Talk:Season 3/@comment-17479654-20140628214657

I think that the new relationships introduced in this season (Dez + Carrie, Trish + Jace, Austin + Piper, Ally + Gavin) is an attempt to show how the characters are getting close to adulthood. Next year, the characters will be 18 (I'm guessing, since this season has their first prom) and will probably graduate at the end of the series. They're starting to get more serious relationships (as opposed to Trish + Trent or Austin + Kira, which were just based off of "ooh she/he's cute" (and "I want to be Austin's backup dancer", but still)) These new relationships they get to know each other better. Dez started dating Carrie because they realized they have a lot in common. Ally started dating Gavin after they hung out (a  LOT ). Piper wouldn't date Austin until she realized how much he cared about her (Austin's side, on the other hand, was more of "ooh she's cute"). Trish and Jace are a stretch, but we didn't see their first interactions, so...