![]() When she answers her phone, it’s her brother Curtis calling with devastating news: Their mom has died. But as her phone starts ringing, Molly tells her that working things out isn’t that hard if it’s what she really wants. Issa says she doesn’t want to be inconsistent and that it’s too late anyway. Catching her eye, Molly asks her what she would have said to him that night at the party if Nathan hadn’t interrupted them. On her way to get fresh glasses, Issa sees a framed photo of Derek and his friends with their kids - including Lawrence and Elijah. They wonder if Tiffany will be okay and recommit to showing up for her. Later in the evening, Molly works in the kitchen when Issa walks in. She asks for the gossip she’s missed, and we find out Issa is seeing someone new. It doesn’t help that her daughter Simone is the only Black girl in her class. She isn’t working yet and doesn’t feel like she has a community to support her. It turns out that, as predicted, she hates living there. Sometime later, the women travel to Denver to visit Tiffany. They hug, and Nathan leaves, while Issa rejoins the party. Issa tells him that she has no regrets, and she hopes he doesn’t either. is finally starting to feel like home and apologizes for how things ended between them. He and Issa head to a quiet area to chat, and Nathan gives her a donation from the other barbers at the shop. Just then, Nathan walks in, and the mood in the room shifts. As she goes over to chat him up, Molly raises a conversation she’s clearly had with Kelli before: Her firm is ready to start an estates division, and they want Kelli. Later in the night, Molly and Kelli try to set Issa up for some “birthday dick” with one of the attendees from the Blocc community. Quoia and Molly set aside their beef to do it big for Issa, including a fundraiser for the Blocc. But when Issa opens the doors to the space, it’s a surprise party for her birthday. There’s a busted pipe that they need to tend to. Conspicuously switching subjects, Issa tells Molly that the day is about celebrating her and her achievements.Ī while later, Issa shows up at Crenshawn’s warehouse after a call from Quoia. She feels like a mess, but Molly assures her that she should be proud of how far she’s come. Issa comes to encourage her to join the party, but let’s slip that she’s tired of Los Angeles. Back in her bedroom, Molly can’t decide what to wear. Taurean’s family has even joined for the occasion, and Kelli has a new man in her life - a rebound from Daniel Kaluuya. Tiffany has come down for the occasion as promised, and her family and co-workers are all there too. ![]() ![]() Months later, Issa has organized a small shindig in Molly’s apartment for her birthday. “I just want to fast-forward to the part of my life when everything’s okay.” So we do. And a confrontation with Mirror Issa leaves her even more despondent than ever. Issa’s not in the mood for company, though. The next morning, Molly wakes her up with food and liquor. She falls asleep on the couch in her party clothes. When she gets inside, Lawrence texts her to apologize for creating a scene. They don’t work as well as they want to, and it’s time to move on. But she also knows that Nathan might have a point. It’s a sad echo of the final scene of the season’s first episode when Issa broke up with Lawrence. Issa takes it in stride and heads inside, but Nathan looks devastated. This week, we start with the aftermath - as Nathan and Issa pull up to her place, Nathan declares that their relationship is toxic to him, and he doesn’t want to be part of it anymore. Last week’s episode ended with Lawrence and Nathan’s fight. As predicted, this episode has a lot of loose ends to tie up, so we’re staring down the barrel of a double-length episode, with plenty of time jumps. ![]()
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