Well, let’s start with the biggest bomb this episode dropped:

NICK IS THE MAYOR! Nick “don’t-ask-where-all-my-money- comes-from” is in charge of all of VR! How are the people not freaking out? Who voted for Nick?

And even worse, his sister is a drug-dealing shark who’s about to get her hooks into Jack’s business!

This is a real bummer because Jack has a lot of plans for his glamping business, and I don’t think the business plan included fentanyl.

Jack came to this conclusion after talking to his old friend, Barry. J/K, Barry is his therapist! (Nice to see they didn’t do Barry like they did M/P and he’s still around.)

Now, the decision to see Barry wasn’t based on Charmaine’s recent disclosure. No, there was pretty much no mention of Char this ep. Instead, it was perpetuated by a nightmare about Jack’s brother falling off the roof. (Did you forget he had a brother who died? Funny how he and Brie NEVER talk about this, but I guess that’s what Barry is for.)

Anyway, Barry wants Jack to get out and be one with nature. Luckily, Denny — who you will remember is an avid outdoorsman — is headed out for a little rock climb!

And Denny just happens to have everything Jack needs to rock climb in his car already including special rock climbing shoes that magically fit this man. So even though Jack has zero training, there is no reason for them not to climb a super-high mountain without so much as a beginner’s knot-tying class.

This is absolutely a starter course in rock climbing.

Also getting out into nature: Mel.

Apparently, she’s got a new side gig working for the VR Chamber of Commerce.

She and Cameron are still struggling to get along because he’s not #teamjack.

Muriel could not be less interested in this. She’s only here for one thing.

Let’s not forget the other mentions of food in this episode:

These sandwiches are actually a HUGE plot point; they are the reason Preacher finally gets some action. And the best part is, he doesn’t even learn this woman’s name.

Does this strike anyone as even slightly out of character for Preacher or is it just me?

The one guy who’s sticking true to form, it seems, is Brady, who never told Brie how Jeb died.

Okay, this is incredibly sad — poor, Pauline! — but WHY AREN’T THE FEDS INVESTIGATING EMERALD LUMBER? (And why is Pauline out shopping for tomatoes immediately following her husband’s funeral?) Anyway, a quick recap on EL:

The last guy running the place died in a legit explosion.

The guy currently running the place just finished a stint in jail (wrongfully accused of murder, but still…)

Also — checks notes — that guy IS THE ONLY GUY who wasn’t arrested when the place was raided last time.

Now an employee just OD’d, and the person who reported the drug-related death is the same guy who wasn’t at that last raid… in which they were looking for drugs.

Remember this? It was very official because of the jackets.

I’m just gonna say it: #justice4jeb

Anyway, Brady confesses to all this smuggling business when Brie confronts him.

It’s pretty disappointing given he set up this whole outdoor movie extravaganza at her new place and now he doesn’t even get any popcorn. Plus he’s usually working nights since that’s the best time to sneak in the drugs, so this is doubly upsetting.

Worst of all, it seems Mel was wrong: You CAN have a bad day in Virgin River.