As the second episode begins, Lady Gabby (Eleanor Tomlinson) gets drunk behind the wheel while Greg (Stephen Merchant) hangs out with a prostitute in his vehicle. Greg explains he has been lonely since his wife left him before the prostitute asks for the money. He pays her and she immediately goes to work. Because Greg keeps pushing the brake over and over, the cops sitting nearby realize something is going on in the vehicle. When the police officer steps over, Greg pretends the prostitute is his wife before being asked for his driver’s license. He acts like he is reaching for the glove box, but floors it and hits the cop car behind him. As he flees from the parking lot, he runs over spike strips causing the car to stop seconds later. The prostitute offers to give him the details of a lawyer she knows although Greg is a lawyer. Gabby tries to get Lara (Rosa Robson) to talk to her and accuses her of cheating.

Lara steps onto the balcony before telling her to go home because she is bad. Gabby stumbles over to Lara’s car and begins carving letters into the pant. By the time Gabby makes it to the police station, the paparazzo is there waiting on her and Greg is already there. They sit together. We jump forward and see them cleaning up the community center before the intro begins. Frank (Christopher Walken) goes to school with Tom (Guillermo Bedward) and finds out he has a crush on one of the girls there. Frank convinces Tom to ask the girl and her friends to the party Frank intends to throw later that night. Tom returns seconds later to tell Frank they’ll need to throw a party. At the office, Greg’s coworker makes fun of him until the others leave. Then, he warns Greg that they’re thinking about firing him unless he brings in clients.

Back at the school, Tom invites others to his party and tells them that Beth (Hannah Brownlie) and her friends are coming. However, the bully insists nobody is going to come to his party. Christian (Gamba Cole) takes the cellphone to the gang’s hangout and gives it to Malaki (Charles Babalola). Christian returns the gun and says he has done his part. When his sister comes around, he wants her to know she isn’t welcome, so Malaki agrees they’re good. Before Christian leaves, he tells Malaki that there wasn’t any trouble. Tom returns home to tell Frank he is going to cancel the party because nobody is going to come. Frank tells him he dresses like a nerd and he can make him cool by bringing a famous person to his party. At the next community service meeting, Gabby records a video for social media while Frank watches her. John (Darren Boyd) complains to Greg about the government destroying the economy to save a bunch of people in care homes.

Rani (Rhianne Barreto) approaches Christian to ask what the line is, but he isn’t eager to tell her. Instead, he scolds her for getting involved since she could’ve been killed. He encourages her to stay out of his life before lunch begins and Gabby decides to ask everyone to tell her a secret. Gabby goes first and admits she has pretty much ruined everything with her girlfriend although Lara has agreed to meet her later. Then, Frank says he came to England in 1971. At the time, he told people it was a vacation, but he was trying to avoid the draft. He tells Myrna (Clare Perkins) he went to Vietnam on his terms in 1994. Christian says he hasn’t traveled much and has never been on a plane before. When Myrna has a chance, she says she was one of the people who helped tear down the statue of Edward Colston. That leads to an argument between her, and John before Gabby breaks it up and says you can’t fix yourself by breaking others.

Greg admits he is a bad lawyer who has missed deadlines and forged signatures. He confesses he is likely going to get fired unless he can bring in new clients before giving everyone a business card. When Rani is asked her secret, she says she stole her dad’s van the other night to help a boy she barely knows, and he has been ungrateful. They tell her that he isn’t a friend and she doesn’t need someone like that in her life. Moments later, the other gang member decides to look at pictures from the night of the robbery and finds the one of the van belonging to Rani’s father. Christian approaches Rani and tells her that a line is a phone that keeps them in touch with drug buyers and it is valuable to gang members that want to steal their business.

He explains he doesn’t get help much but thanks Rani. Then, he asks her about helping his sister study. Since Rani’s mother tracks her phone, they agree to meet somewhere she would be going anyway. Gabby asks Diane (Jessica Gunning) if she can play music and she gives her permission to do so. However, Diane wanted to be involved in the bonding exercise and reveals her secret is that she has been training Brazilian jujitsu. When Gabby goes inside to plug up her radio, Frank follows her and makes his move. He tells her about his nerdy grandson and the fact that he wasn’t a good father or grandfather. When he asks how much an appearance would cost, Gabby confesses he wouldn’t be able to afford her. Instead, she is willing to stop by for free for five minutes or so.

As everyone dances, Frank accidentally hits the ceiling with his broom and the bag full of money comes crashing to the floor seconds later. Frank, Myrna, and John are surprised to see how much money is in the bag. Gabby goes out with Lara so they can talk about their relationship. Since Lara doesn’t know what mood she is going to be in from one minute to the next, she doesn’t want to be her lifeboat. Two ladies interrupt so they can get a photograph with Gabby who is happy to oblige. Lara tells her she should tell them to screw off next time, but she won’t because she is addicted to approval. Gabby tells her to delete her social media apps because she can change although Lara believes it is too late for that. Two more ladies ask for photographs so Gabby tells them to screw off this time.

Lara doesn’t believe Gabby will ever hold the festival while Gabby accuses her of seeing someone else. Once Lara leaves, Gabby returns to the two women, apologizes for before, and takes a photograph with them. Esme (Aiyana Goodfellow) tries to hang out with Malaki and his buddies but they send her away this time. When she goes back inside, Christian asks her how she’d feel about leaving Bristol. He tells her they’re either going to travel or she is going to do her exams since he is going to run into some money soon. Then, Christian explains he wants her to meet his friend who can help with her exams. Before Margaret (Dolly Wells) leaves, she reminds Tom that his grandpa is a lying snake, but Tom is starting to believe otherwise. Once she is gone, Tom finds out that Frank has bought him a bunch of alcohol for the party.

Meanwhile, Rani tells her mother she is going to go to the library for a bit. Once her mom is gone, Rani quickly changes into something nicer and meets Christian at the library. She is surprised to find that Christian isn’t going to stay. Once he is gone, Esme tries to find out why Rani is there and whether she is trying to get with Christian. Rani comes up with a plan and offers to answer a question every time Esme gets one of the math questions right. Gabby sits with the worker at a club and tells him about her problems. At the party, Frank finds two kids trying to roll a joint and decides to show them the right way to do it. Beth and her friends arrive before learning that Gabby hasn’t shown up just yet. Greg tries to work alone at the office while recording a message. He begins complaining about his work before deleting the recording and starting again.

Gabby leaves the club with a big bottle of wine. John and Myrna go to Frank’s place with the big bag of money. Gabby goes to Lara’s house and watches as she gets out with her new girlfriend. After they go inside, Gabby gets out and contemplates smashing Lara’s vehicle but leaves without doing anything stupid. Esme answers a question right and decides to ask Rani why she steals. She believes she is letting frustration out. Esme reveals Christian called social services on their mother and had her parental rights taken away. Rani asks if she did something wrong before Esme says she is just sick. Gabby goes to Gert Burger and orders a bunch of food before doing another social media video in her car.

The guy behind her begins blowing the horn and encouraging her to move. She slams her car inside his multiple times before fleeing. Her license plate comes off. Meanwhile, John and the others try to figure out what to do with the cash. Frank is adamant he wants to keep it, but John is worried about the person who is going to come back looking for it. Frank insists he needs the money for the time when his business goes under. They agree to think about it and Frank promises he won’t go anywhere since he has an ankle monitor. Two kids enter and see the money before leaving in a hurry. DS Selforth and DS Haines (Grace Calder) visit the drug house to ask about the masked gunman they saw on CCTV camera. At the jail, Gabby is told she has one call. At first, she doesn’t think she has anyone to call but eventually remembers having Greg’s business card.

Greg shows up outside and asks the paparazzo about the copper that accepts bridges. He is told that the man in question is Desk Sergeant Bennett and he asks 100 quid for the details and 100 quid for the access. Greg goes inside and confronts Bennett. He insists he wants Gabby released and taken out the back way so she can avoid the paparazzo. At first, Bennett refuses. However, he changes his mind when he hears the recording Greg made of his conversation with the paparazzo outside. Moments later, Greg stops by the paparazzo to tell him Gabby dug her way out with a cocaine spoon. Gabby raises up as Greg drives away. As they drive along, they argue over who is the most pathetic of the two and Gabby wins the argument. He learns she reversed into a car and reveals he did the same to a police car, so they become car vandal buddies.

Christian returns to the library to ask his sister about the study session. Although Esme is worried Rani is ruining her future, she admits she did well, and she’d study with her again. Rani believes Esme can pass the exams with a few more sessions. She asks Christian out for a coffee, but he has been working and wants to get home since it is late. Tom gets harassed for being a liar since Gabby hasn’t arrived. He takes his frustration out on his grandpa by saying his mom was right about him being a snake. He has to eat his words when Gabby and Greg arrive with pizza. Tom introduces Gabby to Beth and Cassidy while Greg enjoys the pizza he paid for. Shanthi (Nina Wadia) tracks her daughter’s phone and realizes she is just getting home so she calls her. She tells Rina about her night out before the call ends. Then, the house is broken into and Rani is grabbed by the intruders.

She is shown a picture of the van and asked about it. Rani claims the van was stolen and her parents reported it to the police. The intruder threatens to kill her and her whole family if she is lying to them. When Rani’s parents return home, the intruders are already gone and Rani pretends everything is fine. The intruder, Smiler (Rhys Yates), approaches Malaki and gives him the phone while saying he wants to talk to him. The Dean (Claes Bang) tells him he gave him status when he was a nobody. Malaki acts like he knows nothing about the West Country line getting jacked. The Dean wants to know if he took it or the bag although Malaki knows nothing about the bag which contains six months of earnings. John reads to his kids while Myrna makes it home. John makes it to the part about money while Frank hides the bag in the attic. The Dean tells Malaki to find his money because he has to either kill them or him to make a point.

When Frank climbs out of the attic, his granddaughter tells him he has no moral compass. The next day, Greg surprises his coworkers by arriving to work with Lady Gabby.

 

The Outlaws Review

The Outlaws finally started to calm down and come together. The first episode was overloaded with cringy jokes, and while the second had some, they weren’t as bad. We’re beginning to learn more about the characters and their backstories which have been interesting so far. Despite the madness of The Outlaws, the characters are surprisingly relatable and easy to sympathize with in a sense.

Some of the humorous scenes were actually humorous this time. The show is starting to exhibit its charm so I can see it getting better in the upcoming episodes. What can I say? The show is growing on me as are the characters. I am eager to see where things go from here. The second episode of The Outlaws scores a 7.5 out of 10. Recaps of The Outlaws can be found on Reel Mockery here.