The best episodes of Parlement
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- 01
After an unsuccessful first round, Team Gesine is back on the attack. During a secret meeting in their HQ, they decide to generously deploy the full range of annoyances that the European Parliament can use against a Commissioner.
- 02
Valentine sets out to accomplish great things. But with great power comes great sacrifice. And that's no problem, especially when it's others you're willing to sacrifice.
- 03
Torsten is visited in a dream by Jean Monnet, who inspires him with a grand new project to save Europe. Valentine realizes that the Blue Deal has been saved by the rodomontades of the English. She is convinced that Samy has demonstrated his Machiavellian intelligence.
- 04
Prodded by Valentine, Samy tries to get to grips with how a European summit works. He realizes that the environmental crime office project championed by his Commissioner is not getting the attention it needs, so he decides to raise its public profile. Ultimately, however, events spiral out of his control...
- 05
Samy succeeds in getting Parliament to exert political pressure on the summit and encourage a solution to the crisis within the Council. He triumphs, but Valentine reaps all the credit.
- 06
Samy’s new MEP, Valentine Cantel, struggles to learn the Parliamentary ropes as Torsten comes up with a crazy plan to detangle Samy’s MEP mess. Will the pair be able to find a new president in time — and will he be willing to hear Samy out?
- 07
You Can't Say Anything Anymore
Samy has slowly climbed the parliamentary ladder to become a political advisor, directing his group's maneuvers - This new daily routine is disrupted by Valentine Cantel's return to Brussels.
- 08
Rose is persona non grata in the journalists' room, and Samy has a grudge against her. Valentine is under fire from her political opponents. Her appointment to the Commission is in serious jeopardy. Samy seeks advice from Eamon, who refuses to help. This time, he'll have to do things differently.
- 09
Torsten in Captain Europe can't stand the constant pressure from his followers. Samy wanders around parliament, brooding over his defeat. Full of resentment, he decides to spill his guts to the press.
- 10
As negotiations for the Blue Deal draw nearer, Samy and Valentine play political hardball to keep the lobbyists and activists in line. Torsten embarks on a mission to fend off the cruise industry and lands himself in decidedly hot water.
- 11
Left to his own devices, Michel goes off script in front of the media–with hilarious and disastrous results. Samy’s gamble with the Poles looks like it might finally pay off, but not before intern Dragan threatens to ruin it all.
- 12
With the fate of the Blue Deal on the line, Samy turns to Michel for help. As the pair embark on a hilarious jaunt around Parliament, Samy comes to a realization about himself. Meanwhile, Rose unpacks her feelings to an unsuspecting audience.
- 13
It’s the trilogue and everyone’s settled in for a long night of negotiations. At a stand still with the Dutch, Valentine finally figures out the piece that could change everything. Now they just need to figure out how to get it through negotiations.
- 14
Samy and Valentine piece together a ragtag list for the Blue Deal team — now they just need to get everyone on board. For Samy, this may mean crossing a former ally. At the same time, Rose struggles to find her footing as a lobbyist.
- 15
Samy finds himself — much to his surprise — part of the French Commission delegation at the European summit. He realizes his usual tactics won't work here. He needs to get his hands on the badge that will grant him access to the coveted upper floor...
- 16
Samy believes he has succeeded in securing the creation of an environmental agency, but the French ambassador reveals the remaining bureaucratic hurdles that make the project all but impossible. His commissioner, Valentine, is considering heading the agency herself...
- 17
Samy races against time to save his project, but he is betrayed, and the summit ends without a conclusion. Realizing he won't get accreditation next time, he decides to stay hidden inside the Council building while waiting for the next summit...
- 18
Valentine transfers Samy to a new position that he doesn't like. He tries to get out of the situation, but Valentine sabotages his efforts.
- 19
A new summit begins without Samy. The leaders seem on the verge of agreeing, but a political about-face in Germany brings everything to a halt. Samy sees this as an opportunity for a triumphant return...
- 20
It’s Samy’s first day as an MEP assistant in the European Parliament. He has no idea what he’s doing, his boss is even more clueless, and he’s already tasked with drafting regulation amendments. But first he’ll have to learn what an amendment is.
- 21
After Samy’s amendment on shark finning sparks quarreling between the parties, he must seek the help of his difficult-to-please political adviser, Maurice. But when they go after the same woman, Samy could make his first political enemy.
- 22
Samy, Rose, and Torsten organize a conference to raise awareness for shark finning. They invite a high-profile EU Commissioner as a celebrity speaker for the event, and she ends up breaking Samy’s heart.
- 23
Samy and Rose get locked in at the office. After some liquor and questionable snacks, their usual sarcastic banter takes a flirtatious turn. Too bad Rose gets offered a job opportunity halfway around the world.
- 24
The European Parliament is attending plenary sessions in Strasbourg, where Samy plans to table his shark finning amendment for voting. Ingeborg schemes to stop him, but he gets some unexpected help from Eamon. Rose causes a bomb scare.
- 25
Ingeborg forces Michel to betray Samy in order to kill his amendment. But it’s voting day and Samy will stop at nothing to get it passed — he’s Samy the Shark after all. Can he secure a political victory and win over Rose?
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