>>94999417All his conflicts from the first movie are gone since he's rich, he's got the girl, he's friends with (or at least tolerated by) the people around him, and the Stabbington brothers are locked up. That plus the stakes in this show (which is more aimed towards kids than the movie was) generally being low means he rarely has to take things seriously, but he's still a dashing hero if the situation calls for it.
Also what
>>94999534 said, he's Eugene now and Eugene was the kid at the orphanage who dreamt of a better life so it makes sense if he has a more youthful demeanor.
I personally think he's the best part of the show
and I hope he and Cassandra have an affair behind Rapunzel's back. 
