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Just imagine how frustrating it would be to shine forks for hours on end.

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How long could you really do it?

And how long would a restaurant even need you to do it?

If guests get a new fork every course, how many forks would that be?

Two thousand a night?

At 20 seconds a fork, you could knock out 2,000 in a little over 11 hours of work.

But lord, what a mind-numbing 11 hours that would be.

Thats why you have to sympathize with Richie a little in Forks.

Perhaps it was the spiel about how Were not children.

Its okay to make mistakes.

Also, who smudged that plate?

Do we think it was Richie, somehow?)

He takes to the job like a fish to water, save all the cussing.

Unfortunately for Richie, his week at the restaurant is almost over.

is played by Olivia Colman.

Chef also tells Richie that she knows Carmy, and Richie apologizes for Carmy calling in a favor.

Richie and Terry seem to get along like a house on fire.

Its a lesson youve got to hope Richie takes to heart, and this episode suggests he will.

Lets see if he can make something out of the years and episodes left to come.

Even though this restaurant opened in 2011?

This recap has been updated with information about the restaurant featured in the episode.

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