"The episode was a series of Job-like trials for UBN CEO Stella: She betrayed Chris (Karen Pittman), she learned that her AI programs aren't ready for the Olympics, she attempted to broker a deal with a lame stand-up comic who ultimately turned her down, and then she vented about all that to the saddest option possible, the AI version of herself."
""Of course, I would have loved to have stayed on indefinitely," Lee told The Hollywood Reporter after Stella's demise. "This is like family to me. I moved to L.A. because of this show a few years ago from New York. I had my babies while doing the show and so much has happened. But it got to the point where it just wasn't possible.""
"Then, that very same AI version of Stella went rogue during a press conference and revealed a bunch of her secrets to the press including her affair with her boss's husband, Miles (Aaron Pierre). Like the Coldplay execs before her, she resigned. Then, she arrived at the airport to steal away to Italy with her boo who isn't her boo only to find that he won't be joining her."
Stella Bak experiences multiple setbacks including betraying a colleague, failing AI readiness for the Olympics, and a rejected deal with a stand-up comic. Stella seeks solace by interacting with an AI replica, which later goes rogue at a press conference and exposes personal secrets, including an affair with Miles. Stella resigns and attempts to flee to Italy but is left alone when her partner cancels, ending her arc in tears on a plane. Greta Lee departs the series citing escalating scheduling conflicts and increasing film commitments that made continued participation untenable.
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