The episode opens with Zoe teasing Aunt Fern by calling her a 'filthy old sow' and her children 'piglets' in broken Russian learned from a cassette tape. Aunt Fern demands an apology, which Zoe reluctantly gives before being sent to eat alone. Later, Fern is reassured by another family member that Zoe’s Russian is poorly learned from tapes, not meant to offend. Meanwhile, their father encourages the younger children to eat the leftovers from Zoe and Leo, suggesting they might be bored of their own food. The episode ends with a subtle tension between Zoe's rebelliousness and Fern's authority left unresolved.