While Uncle Charlie is taken in for growing marijuana, Cheese is sent to a group home for boys. Jackie, who witnessed the arrests, informs Willie Jack and Bear of what happened. She and Willie Jack shake hands, finally able to put aside their differences.

Willie Jack, Bear, Elora, and Jackie all band together to try and bust Cheese out of the group home. However, he refuses to go with them. He asks them to find another (legal) way.

Cheese is a criminal who has been treated poorly by the people in his life. He meets Tino, a young father who has been living in the group home for nearly two years, and Julio, who helps him out by slipping him a cell phone to call his grandma with. They all make new friends and try to make the best of their situation.

Cheese doesn’t have a grandma, but he does have Irene, who he met at IHS. Irene has been like a grandmother to him, although he hasn’t seen her in quite some time. He gives her a call, telling her that he doesn’t want his grandma to worry about him. ..

When they talk, he doesn’t tell her about being arrested. He promises to come see her soon, and she says she’ll do anything for him. “Sending you all my love,” she says.

Cheese tells Julio and Tino about Daniel, his friend who died. Cheese realizes that life can be hard for people, and he thinks that if he treats people with kindness, they might want to do the same.

“Thank you, Julio,” Cheese replies.

Officer Big eventually comes to get Cheese. He tells Cheese that he’s taking him to his new placement. He ends up taking Cheese to Irene’s, where all of Cheese’s friends greet him wearing “Free Cheese” shirts. Big assures Cheese that he’s going to be with Irene for quite a while. ..

The Episode Review

Cheese is a fan favourite character and for good reason. He is always up for a good time, and his infectious personality makes him one of the most likable characters in the show. However, his character arc is not as linear as many might think. Instead, it takes a bit of time for Cheese to come to terms with his feelings about being gay and his sexuality. This development is worth watching, as it will make him more interesting and relatable to fans.

Cheese has been through a lot in his life, and he knows it. He’s not the type to take things lightly, and he’s not the type to be easily broken. This episode fleshes out his character well, revealing just how deeply Daniel’s death has impacted Cheese’s outlook on the world.

If I’m moderately upset about anything, it’s that I would have liked Cheese’s story to be more intertwined with the other Rez Dogs. The show often presents him as a separate entity from the rest of his gang. Regardless, he’s an excellent, complex character I can’t wait to keep following.