| Episode # |
Title |
U.S airdate |
Production code |
US viewers
(millions)[1] |
| 1 |
"Summer of Suck" |
January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18) |
101 |
0.902 |
| Meet Liz, a senior in high school who considers herself as an outsider in her home in Texas. Liz's end-of-summer plans are ruined when she must spend time with the ever-bubbly Taylor Terry, who represents almost everyone she hates about home. |
| 2 |
"My Sketchy Valentine" |
January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18) |
102 |
0.902 [A 1] |
| Liz receives flowers from a secret admirer and embarks on a mission to find out who sent them. The cards tell her to attend the Valentine's Day Dance to meet him. Unfortunately, no one shows up, leaving Liz in dismay. Later on, Bryson comes to cheer her up when she learns Cori sent the flowers to humiliate her. |
| 3 |
"Liz's Got Talent? (Part 1)" |
January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25) |
103 |
0.865 |
| Liz auditions for the talent show to compete against Cori Cooper but suddenly get nervous. She and Sully hold auditions to start a band with her, but no one shows up. Later, Bryson suggests helping Liz out with a solo performance, Thanks to his support, she makes the cut. |
| 4 |
"Liz's Got Talent? (Part 2)" |
February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01) |
104 |
0.882 |
| Liz is sick and worried about the talent show as the pressure mounts. Sully takes a candid photo of Liz and creates shirts with her picture on it for all the Liz supporters to wear. As the talent show begins, Bryson leaves, but surprises her with a guitar and performs with Liz. When they announce the winner, it is not Liz. However, it is not Cori and her group either. Liz thanks Bryson and then meets Bryson's girlfriend at the end of the talent show. The episode ends with Liz putting a picture of her friends carrying her on their shoulders on her dresser and says "One small step for this nerd, one giant leap for nerd kind." |
| 5 |
"Hunting for Change" |
February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08) |
105 |
0.872 |
| Taylor tags along when Liz and her family go on a hunting trip to do an article and video about animal cruelty and that it's inhumane. Taylor and Liz bond while on the trip, but their video is rejected. Liz is upset when Bryson decides to meet his girlfriend's family instead of going on the hunting trip. |
| 6 |
"The ABCs of Friendship" |
February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15) |
106 |
0.783 |
| Taylor invites Liz to her ABC (Anything But Clothes) party. Cori is angry at this and, during the party, she verbally attacks Liz, telling her to go home. Taylor stops the fight and, after being told to pick between Cori and Liz, she picks Liz. Bryson goes to Liz's house after the party to tell her about his breakup with his girlfriend. Also, Sully decides he was finally going to tell Liz about his feeling towards her, but when he finally gets the guts to go to her house, he finds that Bryson is already there. |
| 7 |
"A Prom to Remember (Part 1)" |
February 22, 2010 (2010-02-22) |
107 |
1.134 |
| Liz decides to go to the prom but doesn’t have a date. Taylor encourages Liz to ask Bryson to the prom. Liz finds the courage to ask Bryson but when she does, Bryson tells her he is already going with his ex-girlfriend, Jami. Finally Liz asks Sully to go with her, and he gladly accepts.. |
| 8 |
"A Prom to Remember (Part 2)" |
March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01) |
108 |
1.069 |
| Liz goes to senior prom with Sully, but not before dumping every item she owns that is related to Bryson in a garbage can with help from Taylor. At prom, Liz tries to focus on Sully, but her eyes keep on wandering over to Bryson. Right before prom queen is announced, Liz has a minor meltdown and has to leave the room. Bryson sees her and follows. Liz quickly walks to the bathroom, where she encounters Cori. Later, Bryson corners Liz and apologizes for not going with her. Liz brushes him off. Sully and Liz decide to leave, and we see Taylor and Bryson talking about how Bryson needs to tell Liz his 'true feelings.' Bryson runs down the stairs to try and catch Liz and tell her, but she and Sully have already left. The final shot is of Liz and Sully in front of a burger joint, eating and talking. |
| 9 |
"The End of the Beginning" |
March 8, 2010 (2010-03-08) |
109 |
1.290 |
| Season finale. Liz considers moving to New York, and eventually decides to go. Her friends see her off, and Bryson arrives late, but finally is able to tell Liz his feelings. They almost kiss before their friends cheer, which embarrasses them both. Liz gets back in the car and leaves, for which her friends get confused. |
| Episode # |
Title |
U.S airdate |
Production code |
US viewers
|
| 1 |
"Empire State of Mind" |
February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08) |
201 |
1.73 |
| In this premiere episode of season 2, Liz has been transplanted fifteen hundred miles away from Texas to New York City. While moving to New York has always been a dream of Liz's, actually living there has become a little bit of a nightmare. Liz makes it in New York, alive. She goes on looking for her art project in the dumpster. While she is dumpster diving she meets a musician named Louis, a cute musician. Meanwhile back in Texas, Sully and the gang plan to travel to Austin, Texas and talk to Bryson about their concerns for Liz. They discover Bryson has gone to New York on his own, for an unknown reason. Liz then begins to worry about their relationship, since Bryson hasn't called or told her anything about it. While she's in the club, in a concert, she leaves and finds Louis again. She and Louis eat some pizza as she shares her concerns about long-distance relationships with Louis. As Liz heads home thinking Louis could be a sign to move on with her life, she finds Bryson waiting to surprise her. |
| 2 |
"Lost and Found in New York" |
February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15) |
202 |
2.0[2] |
| Liz gets a surprise visit from Bryson, where he reveals he is in New York for an interview for a summer internship as well as visiting Liz. She wants to show him the New York she isn't living and, when he finds out, things don't go as well as he had hoped. However, after being honest with Bryson about her lonely life in New York, things take a turn for the better and they have a wonderful day together and a romantic evening. Meanwhile, Sully and the gang stay in Austin to tour the college and attend its parties. Despite Troy's efforts, Sully still shows concern for Liz, hinting that he still has a crush on her. At the end of the party, Sully leaves with a girl's phone number. |
| 3 |
"The Morning After" |
February 22, 2011 (2011-02-22) |
203 |
1.7 |
| After a romantic night with Bryson, Liz finishes her "found art" project for school. Waking up from a college party in Austin, the gang learns that the girl Sully got a phone number from is actually Bryson's girlfriend. On their way back to Burleston, they argue whether or not to tell Liz about Bryson's dishonesty. Before they can decide however, Sully and Troy accidentally sends the message via text. They try to cover up their mistake by "text-bombing" Liz with pointless and funny comments, but she eventually reads the message. The episode ends with Liz finding comfort from Louis after hearing the bad news. |
| 4 |
"The Best Laid Plans" |
March 1, 2011 (2011-03-01) |
204 |
1.6 |
| After learning Bryson wasn't honest with her, Liz attempts to ignore her friends in Texas by shifting her attention to the crucial task of finding an apartment in New York. She also takes the opportunity to shift her focus to her blossoming friendship with Louis as well and if left wondering if he wants to be more than friends. Meanwhile, Bryson and the gang attempt to contact her many times, but Liz keeps ignoring all of their phone calls and messages, leaving Sully neglected from his best friend and angry at Bryson for breaking her heart. |
| 5 |
"Three's a Crowd" |
March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08) |
205 |
2.3 |
| Louis comes to Liz's rescue when she fails to find an apartment by allowing her to stay at his place temporarily. However, tension already rises when Louis's roommate gets slightly territorial. Meanwhile, the nerds find a way to contact Liz by using her mom's phone. Liz must decide between heading home to Texas for the summer or staying in New York. |
| 6 |
"You Can't Go Home Again" |
March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15) |
206 |
1.5 |
| Liz goes home to Burleston, Texas and finds that much has changed since she left, such as finding out that Cori Cooper is now pregnant and her favorite Malt Shop is closed down. Sully leaves for Eagle Scout camp as soon as Liz arrives. Later, Taylor makes a shocking announcement at her graduation party. |
| 7 |
"Save Our Sully" |
March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22) |
207 |
TBA |
| Sully goes into a state of depressions when he fails to pass Eagle Scouts test. To cheer Sully up, Liz agrees to finally talk to Bryson face to face. After their talk which leaves their relationship still strained, she finally opens Bryson's gift to her and later resolutes to return to New York. |
| 8 |
"New Leash On Life" |
March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29) |
208 |
TBA |
| Liz returns to New York after making peace with people in Texas and moves in a new apartment with her friend Mark in Brooklyn. Later on, Liz plans to go on a date with Louis, but the night takes a turn when the nerds make a surprise visit the same night. Sully and the gang tag along in their dinner date and interrogates Louis to the point where it become awkward for everyone. After dinner, they head off to a local arcade, where the mood becomes lighter. Sully and the gang feel awkward around Liz because they have not told her about Bryson being in New York as well (for his internship at Spin Magazine). By the end of the night, they show their approval of Louis as Liz and Louis' relationship begins on a good note. |
| 9 |
"Love's a Drag" |
April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12) |
209 |
TBA |
| On a day of dog-walking, Liz and Louis plan to go on their first official date at her roommate Mark's drag show. While dog-walking with Louis, Sully meets Marlene, the girl of his dreams, when he realizes he might have lost her dog while walking him. When Miles and Troy decide to hang out with Bryson at Spin Magazine instead of help Sully, they unintentionally invite Bryson to the drag show and Liz learns why the guys have been acting strange when she sees him while on her date. |
| 10 |
"The Hurried Life" |
April 19, 2011 (2011-04-19) |
210 |
TBA |
| On the nerd's last day in New York, Miles rushes to complete his "NY or Suck-it List." This all day journey leaves Liz forced to spend an entire day with Bryson, who she ends up fighting with constantly. Bryson finds out later on that Liz is dating Louis, making him slightly jealous. Sully successfully avoids spending this awkward day with the nerds by claiming he's visiting his sister in West Point. In reality, he attempts to spend time with Marlene before he leaves. Thanks to Louis encouraging words and a nudge in the right direction, Sully successfully makes a good impression on Marlene as they promise to keep in touch. Taylor arrives in New York just as the nerd's time in New York ends. |
| 11 |
"Best in Show" |
April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26) |
211 |
TBA |
| When Louis has trouble with an upcoming gig, Liz offers her services to sing with him in an 1980s show, taking their relationship to a new level. However, it gets complicated when Louis invites Bryson to the show. Bryson leaves the show once he sees Louis and Liz kissing backstage. Back in Texas, Miles and Troy find out about Sully's romantic interest and try to help him raise money to return to New York for Marlene. When Sully's mom discovers his intentions to return to New York, she agrees to help pay for the trip. |
| 12 |
"New Beginnings" |
May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) |
212 |
|
| Louis breaks the news to Liz that he going on tour for three months, leaving his relationship with Liz on the line. Liz receives a mysterious note and questions whether it was Louis or Bryson who sent it. Meanwhile, Sully arrives in New York to tell Marlene how he feels during an interview with Stan Lee. Before he does, he advises Bryson to take the opportunity to tell Liz how he truly feels. The season ends with Bryson finally being truthful of his feelings for Liz. |