3.18, “Something to Talk A-Boot″ - The Life and Crimes of TJ Kippen, Aged 14It’s great that this who

3.18, “Something to Talk A-Boot″ - The Life and Crimes of TJ Kippen, Aged 14It’s great that this whole story starts off with TJ and Buffy again. This is their last big interaction in the series and it’s a wonderful way to show how far they’d come. I don’t know how intentional it is, but it’s a really nice touch that their conversation on the field has TJ sympathizing with Buffy because she can’t play basketball. Their relationship in this series starts with him trying to prevent her from playing basketball and ends with him doing something kind for her – to his own detriment – because he knows she can’t play.I like Buffy mentioning how far TJ had come at The Spoon as well and Cyrus taking a small victory lap. It’s a nice reminder that Cyrus spent a long time defending TJ and it paid off.It’s also a little bit of foreshadowing because he, very literally, ends up having to defend TJ again, when he learns TJ’s in danger of being severely punished for doing something good. One of the constants of their relationship throughout the show is when Cyrus feels TJ is being misunderstood, he won’t hesitate to stand up for him. He knows who TJ is as a person and he’ll fight to prove it to others.The court scene is, admittedly, very silly. It’s Cyrus turned up to 110%. But it also comes off as sweet because he, in his own Cyrus way, is giving his all to help TJ.I enjoy their retelling of what happened. It’s that sort of trope where a team of two who work so well together try to fast talk their way through a situation, bouncing the story back and forth.I like TJ’s reaction to Cyrus cross-examining himself. It’s mostly reads like, “Oh God, I’m definitely getting suspended and kicked off the team” but it also has a little bit of, “I can’t believe this is the kid I’ve fallen for.” When Gus asks if there’s any chance this could be sped up, TJ is just like, “Nope, this is Cyrus. You just gotta let it be.”The plot wraps up in a pretty silly way as well. Anytime a story ends with the heroes failing and slipping out of trouble because the antagonists go, “Ah, there was never actually any danger to begin with!” you kind of tend to roll your eyes. But it started from a sort of wacky premise, so you can forgive it for ending that way.The joke about TJ asking Cyrus to visit him on the inside got a lot of play because that is like the thing you say to your spouse when you’re going away to prison. It’s kind of a surprisingly gay joke for him to make.But I think beyond that, why I also really enjoy that exchange, is because it shows again how TJ and Cyrus get each other. The first thing TJ does after being freed from the fear of suspension and being kicked off the team is launch into a bit with Cyrus. And Cyrus jumps right in with the clever line about the hall pass hidden in a cake.Both of them have a pretty great sense of humor. TJ tends to be more sarcastic, but he isn’t afraid to be goofy, especially not with Cyrus. Cyrus tends to be goofier, but can be cutting with his sarcasm when he wants to. The key is that they know how to match each other and play off each other so well.If you can find someone like that, who shares your sense of humor, who will follow you on things and play with you in bits, who can make you smile and make you laugh, then you’ve found someone who’s on your same wavelength. And, honestly, I think that’s one of the most important things you can have in a relationship. Someone who gets you.So, was this whole storyline pretty silly? Yes, absolutely.But that doesn’t mean I still didn’t thoroughly enjoy every bit of it. -- source link

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