I have to say, I think it was a mistake on the show's part that Sam wasn't part of the Strugglebus Group for this episode, given Edwin's incredibly shitty (and terrifying, lbr — this episode was all about how much damage billionaires can do) moves to fuck him over.

Roy, Keeley, and Nate are all Going Through It this episode — but so is Sam! But we don't get to see him staring at the ceiling in bed trying to figure out how he's going to keep Ola's from going under, or what he'll do to expose his country's government's corrupt dealings with Akufo (and I agree with the sentiment that that plotline really didn't make much sense — it would have been much more interesting, actually, if Sam had refused the summons from the national team, given how the government that he's previously criticized would have parlayed his presence on the national team into support for their actions).

I'm just saying that while I get that there's only so much you can have in one episode, I really felt the absence of Sam having a Depression Robe Week.