3.18, “Something to Talk A-Boot″ - I’ll Drive You ThereThis is such a brilliant little scene that ca

3.18, “Something to Talk A-Boot″ - I’ll Drive You ThereThis is such a brilliant little scene that captures so much of the fantastic dynamic that makes TJ and Cyrus special.I mean, before we even get to the dialogue, I love that TJ immediately goes and steals another golf cart just because he wants to do something fun with Cyrus. Because he knows, after that whole trial business, it’s going to make Cyrus smile to see him doing this.The “I live on the edge, I live in the middle” exchange is not only this fun and flirty bit of dialogue, it really speaks to their characters. TJ’s the cool, confident jock who isn’t afraid to break some rules. Cyrus is meeker and more likely to stay within the lines. The key is they respect that about each other and they accept each other for who they are.That’s why the “Cool, I’ll drive you there” line is so perfect. It’s TJ going, I know that about you and I like that about you and I wouldn’t try to change it. I want to go there with you, but, you know, we’ll do it my way: in a stolen golf cart. Do you want to ride with me?And of course Cyrus does. He doesn’t argue that they just walk or do something else, because he doesn’t want to change TJ either. He knows now, after everything, TJ wouldn’t put him in a situation that was truly damaging. That getting caught wouldn’t lead to something they couldn’t weather together. The risk is worth the reward. Cyrus wants to get out of his comfort zone. He wants to live on the edge with TJ for at least a little bit.In many ways, this is a bit of a reflection of the original swing scene. TJ swings high, Cyrus doesn’t. TJ doesn’t make fun of him for this. Instead, he pushes him just enough to see that getting out of his comfort zone can be exhilarating. It’s why they’ve always worked. Because they’ve never judged each other for their differences, but rather used their differences to help each other grow and to help each other succeed.But where they were just learning that about each other at the swings, they know that about each other now. They understand fully that dynamic. They get each other on a fundamental level. And they are rewarded for that.Everyone else in the world sort of fades into the background again, like the people in the park did when they were on the swings, and it leaves just the two of them, together, in their golf cart, taking it on a wild ride around the school, experiencing just pure, carefree joy. The kind they both had been missing for a little while. The kind they had been missing by not having each other in their lives for a little while.I legitimately like the generic production music rock song that plays while they’re in the golf cart. It makes for a great soundtrack as the two live it up. It’s fun and lighthearted, but it also has that little bit of punk-style grit to it. It’s a little bit of the middle, and a little bit of the edge.This scene was what we, the audience, needed following two episodes of angst. We needed to see them happy and in a good place so they could canon in the finale.But, in an interesting way, this scene was also sort of what the characters needed at this point. They needed to be reminded of how good their relationship was, of how well they worked together, of how much happiness they brought each other. They needed to look at the other one and go, Oh yeah, I remember who he is and what he means to me.And this scene accomplished all of that in just the most extraordinary way. -- source link

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