Chin's Box of Turkey and Chicken

Lauren Chin carries a box of food into the Roosevelt Room during a tense brainstorming session. She asks the team about turkey and chicken options, sparking quick banter among Will, Cassie, Romano, and Shelby. The box punctuates the edgy ad pitch discussion, its arrival shifting focus from risky jokes to casual preferences amid scattered papers and strategy notes.

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S4E21 · Life on Mars

Brainstorm Backfire: 'Saudis' Joke Tests the Room

A box of turkey and chicken is carried into the Roosevelt Room by Lauren Chin; its arrival punctuates the heated brainstorming, redirects banter briefly to food logistics, and supplies comic relief that defuses the escalating tone.

Before: Being carried into the room by Chin at the start of the scene.

After: Left in the room with team members handling food briefly; remains a background prop that softens tension.

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S4E21 · Life on Mars

Chin's Lunch Breaks the Tension

Chin's box of turkey and chicken arrives mid-brainstorm; its mundane contents and Chin's offhand question immediately deflate the rising provocative energy, reorienting the group's attention to domestic logistics and social ritual rather than edgy humor.

Before: Carried at the doorway by Lauren Chin as she enters the Roosevelt Room.

After: Food is accepted and handed out (Romano takes some); the box becomes a social tool that diffuses tension and momentarily redirects the room's energy.

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