How to Make It in America
Bryan Greenberg and Victor Rasuk star as aspiring designers living in New York City, plotting to achieve the American Dream on their own terms.
- Metascore60
- 2010-2011
- 2 seasons
- HBO
- Comedy, Drama
- TV-MA
Bryan Greenberg and Victor Rasuk star as aspiring designers living in New York City, plotting to achieve the American Dream on their own terms.
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2011
Episode 1
I'm Good
Sun, Oct 2, 2011 30 mins
Ben and Cam return to NYC from a successful trip to Tokyo full of optimism - and with duffle bags of hoodies for a CRISP pop-up store event. Back from her soul-searching globe-trot, Rachel realizes she still has feelings for Ben, but discovers he's seeing Julie.
Episode 2
In or Out
Sun, Oct 9, 2011 29 mins
Ben wants to get CRISP into Barneys, so Lulu promises the lads she'll introduce them to Nancy Frankenburg (Barneys' buyers eat out of her hand) at Sunday brunch at Nancy's Bank Street brownstone. When Lulu gets stuck in the Hamptons, Ben and Cam go to Nancy's anyway with a duffel of their samples.
Episode 3
Money, Power, Private School
Sun, Oct 16, 2011 30 mins
Cam meets Lulu's father, Felix, a well-known artist who invites Cam to taste his pasta. Rene sets up his video shoot that will feature Debbie in short shorts; she brings her daughter to watch. Ben asks Julie the ultimate question, "Are we cool?" Rachel and Domingo go a few steps down the road to romance.
Episode 4
It's Not Even Like That
Sun, Oct 23, 2011 29 mins
Relationships: a wedding, romances, a breakup, and an upset stomach. Kappo worries about a wedding toast he's to give. Rachel gives Ben a gift she's brought from Paris; he makes it clear he wants a platonic relationship. They go to a wedding together on Long Island and have great time.
Episode 5
Mofongo
Sun, Oct 30, 2011 28 mins
Nancy may or may not connect Ben and Cam to an L.A. buyer who's in town, so the lads contrive to spend time with Kirsten and Kristen, two blonde party animals who are in the Big Apple on a buying trip for a major St. Louis department store. Nancy isn't keen on this effort, believing that CRISP is still too small for more than boutiques.
Episode 6
I'm Sorry, Who's Yosi?
Sun, Nov 6, 2011 29 mins
With 55,000 sweatshirts to deliver to Gadzooks, Nancy introduces Ben and Cam to Yosi, her husband, who's a manufacturer. Cam has qualms about the propriety of having their business manager and manufacturer in the same family; Ben is amazed to learn that Nancy is married.
Episode 7
The Friction
Sun, Nov 13, 2011 28 mins
It's all about economic opportunities that may be elusive. Yosi offers Ben and Cam a deal that catches them off guard: Cam rejects it out of hand, and Ben talks to Nancy about it. He also puts in a call to Kirsten and Kristen. Rachel's boss isn't happy about Rachel ignoring the catering story to write about Rashomon.
Episode 8
What's in a Name?
Sun, Nov 20, 2011 29 mins
Cam and Ben aren't speaking and Yosi dangles a very big check in Ben's face. Ben has a moral as well as a financial dilemma. Rachel begs Edie to rehire her. Rene decides to play hardball with Everton but kidnaps the wrong person. Kappo plans a going-away party.
