S5·E6 Musical Chairs

Episode recap

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a 280-380 word episode recap for Son of a Critch S5E6 (Musical Chairs).
Constraint 1: Write ONLY verifiable facts explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: Never invent/guess titles, names, dates, episode counts, awards, ratings, numbers, or plot points.
Constraint 3: If a detail is not in the material, omit it.
Constraint 4: Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 5: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 6: Word count target: 280-380 words.
Synopsis: "Stuck as narrator in the school musical, Mark tries to steal the spotlight. Meanwhile, tensions rise as Mary's father moves in."
Source [1]: Series is Son of a Critch (2022). Set in St. John's, Newfoundland. Protagonist is 11-year-old Mark.
Source [2]: Canadian sitcom. Created by Mark Critch and Tim McAuliffe. Premiered Jan 4, 2022 on CBC. Based on memoir by Critch. Set in 1980s St. John's, Newfoundland.
Source [3]: Created by Mark Critch, Tim McAuliffe. Cast includes Mark Critch, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Claire Rankin, Sophia Powers.
Source [4]: Coming-of-age story. 11-year-old Mark.
Source [5]: Comedy, Drama. Set in St. John's, Newfoundland in the 80s.
Episode Title: Musical Chairs (S5E6).
Plot Point 1: Mark is the narrator in the school musical.
Plot Point 2: Mark tries to steal the spotlight.
Plot Point 3: Mary's father moves in.
Plot Point 4: Tensions rise due to Mary's father moving in.
Series Context: Son of a Critch is a Canadian sitcom created by Mark Critch and Tim McAuliffe. It premiered on CBC on January 4, 2022. It is a coming-of-age story set in St. John's, Newfoundland, during the 1980s. The series follows 11-year-old Mark.
The synopsis is extremely short: "Stuck as narrator in the school musical, Mark tries to steal the spotlight. Meanwhile, tensions rise as Mary's father moves in."
The word count requirement is 280-380 words.