Talk:Fresh Starts & Farewells/@comment-6318594-20131011163825

When I first saw this episode around a couple weeks ago, I really noticed that bit of character development in Team Austin.

For one, Trish was showing just how responsible and great of a manager she could be. Sure, she's come through several times before - like when it came to setting up Austin's tour; going to Times Square, etc. - but when it came to Ally, she never took no as an answer to Ronnie Ramone. This just shows how Trish does care about Ally's career as well as Austin's. And, it definitely shows how much more commited she is now than in season 1.

As far as I can see, Dez has been having more of his 'smart' moments not just in this episode, but in the entire soon also. Thanks to the help of tutoring from Ally (lol, and maybe Austin :P XD), he was able to get a 94 on his test, proving not just how hard he studied, but just how smart he can actually be too. Dez is naturally a random person, and is usually shown goofing off basically all the time, but it seems that he was able to really focus on something he wanted to do good on. Like, in Parents & Punishments, he only got a C- on his test, so he obviously wasn't that hardworking as he was in this episode.

Ally has been getting a lot more outgoing thanks to overcoming her biggest fear - her stage fright. I absolutely loved her performance of The Me That You Don't See, and the fact that she performed in front of 10,000 people for Austin's tour also shows how far she has come in her singer-songwriter career. Having to write songs for both herself and Austin, Ally is very commited to her career as well as Austin's. And on top of that, back in Boy Songs & Badges, Ally had trouble keeping up with writing several songs at once, but now it seems she can do it without a problem. It almost makes me wonder how she is still able to manage all of her time aside from her music from things like school (though they are on summer break at this point in the show now...), working at the store, and just having fun with her social life in general.

It also occurs to me that choosing between the record deal and tour with Austin is evidently a lot similar to the dilemma in Albums & Auditions. Going to MUNY was Ally's big dream, but she dropped it to stay with Team Austin. And now, signing with a record label was a big step in her career. She could've gone with Austin to see his career develop further, but she thought it was time to step up for herself.

Now for Austin... I've seen a lot of development in him. In his performance of Better Than This, he was using an umbrella, and having overcome that fear a season ago, he used it without a problem. Also, remember how when Ally told him about being offered a scholarship to MUNY. He reacted by him not wanting to go, but to stay in Miami instead. "I just can't believe you're really going. Our careers are just getting started." But when Austin is told of her in choosing between going on tour and being signed to a record label, all he says is "Oh. Wow." and nothing more. He knows that signing with that label would take Ally to the next level in the music business, but he doesn't want to go without her either. So, Austin chose not to say anything to influence Ally's decision, and doesn't want her to change it because of him. This is also shown in their goodbye scene. When Austin almost says that he loves Ally (Eeeep! I died of feels in this scene. :D :3), I think he stopped himself from doing so because he didn't want to influence her decision of staying rather than going. Instead, he gives her the card saying what he wanted to her.

Well... This was a really long comment... XP It's like I'm writing a review or something... :P Now, Idk if what I said is what you guys think... So, what do you guys think? :)

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