Better Things
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Better Things
Sam embarks on an exercise in nostalgia and readjustment, preparing herself for a new period of her life, with her mother and a daughter remaining in England.
There are some very unexpected consequences when the Fox girls arrive in England.
The Fox women attend a service on a conferencing platform for the late Uncle Harold before Sam gains her British citizenship at a ceremony in Los Angeles.
Annoyed that the girls are on their phones too much, Sam demands that they give them up for a week. Max asks Rich to tell Sam about a secret they have been keeping from her.
Sam travels to San Francisco to direct an episode of her friend Ron's sit-com, leaving Max to look after Duke and visit Pepper.
Sam persuades her reluctant girls to give up their Saturday evenings to visit their grandmother but wishes she hadn't bothered when Phil brings out an old photo album.
Phil is encouraged to contact an old boyfriend on Facebook. Sam tries to keep calm when Marion gives her financial advice, and Duke is going through some teenage angst.
Max is grateful for Rich's unquestioning support. Sam tries her hand at volunteer reading in a sixth grade class, and Xander brings Duke home after their vacation together in Mexico.
Sam's day starts with a shoot-out at the supermarket and doesn't get much better when she learns Phyllis has been scammed. Things improve when she makes a decision about work.
A busy day for Sam has her helping Max find an apartment, visiting the genealogist with her brother Marion and being a shoulder to cry on for best friend Rich.
Series 4
Sam takes Duke and Murray to an LA Dodgers game but has difficulty in finding a ride home. Xander arrives for a family meal but gets a taste of his own medicine.
Wider family and friends start gathering at the Fox household to celebrate Frankie's 15th birthday with a 'Batceanera', a mixed cultural event shared with her friend Rosita.
Sam and her single girlfriends celebrate Father's Day with a party to commiserate with each other over their failed relationships. Phil has a very special present for Frankie.
Sam and the girls are invited to Marion and Caroline's housewarming, where Phil makes a scene.
Sam falls in love with New Orleans when she is invited to her friends Andrew and Maneesh's wedding, but has mixed feelings when an ex-lover seems to be everywhere she goes, with his new girlfriend.
Sam has to remind Frankie that she knows more about boys and men than her daughter.
Sam takes two good friends to meet with an attorney specialising in divorces, calls Jeff over to help assemble a chinchilla cage and meets one of Frankie's new friends in surprising circumstances.
Sam has to persuade a reluctant Phil to give a sample of her DNA, receives some bad news from an orthopaedic specialist and has a spectacular blow-up with Max.
Sam and Phil pick up Frankie and Duke, who have been visiting their father. Frankie surprises Sam by saying she wants a big party for her 15th birthday. Rich needs comforting.
Tessa rings with some good news - they are reviving a popular kids' TV show, which may help with the bills, both expected and unexpected.