After Paige's viral TED Talk leads to public scrutiny of her personal life, Finn finds himself in crisis, and Edwin has to make a decision about how best to support his family - the Alexanders turn to another expert with a very unconventional approach.
Following a revelatory family therapy session, Paige takes Edwin's advice and experiments in dating like a cat, while Edwin pursues new employment, and Finn tries to make a friend.
Paige tries being friends with Mal, but keeps running into the same obstacle: his new girlfriend; meanwhile, with college looming, Finn volunteers at the halfway-house, where Edwin teaches him how to fight more than his feelings.
When a former flame slides into Paige's DMs, she finds herself wondering if she can relive what they once had; meanwhile, Edwin investigates if a past crime might be coming back to haunt him and Finn starts exploring questions about his father.
Edwin savours a big career win catering Esti's open house, Paige's triggers are exposed when Nadine joins their family therapy session and everyonetakes it to the mat in a family smackdown; winner heals all.
When Paige, Finn, Edwin, and Esti visit Los Angeles, everyone must confront their past and present; Paige and Finn finally reunite with Finn's father, while Esti and Edwin attend a Korean trans-racial adoption meetup.
While Edwin and the family deck the halls and jingle the bells, Paige must get to the bottom of why she doesn't like Christmas before she ends up ruining it for everyone - and in the process has a major revelation and a healing.
After suffering a devastating family loss, the Alexanders make major breakthroughs in becoming a family - only to be confronted with a new revelation that may turn it all upside down.