Eugene reaches out to Eva for help.
Eva is awakened by her phone ringing. It’s Coach Eugene Hardwick.
“Okay, I’ll be there.” – Eva
She goes to the bathroom to try to use water to wake herself up. She’s still high off pills.
Sidney drops her off at the police station and is concerned that Eva may not be doing okay. Eva tells Sydney that she’s fine.
On the way inside the police station, Eva runs into Eugene and his wife Venus. Venus thanks her for coming.
Eva tells them that she called her attorney and they tell her that the attorney hasn’t arrived yet. Regardless, they assure Eva that they are doing okay.
Eva tells Eugene to take some time off.
“You should probably take some time off. Spend some time with your family.” – Eva
Back on the yard, Cecil asks Noni to stay behind after band practice.
She wastes no time telling him how she really feels about him.
“You’re a bad man.” – Noni
Cecil says that he used her just like she uses her horn. He calls her out for not being able to play the material.
He starts playing the saxophone and she pulls out hers to prove herself.
She plays the same tune Cecil played and impresses him.
Cecil asks Noni why she isn’t using her God given talent and holding her weight in the band. He wants her to step it up.
Cedric stops by Ebonie’s room and tells her his mom hooked him up with a connect to record in Stankonia Studios, the same place Outkast recorded their music.
She’s excited for him and he tells her he’s still looking for a singer to do the hook on their track. He’s going to try to find one via a music app.
They start kissing and have an intimate moment.
Eugene reconnects with his wife.
Venus confronts Eugene back at home and she tells him he’s acting strange. But he explains he doesn’t know how to act after “taking a man’s life.”
They console each other and start making out. Eugene has a hard time concentrating as the man’s death replays in his head.
Regardless, they manage to be intimate.
Ebonie finds out Noni is dealing with Cecil, again.
Later on at band practice, Noni comes in late. Cecil says he’s glad to see her. She sits next to Kiyara who is not happy to see her.
Noni struggles to play the tune and Cecil scolds her.
He tells her that they won’t win the upcoming competition if she can’t learn the music for the duet with Kiyara.
Ebonie hears the conversation and is infuriated to see the two talking from a distance.
Eva learns more about the new man in her life.
Eva meets up with her new boo. He tells her that he thought she only wanted to see him so she can get some more pills. She apologizes for making her feel this way.
They talk and he tells her more about himself. He’s a doctor and says he used to be married and they lost their first child.
When Eva tells him that she used to want to be like Madam CJ Walker, he tells her he tried to go into business with a friend but they ended up robbing him blind.
Eva tells him she knows the feeling.
She kisses him goodbye on her way back to work.
Ebonie confronts Noni.
Noni practices on her saxophone back in the dorm room as Ebonie looks on in disgust.
“What the h*ll you doing back in Diamond’s band?” – Ebonie
After she denies this, Ebonie tells her she saw her in the band room.
Noni says that she’s in the symphonic band and it’s her last shot to achieve her dreams. Ebony can either support her or not, but she’s doing it.
Ebony huffs in anger.
Cedric comes by his ex girlfriend Browyn’s room.
He asks her to sing the hook on his new song about the protests at GAMU. But she says she needs him to admit that he cheated on her first.
“Okay, I slipped up. And it was the dumbest s*** I could have done.” – Cedric
She thanks him for the confession and makes him leave.
Eva stops by Eugene’s office to check on him. She asks him if he’s considered getting some therapy.
“Sydney and I would have never made it without therapy.” – Eva
He tells her he doesn’t need therapy.
She then asks why a loan shark attacked him at his home. Apparently her attorney told her what happened. He tells her it’s none of her business.
He denies having a gambling problem and says he’s done answering questions.
Browyn comes through.
Cedric tries to use another singer but he isn’t feeling how she’s singing the hook.
He says “her flavor” is off.
Browyn shows up to the studio and says she only came for GAMU.
He tells the other singer he’ll be in touch.
Browyn heads to the booth and begins singing the hook. She kills it and Cedric and the engineer are impressed.
Eva finds out some disappointing news.
She has a meeting with Bucky Douglas.
Apparently she found an amendment in the merger documents that changes the admissions policy. She previously negotiated that the admissions policy remain the same despite the merger.
Bucky signed the paperwork.
He says that they just got a $1 million advancement to do this. Flip Lawson signed off on this. Eva is upset because Helen promised her $4 million and she requested that the admission policy stay the same.
Browyn drops a bomb.
Back at the studio, Browyn tries to leave the studio but Cedric asks her to stay. Ebonie and Noni walk in surprised.
Cecil and Browyn see them and head inside the booth to have a private conversation.
Browyn grills him in the booth and figures out that he cheated on her with Ebonie. Noni decides to be messy and presses the button to listen in on the conversation on the other side of the booth glass. Browyn tells Cedric she’s pregnant and Ebonie walks off in anger as she hears this. Noni chases her.
Eva meets with Helen and Eva calls her out for only $1 million being deposited versus the $4 million she was promised. Eva is also upset that Helen got all her terms and Eva did not. Helen tells Eva that everything was done legally, and says the merger is going to happen because GAMU needs it financially.
She then storms out of Eva’s office.
Ebonie has a medical scare.
Noni and Ebonie get ready for her performance. Ebonie says that she hasn’t spoken to Cedric since she learned he got Browyn pregnant.
On their way out, Ebony gets a nose bleed and Noni tells her they have to get her to the hospital. She says she’s okay but throws up in the hallway. Noni rushes her to the hospital.
When Cecil sees Noni isn’t there, he tries to get in touch with her to no avail.
Ebonie is told by the doctors that she’s fine and just had too much aspirin. She tells Noni to go to her band competition.
At the competition, Clive Taylor taunts Cecil and Danny Brown joins in after Atlanta State finishes their strong performance.
In a moment of panic, Cecil tells Kiyara to do the duet alone since Noni isn’t there.
GAMU takes the stage.
As Kiyara begins her performance, Noni joins the duet from the audience. She and Kiyara walk towards each other and play their saxophones.
The performance continues smoothly.
Kiyara and Noni ace their duet and get a standing ovation.
Cecil confronts Clive and Danny after the show. Cecil pulls out his phone and plays video of the band Clive stole from. He tells Clive to step down or he will tell everyone what he did. Cecil then walks off and Clive is speechless. Danny walks away in disgust.
He greets Eva and celebrates GAMU’s win. She congratulates him on the win and taking down Clive professionally.
Sydney confronts Eva.
Back at home, Sydney shows off flowers from a mystery man. When Eva asks who sent the flowers, Sydney changes the subject.
Eva tells Sydney that she’s done taking pills.
She feels she now has her feelings under control.
Sydney isn’t buying this. So to prove a point, she begins to pour the pills down the drain. Eva freaks out and forces Sydney to give her back her house keys.
At this point, Sydney is now fully convinced that Eva is addicted to the pills. She storms out the kitchen upset about her mother’s behavior.
After being left alone, Eva calls her boo and tells him she needs to see him.
Ebonie is done with Cedric.
Cedric comes by to check on Ebonie. Ebonie tells him she’s fine and he should focus on the baby he has on the way. She tells him she heard Browyn tell him she’s pregnant. Ebonie also heard Cedric say that Ebonie was just his rap partner.
Ebonie tells him to be on his way and she’s done with him.
Cedric goes to Browyn’s room. Browyn hands him the pregnancy test just so he can see she’s not lying about being pregnant. She tells him she doesn’t want to be a mom right now, however, she doesn’t want an abortion hanging over her head.
Browyn then tells him they aren’t together and it’s her decision to make since it’s her body.
Eva isn’t ready to overcome her addiction.
Eva’s boo comes by the house. She surprises him with some new lingerie. They begin to make out and have a passionate moment.
After they wrap up, Eva tries to look for pills in his pants in the living room.
She finds nothing and plays it off when he comes to look for her.
But she manages to find a blank prescription form she can use later.
What are your thoughts on the episode?
I really don’t like how Cedric did Ebonie. But I had a feeling he was going to do her wrong eventually.
Eva is really out here wildin. She has a fine doctor and she’s treating him like a drug dealer.
Facts. I don’t understand her choices.
I’m still rooting for Eva and I hope she gets it together before the season is over. She’s been catching L’s left and right.
Cedric is such a thot.
Ebonie is basically Cedric’s homie lover friend. He’s never going to be committed to just her. I hope she really does stop giving him the time of day.
I’m sorry but I really want Eva with Eugene. They are made for each other. I know she shouldn’t technically sleep with someone she works with but they need to happen asap.