Best Laid Plans is the first episode in the third season of the Netflix drama series Atypical. It aired on November 1, 2019.
Synopsis[]
Paige invites Sam to redefine their romance, Casey struggles with complicated feelings and Elsa attempts to find a new normal with Doug.
Plot Summary[]
On their way to the school lock-in, Paige decides she is willing to get back together with Sam for the summer. They then find out they missed the lock-in. Meanwhile, Elsa accidentally sets a mattress on fire after smoking. Sam gets worried about college after an autistic girl tells him that 4 out of 5 autistic students fail to graduate within four years.
Elsa is annoyed at Doug for spending time with a woman in his study group. At dinner, Sam discusses a good first day at Denton, but Casey has to be rushed to the hospital with appendicitis. Paige wants to have sex with Sam, but the pair are interrupted on several occasions before they can start. Their last opportunity, before Paige goes to work as a camp counselor, is on Friday, after they have dinner at the Olive Garden. Stressed at how Doug is still not discussing things with her, Elsa consults a heavily-pregnant Julia for advice. At the Olive Garden, Sam realizes the date and panics, as he has missed the first day of registration for classes. After talking to Casey, he apologizes to Paige for fleeing from their date. He manages to get all of the courses he wanted, except for one.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
- Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
- Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner
Recurring[]
- Nik Dodani as Zahid
- Graham Rogers as Evan Chapin
- Jenna Boyd as Paige Hardaway
- Fivel Stewart as Izzie
- Angel Laketa Moore as Megan