It is hard to move on after a break-up, especially when it is caused by insurmountable circumstances and there is still so much love present. Such is the case with Olivia and Spencer, who despite very noble attempts, discovered that moving on isn’t something that they are ready to do yet. Their respective friend groups spent the episode attempting to help the former couple start enjoying their lives outside of a relationship. For Spencer, it is none other than party animal J.J., who convinces him to get back to living, even quoting Ferris Bueller with some sage advice, that life moves fast and you need to savour it. The boys decide that they should try and seek out a party at the GAU campus. The problem is, Spencer doesn’t know many people outside of football. Luckily, his social media consultant, Davita, shows sympathy for Spencer and decides to help the boys out by inviting them to her business sorority party. Meanwhile, Asher is upset because J.J. is taking his scholarship for granted by drinking and partying rather than spending time at the gym. J.J. makes a deal with Asher. They will go hard and have fun at the party and he will hit the gym hard the next day.
Elsewhere at the party, Asher watches angrily as J.J. becomes more and more intoxicated. Coop tells Asher that maybe it’s time to give up on J.J. because despite his best intentions, some people need to learn life’s lessons the hard way. Asher finally stands up to J.J., tells him he’s resigning as his coach and is done caring. Later that night, Asher receives a text from J.J., stating he’s been picked up by campus security and needs a ride home. Asher decides to leave him there and teach him a lesson, but his girlfriend, Jamie, feels bad and secretly goes to rescue J.J., ultimately enabling his behaviour. Coop was right. J.J. will never feel gratitude for the people who have gotten him to where he is today, because he has never had to deal with adversity and has always had people clean up his mess. J.J. has had things handed to him his whole life and unless the people around him finally allow him to walk on his own two feet, and face the hardships that ultimately come with that, he will never learn the meaning of hard work and appreciation.
As Billy helps Grace pack up her home to move to Oakland with D’Angelo, he confides in her about Olivia’s precociousness. She reminds him that he was the exact same way when he was her age. Grace’s advice, paired with Olivia’s assertion that she is an adult and Billy should treat her like one, leads him to allow Olivia to take the reins on the article. At the end of the episode, Coach Garrett comes into the packed locker room and reinstates Isaiah’s full scholarship. The look of pure shock and anger on Jordan’s face, tells the viewers that he has come to the realization that his father and his sister were right. This will no doubt have a devastating impact on Jordan in so many ways.