User blog comment:TheDipDap1234/The Ridonculous Race Episode 16 - Team Reviews/@comment-24152851-20150927152218/@comment-1734566-20150928031421

And yeah, Noah IS technically acting differently from before (though in the first batch of episodes, he was definitely the Noah we all knew and loved), but I think the same could be said of Heather when she started liking Alejandro in TDWT. At the time, they act differently because, again, they're completely star-struck. But once it's finally resolved, maybe Noah and Emma just go right back to being their old, snarky selves that we love, just as Heather did with Alejandro. I see that happening more than I see Noah changing his entire demeanor just to please Emma (since, again, it's that very snakiness and sarcasm that endeared him to her).