” the funniest episode of Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat? Not by a long shot. But does it perfectly draw a line between the halves of Jury Duty Season 2? Absolutely. It puts a period on the whole client cookout scandal, and then at the very end of the episode, that Tesla Cybertruck rolling in is the sign of the next chapter. Or the apocalypse. It could be both. After all, the last TV character to drive a Cybertruck was Russ Holliday in Chad Powers, and he was not a great guy.

But with their future CEO back in the fold, the Rockin’ Grandma’s crew is reassembled to face whatever comes their way—which is the real point of this episode. It’s re-establishing the team as a team before introducing the new villain, and reminding the audience that under the comedy, this is a feel-good story, too. Jury Duty isn’t just great because it’s funny; it’s great because it’s comedy that makes people happy, too.

Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat streams Fridays on Prime Video. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Prime Video.

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