The first semester at Ludlow is coming to an end. Greg fulfills his promise to Tommy by helping him improve his grades. Katie and Greg enjoy father-daughter activities such as riding around campus on their bikes, and wearing helmets of course. Katie is determined to get her life back on track after her affair with Archie. Sunny declines Walt’s job offer to stay with Archie. While Walt supports her decision, he advises her to be careful and to ensure that Archie gives her the attention she deserves.
Dylan catches Archie having a breakdown in his office regarding his novel. He has cancelled multiple classes the past week to focus on said novel. Dylan and Archie know that his novel isn’t going anywhere, so Dylan demands that he gets his head back in the game. He then goes to class and asks his students for feedback on his novel. When they try to give him constructive criticism, he shuts them down and dismisses them, two minutes into class.
Greg and Dylan then meet the original hockey coach for coffee and breakfast. Dylan explains how they would love to have him back coaching the boys once he completes rehab as Greg’s time at Ludlow is winding down. The coach says that he’ll think about it, and later that day at practice, Greg notices that the boys aren’t really confident in themselves. Greg and Officer Mullins basically tell them to just man up.
During a meeting, Archie gets a phone call from his publicist. He’s excited, but she tells him that she could barely get through 100 pages. Sunny finds him in the hall and he pretends that the call is going well. He lies to Sunny’s face that his publicist loved the book. He even tells her that they can move in together next semester, in Greg’s current housing as he won’t be there starting in the spring.
Greg’s ex-wife Beth is back in town to visit Katie. Greg and Beth are friendlier with one another since the last time they saw each other. Katie tells Beth that Greg finally took the poster of her in his house down, so it looks like a good sign that he’s getting over her. Katie then reveals to her parents that she wants to be a tenured professor! They are both proud of her, and urge her to follow her goals.
Back on the ice, Greg is having the time of his life. The previous coach gives the team a pep talk before a game, and they are on their merry way! The puck is being hit around the ice with everyone enjoying what they’re seeing from the sidelines. Ludlow wins! Greg is very happy and thankful for the people around him.
Katie confronts Greg after the game to tell him that she is her own person. She needs to be the one to make mistakes and needs to live her life. While Greg tries to tell her that he made that decision out of love, she storms out and goes to the local diner. There, she runs into Archie. He opens up to her about his book not getting picked up and she can tell that he’s really upset about it. Something clicks in Katie. She tells Archie that she wants the two of them, kisses him, then leaves. He is left flabbergasted.
8/10