Best Friends Whenever S1 E3

## Plot

We finally meet Shelby's parents, Astrid and Norm. They have weird names. Cyd has been staying with her family for a month. She starts eating dinner too early, and doesn't understand all the inside jokes they have. She can't tell Chet and Bret apart. They're identical, trust me, no one can. Mr. Marcus comes home from work. He's an accountant. Cyd wants to thank Shelby's parents for taking her in. Barry can apparently just walk into other people's houses. He's lucky that he's white. And that he doesn't live in Texas. He doesn't understand the need to thank someone, or use good manners in general. He's not good at reading social cues. I think that's a sign of autism. Barry and Naldo discuss the concept of thanking someone. Cyd and Shelby plan the big thank you, but it involves a lot of fire. When they jump forward to see how the thank you turns out, they discover that the kitchen has burnt down. No one is hurt, but Astrid and Norm aren't happy. Shelby wants to plan a different kind of thank you, but Cyd says it doesn't feel like her. She thinks about doing something simple, like just saying thank you. Shelby insists that she knows her family and they love big thanks yous and surprises. Cyd says she doesn't need help though. She talks to Barry about what to do. She decides to do a gesture, and Barry thinks that now he needs to do some kind of gesture for Naldo. Cyd thanks Astrid and Norm, and gives them a potted plant. Shelby comes in, and reveals that she planned a big thank you behind Cyd's back, and lets her take the credit for it. Astrid inadvertently makes Cyd feel bad by saying her expectations were lowered when she gave them the plant. She goes upstairs. Barry gives Naldo a houseplant. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same one Cyd gave to Norm and Astrid. Naldo actually appears to be hurt by this and leaves. Cyd says that Shelby was the one who pulled off an awesome thank you, and Shelby finds Cyd's plant in the garbage. Dang it, so I was wrong about that earlier plant theory. Shelby thinks she took over her thing, so they go back so Shelby can stay out of it this time. Cyd doesn't want to, and the girls keep jumping back and forth while talking. Cyd reveals that Shelby didn't do anything wrong. Cyd thinks that she's the problem and she doesn't fit in with Shelby's family. She also reveals that her family isn't very close, and she doesn't know how to be a part of one that is. Shelby and Barry talk. Shelby has to do something to show Cyd that her family loves her. Barry is getting fed up with all of the thank yous, but figures that he has to do something too. Shelby comes up with a metaphor involving a burrito and a candle to try and cheer Cyd up, but it doesn't work. Cyd throwing out the candle is what actually started the fire. Which makes no sense because she blew it out first, and it's just a candle! Naldo explains to Barry that when he gave him the plant, it felt like he was paying him to be his friend, when he thought they were a team. They are a team, and things return to normal between the two. Or at least as normal as it gets with those two. They've been performing an experiment on rats for the whole episode. They make a deal to pretend like the last two days never happened. Boys and girls are different, I guess. Cyd makes a big speech to Shelby's parents, and they all hug. Cyd and Shelby decide to not jump back and prevent the fire, since the family managed to bond over the experience.

## Review

This was a good episode. Cyd is a tough girl, so she doesn't show her emotions very well. In this episode, we learned more about her personal life and how she feels, and it's really nice. I really like Landry, despite what I've heard other people say about her. My opinion is different than others, and those who don't like it or agree with it are just gonna have to deal with it.