A woman creates fake dating profiles until she runs into one of the men she has deceived. Two sisters fall back into old patterns during a weekend together. Years after a forbidden relationship, two former lovers meet again to talk about the past. And an actress finds herself in an unexpected confrontation with herself during rehearsals. Oscillating between lightheartedness and melancholy, absurdity and intimacy, The Ideas brings together six episodes about people who remain stuck in the routines of their everyday lives, but ultimately dare to take a step beyond them.