Spencer avoids Coop by going to the cabin, only to end up getting surprised by Layla, Jordan, Olivia, Asher, Simone, J.J., and Vanessa. Meanwhile, Billy helps Laura fix her house's faulty trash disposal system.
Tropes featured in this episode:
- Amicable Exes: Billy and Laura happily bond while fixing the trash disposal and reminiscing about their past experiences.
- Break-Up/Make-Up Scenario: Olivia and Asher break up, realizing that they have grown apart since the summer.
- Delivery Not Desired: Corey wrote Spencer birthday letters that were never sent.
- Gone Horribly Right: Olivia and co. surprise Spencer by going to the James cabin, wanting to surprise and cheer him up. It only causes long-lingering secrets between them to come out, fracturing their relationships.
- Hidden Depths: Jordan is surprised that Simone used to be a tennis prodigy.
- I Never: Vanessa proposes the group play "never have I ever" during the night hangout. This starts the chain reaction of events that unearths secrets between the friends.
- Ivy League for Everyone: Simone is applying for Princeton, which means she will go to the other side of the country.
- Let's Just Be Friends: Olivia once again uses this justification while breaking up with Asher.
- Long-Distance Relationship: Jordan's beef with Simone is that if she is going to Princeton, they have no choice but to do this if they want to remain committed.
- Plot-Mandated Friendship Failure: Spencer and Coop undergo this, as they blame each other for messing with their personal lives.
- You Are Not Alone: Olivia suggests that she and the others accompany Spencer at the cabin, so he won't feel neglected and alone while recuperating from his trauma.
