Chapters & Choices

"Chapters & Choices" will be the tenth episode in Season 2 of Austin & Ally. The air date is February 24, 2013. This episode was the ninth episode filmed of season 2.

Overview
When Ally’s mom comes home to host a book release party, Ally works up the courage to finally conquer her stage fright, and performs a duet with Austin at the event, which becomes totally successful.

Main cast

 * Ross Lynch as Austin Moon
 * Laura Marano as Ally Dawson
 * Raini Rodriguez as Trish
 * Calum Worthy as Dez

Guest cast

 * Andy Milder as Lester Dawson
 * Julia Campbell as Penny Dawson
 * Kiersey Clemons as Kira Starr

Song(s) Featured

 * Can't Do It Without You (theme song)
 * You Can Come to Me

Trivia and Speculations

 * This marks the second appearance of Penny Dawson. The first was Backups & Breakups.
 * This marks the first appearance of both of Ally's parents together.
 * This will be the second time Ally is performing, the first was Costumes & Courage.
 * This will be the second time Austin & Ally perform a duet, the first was Don't Look Down in Costumes & Courage.
 * This will be the second episode to air in February, and the fourth one to air in 2013.
 * Ally may have gotten over her stage fright after this episode.
 * This episode will feature the third duet of the entire show.
 * Trish somewhat references Diners & Daters- she admits why she was a terrible waitress.
 * Austin and Ally kiss for the first time.
 * The first actual kiss for this show happens in this episode.
 * This is the first "to be continued..." episode.
 * It is revealed that Ally's parents had split up.
 * Penny will speculate a romance between Austin and Ally.
 * Dez and Trish try to get Austin and Ally together as a couple.
 * This is the second attempt to help Ally get over her fear of stage fright, the first being in Rockers & Writers, when Austin opens the curtains on The Helen Show to show Ally playing the piano.
 * It's possible that Austin and Ally are similar, due to the fact they told Trish/Dez to listen to what was going on on the other side of the door.
 * It's possible that Austin and Ally were hesitant to rush into a relationship because, in Backups & Breakups, they were worried that if Trish and Dez ever broke up, it would be much harder to work together and stay friends. Also, in Backups & Breakups, Austin said he didn't want to change the way the four of them hung out.
 * This is the first time we actually see Penny Dawson in person.

Goofs

 * When Austin hugs Ally the first time, he has a book in his hand,but then when the camera focuses closer to them, he doesn't have the book; and when they pull away from the hug, Austin has the book on his hand again.