You're the Worst: Season 5
Season 5 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 You're the Worst Season 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
The Intransigence of Love
Jan 9, 2019
Jimmy and Gretchen tell the story of their love to a prospective wedding planner.
The Pin In My Grenade
Jan 16, 2019
Jimmy and Gretchen reveal that they're forgoing a traditional wedding, opting instead for a Courthouse elopement.
The One Thing We Don't Talk About
Jan 23, 2019
Jimmy challenges Gretchen to tackle some of the responsibilities that come with being an adult.
What Money?
Jan 30, 2019
Jimmy unexpectedly receives a large advance and must fend off all his “friends” who just want a piece of the pie.
A Very Good Boy
Feb 6, 2019
Jimmy attempts to prove that, despite being on the verge of becoming a married man, he has not lost his edge. Edgar and Lindsay attempt to go on a real date.
This Brief Fermata
Feb 13, 2019
Jimmy “gifts” Gretchen a week of no-strings-attached sex.
The Pillars of Creation
Feb 27, 2019
Paul, Vernon, and Becca air their dirty laundry on a weekend getaway.
Bachelor/Bachelorette Party Sunday Funday
Mar 6, 2019
Edgar and Lindsay plan the most epic Sunday Funday yet.
Magical Thinking
Mar 13, 2019
Gretchen’s anxiety comes to the surface at a major event she’s organized for her new client.
Four Goddamn More Days
Mar 20, 2019
Gretchen maintains an elaborate act of deception while Jimmy prepares for the big day.
We Were Having Such a Nice Day
Mar 27, 2019
The day before the wedding, Gretchen’s mom comes to town and Edgar takes Jimmy on an epic best-man date.
Pancakes
Apr 3, 2019
On the day of their wedding, Jimmy and Gretchen grapple with the meaning of marriage.