The new season starts out with a new boss, new office and new magazine. Only the name of the magazine is the same and Susan and Maddie don't like it. The new boss (Eric Idle) is abrasive pushing Maddie to her limit, she quits her job and breaks up with Louise. This is the last appearance of Maddie in the series. When Susan finds out that her new column is to tell men what women like, she follows Maddie's example and quits. After spending some time at home re-reading her old articles Susan begins to question her writing ability and challenges herself to write a good article for the new magazine and prove to herself that she can do it.
—Essanay Paul