Don Cornelius (Sinqua Walls) looks to secure a new talk show with the network even as he is battling a crippling migraine in the Season 2 finale, "So Long, Sucker." Since surviving what they now realize was truly a near-death experience, Simone and JT (Katlyn Nichol, Christopher Jefferson) only feel more driven to search for their own independence and win over Aiya's (Jaxon Rose Moore) foster parents.