Zoe must choose between George and Wade, each wanting a fast answer. A former resident returns to Bluebell, and Zoe makes a friend with Ruby. Lemon starts to rebuild her life by trying to find a job so she can move to her own apartment.

Wade bets $100 that Zoe can't resist him physically 48 hours. Her plan to avoid him breaks down when Rose begs her help to out-stage a classmate by luring a major artist to Bluebell for a musical festival and Zoe's New york contacts can't deliver, so the last shot is Wade's ex, who will only come with her band if he apologizes for leaving it and her. He delivers, but Zoe's clumsy handling of the hypochondriac chases her last minute, so George must take her place as singer, and saves the day. Meanwhile Lemon tries to prove herself independent as waitress, but fails utterly. Written by KGF Vissers

Wade enjoys casual sex 'no strings' with Zoe, like most local girls. Frustrated over her alumni newsletter reporting her promising surgical career got bogged down in a Dixie hellhole, Zoe writes to the editor it's actually most challenging and rewarding. So a reporter comes check up, who is far from impressed by petty cases, and she desperately hopes that Wade's father started a leprosy epidemic, carried by a local armadillo. gentle gentleman George dares not refuse Shelby another date, which renders Lemon insanely jealous and desperate to sabotage it, even if that means a free shift as waitress after being duly fired. Written by KGF Vissers

Lemon is Lavon's campaign manager against Ruby. Lemon thinks she is pregnant and takes a test kit from the store without paying. Lavon pretends he meant to buy it. It causes a problem for the campaign. Brick and Magnolia fail at housekeeping. Written by Bernie

The repeated upheaval of Zoe's bedroom proves due neither to Halloween pranks by Wade, as the mayor suggests, or supernatural as Wade jests, but a sleepwalker is caught: George, exhausted by countless female bachelors herding to his practice. So she misses the costumed Halloween party as well as unamused Wade's bed to supervise sleeping George's ECG, only to doze off and find him wandering as fireman into the party. Lemon's enthusiasm ad Lavob's mayoral campaign manager crucially fails to extend to AnnaBeth's ploy to pretend she's his lover to persuade the traditionally non-voting Beaudry family love switched him to the rivaling football team they are utterly devoted too. Written by KGF Vissers

The vote prognosis remains tied on election days, so the last stops are pulled. Lavon messes up the candidates debate, obviously infatuated with rival Ruby who intends to leave town if she looses. He's deserted by depressed Lemon, who wants her ex back. Wade discovers his ex Tansy lives in a mobile home on the town border, but can't charm or bully her to move in and vote for Lavon, yet she accepts once George volunteers to launch her hair dressing career as showpiece celebrity client. George's never-voting ex Presley promises to do so, alas. It looks like the tie must be decided under crazy town bylaw by bloody duel or prophetic chicken, but actually it's a Breeland proxy. Written by KGF Vissers

When the football team needs collective treatment for athlete foot fungus, coach begs her to talk to quarterback Max, who is a mess after his latest romantic breakup. He misunderstands that she's in to him, and all town is furious that she tells Max before the crucial next game. George needs to coax a grim Judge by offering a perfect dinner, but AnnaBeth, whom he hired as best cook, is on war footing with Lemon, who has the managerial skills, so he must get them to team up for his sake, or for good. George makes a mess if Wade's experts tips to dump a clingy ex by 'sandwich technique'. Now Lavon has been reelected mayor, he fears Ruby won't stay just for him, as she said in advance. So besides romantic efforts, he desperately tries to win her grumpy grandfather's approval, whose aversion to all her lovers he hopes to overcome by volunteering chores, but it's root cause remains. Written by KGF Vissers

Wade declines filling in as reverend Mayfair's scouts troop assistant wood camp leader but reconsiders to get away from George, who alas volunteers to force wade to a talk and wade's blessing as ex to date Tamsy, which wade believes only a distraction until he goes for Zoe again. To Wade's relief, boyscout experience isn't required to counsel fat, 'fellow odd kid out' Tim and George assures him to know Wade is with Zoe and doesn't mind. Doctor Breeland and the mayor each hoped to have found a mate, but by the time daughter Magnolia's hostility is turned, Emily Chase bails, and Ruby is interested in a headhunter's CEO job offer, using his 'suspicion' as an excuse to accept in six months. Written by KGF Vissers

Wade wants a more committed relationship with Zoe, who feared he's tiring of her, so they decide on a 'proper date', as participants in the town's annual bachelors 'picnic basket' auction. Tom's is fiercely claimed by Wanda, but several couples failed to properly determine the basket contents and thus get mismatched, such as Lemon with Lavon instead of dentist Walt Blodgett. George is stuck with Wade's fierce ex, who makes him help steal back the dog she lost in divorce. Magnolia pushes Brick to enter and get stuck with a cellphone app-addicted teacher. Written by KGF Vissers

Bluebell eagerly prepares fro Christmas, but Zoe gives an old man four days sick-leave to visit his grandchildren, unaware it's the regular Santa, who has the only Santa suit in town. Wade grudgingly helps Zoe get one from his father Crazy Earl, who only agrees if he can resume the Santa part he gave up after the cancer death of Wade's mother drove Earl to drinking. A ring left in the Joseph suit starts the rumor George is going to propose to Tansy, but it's Lavon's desperate attempt to persuade Ruby to stay. Zoe gets caught in ill-conceived lies to pretend being a total success for her mother, who actually gives her the needed notch to humbly make up with Wade. Written by KGF Vissers

Bluebell celebrates Pioneer Day. Lemon wants to cater the event, but Lavon does not want her. Lemon and AnnaBeth work out a plan to cater anyway. Zoe and Wade portray the First Family. Zoe tries to ignore Wade's shortcomings, which upsets Wade. Written by Bernie

Wade learns from Brick how to indulge steady girls on going out and yet make the best of it for men. When George's parents pay him a surprise visit, father Harold Tucker is willing to accept he's with Tansy now, but mother wants his future restored in the big city, so she tricks him and Zoe, on a double date on his house-boat with Wade, which ends in multiple wreckage. Annabeth is instantly charmed by the British accent of newcomer Oliver Kent, who actually suffers from bizarre 'linguistic' syndrome but soon finds being cured worse sufferance. Written by KGF Vissers

Tipped off that a neighboring village is about to post a commercial for its strawberries, George volunteers to direct one a day earlier on Lavon's shoestring budget, starring the mayor. As an influenza epidemic is closing in on Bluebell, Zoe is appoint quarantine captain. Wade and Zoe agree they don't have to do everything together, so she needs not accompany him on concert with his band, even with his siren ex Lily Anne Lonergan. The flu ruins everyone's plans, even Lemon's elaborate dinner for Walter, yet Zoe's greatest shock is who brought it in and why. Written by KGF Vissers

Wade is getting sex-starved since he and Zoe went exclusive, and has reason it will only get worse since many generously-grateful flu epidemic patients in Brick's absence rendered her suddenly popular. So Wade borrows a mate's hunting cabin for the weekend, but has to send her back, simply obsessed with patients and town by phone. Zoe gets jealously suspicious of the replacement Wade also arranged for her: popular Harvard graduate Jonah, Brick's handsome cousin, who actually understands her and turns out the surprise gift at Brick's surprise birthday party. Organising it was the bone of contention between Lemon, who tried to swear of manipulative meddling, and Magnolia, who counted on big sister's busybody talents to get rid of Shelby as Brick's potential bride, with a saucy 'surprise' result. Written by KGF Vissers

Wade wants another go at financing his won bar, so he enters Bluebells annual music festival, founding a hardcore band with bonehead buddy Meatball. Realizing that racket can't win, Zoe urges him to let George sing and suggest covers, but that feels like multiple disloyalty, driving Wade to desperate drinking and total failure. Tom is warned by Lemon that Wanda won't accept his proposal, but the surprising reason is an equally romantic relieve. Written by KGF Vissers

Wade and Zoe accept to be best man and maid of honor when Tom an Wanda decide on a grand Lord of the Rings-Star wars costumed grand wedding. Zoe seems inept at keeping Wanda's bothersome lush mother Betsy Maynard out of harm and the bride's way, yet ends up reconciling them with stepmother Joyce. George is on a roll resembling ADHD after winning for the town legal injunction against the neighboring mayor and his even snootier lawyer rival Scooter McGreevey's plan to build a mall on the coast. George pierces Wade's gallant ride after broken down car battery story, leading to Zoe dumping Wade after he admits a drunk, meaningless night. Cricket drags listless Lemon to a Gypsy fortuneteller, who says she already met her true love, which seems to fit town nut Dale King, but she ultimately makes up in stead with AnnaBeth . Written by KGF Vissers

Wade sort of resigns to being scolded by everyone for cheating on Zoe and wants to retreat at home, but is commandeered by the reverend as cashier at the congregation's annual fund-raiser. Alas, the strongbox disappears while Wade takes a short break, costing him a bitter looser-scolding from Lavon. Jonah makes a lighthearted move on Zoe and helps her see sense after she precipitously deduces from contagious throat infections that Max must have cheated on Rose with a girl who can't even stand him. While Magnolia sells out for a car, Lemon drags George along to Shelby's home auction in search of proof it's a gold-digger, but utterly fails to scare off Brick. Written by KGF Vissers

Lavon promotes Bluebell as a spring break destination. Wade and Lemon compete in a hands-on-boat contest to win money after Wally announces he wants to sell the RammerJammer. Zoe hangs out with Jonah which upsets George. Ruby is back in town. Written by Bernie

As Wade let Lemon share he prize with him, they agreed to buy and run the Rammer Jammer together. Weeks later, they still have not staff, each having vetoed whoever the other selected as cook or waiter/waitress, so shortly before reopening, each picks one, who still disappoints. The young waitress having lied, actually under age, means their liquor license is at stake, requiring a drastic bribe in town hall. Tom and Wanda's new beekeeper job doesn't allow starring in the annual Shakespearian production, so George and Zoe end up casted as Romeo and Juliette, ignoring it's opposite each-other. In annual free therapy, Brick insists to help Lavon over traumatic stage fright. Written by KGF Vissers

Despite Wade and Lemon's pact to collaborate rather then drive staff crazy, he ordered a giant flat-screen to organize sports evenings, she absurdly fancy furniture for a Belles salon, yet veto each-other's plans, only to try secretly staging a fight night viz. wine tasting to prove their point, as advised as secretly by Lavon viz. Annabeth. Tansy's three troublesome, immature brothers visits unexpectedly, just now she moved in on the boat with George, who insists to spend the day with them, until he experiences the're much harder to mind the her dog. Despite Jonah's efforts to preserve medical confidentiality, Zoe steals the file he refuses to show her and finds it's Brick's brain-tumor diagnosis. Convinced he needs the comforting certainty of home support, she presses Shelby to stand by Brick, which only makes her panic completely and run. Written by KGF Vissers

Wade's attempts to install an events room in the bar come close to causing its literal and financial collapse, officially making it a public hazard. Lemon fails to raise the necessary investment as Shelby opposes Brick lending her the money as 'sabotage self-reliance'. After George scolds Zoe's pathetic attempt to 'renoccile' now he's committed to Tansy, she tries Internat dating, but only Meatball actually reacts. Max and Rose arrange a date with his father, also reluctantly commandeered as school ball chaperon, but even he soon chases hopeless Zoe. Written by KGF Vissers

Tansy leaves George. Zoe is embarrassed she slept with Wade. Zoe decides to fly to New York for a vacation; on the flight, she deals with a medical emergency. Mayor Gainy kidnaps Lavon's alligator. Lemon gets Gloriana to perform at the bar. Written by Bernie