Tropes that Appear in This Episode
- Bittersweet Ending: Even though Alexis and Ted love each other deeply, they realize their lives are taking them in different directions and they break up.
- Break His Heart to Save Him: Ted and Alexis acknowledge that to try to stay together would be to sabotage the other's dreams. They can't be together and pursue their passions.Alexis: I love you.
Ted: I love you, too.
Relationship: - Call-Back: Patrick and David met while Ray was doing an engagement photo shoot, and now they are the engaged couple Ray is photographing.
- Carpet of Virility: Ted's open shirt and wife-beater show off a surprisingly thick rug.
- Character Development: Alexis used to be firmly in the All Take and No Give category when it came to relationships, but she's willing to let Ted follow his dreams.
- Did Not Get the Girl: Alexis once would have chased a man anywhere in the world, but she's grown as a person and her journey is about taking care of herself.
- Flashback: Alexis thinks about meeting Ted in the cafe in Season One, and we briefly see the scene.
- Friendship Moment: Johnny and Moira give up The Presidential Suite to Roland and Jocelyn.
- Love Can Not Overcome: Ted and Alexis and even Twyla try and think of a solution to their dilemma, but to no avail.
- Shown Their Work: Yes, studying fruit flies is incredibly helpful to learning about evolution. They reproduce rapidly and it's good to observe them in their natural environment.
