Going into this interlude, there's one mystery that I have absolutely zero clue on, and that's Chad and who blackmailed him (and Dawe I guess, but I don't think he was really shocked Arieth was cheating on him, if he even really cared). More importantly what the blackmail entailed and the entire purpose of it.
Like I get it, he's gay. That's supposed to be the revelation, and he was dating Troy in secret. But was it really just photos of him and Troy? What were the demands? It had to be someone who wanted to fuck with either him or get him to break up with Sage. Another thing I don't get is Sarah and (especially) Melanie's relation to Chad's secret. I had a guess but like, is Melanie Troy's sister?
Then there's whoever gave Troy the black eye and stole MC's guitar. Chad gave it to Sage but I doubt he'd assault his own lover like that, and knowing more about their situation, it makes it weirder if Chad were to know that it was the MC that was posted up as Troy's roommate at the start of the year. So I'm just even more confused by the whole debacle.
