| No.overall | No. inseason | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod.code | viewers(millions) |
| 21 | 1 | "Chicago" | Pamela Adlon | Pamela Adlon | February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28) | XBG03001 | 0.450 |
| While trying on clothes at home, Sam notices she has gained some weight. Sam goes with Max to Chicago as Max prepares for college; Max is both terrified and excited at the big changes ahead. On the flight home, Sam sees a ghost of her deceased father and makes friends with a passenger, Maneesh. After arriving home, Sam checks on Phil after she notices Phil's vehicle is damaged. At home, Duke also sees a vision of Sam's father. Sam helps Frankie with her homework for school, reading the play A Raisin in the Sun. |
| 22 | 2 | "Holding" | Pamela Adlon | Pamela Adlon & Ira Parker | March 7, 2019 (2019-03-07) | XBG03002 | 0.353 |
| During the night, Sam has hot flashes. Sam begins filming her new movie, Monsters in the Moonlight with Doug Jones in the hot Los Angeles weather. On set, Sam meets Mer Kodis, a talent manager. Sam gets a call from Max, who wants an off-campus apartment because she believes she is allergic to vinyl flooring. Duke receives a package from her estranged father, which contains a cellphone. Later, Sam attends a parent-child day at Duke's school where Sam has to deal with various obnoxious parents, including one whose son bullied Duke; Sam wants revenge. |
| 23 | 3 | "Nesting" | Pamela Adlon | Joe Hortua & Sarah Gubbins | March 14, 2019 (2019-03-14) | XBG03003 | 0.337 |
| Sam cooks a meal, and hosts a gathering of various friends at her home. Sam details the various problems regarding the filming of Monsters in the Moonlight. Mer tells Sam she's filing a grievance for an actor she manages, and wants to include Sam. Sam's manager Tressa warns Sam about Mer, that she's a "flipper" of straight women. Sam clarifies to Mer that she is straight. Sam and her brother Marion discuss their mother's declining mental stability; Marion believes she should be put in a nursing home, but Sam thinks she's fine and she accuses Marion of not being around to help and that she would be the one to take of her. |
| 24 | 4 | "Monsters in the Moonlight" | Pamela Adlon | Pamela Adlon & Sarah Gubbins | March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21) | XBG03004 | 0.313 |
| Sam has rape dreams about her ex-husband, much to her annoyance. Despite not being of legal age to drive, Sam gives Frankie driving lessons. Duke purposely loses the phone her father gave her after he doesn't call her when he promised to. Max returns home early from college, saying she isn't being challenged enough; Sam is frustrated that Max isn't trying hard enough. Sam continues filming Monsters in the Moonlight and after being involved in a stunt she believed was too dangerous, she chastises the director about the lack of safety concerns for herself and the rest of the actors. Sam goes out for a drink with Mer, and Mer makes it clear about her romantic interest in Sam. |
| 25 | 5 | "No Limit" | Pamela Adlon | Pamela Adlon & Joe Hortua | March 28, 2019 (2019-03-28) | XBG03005 | 0.365 |
| Sam visits her gynecologist and has an exam. Sam takes her daughters and their friends go-karting and she ends up injuring herself when she crashes, getting whiplash. Sam is frustrated by Frankie and Duke constantly arguing, so she lets them say whatever horrible thing they want to each other, but just for one minute. Everyone is shocked and amused by Duke's profanity. Sam goes to a birthday party with friends and various topics are discussed, including the difficulties of aging and parenting. The next day, Sam is feeling unwell, hungover from the previous night and the effects of whiplash. She visits her doctor and vents about all her problems – stressed out about her daughters, her mother's mental state, insomnia, and going through menopause – and she breaks down. The doctor recommends she see a psychotherapist. |
| 26 | 6 | "What Is Jeopardy?" | Pamela Adlon | Pamela Adlon & Ira Parker | April 4, 2019 (2019-04-04) | XBG03006 | 0.418 |
| Sam begins her therapy sessions with Dr. David Miller, who turns out to be a childhood friend from summer camp that she originally didn't recognize. Sam talks about the reasons for her anxiety and insomnia, stemming from her rape dreams about her ex-husband, Xander. As a way of getting Xander out of her head, Sam (after much deliberation) goes to his hotel room. Inside, they perform an "old routine" from their past involving Sam wearing high-heel boots and voyeurism from Xander. After they finish, Sam throws out the boots and leaves. Meanwhile, Phil accidentally knocks over Duke with her car when Duke is skateboarding in the driveway, but Phil plays it off as if everything is fine, worried what Sam will think. Phil then gives up her car keys to Marion. Later, Duke is feeling ill and bleeding, and Frankie realizes she is having her first period and helps her. |
| 27 | 7 | "Toilet" | Pamela Adlon | Pamela Adlon & Joe Hortua | April 11, 2019 (2019-04-11) | XBG03007 | 0.274 |
| Sam prepares for a colonoscopy and spends all day and night running to the bathroom. After the procedure, the doctor tells Sam she removed two polyps and that she may have a malignant polyp. Tired of her toilet constantly clogging, she gets an industrial-strength toilet installed. Sam has her last session with Dr. Miller; he realizes he should have recommend her to another therapist because of their past. After firing her as a patient, he tries to recreate a romantic moment from their past, but Sam leaves once the session is up. Sam is relieved when she gets a text from her doctor saying the test was negative. |
| 28 | 8 | "Easter" | Pamela Adlon | Sarah Gubbins & Robin Ruzan | April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18) | XBG03008 | 0.364 |
| Sam rents a motel room for Max and her friends for a photo shoot. Sam celebrates Easter morning with Duke and Frankie, giving them baskets of candy. Duke goes with Phil to her married boyfriend Walter's home for an Easter gathering and egg hunt. Walter's wife Esther has Alzheimer's and he introduces Phil as his friend, but his family sees through it. Phil tells Duke the hurtful truth about her father. When Marion arrives to pick them up, he demands Phil make a "statement of remorse" to him for her behavior over the years. Phil stays at the party and Marion drives Duke home. In the car, Marion cheers up Duke by telling her what a great mother Sam is. Phil finds Esther sitting alone in the TV room watching Easter Parade and Phil joins her when she starts singing. |
| 29 | 9 | "The Unknown" | Pamela Adlon | Sarah Gubbins | April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25) | XBG03009 | 0.256 |
| Sam attends a ceremony at the Friars Club which is honoring her late father Murray Fox. There, Sam converses with Durham, the son of Murray's old comedy partner. Sam and Durham flirt, but once his much younger girlfriend shows up, Sam chastises him for being with such a young girl and not seeking out women more age-appropriate. Sam goes to New York City to read for a play after being suggested by Mer. Sam reads for the play, alongside actors Mark Feuerstein, Holland Taylor, Gabrielle Ruiz, Jon Jon Briones and Norm Lewis. They then perform the play in front of an audience the next night and go out for drinks. Mer tells Sam that the play will be taken to Broadway and Sam wants to be involved. Sam wonders why her manager Tressa wasn't the one that set it up, although Sam stress her loyalty to Tressa. Sam and Tressa have a phone conversation discussing the issue, and Tressa feeling jealous of Mer, steps aside being her manager. Sam and Mer have a drink at the hotel bar and Mer shows her continued interest in Sam, but Sam denies having reciprocal feelings. At the bar with the rest of cast, Sam sends a text message to David Miller, who she has been communicating with after her therapy sessions ended. |
| 30 | 10 | "Show Me the Magic" | Pamela Adlon | Pamela Adlon & Ira Parker | May 2, 2019 (2019-05-02) | XBG03010 | 0.342 |
| Sam and her friends gather at Lala's house for a night of drinking and bonding. Sam and Tressa, who is no longer her manager, reconcile and remain great friends. When Lala's husband and his friend return home early from their night out, Sam becomes annoyed by their presence, that they've ruined the vibe of the great night the women have been having. The next morning, Duke is frightened and believes she sees her deceased grandfather Murray in her room. Sam goes to see David about the issue with Duke, and she wants him to pretend to be a medium to resolve the problem. However, David is offended by the suggestion. The two kiss before Sam leaves. Trying to solve the problem herself, Sam shows Duke various mementos of Murray, including various books he wrote and audio recordings. Duke takes the urn of Murray's ashes from Phil's house and puts them into a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Sam discovers Duke's pet mouse has died and mourns it; and finds a bear in her driveway, learning that is the animal leaving its droppings in her driveway. |
| 31 | 11 | "Get Lit" | Pamela Adlon | Joe Hortua & Ira Parker | May 9, 2019 (2019-05-09) | XBG03011 | 0.242 |
| Sam has a medium brought to the house to deal with Murray's presence. Sam finds a cannabis smoking pipe in the house and yells at Max and her friends for leaving it out. Sam chaperones Frankie and her friends to a poetry slam event where they are performing; they perform a poem about "the little white lies we tell our little ones". Phil later smokes cannabis with Max's friends. |
| 32 | 12 | "Shake the Cocktail" | Pamela Adlon | Pamela Adlon | May 16, 2019 (2019-05-16) | XBG03012 | 0.289 |
| It's Sam's 50th birthday and Frankie has been gone from home for 8 days, living at her friend's house, caused by friction between her and Sam. Despite showing hostility toward Sam, Frankie is courteous to the families housing her and helps a homeless woman. Sam has lunch with Rich, but she becomes annoyed because he has invited his boyfriend. Rich gets mad and accuses her of wanting him to stay single, just like her. Sam talks with David about Frankie, and he suggests that she focus on Max and Duke. Phil talks with Sam on the phone, but forgets her birthday. Sam, Max, and Duke go to Frankie's recital, and Frankie has invited Rich and his boyfriend. Sam apologizes to Rich and they make amends; Rich gives her a birthday gift. They all then watch the performance and Max takes photographs. After, Frankie returns home and tells Sam she's not staying, but asks if she could use the bathtub. Sam gives her a meal and Frankie leaves a birthday card. Sam reads the card, which ends with "You have survived another year. You made it. We all made it." with P.S., stating "Sorry I'm such an asshole." Sam opens Rich's gift: a ring and a key inscribed with the word "peace". Max and Duke then present Sam with a cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to her. |
