What I’m Watching: WeCrashed (Series Finale)

WeCrashed: Season 1, Episode 8 “The One With All the Money” (B+)

When I get into shows like this about recent events, I try to stifle my curiosity and wait until I finish watching to know how things turn out, namely Adam’s exit from the company in this case. It was hardly a surprise, if the title wasn’t indication enough, that Adam and Rebekah’s decision to rewrite the S-1 was their undoing, and the instrumental version of “Roar” playing was an appropriately somber anthem for Adam being instructed to step down by the board. Bruce threatening to break him arm if he didn’t resign after he showed up with a handful of concessions and Jamie saying that he didn’t do anything he asked him to do were the last straws, and things looked very bad for Adam when even Masa told him to stand down. There was still a delusion afloat when the company’s valuation was cut in half as Rebekah called Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Barack Obama “peers” that they could put on their board, but that all evaporated quickly. Rebekah telling the WeGrow parents that the school was shutting down was met with fury since they now had no options, whereas Cameron being installed as CEO seemed to be welcome particularly because he chose to go after Adam as a joke. Ending with Adam and Rebekah struggling in the water in Israel after Masa told Rebekah that he’s out for blood was hardly the most flattering way to say goodbye, but at least they were far from their problems and in a serene space like the one they tried to create. This story is wild, and this series make it into an entertaining and very watchable saga.

Series grade: B+
Series MVP: Jared Leto as Adam