Jules Wiley has been totally absorbed by her relationship for the last five years. When her boyfriend dumps her unexpectedly, Jules has to come to terms with the fact that she’s let her female friendships fall apart and tries to win them back.
Jules goes to her girlfriends for advice about moving out of her ex’s place, but finds navigating which friend’s advice to take an even more complicated problem.
Jules struggles to understand the rules of keeping secrets among friends, which causes a problem for Madison at work. Stella tries to teach Izzy to be more mysterious.
The girls wrestle with their personal “brands” as Jules and Stella take on being the “boring one” and the “fun one”. Madison, the “bossy one,” helps Izzy “the crazy one,” shed her fake identity.
Jules pretends to be totally over her breakup with Jeremy at his sister’s bachelorette party. Madison exaggerates the maturity level of her friends to impress her older boyfriend with a formal dinner party. Both girls learn what happens when you try to put too much concealer on your life.
The Big One is coming. The girls fear a potential major earthquake hitting Los Angeles, while Jules fears a different “Big One”: running into your ex with a new girl. Stella rebels against Madison’s need to control her friends’ lives during an outing to SantaCon.
The girls navigate sex and dating in an age when monogamy shaming is the new slut shaming. Jules gets a rebound, Stella elicits Izzy’s help in breaking up with a guy, and Madison yearns to define her relationship with Colin.
Jules attends Woöm’s company retreat, hosted by a professional spiritual leader. Stella hears back from business school. Jules learns upsetting news that will impact Madison’s relationship and the future of their friendship.
Jules and the girls explore what it means to be a feminist while attending the Women’s March in an homage to a classic story.
On the heels of Madison and Jules’s blow up, all four girls end up in Mexico for a wedding weekend gone wrong: secrets are revealed, hallucinogenic drugs are taken, and Jules’ commitment to her girlfriends faces the ultimate test.
Jules and the girls have been trapped inside for over a year, and it’s finally time for them to reenter the world. When they attend a 30 Under 30 Party, they are forced to reflect on their upcoming birthdays, career changes, and unfulfilled life goals.
Jules navigates her uncharacteristically great day while hiding it from Madison, who doesn’t share her luck. Izzy struggles to go public with her new relationship. Stella gets an idea for a business venture.
Jules deals with being sexually frustrated, while Madison meets an edgy prospective client. Stella mixes business and pleasure with Liv, her partner on the new work venture. Izzy and her boyfriend collaborate on a project.
The ladies wrestle with power dynamics in their relationships and work lives. Jules finds herself in a love triangle, Stella tries to gain control in the bedroom, Izzy struggles to prove herself to Celeste, and Madison runs into a well-connected old friend.
When Jules feels that her friend group is unraveling, she revives their made-up friendship holiday, Codependence Day. Madison gets closer to old friend Ruby despite Jules’s skepticism about her. Stella tries to prove her commitment to Liv.
The girls make space for new things in their closets and their lives. Jules and Izzy run into a former colleague. Izzy’s relationship insecurities come to a head. Stella navigates Liv’s bond with her son. Jules and Madison go on a double date.
The girls attend an all-female musical festival. Jules teams up with a teenager to find her friends. Izzy struggles to let herself mourn her breakup. Stella remembers her former party girl life. The ladies deal with the effects of poorly-timed drugs.
The girls face family dynamics. Jules helps her parents pack up her childhood home. Madison sees a new side of Ruby when she meets her music-industry-mogul father. Stella joins Liv for her son’s family day at camp. Izzy takes a trip.
In a subverted homage to the fairytale genre, the girls must rescue Izzy from the clutches of the Alisons and explore what it means to be your own villain and hero.
The girls attend Stella’s bar opening and make important decisions about their relationships, careers, and futures. Jules gives Madison a birthday surprise.
