Following a difficult breakup with her longtime partner, Jess sought a fresh start by moving into an apartment shared with three men, while also tentatively exploring the possibility of new relationships.

With some gentle persuasion from Nick and Schmidt, Jess managed to retrieve her belongings from Spencer’s apartment. Soon after, she met Winston, her new roommate, recently home from a stint playing basketball in Latvia. Winston, however, w…

The invitations arrived for a wedding, and Nick felt a familiar pang of anxiety at the prospect of encountering an old flame; he enlisted Jess’s help, asking her to accompany him. Elsewhere, Winston embraced his duties as an usher with unwa…

A moment of unfortunate timing leaves Jess catching Nick completely unprepared, shattering his fragile confidence at the precise instant a desirable colleague has accepted his invitation for a date. Elsewhere, Winston finds himself consumed…

Jess finds herself believing, thanks to Cece’s insistence, that Nick's feelings run deeper than simple roommate camaraderie. Meanwhile, Schmidt is determined to orchestrate a romantic connection between Cece and himself.

With a hopeful flutter in her chest, Jess extended an invitation to Paul, the music teacher at her school and a longtime object of her affection, to join their large Thanksgiving gathering at the loft. Predictably, the evening descended int…

A pang of jealousy struck Jess when Winston joined her ensemble of young musicians, a handbell quartet known for its struggles, only to discover he possessed an immediate, effortless talent. Simultaneously, Nick and Schmidt found themselves…

As Jess contemplates deepening her commitment to Paul, she seeks counsel from the men about intimacy. Simultaneously, Schmidt engineers a place for himself at his boss’s baby shower, determined to outshine a rival colleague.

The group gathered for Schmidt’s annual holiday office celebration, and Jess found herself unsettled by a lavish present given to her by Paul.

When Schmidt’s carefully laid plans for his twenty-ninth birthday unravel, Jess steps in to orchestrate an alternative celebration, recruiting the assistance of her school's perpetually enthusiastic vice-principal. Simultaneously, Nick relu…

Nick spirals into anxiety when Julia resists defining their relationship. Elsewhere, Jess ropes Julia into helping her avoid a speeding ticket, while Winston rekindles things with an old flame and Schmidt remains perplexed by the perpetuall…

Despite Nick’s objections, Jess became determined to win over the loft’s notoriously grumpy landlord. Her efforts, however well-intentioned, threatened their lease, forcing the men to confess to a series of unauthorized alterations they'd m…

Alone for the first time on Valentine’s Day, Jess enlists Schmidt as her wingman in a quest for a casual encounter with an attractive man. Nick’s carefully laid romantic plans unravel when he unexpectedly finds himself spending more time wi…

When Jess attempted to mediate a conflict between a student and a classroom bully, she quickly became the focus of the troublesome child’s attention. Schmidt, meanwhile, was basking in the afterglow of his Valentine's Day encounters, yet fr…

During a spirited game of touch football, Nick sustained an injury, and Jess’s discovery that he lacked insurance led her to seek help from a friend – an obstetrician-gynecologist. The group quickly united in support as Nick confronted the …

When Jess recognizes that Schmidt is carrying an unfair share of the domestic labor, she encourages him to simply stop doing it, and the carefully established order of their loft is instantly disrupted. Simultaneously, Nick finds himself in…

With considerable hesitation, Jess agreed to see the affluent parent of one of her students. Elsewhere, Nick embarked on a quest for a replacement cell phone, while Schmidt and Winston found themselves locked in an unexpectedly fierce battl…

Jess’ carefully orchestrated evening with Russell takes an unexpected turn. Elsewhere, Nick's old college buddy arrives, unleashing a long-dormant frat boy persona designed to help him move past his heartbreak over Julia. Simultaneously, Wi…

As Jess prepared for a marathon, she uncovered a secret Cece had been holding back, straining their friendship. Simultaneously, Winston struggled with the burden of knowing about Cece and Schmidt’s relationship, and Nick, against his better…

With a flutter of nerves, Jess asks Russell to join her for the weekend at the loft, a request complicated by her anxieties when he seems to connect with the guys more easily than she’d anticipated. Elsewhere, Winston starts a new job at a …

Jess spends the weekend babysitting Russell’s adolescent daughter and unexpectedly encounters his former spouse. Meanwhile, Schmidt and Cece find themselves in a flurry of worry when they suspect Jess might be expecting. Elsewhere, Nick's l…

Jess worries that the spark between her and Russell doesn't match the intensity he once shared with Ouli. Elsewhere, Cece remains hesitant to acknowledge her feelings for Schmidt, subtly pushing him toward a date with one of her glamorous R…

A chance encounter between Jess and Nick and their former flames, Paul and Caroline, sends a ripple of anxiety through the group, who worry they might revert to old romantic patterns. Elsewhere, Schmidt battles an internal struggle to maint…

With a roommate's sudden departure from the loft, the group finds themselves on an unplanned journey to the desert. There, Winston confronts a long-held fear of the darkness, Cece and Schmidt experience a pivotal moment in their relationshi…