Truly Madly Guilty

In the present, Erika learns that her mother, Sylvia, is doing poorly again and knows she must intervene.

Pam, Clementine’s mother, tries to help Clementine rebuild her relationship with Sam. Clementine and Sam attempt to have a date, but they both are still shaken by memories of the barbecue. Clementine talks to her mom afterward and says that she has no choice and will say yes to Erika’s request. Clementine is distressed about her and Sam’s loss of sexual connection, and she is reminded of the sexual guilt still lingering from the barbecue.

Tiffany notices that her family is not handling their distress over the barbecue well, and Dakota is punishing herself.

On the day of the barbecue, Erika takes anti-anxiety medication before Clementine and Sam arrive. She and Oliver tell their guests that they’ve been going through IVF. Clementine is surprised that they’d kept it a secret. Erika feels like she made a mistake in not confiding in Clementine and that as a result, she has put a bump in their friendship. Then, Erika and Oliver ask if Clementine will donate her eggs. In the discussion that follows, Erika mentions that Clementine said she’d “rather poke her eyes out than have another baby.” However, Clementine has never shared this with Sam, who still wants another baby. Clementine knows instantly that she doesn’t want to donate her eggs but is conflicted because she thinks that a good friend would do it without question.

The couples table the discussion and head over to the barbecue. Clementine, Sam, Vid, and Tiffany are out to have fun and flirt. Oliver struggles with social situations and is trying very hard to be congenial. Erika feels the effects of the anti-anxiety medication, especially when combined with champagne. An old argument between Sam and Clementine comes up as part of the lighthearted dinner conversation about parenting styles. Vid and Tiffany weigh in, one arguing for each side. Both Clementine and Vid lost track of their child in public at one point, while Tiffany and Sam are very vigilant. The “feckless,” or irresponsible, parents, as Vid calls them, form a team against Tiffany and Sam.

In the present, Clementine calls to tell Erika she wants to donate her eggs. She claims that she would have said yes if the events of the barbecue hadn’t happened, but Erika says they both know that’s a lie.

There is a flashback to the barbecue. Erika overhears Clementine tell Sam that the thought of giving her eggs to Erika is “repulsive,” and she doesn’t want to do it. Erika, thinking back to her traumatic childhood, feels that she is what is repulsive.