‘Trying’ Season 5 Episode 7 Recap and Ending Explained: What Happens in Tuscany?
Apple TV’s beloved dramedy ‘Trying‘ just dropped its seventh episode of the season, and fans are already buzzing about how far Nikki and Jason will go to escape the chaos back home. Titled ‘Tuscany,’ the episode sends the married couple abroad while everything they left behind starts to unravel without them.
The synopsis for the installment promises exactly the kind of tonal whiplash the show has become known for this season, noting that when Nikki and Jason escape to Tuscany, nothing goes as expected at home or abroad. That setup alone signals a split narrative structure for the penultimate stretch of the season, with only one episode left before the finale caps things off.
Nikki and Jason’s Tuscany Escape
The premise of episode seven marks a shift from the domestic pressure cooker that has defined ‘Trying’ season 5 so far. After weeks of tension inside the family home, Nikki and Jason finally get a change of scenery, though the show has made clear that a trip away is not going to be the reset they are hoping for.
That tension follows directly from the previous episode, where episode 7 sends Nikki and Jason away while problems continue developing back home. It is a classic ‘Trying’ move, using a getaway as a pressure valve for the couple’s relationship while letting the rest of the ensemble carry the emotional weight domestically.
Fans of the series know this dynamic well by now. Nikki and Jason have spent years working through infertility, adoption, and now the fallout of a returning biological parent, and the show has always found ways to let their marriage breathe even during a crisis.
Sending them to Italy for an episode gives ‘Trying’ room to explore whether distance actually helps Nikki and Jason process what has been building all season, or whether it just delays a reckoning that is coming either way.
Kat’s Return Still Looms Large
None of this happens in a vacuum. The season’s central conflict remains Kat’s reappearance in Princess and Tyler’s lives, and that storyline does not pause just because Nikki and Jason leave the country. The official season synopsis lays out the stakes clearly, describing how Season 5 finds Nikki and Jason dealing with the consequences of Princess and Tyler’s biological mother, Kat, turning up at their doorstep, and the whirlwind of chaos she brings into their settled family life.
That chaos has only intensified in recent weeks. The show has spent its last two episodes deepening Kat’s presence in the household, and by episode six the fallout had already reshaped several relationships at once, since the fallout from Nikki’s lie continues, as Kat’s arrival threatens Nikki and Jason’s family dynamic.
With Nikki and Jason physically removed from the situation during the Tuscany trip, episode seven likely leans on the rest of the family to keep that storyline moving. Princess in particular has been the emotional center of the Kat arc, given how badly she has wanted a connection with her birth mother since she was old enough to ask questions about her.
Whatever unfolds while the parents are away, it sets up a return home that will almost certainly force Nikki and Jason back into the middle of a conflict they tried, at least for one episode, to step outside of.
What It Means for Nikki and Jason’s Marriage
Season 5 has not been shy about testing Nikki and Jason as a couple. Their different coping styles have created friction throughout the season, and that friction has only grown more visible as Kat’s presence has forced difficult conversations neither of them fully wanted to have.
A recent recap noted that season 5 has followed Nikki, who can’t help but overthink what Kat’s return means for their family, while Jason doesn’t worry nearly enough, creating a conflict that pulls them apart just as often as it brings them together. That contrast has been one of the more grounded elements of the season, and it is exactly the kind of dynamic a trip like the one in ‘Tuscany’ is designed to stress test.
Their relationship has also been complicated by outside factors introduced earlier in the season, including Nikki’s evolving feelings around a co-worker and Jason’s own personal reinvention. A getaway built around romance and reconnection carries real weight after everything the couple has been through, and it gives the show a chance to either reaffirm their bond or expose new cracks before the finale.
Either way, the choice to physically separate the couple from the rest of the cast for an episode feels intentional, letting ‘Trying’ isolate Nikki and Jason’s marriage as its own story beat right before the season’s final chapter.
Looking Ahead to the ‘Trying’ Season 5 Finale
With only one episode left in the season, ‘Tuscany’ functions as a setup chapter as much as a standalone story. The season has followed a steady weekly release pattern since its premiere, and that consistency has helped build anticipation heading into the final stretch, especially since ‘Trying’ season 5 has a total of eight episodes, consistent with previous seasons.
The show has also brought in a stronger supporting cast this season to help carry secondary storylines while the main couple’s arc plays out, with Celia Imrie, Gbemisola Ikumelo, and Colin Morgan boarding the new season, joining an ensemble that includes Darren Boyd, Siân Brooke, and Phil Davis. That expanded ensemble gives the writers more flexibility to juggle Kat’s storyline, Karen and Scott’s arc, and Nikki and Jason’s marriage all at once.
Critics have generally praised how the show has balanced these threads without losing its emotional core, pointing out that the family at the center of ‘Trying’ still feels believable even under heightened pressure this season.
As episode eight approaches, all signs point to Kat’s storyline reaching some kind of turning point, and whatever happened in Tuscany will almost certainly follow Nikki and Jason home. What did you make of Nikki and Jason’s Tuscany getaway, and do you think it brought them closer together or set up an even bigger clash once they land back in Camden?
