Call Your Mother

After not hearing from Freddie for four days, Jean leaves her home in Iowa to check on him in Los Angeles. Once there, Jean realizes both Freddie and Jackie need her in more (and different) ways than she thought.

Jean, eager to start her new California life, is surprised to find her kids have less time to spend with her than she hoped. On top of that, she learns Danny’s ex-wife is less "ex" than he implied. With no other options, Jean is forced to venture out and start building a life of her own in Los Angeles.

An earthquake brings out the information that Jean broke quarantine to visit Freddie, but not Jackie. Now Jean is on a mission to convince Jackie that she doesn’t love Freddie more. Meanwhile, Celia is annoyed that Freddie always turns to his mother for advice over her. And while repairing Jean’s guesthouse after earthquake damage, Danny learns that Cheryl’s handyman is her new boyfriend.

Jean tries to "have it all" when she starts her new job, buys a new car, and does her best to tend to all of her children’s needs when they suddenly have a couple of days to spend all their time with her. It turns out Danny is right when he gently points out it might be time to redefine their relationships in adult terms and introduce something called "boundaries" or risk "losing it all".

When confronted by each other about their respective dating fears, both Jean and Lane set out to make changes; Lane pursues a co-worker and Jean takes a chance on a neighbor she meets by her trash cans. Freddie is afraid his conservative dating history won’t hold Celia’s interest and attempts to make himself more colorful. With pants.

Celia is convinced Jean doesn’t like her and is determined to prove it to Freddie at Jean’s weekly Sunday dinners. Meanwhile, Jean asks Jackie to bring her much older boyfriend to dinner and promises to be on her best behavior when she meets him. Danny skips Sunday dinner to do a thing with Cheryl, which bothers Jean more than she thought it would.