Chapter 8

**Chapter 8** is the eighth episode of the Netflix romantic comedy-drama series *Uncoupled*. It aired on July 29, 2022 and also serves as the season finale.

## Premise

*Michael prepares to face Colin at the wedding of the Jonathans, where sobering news, blunt toasts and deep reflections make it a night to remember.*

## Plot summary

The day of the Jonathans' wedding has finally arrived, but Michael has bigger problems to worry about. With Suzanne's help, he is able to cover up his bruises with makeup from the skiing trip.

Later, Suzanne shows Michael their commission check, which Michael plans to use as a down payment to buy out Colin's half of the apartment. Eventually, Suzanne also tells Michael about how Trey told her that Kai had found his father on 23andMe. Apparently, the guy lives in New York, and Kai is planning on meeting him. She admits to her friend that she feels weird about it, since this is the guy she had a one-night stand with 26 years ago in either Amsterdam, Berlin, or Rome. Michael suggests that she should let Kai come to her on his own time about all this information she knows already.

They arrived at the party and Billy reintroduces Wyatt to Michael and Suzanne. Wyatt then tells Michael that he is sorry to have heard about his and Colin's break up. To which Michael states that he is good now, or at least manageable since he hasn't seen him in a while. Michael then mentions to Billy that it seems like Wyatt is his first date to get a second date in a long while.

Once Stanley has Michael and Billy near him, he tells his friends that he went to the doctor's and got some lab tests done, which didn't provide any good news. As it turns out, he was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer. The two men think their friend is joking, but Stanley says it is the cold hard truth. Apparently they caught it early, but he has to go see his doctor on Monday to discuss treatment for it.

Michael tries to preempt the awkwardness by approaching Colin. He mistakenly thought a random stranger was Colin's new boyfriend when he actually went alone. To Michael's surprise, he does not not feel much animosity towards Colin anymore and the two even danced together.

Billy ruins the good thing he had with Wyatt by taking another guy's phone number to hook up with right in front of Wyatt. An angry Wyatt tells Billy that he really needs to grow up, as he is almost fifty years old. Billy tries to calm him down, but Wyatt continues by saying how Billy doesn't care about anyone but himself. Moreover, that in the end, Billy is just a shallow, narcissistic gay cliché. Wyatt then walks away in disgust.

Meanwhile, Kai calls his mom, and the two talk it out; with Suzanne telling her son, she will support whatever decision he decides to make.

Michael leaves the party and arrived at his house only to find an even bigger surprise waiting.

## Cast and characters

### Starring:

* Neil Patrick Harris as Michael Lawson
* Tisha Campbell as Suzanne Prentiss
* Emerson Brooks as Billy Burns
* Brooks Ashmanskas as Stanley James

### Guest-starring:

* Tuc Watkins as Colin McKenna
* Colin Hanlon as Jonathan #1
* Gonzalo Aburto de la Fuente as Wyatt
* Jai Rodriguez as Jonathan #2
* Jasai Chase Owens as Kai Prentiss

### Co-starring:

* April Ortiz as Teresa
* Adam Harper as Craig
* Brady Adair as Phillip
* Corey Mach as Danny Weaver
* Ka-Ling Cheung as Wedding Planner
* Elise Rovinskyas Wedding Rabbi

## External links

* Chapter 8 on the Internet Movie Database
* Uncoupled (@uncouplednetflix) on Instagram
* Uncoupled on Wikipedia
* Watch Uncoupled on Netflix