Roman, enraged by Joel’s dismissal of his beloved novel, sneaks into Joel’s private office. He finds a copy of "The Ghost of Andor's Reach" on the shelf — Joel didn't destroy it, he just wanted to upset Roman. Roman opens the book and writes on the title page: "To Joel: You are a thief and a hack. — The Future." He then replaces it. As he leaves, he trips a silent alarm. Security tackles him. When Joel reviews the security tape, he doesn't get angry — he laughs. He tells Ron, "Your guy has passion. I like that. Don't fire him." He then offers Roman a job: write "lore" for Soul Gauntlet 4 for $180k a year. Roman is torn. Everything he believes in says no. But the money...

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Kyle corners Joel’s vapid, younger assistant and pitches himself for the lead role in the Soul Gauntlet movie. The assistant says Joel is actually casting right now, in the living room. Kyle struts over, strikes a "heroic" pose, and delivers a line from the game: "I wield the Gauntlet... of Souls!" Joel stares at him for five full seconds, then turns to his business partner and says, "This is why we use motion capture." Kyle is dismissed without even a laugh — just cold, corporate pity.

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Ron, trying to be helpful, spills a tray of champagne on Joel’s lead Japanese investor. To cover, Ron announces loudly, "CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BIG DEAL, JOEL!" Joel is forced to give a speech. He thanks his team, then singles out the Party Down staff as "the invisible people who serve us." He gives a condescending toast to "the help." Casey’s face is a mask of fury.

To be precise: It originally aired on June 5, 2010, and is the penultimate episode of the second season (and originally the series finale, before the 2023 revival).