starryeyesxx

I bet he tried to convince himself that it was more important to be smart, but I'm sure he longed for friends on some level

rocky845

^ I completely agree. There were moments that hinted that Stuart could have been been part of Cory's circle of friends. It always makes me sad when I remember that TPTB didn't bring him back for season two and beyond.

starryeyesxx

Me too, it seemed as if things were going to go that way in s1

rocky845

^ Oh, yes. Considering that Stuart was on the fringes of Cory's circle of friends, and that he had really great dynamic with everyone in the group. It's so easy to imagine that he would have made it into the group in season two or three.

Aw, I love that TPTB brought Stuart back for Graduation. It was so great to see him again.

starryeyesxx

It was, & to see all of them give him a hug when he graduate

rocky845

^ Yes! It was so sweet that the group hugged Stuart in that moment. It implied that he was a part of the group.

starryeyesxx

It did, if only that had been the case for the previous few years

rocky845

^ I know. It makes me sad that we didn't see how Stuart handled his high school years. Even though I imagine that he was still the smartest/top student in every class he was in, it would have been even better if we had gotten to see it. I think it would have been so fun if we had gotten to see those moments where Stuart and Topanga had the same classes, and they competed to be the smartest/top student in those classes. Those battles must have been classic!

starryeyesxx

Yeah, if those two were ever in any of the same classes, it would have been war!







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rocky845

^ Oh, no doubt. We only got a taste of how competitive Stuart and Topanga had been in a classroom setting when we saw them competing to be valedictorian. Imagine if we had gotten to see their academic battles for the four seasons that Stuart was MIA.

I love that so much! Clearly Lee put a lot of time and effort into making sure he included some of Rider's tendencies when he stepped into the role of the older, cooler brother. Rider is right when he says, "It’s so cute".

starryeyesxx

I think both he & Rider did really good jobs essentially trading characters - it was so much fun to watch!

rocky845

^ I think so too. They must have enjoyed the fact that they got a chance to step into each other's shoes/roles. I love how spot-on Stuart's impersonation of Shawn was. Lee must have picked up a lot of the little details that Rider put in his own scenes.

starryeyesxx

It wouldn't surprise me if they helped each other out on how to play that scene

rocky845

^ I love that thought! I can definitely imagine Lee and Rider giving each other tips on how they could play that scene. I feel like that next part of the scene where Shawn tells Stuart that his tattoo speaks to him is a brief glimpse of Rider and Lee's off-screen dynamic.

starryeyesxx

It does seem that way, Lee did always seem to get along with all of the cast