Episode
Crowded: Present Tense
Overview
Mike and Martina haven't had sex since the girls moved back in and they're not sure why. Each tries to spice things up in their own way. Stella coaches Shea on how to snag boys with a dating app.
Details
- Series
- Crowded
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2016-03-15
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Present Tense is Episode 2 in Season 1 of Crowded. It aired on 2016-03-15. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 1: Pilot
Like millions of millennials, Mike and Martina's two daughters move back home after college and they all have to deal with the new reality.
Episode 3: Brother
When Mike's step-brother Ethan comes to town, Mike has to deal with Bob's blatant favoritism. However, Mike soon learns that Ethan has secrets and is not doing as well as Bob thinks. Stella and Shea team up to beat their parents at family game night after learning that they had been letting them win all these years.
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Episode 4: Rearview Mirror
Mike learns that Kyle, a guy who bullied him in school, is now in prison. Shunning his father's advice, Mike decides to pay Kyle a visit (with Martina in tow) to show him how well his life has turned out. This inspires Stella to meet up with a nerd she once bullied named Elliot so she can apologize to him, but it leads to something else.
Episode 5: Amongst the Waves
Mike and Martina set their friend John up with a new girl in order to "Frankenstein" the perfect friend-couple, but when John's ex finds out about it, the whole thing blows up in their faces. Shea, Stella and Ethan take over Bob's bar.
Episode 6: Nothing as It Seems
The family celebrates Bob and Alice's anniversary by going to the movies, but things don't go as planned when Mike and Martina find a positive pregnancy test.
Episode 7: The Fixer
One of Martina's patients moves in and refuses to leave. Mike misses his mother. Shea gets a boyfriend. Stella gives Martina's patient a makeover.
Episode 8: Given to Fly
Martina, Stella and Shea join forces to find Mike's mother. Bob and Mike attract attention when they banter as traffic reporters in Mike's helicopter.
Episode 9: Unemployable
Stella becomes a webcam gal. Shea takes a job at a fast food restaurant. Ethan's crush on Shea grows. Bob and Alice disagree about end-of-life issues.
Episode 10: Better Man
Mike and Martina experiment with Viagra, while Stella receives harsh criticism over her YouTube channel.
Episode 11: Daughter
Stella scores Pearl Jam tickets for Mike through her boyfriend, but when Mike finds out the guy is married, he struggles with whether or not to tell her. Meanwhile, Martina and Bob bond at a shooting range and Alice teaches Shea how to "play it cool" with the guy she's seeing.
Episode 12: In Hiding
Stella, Shea and Martina assume Ethan is gay after they spot him at a male strip club; and Mike and Bob compete to see who's more attractive to other men.
Episode 13: Come Back
The whole family heads to Bob's cabin in the woods where they discover Mike's mother, Linda, has been hiding from the law. The past gets rehashed and the family gets some closure, but a secret is revealed that could change everything.