After young Zelda's hippie parents divorced, her mother would disappear for weeks at a time, leaving Zelda with her mother's close friend Debbie, a nurturing earth mother, who loved her, sustained her and taught her how to cope. Debbie has recently died, and Zelda shares her sorrow with Andrew. Left undiscussed is the question of attending the funeral and memorial service. Andrew really wants to attend and wonders if she will invite him. Afraid to expose Andrew to her eccentric extended family, she chooses not to invite him to the service. Debbie and her friends were new age, earth-bound, and self-actualizing – everything Zelda is not, which might frighten Andrew. Zelda takes Stephie instead, avoiding the issue with Andrew. He still crashes the service, surprising Zelda. He thinks he has made a mistake, but her family immediately loves him, inviting him to a chant-based grieving ceremony. Zelda's Uncle Dave confesses to her and Andrew that he is grieving in his own way, by taking a bunch of magic mushrooms and is in no shape to deliver a eulogy. Zelda gets asked to do it. Immediately terrified, she begins to shut down. Andrew helps her with some remarks, and she gets through the speech. After the service, she admits to him about fearing his seeing her in an emotional, embarrassing state. She is actually grateful he came and saw her at her most emotionally wrought.
Andrew and Zelda decide to celebrate their one-month anniversary by throwing a party on Halloween, upsetting Stu and Stephie, both of whom traditionally and separately enjoy the day with each. Andrew and Stu normally don their Ghostbusters jumpsuit costumes and jam to the theme song. Stephie and Zelda normally dress up as Laverne and Shirley, their two favorite sitcom characters, every year. Andrew and Zelda quickly call a summit: Stu and Stephie will throw a party on their behalf. Stu and Stephie cannot agree on any details, including whether to spend most of the budget on a personal appearance from Ray Parker, Jr. to sing the Ghostbusters theme. Stu and Stephie apologize to Zelda and Andrew. Stu then tells them that they are not just a new couple but best friends. Stephie echoes the fear of losing Zelda, her own best friend. Andrew and Zelda pledge their lifetime friendship to their pals, who can never be replaced.
When a man bumps into then insults Zelda outside an eatery, she owns the moment and defends herself, as Andrew prepares to do so. He is amazed, yet feels slightly emasculated. Later, Stu offers to lie in wait and randomly test Andrew's fighting reflexes, like the Cato character in The Pink Panther films. Andrew declines, but Stu makes no promises. Andrew then asks Zelda if she would have preferred him to step up. She tells him no, that she prefers level-headed, smart, and sensitive men like him. Stu finds a VHS tape from his and Andrew's childhood, featuring home footage of young Andrew in full jujutsu mode. He convinces Andrew to subtly show it to Zelda, to prove how tough he is. When he does, the martial arts tape has been spliced with footage of him performing in a musical at age ten. Outside, Andrew and Zelda walk, when an obnoxious sign-spinner dressed like Abraham Lincoln bumps into him. Not to be undone again, he brawls with Abe. He rips off the mask, and the offender is shown to be a woman. This angers Zelda, who later explains that she doesn't need a brute, but rather someone to support and listen to her and even help her make simple decisions. Her workload was crazy lately, and she needs someone to help her unwind. The next night, he shows up on her doorstep with takeout food from her favorite Thai restaurant. He has learned his lesson. As he sits in an easy chair, he is attacked again by Stu, who has been lying in wait a long time.