This Close (2018–2019)

TV ShowEndedSundance NowDrama, Comedy, Romance2 seasons, 14 episodes
This Close posterReview score: 65%

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Plot

This Close explores universal and relatable themes of love and friendship between two best friends living in Los Angeles - in its many permutations.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2018Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01This Close S01E01Like I Always WantedFebruary 14, 2018—Kate accompanies Michael on a trip to Seattle for a bookstore signing event. But when Michael learns the big secret Kate's been keeping from
  2. S01E02This Close S01E02Who We AreFebruary 14, 2018—Kate's boss asks her to fill a spot in a "Disabilities in Media" panel and she must decide whether to confront her tokenization or play alon
  3. S01E03This Close S01E03Night and DayFebruary 22, 2018—Kate befriends a deaf celeb at her PR event; Michael goes clubbing and makes a surprising decision.
  4. S01E04This Close S01E04The ChancesMarch 1, 2018—Michael's mother Annie and his brother Jacob visit Michael from Boston for Thanksgiving. Kate attempts to host the perfect Thanksgiving dinn
  5. S01E05This Close S01E05The Way We WereMarch 8, 2018—Ryan's Palm Springs vacation home is the site of Kate, Danny, Michael and Ryan's best and worst memories together. A series of flashbacks re
  6. S01E06This Close S01E06What Happened To Us?March 15, 2018—In the aftermath of the fight, Kate learns Danny’s secret, but his attempt to surprise her with a last-minute engagement party leads to bigg

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season028Episodes2019Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01This Close S02E01Look Both WaysSeptember 13, 2019—Kate fights over Michael with Ryan, Danny, and the hospital staff who don't understand how to deal with deaf patients. Ryan and Michael make
  2. S02E02This Close S02E02No Place Like HomeSeptember 13, 2019—Home in Georgia for her grandmother's 80th birthday and to mend her heart, Kate runs into her ex-fiance and starts to wonder about the path
  3. S02E03This Close S02E03Three's CompanySeptember 14, 2019—Kate throws herself into work after moving into Ryan's guest house. When things go wrong on a commercial shoot with Ben, Kate must convince
  4. S02E04This Close S02E04Wait Until DarkSeptember 14, 2019—Ryan insists Kate come along on a family camping trip that he and Michael planned for Jacob's visit. Things take a wrong turn when secrets s
  5. S02E05This Close S02E05Frog of TruthSeptember 20, 2019—Kate and Michael try to dive back into normality after the camping trip. Kate receives an upsetting version of Ben's commercial on the same
  6. S02E06This Close S02E06Games People PlaySeptember 20, 2019—Michael plans an elaborate brunch to apologize to Ryan and while Kate wants nothing to do with it, a discovery forces her to stay put. An in
  7. S02E07This Close S02E07It's About TimeSeptember 21, 2019—Kate escorts Michael on an out-of-town trip after the fallout of the brunch. As Michael struggles to acclimate to the environment and relate
  8. S02E08This Close S02E08Begin AgainSeptember 21, 2019—Kate is thrilled when Stella asks her to lunch. Michael dives into his new teaching job. Shocking news threatens the future of Kate and Mich

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Josh FeldmanJosh FeldmanMichaelShoshannah SternShoshannah SternKate

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