Breaking the Dams

When I Stopped Loving Them, They All Lost It Episode 5

Episode 5

Episode 5 recap

Ava finishes packing her suitcase and heads downstairs for dinner. In the dining room, she sees Luna sitting in her usual chair while Richard Sterling and Ethan Sterling pile food onto Luna's plate. Ava asks if she should sit on the floor. Luna pretends to be upset, leading Ethan to scold Ava. When a servant brings an extra chair, Ava drags it to a far corner. Her parents demand compassion, but Ava cuts them off.

Episodes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Next episode

When I Stopped Loving Them, They All Lost It

Pick up right where you left off.

Keep watching

Opens in a new tab

Episode 5 Scene by Scene

  1. 00:00: Dinner Call at Ava's Door

    Claire Sterling knocks on the bedroom door just as Ava Sterling finishes packing up her suitcase. Claire calls Ava to come downstairs for dinner with the family, and Ava leaves her room to join them.

  2. 00:13: Luna Takes Ava's Regular Seat

    Ava walks into the dining room and stops. Luna sits directly in Ava's regular chair. Richard Sterling and Ethan Sterling lean over the table, attentively piling food onto Luna's plate while ignoring Ava's arrival.

  3. 00:20: No Place at the Table

    Ava asks if she needs to sit on the floor instead. Claire Sterling apologizes for failing to prepare an extra chair at the dining table and quickly orders a house servant to bring one into the room.

  4. 00:35: Ethan Defends a Weeping Luna

    Luna acts distressed and offers to stand up to give the seat back to Ava. Ethan Sterling immediately grabs Luna to keep her seated and angrily scolds Ava, accusing her of deliberately intimidating the newcomer.

  5. 01:05: A Chair in the Corner

    A maid carries an extra chair into the dining room for Ava. Instead of pulling up to the dining table with everyone else, Ava takes the chair and drags it over to sit alone in the far corner.

  6. 01:13: Ava Dismisses Her Father's Lecture

    Richard Sterling and Claire Sterling lecture Ava about needing to care for Luna after her recent loss. Ava does not offer sympathy or apologize. Instead, she looks at them and coldly cuts into their speech.

Key Lines from Episode 5

“Should I sit on the floor?”

Ava · Ava asks this after seeing Luna sitting in her usual dining seat.

“Ava, I'm so sorry. I didn't know this was your seat. I'll give it back right now.”

Luna · Luna says this while pretending distress over taking Ava's place at the table.

“A seat is just a seat. Luna just got here. Don't scare her.”

Ethan · Ethan snaps at Ava when Luna offers to give up her chair.

“Ava, Luna just lost her father. She's not doing well, physically or emotionally. We're her family. We need to look after her.”

Richard Sterling · Richard lectures Ava about showing kindness to Luna during their family dinner.

“And?”

Ava · Ava cuts off her parents' lecture about treating Luna like family.

How Episode 5 Ends

Ava stares at her parents from across the room and cuts off their lecture with a blunt, one-word response. She sits completely separated from the dining table, ignoring Luna and Ethan entirely. Will Richard Sterling and Claire Sterling punish Ava for her cold attitude, or will their demands push Ava out of the house for good?