the one ship disney got right... sort of

I know its not the focus of this video but I really loved seeing Trish, a plus size teen, on this show. They didnt make her do a weight loss episode and she wasnt the butt of jokes, she was super confident and it felt like she did whatever she wanted. As a plus size shy teen it was really nice to see someone closer to my size who didnt get pushed to change her physical body

Ross and Laura had a lot of natural chemistry, and you really rooted for Austin and Ally to get together. I'm glad that they decided not to pair Dez and Trish together romantically, as that might have felt too forced.

I love how well spoken and mature they made ally. We definitely sleep on how healthy the characters were written and how healthy they communicated to each other. Austin's an apologetic sweetheart and is so generous that it's perfectly natural whenever they discuss issues that come up in their relationship. Especially when you think that people see Boy meets world relationships as healthy 💀

So in conclusion, Dez absolutely slays.

my relationship standards feel so high and i fully blame that on this duo

ok but the fact that they made us watch 6 episodes of will they won’t they only to have them BREAK UP in the SAME EPISODE THEY FINALLY BECOME A COUPLE.

I'd forgotten that a young Noah Centineo played Ally's other love interest, Dallas. Also, it took me an embarrassingly long time to realise that both Austin and Dallas were named after cities in Texas! 😂

I read somewhere the directors said austin and ally always was supposed to have the romantic plot line but not as soon (season 2) but then because of the fans they did it sooner.

They got the best series finale on a Disney series, for me. They got married and had children. Not not mention the last scene of the series where Austin and Ally play can't do it without you on the piano. That's how you end a series, people. It still gives me chills till this day.

gotta love hearing this but also watching the b plots happening in the backgrounds of the scenes like why are dez and trish wearing shrimp costumes

i watched A&A while it was airing and did not remember how GOOD their friends to lovers arc was. austin was in LOVE like he’s literally the best partner ever. always reassuring her and letting her know that he cares about her. love them sm!

The way Ross Lynch had me in a chokehold when I was 11 is not even funny, I was in LOVE with him. That hair in the last season was a choice tho. Also the music was amazing, so was the chemistry between Ross and Laura. PS. I got to meet Ross in a Driver Era concert and his skin is flawless 👀

One thing to notice about this pair is how good they were for each other. For example, Because of Ally, Austin matures a little bit and it was thanks to Austin that ally gained the confidence to finally overcome her stage fright. Not a lot of these Disney channel matchups show you people who influence each other for the better.

Ross said in an interview on the Zach Sang show the he doesn't feel like Austin and Ally is a kids show even though it was on Disney Channel cause every generation (kids to adults) can learn different lessons from it

Ross and Laura did a fantastic job with Austin and Ally, to the point I can overlook Disney's writing nonsense. Best ship ever

When people say the phrase "quirked up white boy goated with the sauce" I always think of Dez. He was and is THE quirked up white boy goated with the sauce.

It's honestly a crime they never did a crossover with Liv & Maddie, it was right there.

as someone who was obsessed with this show as a kid, I do have a few tidbits I remember hearing about when I was 12: -the creators of the show said at one point that they knew from the beginning that they wanted to end the show in a “how I met your mother” kinda way! so austin and ally were always going to end up together, though not sure if the plot was rushed due to demand -I legit remember watching the episode where they kiss for the first time and genuinely being so excited that they liked each other and were gonna be together. But my little brain back then couldn’t have handled a slow burn relationship like I can today, so to 5th grade me that WAS a slow burn. So while watching back now it seems jarring and rushed, kids don’t pick up on all of that stuff as much nor do they have attention spans to hold out for whole seasons of build up. I literally remember going to school the next day and all my friends being shook about it lol -the twilight kiss was actually Laura’s first kiss and that episode was shot on Valentine’s Day lol -there’s a video somewhere where Ross says that one of the A&A kisses was unscripted. Not sure which one

One thing I really loved about this ship… the she fell first, he fell harder. And just their growth together. So good.

they're the best disney channel couple. point blank. even if the show was whatever, as a COUPLE they were well written. start, middle, and end.