Hannah has one last dinner in New York with her parents and Adam before packing up to leave for the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Meanwhile, Marnie and Desi play a jazz-brunch gig for a tough crowd at a downtown restaurant; Shoshanna's annoyed by her parents after getting her diploma; and Jessa clashes with Beedie's daughter over her caretaker status.

Hannah moves into a new place and is thrilled with the amount of space she can afford, but struggles with life as a grad student when her fellow workshop writers don't give her the feedback she expected.

Hannah has a lot of free time but nothing to do with only one class a week, while Elijah makes his mark on the Iowa social scene. Back in New York City, Ray warns Marnie about Desi's intentions before they meet with a record label; Shoshanna has a job interview; and Adam gets mixed up in Jessa's world after an AA meeting.

Hannah is confronted by her classmates after leaving a non-apology apology letter in their cubbies. After being rejected at yet another job interview, a frustrated Shoshanna spends a day with Ray. Creative and romantic tensions between Marnie and Desi reach a breaking point.

Hannah's friends attempt to help her get through a crisis in her life. Hannah and Adam have an honest conversation together.

Some soul-searching leads Hannah to an epiphany. Meanwhile, another disastrous interview for Shoshanna ends in a positive; Ray attempts to solve his neighborhood noise issue at a community board meeting; Marnie and Desi disagree on how to define their sound; and Adam is shocked by a revelation.

Hannah goes for drinks with Fran, a new coworker, before attending an unusual art show. Later, she spends some time alone with Mimi-Rose, while Adam is unnerved by Mimi-Rose's friend, Ace. Meanwhile, Shoshanna helps Ray with his community board election campaign.

Hannah spends an afternoon with a new friend. Marnie and Desi argue over money. Jessa gives Shoshanna advice. Loreen and Tad have a tense dinner party with their friends.

Hannah's maturity is called into question after she is confronted with a family dilemma. Jessa, Ace, Mimi-Rose and Adam have an awkward encounter. Marnie makes an announcement at Ray's campaign party.

Hannah, Adam and Jessa try to convince Caroline and Laird to forgo their planned home birth; Shoshanna is presented with a unique job opportunity; Ray tells Desi what he really thinks about him.

Marnie attempts to organize her upstate wedding to Desi. Shoshanna has to try and carry out out Marnie's wishes. Fran is involved in an awkward moment with Adam.

An erratic roommate causes Fran to move in with Hannah. Hannah receives an urgent call from her father.

Thriving at her new job in Japan, Shoshanna finds herself flirting with her boss, but reminds her work friends that she has a "kind of" boyfriend back in America. Hannah makes a shocking discovery on Fran's phone and struggles with how to react. After viewing Adam's performance on a TV police procedural, Jessa shares her insights into his character.

Hannah and Fran disagree about their respective teaching methods. Marnie fumes over Desi's decision to launch a major construction project in their studio. Jessa pushes Hannah away over an awkward rice-pudding meetup. Elijah gets closer with Dill Harcourt. 

Hannah and her mom embark on a female-empowerment retreat, where Loreen hopes for clarity on her situation with Tad, and Hannah relishes some time away from Fran. In Tokyo, Shoshanna enjoys her budding romance with Yoshi, and gets a surprise visitor from the U.S. Jessa meets up with her sister Minerva and asks for a favor.

Needing space after a fight with Desi, Marnie goes for a walk and has an unexpected run-in with someone from her past.

Hannah gets reprimanded by the school's principal, and her response tactic infuriates Fran. At Adam's play, a nervous Jessa worries about seeing Hannah after their fight, and Marnie shares some news with Ray. Elijah attends a swanky party at Dill's apartment, where he gets the impression that he might be one of many.

Stranded after her summer road trip with Fran is cut short, Hannah is rescued by Ray, but their trip back to NYC gets derailed. When he hasn't heard from Caroline, Adam stops by Laird's place and stays to help with the baby. Back from Japan, Shoshanna gets a wakeup call over a sushi lunch. While recording a new song, Marnie is given parameters for her relationship with Desi.

After Hannah gives Principal Toby some unexpected news, she runs into her old friend-slash-nemesis Tally. Marnie has an unsettling dream and later tries to work things out with Desi. Noticing business is suffering at Ray's, Shoshanna offers to help with marketing, performing some clandestine research on their competition. Elijah makes his pitch to Dill that their relationship should be exclusive.

Elijah and Loreen help Hannah with her plan to participate in The Moth Story Slam. Marnie prepares to go on tour with Desi. Shoshanna's plan for an "anti-hipster" Ray's takes off. After helping take care of the baby, Jessa and Adam have an epic fight.

Riding a wave of newfound career success, Hannah gets an assignment to write a story about a female surf camp in the Hamptons, where she meets Paul-Louis, an uncomplicated waterski instructor. Hoping to break her old patterns post-divorce, Marnie tells Ray he needs to spend more time at his own place, but Adam and Jessa’s intensity drives him out of the apartment.

Hannah provides cover for Marnie’s secret weekender to Poughkeepsie, which she hopes will help clarify an old chapter in her life. Shoshanna enlists Elijah to be her plus-one at a networking event for young professional women, where Jessa’s antics lead Shosh to reevaluate her post-college friendships.

Hannah has a tense tête-à-tête with Chuck Palmer – an acclaimed author she once greatly admired – about the disturbing allegations swirling around him.

On assignment, Hannah goes to interview a successful female author. Adam disagrees with his director on a film project and decides to quit. Jessa suggests that Adam make his own movie. Ray voices concern to Marnie they aren’t spending enough quality time together.

Adam and Jessa begin shooting scenes for their film. Hannah's mother has a hard time accepting the next phase of her life. Marnie does a less-than-stellar job of being there for a grieving Ray.

Marnie tries to convince Desi to follow through with their planned gig at her mother's birthday party. Hannah gets advice on an important decision from her father and his new partner. Elijah helps a co-worker run lines for an audition.

Elijah prepares for an open-call audition for a new Broadway musical. Marnie tries to pawn a family heirloom. Hannah reconnects with Paul-Louis.

Adam comes to Hannah with surprising news. Jessa spends a day on her own. Shoshanna slogs through helping Ray with his oral history project until a run-in with her old boss infuses the venture with new energy.

After an important meeting, Hannah reaches out to friends for advice, but has trouble reaching Marnie.

Marnie surprises Hannah at her home upstate. Admitting that she doesn’t have much going on in her life since her band dissolved, Marnie explains she’d like to help Hannah raise the baby.