The Exes: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Exes Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
The Devil Wears Hanes
Nov 5, 2014
In the wake of Haskell declaring his love for Nicki, Holly tries to play cupid. Stuart secretly arranges for Phil to get together with his high school crush.
The Wedding Unplanner
Nov 12, 2014
Holly represents Nicki in her divorce, but lets her own history with marriage get in the way. Phil tries to prove he’s not getting older by dating a much younger woman.
Love and Death
Nov 19, 2014
Holly joins a grief support group to meet a man. Stuart and Haskell help prepare Phil for a talk show appearance after he develops a lisp.
An Officer and a Dental Man
Nov 26, 2014
Phil is convinced that the woman Haskell is dating is really a man. Stuart feels guilty after sleeping with a woman who thinks that he is a war hero.
Oh Brother Here Art Thou
Dec 3, 2014
Haskell’s estranged brother shows up and asks for one small favor: his kidney. Holly mentors a teenager who turns out to like Eden’s job more than hers.
Dawn of the Dad
Dec 10, 2014
Holly throws a birthday party for Stuart and Nicki, but her real motive is to impress a guy she's just met who's new in town. Nicki and Stuart's dad shows up and ruins everything.
Catch It 'Cause You Can
Dec 17, 2014
Haskell plans to attend a big event honoring him for his past bowling glory, but is quarantined with Phil and Stuart. Holly secretly rewrites Eden's college paper and almost destro
Requiem for a Dream
Jan 7, 2015
The gang attends a charity silent auction. Haskell wins a police ride-along. Phil wins dinner with his favorite sitcom TV Mom. Stuart and Holly are forced to share a cooking lesson
Get Her to the Greek
Jan 14, 2015
Holly sneaks into a sorority Eden is pledging to find out why she was rejected years ago. Haskell turns the guys' apartment into a pretend AirBnB to attract a woman.
Holly Franklin Goes to Washington
Jan 21, 2015
Holly, over the moon, introduces the gang to her new boyfriend, Congressman Charles Hayward, but they soon begin to question his motives.
A Bride Too Far
Jan 28, 2015
Holly’s engagement to Congressman Charles Hayward is put in jeopardy when a scandalous photo of her lands in the newspaper. Haskell has an idea for a great new app, but needs an in
The Wedding
Feb 4, 2015
Holly's wedding day arrives. Business partners Haskell and Nicki strike it rich.
Him
Jul 15, 2015
After receiving a voice-activated operating system as a gift, Holly becomes overly attached to it. Haskell comes into money and controls Phil and Stuart with it.
Finding Mr. Wrong
Jul 22, 2015
Tired of dating drama, Holly decides to only pursue men she is not interested in. Haskell takes all of his money out of the bank.
Good Will Hinting
Jul 29, 2015
Stuart recruits Phil for his a cappella group and Phil leads a rebellion. Haskell leaves Holly out of his will and she seeks revenge.
The 40-Year-Old Her-Gin
Aug 5, 2015
Stuart’s sister Nicki comes back from her European vacation with a female lover. Holly, inspired by Nicki, decides to try dating women.
Haskell Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Aug 12, 2015
Phil and Stuart have a fight with Haskell and he moves out. Holly, desperate to keep them all together, sends Phil and Stuart to bring him home.
Knotting Phil
Aug 19, 2015
Phil’s stint on a movie set leads to romance with the female star. Holly struggles with having to fire someone for the first time.
Ten Things They Hate About You
Aug 26, 2015
Phil makes a big mistake on his first date with a movie star so Holly has to infiltrate the red carpet to bail him out. Stuart and Haskell compete over who can get the most Twitter
Gone Girls
Sep 2, 2015
Holly and Nicki plan a girls’ night out, but wind up competing for the same guy. Phil realizes dating a movie star is much more difficult than he imagined.
What Dreams May Come
Sep 9, 2015
Holly accidently convinces Stuart to quit his dental practice and buy a restaurant. Haskell, sick of paying alimony, tries to persuade his ex wife Margo to marry her fiancé.
Along Came Holly
Sep 16, 2015
Stuart and Holly convince Margo to hold her wedding at the restaurant; Haskell tries to stop Margo's wedding.