Can't Cope, Won't Cope is a darkly comic drama about two young women, as one of them starts to spiral out of control. Aisling used to getting her own way and Danielle, never one to hog the spotlight, is only too happy to go along with it. But things are changing. Reality is about to hit them, and hit them hard.
Aisling and Danielle struggle to cope with the normality that has come from them being apart. Aisling is stuck in small-town Mallow, where her mother is constantly leaving her holding the baby, while Danielle is settling into the Vancouver arts community with varying degrees of success and avoiding contact from Aisling at all costs.
Aisling bonds with her new housemate Joe, who takes her under his wing to help her get act together, while Danielle is starting to struggle in Vancouver.
Aisling gets a new job, despite turning up for the interview hungover, and Danielle is tempted to forgive her - but first she has a party to organise, which is not going to plan.
Aisling tries to figure out what Ryan's feelings are for her when he asks her to accompany him on a business trip, while Danielle throws a party and a drunken tantrum in Vancouver.
Aisling takes things further with Ryan, but then Danielle comes home from Canada and work life is not so rosy for her after all.
Aisling finds herself torn between Danielle and Joe as her new life starts to crumble.