'Press' Episode 5 Recap: "Two Worlds"

After four episodes of sloppy Holly Evans and her "I couldn't care less about my appearance because that makes me a serious person" demeanor, Press Episode 5, "Two Worlds" starts with the glow up of the entire series. Holly puts on her best hair, heels, and lipstick, and heads into The Post for her first day at work. It's not model perfect, she's still wearing the raggy coat, and the blouse isn't the greatest fit. But it's still night and day from the last four episodes, as James notes when she walks by him on her way in. "I didn't even know you owned a skirt!"

Of course, then he puts two and two together as she pushes him aside and heads to her building instead of his. "Oh! Holly, noooo!"

The Post is all smiles and welcomes, but Allen admits he'd chased her down because Emmerson wanted to do more serious journalism. That is, before he suddenly narrows, in that way he does, and starts asking the tough questions. Why is Holly here? Sure, better resources, bigger readership, but why? Something's up; he's not sure what, but he's paranoid enough to wonder if this isn't some insane setup. It's enough that though Holly technically has the title and status, he's not letting her into the daily conference.