The Middle 9x2 Apr 2026

: Daniela Bobadilla as Lexie, Jen Ray as Nancy Donahue, and Beau Wirick as Sean Donahue.

: Frankie discovers that giving small "gifts" (old junk from her house) to neighbor Nancy Donahue results in Nancy returning the favor with home-cooked meals. The Middle 9x2

: Sean reminds Sue that she once rescued him from a drainage pipe when they were younger, subtly addressing their evolving feelings and shifting gender roles. : Daniela Bobadilla as Lexie, Jen Ray as

: Axl takes a job as a school bus driver, which Mike and Frankie find disappointing given his recent business degree. : Axl takes a job as a school

: Sue and Lexie return to their college apartment only to find a stranger living there. The "squatter" is actually their professor, who subletted the place via Airbnb through the girls' original summer subletters.

: The apartment subletters, Derek and Andy, were first introduced in season 7 when Axl and Hutch rented a house from them—which they also illegally subletted.