In August

## Episode guide

"**In August**" is the fourteenth and final episode of the first season of *Maddox* and the fourteenth episode of the series overall. It premiered in 2022.

## Synopsis

As the school year comes to a close, Dallas makes new connections, Mars receives some much needed support and Boogie reckons with his choices.

## Plot

During homeroom, Boogie meets with Mr. Ngo. He opens up about his confusion regarding his sexuality and his concerns about his social status. Mr. Ngo tells him that it is far more worthwhile in the long run to be authentic to himself, but that he shouldn’t feel the need to come out if he is not yet ready to do so. At the end of their meeting, he gives Boogie some LGBTQ-related pamphlets, but Boogie throws them away when he sees Jet and other students exiting their classrooms for the next period.

On their way to lunch, Hakeem and Ehsan notice Mars’s sullen mood, but Mars doesn’t share its root cause. Ehsan spots Dallas sitting alone at and encourages Hakeem and Mars to join him. As they do, Hakeem notices Boogie and Jaz enter the cafeteria hand-in-hand. Jaz calls Boogie out for punching Dallas and grills Boogie about the end-of-year party. Boogie denies that he kissed anyone, instead accusing Mars and Ehsan of making up the lie to get back at him for rejecting Hakeem’s advances.

After school, Mars, Andrea and Kelsey go to the Salazar home, where Mars has been living since the Maddox family reunion. Once there, Mars is met by their sister Megan, who apologizes for her early dismissiveness towards Mars’s struggles and offers to have Mars stay at their place until future notice. Mars agrees and thanks Andrea and Kelsey for their support. Meanwhile, at Hakeem’s house, he, Ehsan and Dallas play video games together. Dallas thanks the boys for their friendship and Ehsan welcomes him to their “band of little freaks”.

On the last day of school, Jet overhears Jaz debriefing her conversation with Boogie about the end-of-year party to Andrea and Kelsey. During lunch, Jet makes fun of Hakeem for desperately pursing a relationship with Boogie before asking Boogie for more information about the night. Boogie shuts down the conversation. Hakeem, Ehsan and Mars tell Dallas the real story of the end-of-year kiss between Hakeem and Boogie.

Dallas finds Boogie by his locker at the end of the school day. He condemns Boogie for lying and putting Hakeem in the line of fire for bullies. Boogie asks Dallas for a private moment in Mr. Parrish’s classroom, where he confesses to having feelings for Hakeem and panicking about the potential fallout among the basketball team. He also admits that he thinks of Dallas as his only real friend. Dallas promises to keep Boogie’s secret but admits that his friendship with Ehsan and Hakeem complicates his relationship to Boogie. After Dallas leaves, Boogie rests his head against the wall, alone.

## Credits

### Cast

#### Starring

* Wesley Carter as Hakeem Franklin
* Julia Chee as Andrea Salazar
* Samir Devani as Ehsan Patel
* Emily Leung as Kelsey Ma
* Teanna Mathers as Jaz Miller
* Simon Olliges as Jet Webster
* Thomas J. Shapiro as Dallas Cowan
* Brandon Whitehead as Boogie Forman
* Tanner Paige Wise as Mars Maddox

## Trivia

* This episode takes its name from the song "In August" by Half Waif.