Priya arrives, and Bela is upset that she is cooler than she used to be. Regardless, she incessantly reminisces about all the embarrassing things Priya did when they were younger.
Priya is invited to a party by her friend Bela. She is nervous but excited to attend. Priya used to look up to her, and she doesn’t want to lose that.
Leighton’s dad comes to visit campus, so Leighton decides she’s going to come out to him. But she changes her mind when he talks about what a hard time he’s going through.
After running into one of her dad’s old friends, Tatum’s father, they all get dinner together. Leighton apologizes to Tatum about not being out, especially as Alicia used to really hate that. Tatum insists it’s fine. “There’s no timeline on coming out.” ..
Leighton’s dad compliments Tatum and her father about how nice it is that they can talk about Tatum’s dating life. Leighton takes this opportunity to come out to him, and he excuses himself from the table.
When Leighton follows Tatum, he apologizes. He just feels awful that he wasn’t a good enough parent to notice what was going on with her. But he’s proud of her–and he sees how happy she is with Tatum.
Whitney is adamant that she had sex with Andrew only once, and that it was nothing more than a passing fancy. She insists that she won’t see him again in the lab, and that she’s not interested in anything more than a one-time fling.
Willow and Jayla get on to Willow and tell her to stop being alone with Canaan. So Whitney tries to start studying with Canaan in public, but they only end up having sex in the library–where Canaan runs into them.
At Sips, Canaan and Lila tease Kimberly for being shallow about the guys she dates. Kimberly insists she’s not shallow. And she’s going to find out something she and Jackson have in common–but her efforts prove fruitless.
Bela throws her big party, but Priya blows her off for another event. When confronted, Priya says she wanted to be around people who didn’t make her feel like the loser she used to be. She wants to feel good about herself and reinvent herself. Bela apologizes. She’s just worried her friend is going to leave her behind, but Priya insists she still looks up to her. Bela is the reason Priya’s coming to Essex. ..
Whitney teases Canaan about her new guy (she continues to insist it’s just casual). And Kimberly talks to Jackson about not having much in common. Jackson says it shouldn’t matter; differences can be good in a relationship. By the end of their conversation, they establish that they’re officially dating. ..
The episode ends with Leighton and Tatum ditching the party to have sex–during which Leighton gets a text from her ex. Alicia has been thinking about her and wants to meet up.
The Episode Review
In this episode, Eric accuses Bela of being a liar, and she does too-desperately need people to like her. Her relationship with Priya shows that.
Alicia has been absent from season 2 of “Leighton & Alicia.” We’ll find out what happened to her and whether or not she’s coming back. But a lot in their relationship went unresolved. They certainly weren’t right for each other in the past, but maybe that’s changed. Will a meeting between them offer closure? Or new beginnings?
