One thing I’ve noticed rewatching S1…

Shades seems less mature than he does in Season 2. It’s not just that he
doesn’t dress as nice. He also seems to treat life as one big joke,
even giggling at odd times during serious situations. But the
times that he acts the most serious in Season 1 are when he’s with
Mariah and I think that’s rather noticeable. Makes me wonder if a lot of
his changed behavior in the second season was to try to impress her.