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S4.E1 ∙ The New Gate

Sun, Sep 19, 1999

Susan decides to quit when she can't come to terms with her new boss or the direction the magazine is heading.

7.2 /10

When Oliver suggests taking pictures of the staff to put in their columns, Susan objects because she never looks good in photographs. But Oliver puts Susan at ease and gets a beautiful portrait of her. Ian likes it so much that he makes a huge billboard out of it. Susan is initially mortified, but she soon enjoys the adulation. Meanwhile, Nate tries to secure an interview with baseball great Reggie Jackson. After seeing Susan on the billboard, Reggie demands a date with her in return for the interview.

7.3 /10

S4.E3 ∙ The Pushkin Letters

Sun, Oct 03, 1999

Susan lies and tells Ian she speaks Russian, but her fib backfires when he asks her to translate rare Russian letters.

6.7 /10

S4.E4 ∙ Vicki Moves In

Sun, Oct 10, 1999

Susan tells Vicki how much she dislikes the idea of having her move into her building. Vicki moves in anyway. Susan accidentally breaks Ian's bookstand, which she believes is a precious heirloom. Luis buys a similar bookstand; while Ian confesses to Nate that the bookstand was only junk.

6.7 /10

S4.E5 ∙ Halloween

Sun, Oct 17, 1999

Susan accepts Oliver's invitation to carve pumpkins together but ends up sabotaging the date out of fear of being hurt by him.

6.6 /10

S4.E6 ∙ The Cheerleaders

Sun, Oct 31, 1999

A feminist Susan gets caught up in the excitement when she becomes a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers.

7 /10

S4.E7 ∙ The Wish List

Sun, Dec 05, 1999

When Susan's 33rd birthday is approaching, she realizes that there are things that she hasn't done which she wrote in a letter to herself that she would have accomplished by the year 2000, and so sets out to do them. Among them is be kissed by Leif Garrett. So she finds him but when she doesn't feel it she leaves. But Leif intrigued, stalks her.

7.1 /10

S4.E8 ∙ First Date

Sun, Dec 12, 1999

Oliver's illness at dinner leaves Susan wondering what the real reason is behind his condition.

7.1 /10

S4.E9 ∙ The Gay Parade

Sun, Dec 12, 1999

San Francisco's gay community had it in for Susan when her email mocking Nate's attitude towards homosexuals is published.

5.9 /10

S4.E10 ∙ The Birthday Party

Sun, Dec 19, 1999

Susan wants to get out of going to a co-worker's birthday party, but finds out she is the only guest.

6.6 /10

S4.E11 ∙ Luis Gets His Groove Back

Sun, Dec 26, 1999

Susan tried to console Luis after he breaks up with his girlfriend; Ian prompts Vicki to change her style.

6.9 /10

S4.E12 ∙ Susan's Ex

Sun, Dec 26, 1999

Oliver charters a private jet for a romantic getaway, unaware that the pilot is Susan's exboyfriend.

6.8 /10

S4.E13 ∙ The Dinner Party

Sun, Jan 02, 2000

Susan plays matchmaker at a disastrous dinner party, where there are too many guests and too little food.

6.8 /10

S4.E14 ∙ Stock Tip

Sun, Jan 02, 2000

Upset that Oliver pays for all of their dates, Susan offers to take Oliver on a ski trip that she really can't afford. Hoping to earn money quickly, Susan buys some stock she overhears Ian discussing with his cousin. She loses a lot of money and takes a second job as a dance partner for middle-aged men.

7 /10

S4.E15 ∙ I Love You

Mon, Jun 05, 2000

Susan becomes obsessed with Oliver's inability to say "I love you"; Ian's vineyard yields disappointing wine.

6.8 /10

S4.E16 ∙ The Break Up

Mon, Jun 12, 2000

Susan worries that she might be pregnant; Oliver suggests Susan and he move in together. Oliver does not want to have a child.

6.4 /10

S4.E17 ∙ Girls Night Out

Mon, Jun 19, 2000

Susan's actions are misinterpreted by three would-be suitors -- including an erotic dancer -- while she's out at a strip club.

6.7 /10

S4.E18 ∙ The Bird in the Wall

Mon, Jun 26, 2000

Susan loses her cockatoo in the wake of her break-up with Oliver; Vicki and Luis plan to embarrass Ian.

6.3 /10

S4.E19 ∙ Susan and the Professor

Mon, Dec 25, 2000

Susan's relationship with her former English professor (David Rasche) begins to drive Oliver crazy with jealousy.

6.3 /10

S4.E20 ∙ The Reversal

Mon, Dec 25, 2000

Susan tentatively plans to accompany her former professor and new boyfriend, Evan, to New York, where he will receive an award. Desperately attempting to resume his relationship with Susan, Oliver reverses his vasectomy so they can have children together. Meanwhile, Ian gets into trouble when he asks Miranda for advice on how to impress his new African-American date.

6.2 /10