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Mordecai believes Margaret is engaged and is desperate to secure a new girlfriend quickly to move on. Meanwhile, Rigby must demonstrate that he can see a task through to completion, as failure to do so will cost him his job.

The piece in question is an episode titled “Dead at Eight/Muscle Mentor”, classified as a programme and falling under the episode genre. It presents a snapshot of two characters dealing with personal pressures within a single narrative segment. Mordecai is under the impression that Margaret is already engaged. Because of this belief, he feels a strong urge to secure a new girlfriend as quickly as possible, hoping that a fresh relationship will help him move on from his feelings for her. Meanwhile, Rigby faces a professional test. He must prove he can see a task through to the end without abandoning it part‑way; failure to do so would result in him being fired from his job. Both storylines run in parallel, highlighting the characters’ attempts to cope with perceived setbacks—Mordecai’s romantic disappointment and Rigby’s job insecurity—by taking decisive, if hurried, action.