Episode guide
Life Unexpected: Season 1
13 episodes · first aired Jan 18, 2010
After spending her life bouncing from one foster family to another, 15-year-old Lux has decided to become an emancipated minor. Her journey through the legal maze leads Lux to her biological parents, Baze and Cate, and when a judge grants temporary custody of Lux to Baze and Cate, they agree to make a belated attempt to give Lux the family she deserves.
- 1 Pilot Jan 18, 2010 · 41m After spending all of her 15 years bouncing from one foster family to another in Portland, Oregon, Lux as decided it's time to take control of her life and become an emancipated minor. Her…
- 2 Home Inspected Jan 25, 2010 · 43m Cate and Baze are paid a visit by a social worker whose job it is to evaluate both of them and determine if they are fit parents. Lux is torn when her boyfriend, Bug, and best friend…
- 3 Rent Uncollected Feb 1, 2010 · 43m When Baze tells his parents about Lux, they insist on planning a dinner at which they can meet their granddaughter and Cate. Cate reluctantly agrees to go to the dinner and is further…
- 4 Bong Intercepted Feb 8, 2010 · 42m When Lux gets suspended from school, Cate does her best to convince Principal Dugan to give Lux a second chance, but, unfortunately, her efforts may have made the situation considerably…
- 5 Turtle Undefeated Feb 15, 2010 · 42m Off to a rocky start at her new school, Lux offers to throw a party in Baze's loft in an effort to impress the high school quarterback, Jones, and his friends. Cate worries that her…
- 6 Truth Unrevealed Feb 22, 2010 · 42m Pressured by radio station management, Cate and Ryan reluctantly agree to let Baze join them on air for what turns into a public therapy session. Lux tries to get Jones to drop the charges…
- 7 Crisis Unaverted Mar 1, 2010 · 42m In the midst of feeling like he is being pushed out of Lux's life by Cate and Ryan, Baze wins the chance to compete against Ryan in a radio station contest and is determined to be the last…
- 8 Bride Unbridled Mar 8, 2010 · 42m Cate and Ryan are forced to put on a happy face as the hosts of a wedding expo, but the unfortunate situation becomes even more unfortunate after Baze and Math show up at the event. After…
- 9 Formal Reformed Mar 15, 2010 · 42m Jones asks Lux to be his date for the Winter Formal. Baze finds a condom in Lux’s room, and thinking it belongs to Jones, shows up at the dance to try and stop Lux and Jones from having…
- 10 Family Therapized Mar 22, 2010 · 42m After Lux and Bug are picked up by the police for a curfew violation, Lux's social worker decides it's time to meet with Cate and Baze to reevaluate their custody of Lux. During a meeting…
- 11 Storm Weathered Mar 29, 2010 · 42m Lux is forced to face her complicated feelings for Jones when she sees him kissing another girl at a party. When a storm hits Portland, Ryan and Lux find themselves stranded at the radio…
- 12 Father Unfigured Apr 5, 2010 · 42m With her wedding on the horizon, Cate decides to take a road trip with Lux to find her father, Gordon (guest star Peter Horton), who abandoned her when she was a little girl. Meanwhile…
- 13 Love Unexpected Apr 12, 2010 · 42m With her wedding fast approaching, Cate must confront her true feelings for the two men in her life, Baze and Ryan. To complicate Cate’s already conflicted feelings, on the day of the…