Simone creates a new path for herself after she has a difference of opinion with Victoria, and Bryson pushes the envelope when he gets a chance to take the lead.

Bryson's game night with the crew is filled with distractions, Simone gets attention from someone new, and David misses Crystal.

Bryson struggles to bring his team on board for an avant-garde black film, Tia steps into the recording booth, and Simone grapples with the fact that she isn't always right.

Simone recruits her friends to join her for an impromptu road trip to rescue her godsister, and the anniversary of Crystal's divorce brings about regret.

Ari invites the gang out when he hosts a party at one of Atlanta's hottest night clubs. While there, Simone tries to get Tia's new single played by a DJ. In an unexpected turn, Bryson and Simone kiss for the first time ever.

In a flashback episode,Bryson and Simone's relationship from childhood to college is explored as the two compete for each other's affections. Ari, Tia, Crystal and David all make bold moves which sets their lives on its current trajectory.

Simone and Bryson grapple with the fact that they may be related; against Bryson's better judgment, Ari takes a spin at directing Tia's music video at the Atlanta Black Pride Festival despite his lack of experience and confidence.

Bryson and Ari help David get his house in order, literally and figuratively, after going against his no-sex rule with Elaine; Ari and Bryson resolve their beef but David acknowledges he needs some time away from his friend.

The MeToo movement strikes home when allegations surface against Marcus Graham, closing the Graham Agency for good; the squad members comfort Simone and each other.

As the gang heads to Homecoming, some with sex on their mind, it becomes clear how everyone has (or hasn't) changed since Simone and Bryson's breakup.

Going back to the day of Simon and Bryson's breakup, the gang gives their versions of what went down, revealing what they think of their friends and testing where their loyalties lie.

The powers of influence are explored when social media influencer Tia lands a high-paying one-night gig at a strip club, while David comes under the influence of a new megachurch.

After failing to perform in the bedroom, Bryson pushes past the acceptable limits of male intimacy when trying to talk about his experience at the barbershop.

Simone gathers the gang and their significant others at her father’s luxury beach house.

To celebrate her new job, Crystal takes a solo trip to Paris. Initially more interested in social media, she eventually finds adventure and romance without her phone, coming into her own as a new strong, sexy, independent Crysta

After a seven-day religious fast David enters a dream-like state where he follows the hero's journey to find God, so that he can get the answers he's been looking for.

Tia takes her activism and relationship with Dream to the next level set on a meaningful way to support strippers; Ari finally gets underneath his masculinity issues and goes to Dallas; Simone and Bryson rekindle their connection.