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[quote=Anonymous]I think that we really were robbed not to get more seasons so we can see the characters grow.

Brian isn't creepy really, but he is awkward and lonely. He plays catch with Graham. That means he's LONELY.

Angela is ready for the next thing before Brian is. It doesn't mean that he wouldn't become more ready in the second season--and also, Angela would maybe see what he does have to offer. I'm sure she would find Jordan disappointing on occasion... not only would that be totally normal, she has him on such a pedestal. If they were in a more defined relationship she would have some ups and downs there, too--and probably see Brian's strengths in a different way.

Also, remember that Angela's arc is to step away from Rayanne and back to Sharon. It's a similar thing with the Brian/Jordan setup, I think. I have a better perspective on this now that I'm raising teenagers. Sometimes it's a bit of a battle between what's new/exciting and what's old/familiar/safe. But the dynamics of that would change as Angela's peers develop, too.

Brian is actually cute, but not in the way that he would be noticed at that age. Looking at his interview as an adult shows you this--you can see his mannerisms and way of speaking that were always there, but it's hard to see Brian clearly when Jordan Catalano is around.

I'm another one who is finding Patty extremely relatable.

Boo to the poster who said Angela will have a boring life in the suburbs. I think the whole point of the show is that there is so much potential in all of these characters, just as there is with all teenagers. It's impossible to tell who is going to have what kind of life. I see that with the people I went to high school with--everything makes sense kind of in retrospect, but there would have been no way to predict that we would  have a cake decorator who would go on to have half a million instagram followers. (That's a real example, by the way.) I think we do young people a disservice by acting like their paths in life are pre-determined.[/quote]

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