S01E01-02

Episodes 1 and 2 is the first episode of Servant of the People. Despite being premiered as a single episode, it was named episode 1 and 2 due to its 44-minute run time, twice the usual episode run time.

Summary
Vasily Petrovich  is unexpectedly elected President of Ukraine, a series of flashbacks shows the audience his life prior to election and how his life has changed.

Details
The episode opens with the three oligarchs discussing the elections, coming to the conclusion that this time they will let whichever one of "their candidates" win without spending any more money on interference. That scene cuts to an argument between Peter Vasilyevich, Vasily's father, and a neighbour. The argument wakes up Vasily, who, realising he overslept, now needs to rush to get ready for his job as a history teacher. During his hurried morning routine, he's interrupted by Yuri Ivanovich, congratulating him on becoming the President of Ukraine.

On a car with Yuri, Vasily watches a new report detailing the election result, confirming his victory, reaction of other candidates, and congratulations from foreign leaders. Despite still being baffled by this reality, Vasily remembers why he got elected - a viral video.

What follows is a whirlwind day of photoshoots and press conferences while Vasily tries to juggle his normal responsibilities with that of being the president. At one point he remarks that he has to repay a bank loan (resulting in Yuri Ivanovich setting things up so that he wins a "random" raffle to have his loan paid off), and then he has to go to a teacher's meeting. He's expecting to be reprimanded (and has a flashback to the aftermath of his video going viral on YouTube, where the administration was furious with him), but instead is met with flowers, a replica mace (symbol of Ukraine), and a song praising the coming of Jesus, which makes Vasily visibly awkward.

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