9.5/1044 votesLoading...#1 - Objects May be Closer Than They Appear
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2006
Spencer & Ashley won't let Paula keep them apart. So they're out on the road! But will it have a happy end? Elsewhere another Carlin family member's secret is out.
Director: Robert Townsend
Writer: N/A
9.4/1049 votesLoading...#2 - That's the Way the World Crumbles
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2006
Mrs. Carlin walks in on Ashley and Spencer making out, and completely freaks out. Will the truth about Spencer destroy the Carlin family?
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: N/A
9.3/1043 votesLoading...#3 - Rules of Engagement
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2006
Spencer gets caught in the middle of homosexuality intolerance at school, and at home. Meanwhile, there's something going on between Aiden and a girl he met at the gym.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.2/1076 votesLoading...#4 - The Morning After (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2006
Spencer wakes up with Ashley and they talk about what happened the night before. Ashley and Spencer go out to dinner with Ashley's father and afterwards find out he died, and at his wake Ashley find out she has a half-sister.
Director: Robert Townsend
Writer: N/A
9.2/1067 votesLoading...#5 - The Valley Of The Shadow
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 8/10/2007
Moments after the drive-by shooting at the King High prom, ambulances rush the victims to the ER--and everyone realizes that nothing will be the same again. As Spencer and Ashley rechart their existence in the aftermath, their relationship might not be strong enough to take the strain.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: N/A
9.1/1039 votesLoading...#6 - Love, Child and Videotape
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2006
As happy as Spencer and Ashley are together, Spence suspects that Ash was happier when she and Aiden were a thing.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.1/1038 votesLoading...#7 - Too Many Girls, Not Enough Aiden
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2006
Aiden's under pressure from Madison, Kyla, Ashley and Spencer over friendship and relationship issues. It seems that in order to make one of them happy, he has to break another one's heart.
Director: Rose Troche
Writer: N/A
9.1/1053 votesLoading...#8 - Trouble in Paradise
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/22/2006
Aiden has trouble coming to terms with his feelings for Ashley. Especially since he is now dating her half sister again. As Aiden tries to make Ashley realize that they were meant to be, Spencer watches as her heart breaks.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.1/1038 votesLoading...#9 - Spencer's New Girlfriend
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/24/2007
Spencer becomes closer to Carmen. Ashley and Aiden's relationship suffers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.1/1030 votesLoading...#10 - On The Precipice
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 12/12/2008
Everyone must decide on their plans for the future, including Spencer, who must choose between going away to college or staying in L.A. with Ashley.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.0/1037 votesLoading...#11 - Spencer's 18th Birthday
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 10/17/2008
Spencer's grandmother comes to visit for her special day. Spencer has a hard time telling her grandmother about her newfound sexuality. Meanwhile, Spencer gets to know Lily's girlfriend, Jonica. Kyla and Ashley are asked to sing on national televison, they embarrass themseleves live, all thanks to Kyla and her fake voice. Meanwhile, Glen becomes hurt when he witness Aiden spending quality time with his father.
Director: Paul Hoen
Writer: N/A
8.9/1035 votesLoading...#12 - That Is So Not Mom
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2006
Clay's life is ripped in two by his past and his future.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/1035 votesLoading...#13 - Love and War and Love and War
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2006
As the Carlin family try to reconnect they try out Paint ball in an effort to get their feelings out. But as Spencer grows closer to her family, Ashley feels she and Spencer are just moving apart.
Director: Robert Townsend
Writer: N/A
8.9/1039 votesLoading...#14 - Can't Buy Me Love
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 8/10/2007
When Ashley and Kyla get their inheritance from their father’s estate, Ashley thinks the money will give her the opportunity to get away with Spencer. However, when Aiden decides he wants a second chance with Ashley, it throws a major dent in her plans. Later, when Spencer finds out that Ashley and Aiden spent the night together, she decides to end her relationship with Ashley. Meanwhile, Glen tries to think of a way to get out of serving in the Army.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: N/A
8.9/1037 votesLoading...#15 - Career Day
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/10/2008
"Spashley" is back, and this time Ashley's the one looking for commitment. Glen gets fired by Jake because he wasn't there for Kyla when the photographer cornered her from the night before. Glen comes home to find Arthur "son-ing" Aiden, who is also dating the new girl, Sasha Miller. Meanwhile, Jake decides to scam Ashley and make Kyla's voice on the cd fake, seeing as how she can't sing.
Director: Paul Hoen
Writer: N/A
8.8/1045 votesLoading...#16 - Behind the Music
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2006
Ashley has only had Kyla as a sister for a few weeks, and she's already sick of her. Things get ugly between the two, and a VH1 special about their dad makes the situation even worse. Plus, fact that Aiden is crushing on Kyla isn't helping much either.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: N/A
8.8/1036 votesLoading...#17 - The Truth Hurts
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 8/31/2007
Spencer has moved on with a relationship with Carmen, but Ashley wants her friend back; Madison wants to get into a club and hopes Ashley will help her do it; and Aiden just wants someone to help him before he falls apart.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: N/A
8.8/1030 votesLoading...#18 - A Very Inconvenient Truth
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 10/24/2008
After being completely embarassed on national television, Kyla tries to get back into Ashley's good graces by being honest with her. Meanwhile, Ashley feels as if she is being pushed aside by Spencer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1038 votesLoading...#19 - The Morning After (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2006
Spencer wakes up with Ashley and they talk about what happened the night before. Ashley and Spencer go out to dinner with Ashley's father and afterwards find out he died, and at his wake Ashley find out she has a half-sister.
Director: Robert Townsend
Writer: N/A
8.7/1041 votesLoading...#20 - Gay Pride
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/21/2007
Spencer goes to Pride and she wants someone to come and show pride with her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1031 votesLoading...#21 - Love and Kisses
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/7/2008
Spencer is having fun hanging out with Lily's hipster crowd, which includes spending time with Jonica. Meanwhile, the budding relationship between Aiden and Sasha faces a challenge and Glen begins to having feelings for another.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1049 votesLoading...#22 - Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2006
Arthur and Paula are out for the weekend, so Glen thinks it's the perfect time to have a party right? Think again. He got put into jail for buying drugs. Now, after finding out she's pregnant, Chelsea really doesn't know what to do. Clay's trying to be supportive, but Chelsea's just pushing him away until she figures out what to do. In the meantime, Spencer thinks it's finally time to tell her parents that she's in love with Ashley, but will they approve?
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: N/A
8.6/1038 votesLoading...#23 - The It Girls
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 8/17/2007
A documentary about the prom shooting airs. Spencer & Ashley are over (for now) but could there be something between Kyla & Ashley?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1034 votesLoading...#24 - Saturday Night is for Fighting
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/14/2007
Jake's working hard to make Kyla the new It girl, but when she finds out that Ashley's poised to out-It her, It hits the fan. Aiden's there to see it splatter, and realizes that he might be splattering along with it. Meanwhile, Spencer discovers that guys have a hard time distinguishing being with her from being with her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1029 votesLoading...#25 - Better Late Than Never
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 11/14/2008
Glen finally discovers true love, but quickly has problems dealing with his new feelings.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Best Episodes Summary
"Objects May be Closer Than They Appear" is the best rated episode of "South of Nowhere". It scored 9.5/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by Robert Townsend and written by N/A, it aired on 12/1/2006. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "That's the Way the World Crumbles".