Tensions run high between sisters Tegan and Sara on their first day at a new school; their relationship became fractured during the summer because Tegan felt cast aside by Sara and their shared best friend Phoebe.

Sara continues to withdraw from her family, especially her mom; she and Tegan make progress with friends at their new school and are invited to a party; as Tegan begins to make friends of her own, Sara realizes how important Tegan is to her.

As Tegan becomes closer to Maya, she gains more perspective on her relationship with Sara; Tegan feels responsible for Sara at all times and it starts weighing on her heavily, especially compared to her friendship with Maya, which feels so easy.

After a turn in her relationship with Phoebe, Sara is in a funk and can't stop feeling sad; to distract her, her new friends decide the best way to cheer her up is to take her to a rave.

While stuck at home, grounded, Tegan and Sara discover Patrick's old guitar, and learning to play it becomes their new obsession; their newfound shared love of playing music begins to repair their fractured relationship.

As Tegan and Sara begin writing songs together, they start to bond and grow closer in a way they haven't been all year; this complicates Tegan's relationship with Maya, as Tegan chooses to spend more time with Sara than with her.