The Girls On The Bus Season 1 Ending Explained

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for The Girls on the Bus season 1 finale.

Summary

The journalists worked together to expose "Hot White Guy" candidate's past lies, potentially putting his Democratic nomination at risk.
Sadie and Loafers finally confess love for each other in a dramatic season finale.
Kimberlyn's viral outburst at Liberty Direct News hints at her potential future independence in The Girls on the Bus season 2.

The Girls on the Bus season 1 had a surprising cliffhanger ending that had been teased since the start of the season, finally revealing why the FBI was after Sadie. After spending the entire season on the campaign trail, The Girls on the Bus characters made it to their final stop to see who would receive the Democratic nomination between "Hot White Guy" candidate, Walker, and "The Freshman" candidate. Throughout the political drama, the race has taken many twists and turns, and The Girls on the Bus episode 9 ending revealed a problem with the potential outcome.

As a political drama, The Girls on the Bus balances personal drama with the real reporting done by the journalists during the election cycle. The Girls on the Bus is based on the true story of co-creator Amy Chozick’s time on Hillary Clinton’s bus during her 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns. Like Chozick, the four main journalists in The Girls on the Bus were following a female candidate who was looking to become the first female president of the United States. The Girls on the Bus finale saw art mirror real life, providing important commentary on American democracy.

Could The Journalists Force Hot White Guy Candidate To Step Down?

The Journalists Still Have Intel On Hot White Guy Candidate

At the end of The Girls on the Bus episode 9, Sadie learned that Dick Braun, one of Walker’s former donors who was caught up in a scandal and abandoned by her in the last election cycle, had paid Declan Morales to dig up dirt on her to ruin her campaign. However, it wasn’t enough for him to ruin Walker’s chances. He had to ensure the candidate he wanted made it to the White House. That candidate was Hayden Wells Garrett, or "Hot White Guy" candidate, who’d revealed his true colors in The Girls on the Bus episode 8.

Working with Declan Morales, Sadie was able to get classified documents that proved "Hot White Guy" candidate was lying about his military past, and he’d actually been dishonorably discharged. The other journalists also found evidence that he’d lied about his donor base and was receiving all his money from Braun himself. Sadie tried to get the truth about "Hot White Guy" candidate published in The Sentinel before the vote for the Democratic nomination took place, but there wasn’t enough time for them to get anything done legally.

This led Sadie to confront Hot White Guy candidate in The Girls on the Bus finale. He didn’t deny the allegations against him and showed no shame. Unfortunately, Sadie going to him revealed that she had access to documents she shouldn’t have, and the FBI came after her. Fortunately, Sadie had prepared for the moment and gave the intel to Kimberlyn, Lola, and Grace so it couldn’t be traced back to her. Together, the journalists could still expose “Hot White Guy” candidate in The Girls on the Bus and potentially force him to step down as the Democratic candidate.

Do Sadie & Loafers End Up Together In The Girls On The Bus?

Loafers Confessed His Love For Sadie In The Finale

Throughout The Girls on the Bus, Sadie and Loafers have been engaged in a will-they, won’t-they relationship. They started the season as somewhat exes, having a casual relationship that ended with the previous election cycle when Sadie ghosted him. Despite Sadie breaking Loafers’ heart, it didn’t take long for them to hook up again in The Girls on the Bus. While they clearly had feelings together, their jobs also kept them from each other, with plenty of conflicts of interest between them.

The past few episodes of The Girls on the Bus saw Sadie finally start to let Loafers in following her abortion and Bruce’s death. With Walker firing Loafers, they also got rid of their conflict of interest and were free to be together. In the chaos of the Girls on the Bus season 1 finale, Loafers made a big When Harry Met Sally-inspired declaration of love for Sadie. After all their ups and downs, Sadie and Loafers finally got together in The Girls on the Bus season 1 finale.