True Colors: Season 2
Season 2 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 True Colors Season 1.
- 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 2 Progress Shield
Splendor in the Basement
Sep 15, 1991
Terry's girlfriend proclaiming that 'she's ready' leaves him speechless.
Yo' House, Mamma (Part 1)
Sep 22, 1991
Terry's fraternity needs a housemother to avoid losing its charter.
Yo' House, Mamma (Part 2)
Sep 29, 1991
Ellen shapes Terry's fraternity into respectable young men, but makes them lose respect amongst their peers in the process.
Not My Sister, Brother
Oct 20, 1991
Terry loves Reggie's way with handling women—until Katie ends up his next date.
Brotherly Love
Nov 3, 1991
Terry and Lester's squabbling takes a backseat when they find themselves accused of stealing from a hardware store.
Three for All
Nov 10, 1991
Sara's senior citizen friends hang out with Terry's fraternity.
Seems Like Old Times
Dec 8, 1991
Lester tries to fix Sara up with a singer appearing at a rest home.
Broken Home (part 1)
Dec 15, 1991
Fed up with Terry and Lester, Katie moves out to be with her dad.
Broken Home (Part 2)
Dec 22, 1991
As Christmas approaches, Ellen finds living with her father to not be all she'd hoped it would be.
Readin, Ritin and Running
Dec 29, 1991
Terry's joy at making the football team is tempered when he learns it's so he can pose as the star player, who needs to pass a test to continue playing.
Photo Opportunity
Jan 5, 1992
Lester's elated after a perfect date with Ron's new assistant.
Art Attack
Jan 12, 1992
A depressed Ellen is encouraged by the family to get back in touch with her artistic side.
The Beat Goes On
Feb 2, 1992
Grandpa Bernard can't believe that Katie and Lester's school dances might be segregated.
Half a Man
Feb 9, 1992
Terry finds himself unable to follow through on a promise he made to Donna.
In a Flash
Feb 16, 1992
Lester hopes he can get a rapper to use his influence to help dissuade a friend from joining a gang.
Affirmative Reaction
Mar 1, 1992
Terry's excitement over a new job is quickly tempered when he learns he's not been hired for his merit, but as affirmative action.
Feeling Up!
Mar 22, 1992
Ellen's worried when her sister thinks an 'up with feelings' guru is the man of her dreams.
Word to the Mother
Apr 12, 1992
Finding a tape of his dead mother's voice stirs resentment inside Lester, who finds himself irrationally angry at Ellen for replacing her.