Builting and reinforcing

God it’s like these two are in a cheesy rom com anime

And apparently the girls got Talia to smile on her own at some point as this photo is found on Iris’s diary later in the series.

Clawdeen and Frankie’s dynamic G3

Some things never change

Not gonna lie: I kinda like nerd Clawdeen and jock Frankie 

And the Strawberry Shortcake series has never been one to do romance, at best preferring side hints and fluff moments like with Blueberry and Huckleberry in the 2009 series--interestingly that’s the other pairing for this episode--“They’re cool; we’re cool”. So this amazing moment stands out even more. 

And I love the fact that Strawberry dreams about her and Orange running a detective business together in a two of us against the world setting. Check this issue out if you if can.  

The 2016 comic series has pretty amazing art and is a good read. There is also a surprising amount of Strawberry and Orange moments as they appear even closer in the comics

On rewatch I didn’t realize how many Strawberry/Orange moments there were throughout the series.