Episode guide
Girlfriends: Season 4
24 episodes · premiered Sep 15, 2003
This season, Toni adjusts to married life, Maya pursues her passion, Lynn searches for answers, and Joan tries to figure out her future.
- Episode 1: Some Enchanted Evening Sep 15, 2003 · 21m Joan enjoys relative peace in her relationship with Ellis. However, she establishes a strong connection with a stranger whom she meets when they duck into the same doorway during a…
- Episode 2: If It's Broke, Fix It Sep 22, 2003 · 21m Toni refuses to speak to Todd because she is up in arms about his debt and feels betrayed by the fact that he failed to disclose this information sooner. While at the spa with Joan, Toni's…
- Episode 3: Snoop, There It Is Sep 29, 2003 · 21m After nine months of celibacy, Lynn becomes fed up and grows suspicious of Sivad. She contacts his ex-girlfriend in the hopes of gaining some insight into his behavior. Meanwhile, despite…
- Episode 4: You Ain't Gotta Go Home but...You Know the Rest Oct 6, 2003 · 21m Toni's brother Antoine comes to town for a weekend rendezvous with Maya, but soon spooks her by declaring his love and announcing that he will not return to Boston. When she rejects him…
- Episode 5: Hopelessly Devoted to Two Oct 13, 2003 · 21m Joan finds herself in a bind when she is forced to agree to a dinner with both Ellis and Brock. She does not know how to handle the situation, although she insists that she is going to…
- Episode 6: Inherit the Lynn Oct 20, 2003 · 21m Maya learns that tuition has increased substantially, and she doesn't have enough money to cover it. William tries to give her the money by pretending she has received it from the firm's…
- Episode 7: And Baby Makes Four Nov 3, 2003 · 21m William convinces Joan to host a baby shower for his sister, Linda; and her partner, Kira. Kira's water breaks during the event. William wants to take her to the hospital, but they insist…
- Episode 8: Viva Las Vegas Nov 10, 2003 · 21m After Brock invites Joan to join her for a weekend in Las Vegas, she is convinced that he plans to pop the question. She brags about this constantly to her friends, but isn't so sure that…
- Episode 9: Between Brock and a Hard Place Nov 17, 2003 · 21m Joan's enthusiasm about her new engagement is tempered when she learns that Brock doesn't want to have children, but she decides to relax and just focus on the immediate future. However…
- Episode 10: Don't You Want Me Baby? Nov 24, 2003 · 21m Toni is furious to discover that Todd failed to deliver a message from a remorseful Greg before the wedding. Claiming that she needs closure but actually hoping to rub her happiness in…
- Episode 11: Merry Ex-mas Dec 15, 2003 · 21m Maya invites Darnell's girlfriend, Lena, to her Christmas party in an effort to be civil. However, she grows jealous and gets Jalen to pose as her boyfriend. She is also furious when Lena…
- Episode 12: Prophet and Loss Jan 12, 2004 · 30m A stranger stops Joan on the street and tells her, ""You made the right decision."" He claims to be a psychic, and manages to convince Joan that he is for real. She takes his words as a…
- Episode 13: Comedy of Eros Feb 9, 2004 · 21m Toni refuses to believe Joan's claims that she isn't upset about spending Valentine's Day alone, and insists on constantly trying to cheer her up. She follows Joan to the movies and annoys…
- Episode 14: Leggo My Ego Feb 16, 2004 · 30m Joan's procrastination puts her job in jeopardy when she doesn't act quickly enough toward securing donations for a charity auction, which she has agreed to arrange for her boss. She turns…
- Episode 15: Good Catch or Bad Hop? Feb 23, 2004 · 21m Maya and her friends enjoy perks such as limo rides and entry to exclusive clubs, courtesy of her baseball player beau, Alex. She is reluctant to refer to him as her boyfriend, and…
- Episode 16: On the Couch Mar 1, 2004 · 21m Toni continues to see her therapist, Dr. Miller. Rather than following the doctor's advice and writing a letter to her mother detailing her grievances against her, Toni instead brings her…
- Episode 17: Love, Peace and Hair Grease Mar 29, 2004 · 30m Joan grows increasingly bored with her job. William notes that she doesn't hold the passion for the law that is required to truly succeed in their profession. She feels rejuvenated as she…
- Episode 18: Wieners and Losers Apr 12, 2004 · 21m The newly unemployed Joan cannot stand the idea of just sitting back and relaxing, and drives her friends crazy by constantly cooking and knitting for them. She goes to the mall, and winds…
- Episode 19: He Loves Her, He Loves Me Not Apr 26, 2004 · 21m Joan feels bad about the way the girls have treated William's past girlfriends and decides to go out of her way to make Donna feel welcome. She hosts a dinner to give them a chance to get…
- Episode 20: A Partnerless Partner May 3, 2004 · 21m William is made a senior partner in the law firm. He is thrilled about this, as is Maya, who will now get a substantial raise. He brings a beautiful date to the party honoring his…
- Episode 21: Just the Three of Us May 10, 2004 · 21m Toni has an apparent breakthrough in therapy. When Dr. Miller asks with whom she would want to be stranded on a deserted island, she picks Joan and realizes from her explanation that it is…
- Episode 22: Love Thy Neighbor May 17, 2004 · 21m Maya's neighbor, Jalen, tells her that he would like to begin dating. She turns him down because she feels that she has to much going on in her life for a relationship. Lynn expresses an…
- Episode 23: New York Bound May 24, 2004 · 21m Maya self-publishes her book, Oh, Hell Yes, and sells it on the streets, where it is a tremendous success. Ronnie tells her that a major publisher wants to offer her a five-figure deal to…
- Episode 24: New York Unbound May 24, 2004 · 21m Maya learns that the publisher wants to sanitize her book to make it more accessible to white readers. She convinces her editor to stand up for her vision and get the original version of…