Episode 1.1: Secret Truths - Part 1
The Carlins, freshly uprooted from Ohio then implanted in Los Angeles, all adjust with life on the west coast, and the adjustment from the small-town to the fast-pace of the City of Angels
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Episode 1.2: Secret Truths - Part 2
The Carlins, freshly uprooted from Ohio then implanted in Los Angeles, all adjust with life on the west coast, and the adjustment from the small-town to the fast-pace of the City of Angels
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Societal Implications: Homophobia, Discrimination, Race, and Sexuality
Episode 1.3: Friends, Lovers, Brothers, and Others
The lines have been drawn, and all of the Carlin children find themselves divided between groups. Clay's stuck between self-identify and family. Glen finds himself amongst the most popular, while Spencer's friendship with Ashley and Aiden solidifies itself.
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Episode 1.4: Put Out or Get Out
Spencer's made a new friend, only she's grossly unaware that her new friend is interested in her as more than a friend. Ashley gets jealous "in a friend kind of way" and Paula is exposed to all the craziness that is the Rocker princess.
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Episode 1.5: Molding Clay or First Time
Ashley's making a movie! More specifically, she's making a documentary and the subject is sex. She's cornering her friends and asking them about their first times and the results are entertaining to say the least.
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Episode 1.6: Girl's Guide To Dating
Spencer's gotta a secret and who better to share it with than Ashley? Problem is, Ashley can't ever stay focused on one thing. Meanwhile, racial tensions come to a head when King High is forced into "lock down".
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Episode 1.7: Friends With Benefits
With Spencer exploring her sexual identity, Ashley may raise the stakes too high and risk their friendship. Glen wonders what's going on with his Mom and Dad and Clay wonders just what he's done to Los Angeles that it hates him so much.
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The line between jealous friends and jealous…something else gets blurrier. Paula tries to reconnect with her daughter and Clay tries to figure out what "being black" means.
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Episode 1.9: Shake, Rattle, & Roll
In spite of the continued homophobia, Spencer and Ashley's friendship grows stronger. Glen has to make some tough choices but it seems like everyone's pulling him in a different direction.
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Episode 1.10: Say It Ain't So Spencer
When Spencer's confronted about her close relationship with Ashley, she reacts negatively. Paula and Arthur try to reconnect. Clay finds his birth mom
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Episode 1.11: What Just Happened?
Spencer and Ashley are the best of friends, maybe even better than that, but when Spencer tries to make that leap, Ashley closes up. Clay decides to go and visit his birth mom. Glen risks his future.
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