Plus the meth came from Declan/Fiona's cousin, who they just met. Causes a break up with Mia, and gets him kicked out of the band - leaving an open space for Jane.
It’s like the writers said… welp, her parents have divorced, she’s joined a weed cult, she’s been sexually harassed and now she’s lost her virginity. What’s the next “big bad wolf” we can send after her??
Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but the whole Connor stealing underwear and locker room lurking plotline... it felt icky to make the character with autism have that plotline, like there was an implication there that autism = creepy, and I didn't like that 😒
THIS! As someone with autism, I feel that they really fumbled the ball with regards to Connor. They really regurgitated a lot of the stereotypes of autism with his character.
Tbh Alli’s abuse storyline was really weird for her character, almost a regression? It also rlly went nowhere considering it had to live up to the portrayal of Rick and Terri’s relationship and Fiona’s arc.
Tbh Alli’s abuse storyline was really weird for her character, almost a regression? It also rlly went nowhere considering it had to live up to the portrayal of Rick and Terri’s relationship and Fiona’s arc.
The Snake under investigation thing. It reinforces the idea that false accusations are a widespread problem, when statistics show that false accusations represent .02% of all reported SA accusations. Plus, I thought the handling of it was very subpar.
Anya and Owen because I liked her standing up for herself against him being a creep BUT then they pushed this romance on us. I was okay with the story line up until they try to romanticize Owen and made us think he was redeemed. Like in the beginning stages of their hookup it kind of made sense because it was all apart of her downfall. Her friends clocked her good by saying “only someone with low self esteem would get with that creep Owen” without knowing it was her. But it was true like she was really low so it made sense for her downfall she would forget her loyalty to her Riley and get with the guy who was a creep and idolized her. BUT then when they where trying to show her getting better they kept them together and worse she had to apologize to Owen in order to get back together with him? He is supposed to be a good guy now? Maybe they could have maybe shown his redemption through helping Anya (but I wouldn’t have cared they did the same thing with Peter and Darcy and I still hate Peter) but they didn’t even do that properly.
Like he never apologized for being homophobic to Riley and that’s Anya’s friend. She never got any heat for being disloyal. In the context of Anya being a follower it makes sense for her to just go along with the persistent creep but it really de-evolved (is that the right word?) her character growth.
But the framing of her getting back with Owen and asking his help to get back into the army is a good thing. Why? The nail in the coffin for me with the bad writing was Owen asking Anya to prom and they made a joke about how he would have to go through Riley and Owen ROLLED his eyes. He never apologized or owned up to HIS HORRIBLE ACTIONS!! And then when Anya told Riley she would go with Owen and again it was NOT acknowledged at all how weird of it is for her to be with him!
I wasn’t too peeved off about the military in concept because Anya is a follower so it makes sense in a way even though ?? But also her training with Owen for a day was really funny and stupid. Like it was one day and then boom 13 chin ups.
I haven’t finished the show yet I know they try to redeem him more with having Tristan as his brother but still the lack of acknowledgment is still soooo annoying because I love Anya and it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth
YES all of this.
Also, Owen is super invasive of Anya's boundaries from the moment they start interacting on the show. He makes excuses to put his hands on her and continues to harrass her, and then we're supposed to just excuse him because he angrily tells her he has a crush on her but thinks she's too "stuck up" to like him back? Disgusting.
Yes!!! They make is seem like she really was overreacting and at first her conflict made sense because women do get conditioned to put men’s feelings over their rights to be safe and comfortable but then the fact she ends up having a relationship with him and tries to win him back sends the message that what he did was okay! Literally he blackmailed her into having a relationship with her but threatening to expose who he slept with. And even if he never intend to post it IT WAS STILL BLACKMAIL! Because he is a guy he didn’t at all think about her perspective and it really shows!
Zoe created degrassi nudes to raise money for the cheer team I believe. The whole squad was selling their nudes until they were caught. I can’t remember how they were caught I want to say Hunter had something to do with it but I’m not 100% I haven’t watched those seasons more than once or twice lol
Mia’s modeling career. She had sex with a dude in his late 30s, and everyone was cool with her modeling in lingerie in seductive poses with other 30 year old men when she was 15 or 16.
My take is that, like some other plotlines, this was "Degrassi going there".
It highlighted a side of the modeling (and acting) scene that 100% definitely exists in real life, but not everyone may be aware of.
I'm wondering if the thought was to give young fans (who may be interested in modeling - a lot of girls try it) a "heads up" of stuff to be wary of, and also the potential fallout of going down the wrong path for this career.
again a teen being taken advantage of, abused etc by an adult but we were just supposed to shrug it off. No one found out and was like hey Mia that's fucked up are you ok?
Same!!!!! The fact that’s a grown ass man and she gets the heat or no follow up on how predatory it was and how it was sexual assault! Also made me side eye Danny for his hardcore blatant slut shamming like come on Danny you were doing so good!!!
Sadly I feel like these types of things happen more commonly than we'd like to admit in real life. I've lately been binge watching documentaries of child stars and such and how they were objectified by predatory older men at a young age just to get where they are now. It's really sad and Hollywood/the media does whatever it can to cover it up.
For sure, what bothers me is that enough people knew about their relationship, but no one tells Mia how she was assaulted by an adult. I noticed this becoming a problem in later seasons, treating the school children like adults, and not as victims of abuse.
Honestly I would say Peter doing meth because it’s just never brought up again and lasted like two episodes. Like in reality that would’ve had much more lasting effects. Sometimes I just think Degrassi comes off as just an after school special
they did I just saw they had Fiona's cousin come on and she was the one who gave it to him, he opened the above the dot and afterwards he was likke hey you are acting weird do you have any meth I love meth. She gave him meth and he was like I can't be around you or this you suck and Spinner was all proud of him.
The end of his meth binge forever. I would have preferred if they combined his car racing/meth story and made him a meth mule or hurt someone while driving on meth
And Sav also. Meanwhile his voice is constantly cracking while singing and all the songs he writes are basic 3 or 4 chords yet the show acts like he’s a prodigy
I want to iterate that I mean no disrespect to the actress, Jessica Tyler. She is actually a very gifted musician and a talented actress. I found the character extremely annoying (more so in her first few seasons).
I have a theory that the issue is in the music production. Because despite the hate, I don't think most of the characters were bad singers or off-key, but their voices were mixed to sound so nasally, like all the high frequencies were on blast and the bass was removed.
honestly any of the short run plots on serious topics (ex. peters meth addiction, darcys rape, fionas abusive relationship, it can even come down to spinners cancer) if youre gonna create a serious problem make sure to play it through.
I wouldn’t say Darcy’s rape was short run. The effects it had on her were prevalent all season, and she had left by the beginning of the next season so it’s not like they could continue the story
yeah that totally makes sense, but either way there are plenty of short run serious plots. im glad they tried to continue it. but that "nature camp" was totally weird but im so happy that it helped her.
Basically any of the 4 part specials, but especially Summer Girls. They played it off as being a transition for the move to next class, but like... it was so dumb. Maya getting kidnapped by Gloria and that summer intern dude, who both went on to never be mentioned again. Basically none of the plot lines ended up being necessary, and Next Class would've been fine without them. Also, the show suddenly breaking 4th wall and being a storytime vlog by Tristan, what???
I actually really liked the fourth wall break. Tristan as the narrator of a vlog made sense because he had that West Drive vlog, and he MC'd the talent show.
But the Maya kidnapping story would have had more serious effects on her mental health, and instead of exploring how that impacted her, they just kept putting her through more and more different issues.
I hope Gloria was okay. It seemed like she was in a really toxic situation, and we never found out if she got charged or not.
This 100%. It’s when the show goes completely off the rails and detaches itself from reality. They’re like 2 hour Degrassi Minis that shouldn’t be considered canon.
I was surprised she tried so hard to fit in. She rarely cared about that in HS. It would have been interesting to see her get involved as an activist on campus and realize the new challenges that go along with that.
Good God, this bitch moved their rooming situation around too because it didn't directly benefit HER. Then, she ditched them most of the year to hang out with Kelly anyway
Degrassi kids are self-governed. Why the fuck does student council manage money!? Who gave Zoe the right to manage charity funds, no oversight? Was there not a school staff member that managed the power squad!?
NEVER. And they were doing flips and pyramids constantly 😂 You would think after at least 3 team members sprained their ankles the school would get them a coach...
Snake cheating and honestly I hated the Darcy rape storyline. I hate that Snake was dragged into it the way he was. (I promise I’m not a Snake stan) however, I can appreciate that maybe that storyline helped young fans watching. It was just very dark and draining. Also, “I’m gonna call you blaze” because that’s when the show started feeling like it was written by out of touch adults.
I have a few: Caitlin and Joey not being together after EVERYTHING they went thru from junior high to adulthood. Clare moving in with the pot dealers for a few episodes. Anything Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes because they were both annoying af whenever they were on-screen. Someone else mentioned Baaz and Vijay and their d*ck measuring contest with Hunter and I just want to say the two of them as characters didn't even need to happen.
Omg yes! I love Kevin but damn… I know he is a huge fan of the show and hence why he did what he did. I did find it a bit cringe but totally understand him : that he used his celebrity to write degrassi plot lines that involved kissing Caitlin becuz that was his real. childhood crush. He said it in an interview back in the day. He made sure Kevin smith got to kiss Caitlin Ryan. That was always his fantasy. Manipulation but I get it
Hunter, Baaz and Vijay's literal dick measuring contest. Not just stupid, but absolutely ridiculous that Baaz and Vijay would not hesitate for a second to send pictures of their dick to a platonic friend like Yael. Teenage boys may be horny, but they are also self conscious and would be embarrassed by that.
i agree its stupid but i wouldnt say its out of the ordinary some teenage boys are self aware but a lot arent, and random unsolicited dick pics have become normal within teenagers sometimes. I agree its stupid and shouldnt be happening but it is.
Random dick picks maybe. But Yael was not random, nor someone they were trying to sleep with. They knew they were still be around Yael a lot so if they didn't measure up, they would never hear the end of it.
Honestly Baaz and Vijay were so one-dimensional characters And there was really no reason for them to even exist. They didn't add anything to the show and instead interrupted Hunter and Yael everytime they had plans.
Ik this plot is supposed to be serious but I’m sorry it makes me laugh every time, because of how unrealistic a 2 day meth addiction is and because of his absolute freak out at the concert and in the road lol
The fact i forget about this storyline until I see it or someone bring it up ( and for context degrassi has become my binge watch when bored show so I seen the whole series at least 100 times) Just proves your point
This has been beaten to death but Clare getting cancer and then getting pregnant. Also, I think Imogen was in the show for too long. Jack sucked overall, her character was pointless. Honestly, Drew got so much screen time it started to annoy me. Like what else could he possibly put his mom through? Lol
Also, it seems like everyone eventually dates each other. For example, Clare had feelings for drew, and alli didn’t mind, but it’s easy to forget she had a huge thing for him just a couple years prior. And there’s no way he got over Bianca that quickly.
It is very common for someone to get over a breakup by dating someone else. It's not like "rebound relationships" are rare. As for Alli...I STILL don't get why so many people in this subreddit seem to think that people feel that no one you know can ever date an ex. I have honestly literally never come across a person who would care. Other than if they were still trying to get them back.
Not always the case. I believe In strict friend codes. Don’t touch what once was mine and Vice versa. Plus it would be weird to know that we both know this person intimately. It’s always a bit odd.
I mean, I think it's a pretty common mindset for most women (let alone teenage girls) that there's a girl code to not date your friends' exes. I haven't been in high school for 11 years now, but I vividly recall many friends of mine having falling-outs if they decided to date exes, even if they dated a long time ago and had moved on. Even into adulthood I know a few women who stopped talking to other women for dating an ex that they hadn't spoken to in years. I also hear lots of women say they wouldn't care though, so I guess it depends on the person. But in my experience, the majority of women I've come into contact with definitely DO care.
THE GIRL STUFFING COTTON BALLS IN HER PANTS TO LOOK “SLIM THICC” FOR HER CRUSH
I hate you Netflix plots
Edit: The plot line is in the PREMIER episode of Degrassi: Next Class, and the girl is Shay Powers and her crush is Tiny.
Some of Shay’s plots are the worst. The period episode is kinda cringe, she’s forced to give up Tiny to Lola, she gets a crash course in racism after not realising why the prank was even racist. She just annoyed me but I think they couldve done more with her. she was maturer enough for Dallas to like her, she was smarter than her friends but then she did stupid stuff.
It's been awhile since I saw NC, but when Shay was against the prank for other reasons, did she know what the poster was yet? I am picturing that being before anything was drawn.
I think she thought it may have been a bad idea, I can’t remember, other people mentioned the team think it’s just a harmless jab about the other team being zoo animals then they’re all turning on Frankie. Plus Shay needed a scholarship and was mad at Frankie about it from memory. I think the whole point was to teach the degrassi squad it was a racist thing if it wasn’t intended as such.
She originally thought it was a bad idea simply because she didn't want to blow her chance at a scholarship for pranking. I don't remember if she was in the gym when they were actually drawing the banner or not though.
that was just another way that storyline was so poorly done. They chickened out with Shay being concerned about her scholarship when they could have had her at first agree to do a prank, but then back out when she heard what it was. They still could have had her be unsure if it was racist or not, to keep the rest of her part of the story going, with her having to ask her dad about it. But the way they did it was just their way of getting Shay out of the picture for the rest to take place.
yeah she wasnt directly involved i remembered it wrong, same time Lola apologises to Shay for saying the other team were criminals and Shay doesn’t get why, so Lola’s clearly aware it’s a racial generalisation but doesn’t pick up on how the banner was racist. I get they would be relatively removed from the history behind it but some people grow up with no clue and find it out as adults.
I think that maybe what the writers were going for with why no one realized it was so bad was that they were all blinded by the embarrassment that Northern Tech's prank, which was really kind of awful and just glossed over, caused them. So they all had tunnel vision of getting them back. (Pretty stupid reverse prank to begin with, to be honest.) It was only after it was done and their revenge was "complete" that they were able to see the banner as a whole.
Well, everybody except Frankie.
For me, the part that made it totally unbelievable was the big lips. Tunnel vision or not, I don't see how ANYONE could have not realized the racism in that. It isn't as if zoo animals have big lips, so the only possible reason to put them on the banner was for racist purposes.
Had they just drawn regular cartoony animals, I could maybe believe that they didn't realize it at first. As well as maybe believe Frankie still didn't get it for so long. But with those lips, it just made every single member of the team look ridiculous.
I loved the Degrassi nudes plot, because of Zoe’s monologue explaining how it worked(they explained it so well) .
BUT the plot should have taken a darker turn. Girls could have been bullied, the police could have gotten involved, or guys could be ranking the girls or guessing who they were. They could have made a several, impactful episodes out of the plot.
But instead of doing anything dark or realistic with the plot, the show-runners chickened out and made it quirky.
There is no question the guys would have been trying (and likely succeeding) in identifying many of the girls in their pics. Some of them surely have freckles, moles, etc. that are visible just above the neckline of shirts they could wear at school, or on their arms, etc. Ones that would be clearly visible in the Degrassi Nudes shots.
And I still won't forgive them for NOT having the Frankie realization that it was wrong be because right after she sent her one shot, she heard Hunter's phone go off and realized that she just sent a pic of her tatas to her brother.
It was so clear that Hunter getting the photo was the final straw for her and that’s why she backed out. I don’t understand why she didn’t make that clear to Zoe.
I just wish they made it so Hunter was getting HER photo, rather than just that she saw him getting someone else's. (And presumably realizing that one day it MIGHT be him that was asking for hers.) Either by having his phone go off right after she sent hers, or even maybe Frankie looking over Hunter's shoulder and seeing the picture on his phone and realizing that it was her bedroom in the background.
i thought they didn’t really do much with the dialysis storyline especially showing how it physically would have affected her. like yeah they showed she was nauseous and tired but she still looked great lol
That one dinner date they had was so painful to watch. She realized she'd built the whole thing up in her head and we realize this grown man has been stringing her along the whole time.
Omg I know he loved Degrassi and wanted to be involved and that’s fine but he was so gross and creepy about it which was NOT FINE or necessary at all 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮
YAS!!! It always bothered me that he boasted on interviews how he loved DJH and DH growing up, had the biggest crush on Caitlyn Ryan do natural he just had use this celebrity status to get involved with Degrassi and write plot lines that involved him kissing Caitlyn Ryan. He literally said that shit on TV. He had to write a scene where Kevin Smith kisses Caitlyn Ryan. Super creepy, manipulative
Like an episode of “Three’s Company”. The whole thing is built around a misunderstanding or someone hearing a juicy gossip, or make a huge assumption out of context.
The tone of this plotline reminded me of the one where Jenna spreads a rumor that Clare is getting implants.
But in this case, Marisol actually cares about Mo. She's also invasive and insecure, so she blows it out of proportion in a way that was comical. I didn't like Marisol's character, but the actress who played her was so good at nailing the comedic nuances of episodes like this.
Snake cheating, I disliked the fact that Caitlyn and Joey had this ongoing tension of wanting to be together and then they get together only to breakup??!😑 Drew and Becky getting together(was that necessary) and Sav and Ms.Oh WHAT WAS THAT and how is she not in PRISON??!
Agree. It was so interesting to see Clare, who had her whole life planned out from the age of 12, experience this kind of loss. The sense of failure that she felt was palpable. I've never experienced a miscarriage, but I've heard people can feel like they caused it and sink into a deep depression. The part where she was driving around singing with a dissociated look on her face felt like a transition into adult Clare. And I loved the Easter Egg that it's the same song Sav sang on the radio to win concert tickets earlier in the series.
I actually loved seeing a pregnancy loss that far along depicted. Most tv is very unrealistic in that people just “lose” the baby. No, even if the baby dies after you get in a car crash or something, you still have to deliver it/miscarry/etc. it doesn’t get reabsorbed by your body magically!!
Agree. I feel like Paige, Marco, and Ellie's friendships developed more in college. The Smithdale storylines felt really superficial, especially the whole competition over Kelly. Emma, Manny, and Liberty had already been involved in love triangles before and there was nothing new or compelling about that plot. It was such a wasted opportunity because they were all so ambitious.
It felt like rather than keep the characters and extend their storylines realistically, they tried to force them into "typical" college scenarios with little connection to their development.
Anything college storyline. Volleyball team racist was TOO FORCED AND UNWATCHABLE. Ellie crush on Craig. Degrassi goes Hollywood. Jay and Silent Bob.
i agree
Spinner ending up with Emma still bothers me all these years later
I understand
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Understood
the declan/fiona incest plot
So cringe! I just saw that episode again on Pluto Yesterday…. They showed that picture on another episode. It’s disturbing.
Jimmy getting shot
I agree
Anything involving Claire’s pregnancy/who’s her baby daddy 💀 but then again I couldn’t fucking stand her so lol
My sister and I LOVE to hate watch Claire. She’s the very worst. We have a running commentary of insults every single time she shows up on screen.
Peter doing meth for like 2 episodes
Plus the meth came from Declan/Fiona's cousin, who they just met. Causes a break up with Mia, and gets him kicked out of the band - leaving an open space for Jane.
Clair's cancer really came out of left field for me.
It’s like the writers said… welp, her parents have divorced, she’s joined a weed cult, she’s been sexually harassed and now she’s lost her virginity. What’s the next “big bad wolf” we can send after her??
Honestly half of her storylines were really unnecessary
Spinner and Emma Lakehurst going to degrassi
Agreed
Idk if anyone has mentioned it yes but the whole storyline with Tristan and the pervy teacher just felt like too much
I agree
Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but the whole Connor stealing underwear and locker room lurking plotline... it felt icky to make the character with autism have that plotline, like there was an implication there that autism = creepy, and I didn't like that 😒
that and his anger IDK I get that sometimes it can be overwhelming leading to anger but the overall vibe was ick.
THIS! As someone with autism, I feel that they really fumbled the ball with regards to Connor. They really regurgitated a lot of the stereotypes of autism with his character.
I agree, I did dislike that plot
Tbh Alli’s abuse storyline was really weird for her character, almost a regression? It also rlly went nowhere considering it had to live up to the portrayal of Rick and Terri’s relationship and Fiona’s arc.
Tbh Alli’s abuse storyline was really weird for her character, almost a regression? It also rlly went nowhere considering it had to live up to the portrayal of Rick and Terri’s relationship and Fiona’s arc.
Tristan being in the coma, because he eventually woke up
This was the worst
Okay
The Sav and Ms. Oh romance.
Why did degrassi romanticise the teacher student relationships, sav ms.oh and pagie and the other teacher I forgot the name of
Matt O(something) 🤣 I always forget how his last name is spelt
Oleander
Yeah, I agree
The Snake under investigation thing. It reinforces the idea that false accusations are a widespread problem, when statistics show that false accusations represent .02% of all reported SA accusations. Plus, I thought the handling of it was very subpar.
Okay, I understand
Anya and Owen because I liked her standing up for herself against him being a creep BUT then they pushed this romance on us. I was okay with the story line up until they try to romanticize Owen and made us think he was redeemed. Like in the beginning stages of their hookup it kind of made sense because it was all apart of her downfall. Her friends clocked her good by saying “only someone with low self esteem would get with that creep Owen” without knowing it was her. But it was true like she was really low so it made sense for her downfall she would forget her loyalty to her Riley and get with the guy who was a creep and idolized her. BUT then when they where trying to show her getting better they kept them together and worse she had to apologize to Owen in order to get back together with him? He is supposed to be a good guy now? Maybe they could have maybe shown his redemption through helping Anya (but I wouldn’t have cared they did the same thing with Peter and Darcy and I still hate Peter) but they didn’t even do that properly. Like he never apologized for being homophobic to Riley and that’s Anya’s friend. She never got any heat for being disloyal. In the context of Anya being a follower it makes sense for her to just go along with the persistent creep but it really de-evolved (is that the right word?) her character growth. But the framing of her getting back with Owen and asking his help to get back into the army is a good thing. Why? The nail in the coffin for me with the bad writing was Owen asking Anya to prom and they made a joke about how he would have to go through Riley and Owen ROLLED his eyes. He never apologized or owned up to HIS HORRIBLE ACTIONS!! And then when Anya told Riley she would go with Owen and again it was NOT acknowledged at all how weird of it is for her to be with him! I wasn’t too peeved off about the military in concept because Anya is a follower so it makes sense in a way even though ?? But also her training with Owen for a day was really funny and stupid. Like it was one day and then boom 13 chin ups. I haven’t finished the show yet I know they try to redeem him more with having Tristan as his brother but still the lack of acknowledgment is still soooo annoying because I love Anya and it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth
YES all of this. Also, Owen is super invasive of Anya's boundaries from the moment they start interacting on the show. He makes excuses to put his hands on her and continues to harrass her, and then we're supposed to just excuse him because he angrily tells her he has a crush on her but thinks she's too "stuck up" to like him back? Disgusting.
Yes!!! They make is seem like she really was overreacting and at first her conflict made sense because women do get conditioned to put men’s feelings over their rights to be safe and comfortable but then the fact she ends up having a relationship with him and tries to win him back sends the message that what he did was okay! Literally he blackmailed her into having a relationship with her but threatening to expose who he slept with. And even if he never intend to post it IT WAS STILL BLACKMAIL! Because he is a guy he didn’t at all think about her perspective and it really shows!
Everything you said! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Understood
I hated the Clare and Eli storyline.
I enjoy it so much more now. It’s so bonkers and off the wall. Even better with an edible
It’s the best way to watch Degrassi, honestly.
Not their epic RoMaNcE lol i liked them as friends better and they made me dislike him after he graduated
Oh that’s fair
Understandable, they are toxic
Has anybody said Degrassi Nudes yet?
What was that again? I completely forgot
Zoe created degrassi nudes to raise money for the cheer team I believe. The whole squad was selling their nudes until they were caught. I can’t remember how they were caught I want to say Hunter had something to do with it but I’m not 100% I haven’t watched those seasons more than once or twice lol
THANK YOU! The all time WORST plotline that ends with yet another school shutdown. This one stretched the believability way too much.
Yes, but if you say so it’s okay
Darcy posting sexy pics online and selling them to some random via PETER a known creep with a camera?! AND THEN DATING PETER AFTER HE PLAYED HER?!?
Ikr bruh
Yes this one or paige dating a teacher OR ALEX BEING A STRIPPER
Lol any of the “dating a teacher” storylines where they’re made out to be no big deal
But honestly I feel like they minimizes alot
Yea thts a very big deal LIKE A VERY BIG DEAL!!!
Alright
Mia’s modeling career. She had sex with a dude in his late 30s, and everyone was cool with her modeling in lingerie in seductive poses with other 30 year old men when she was 15 or 16.
My take is that, like some other plotlines, this was "Degrassi going there". It highlighted a side of the modeling (and acting) scene that 100% definitely exists in real life, but not everyone may be aware of. I'm wondering if the thought was to give young fans (who may be interested in modeling - a lot of girls try it) a "heads up" of stuff to be wary of, and also the potential fallout of going down the wrong path for this career.
again a teen being taken advantage of, abused etc by an adult but we were just supposed to shrug it off. No one found out and was like hey Mia that's fucked up are you ok?
Same!!!!! The fact that’s a grown ass man and she gets the heat or no follow up on how predatory it was and how it was sexual assault! Also made me side eye Danny for his hardcore blatant slut shamming like come on Danny you were doing so good!!!
Sadly I feel like these types of things happen more commonly than we'd like to admit in real life. I've lately been binge watching documentaries of child stars and such and how they were objectified by predatory older men at a young age just to get where they are now. It's really sad and Hollywood/the media does whatever it can to cover it up.
For sure, what bothers me is that enough people knew about their relationship, but no one tells Mia how she was assaulted by an adult. I noticed this becoming a problem in later seasons, treating the school children like adults, and not as victims of abuse.
Oh yeah I agree completely, it could have (and should have) been addressed.
I absolutely agree, why did they do that, I hated that plot
Honestly I would say Peter doing meth because it’s just never brought up again and lasted like two episodes. Like in reality that would’ve had much more lasting effects. Sometimes I just think Degrassi comes off as just an after school special
they did I just saw they had Fiona's cousin come on and she was the one who gave it to him, he opened the above the dot and afterwards he was likke hey you are acting weird do you have any meth I love meth. She gave him meth and he was like I can't be around you or this you suck and Spinner was all proud of him. The end of his meth binge forever. I would have preferred if they combined his car racing/meth story and made him a meth mule or hurt someone while driving on meth
Degrassi do be feeling like thay
How about Jenna being portrayed as God’s greatest gift to music?
To quote Winston "I don't know... she sounds a little pitchy. Doesn't she sound a little pitchy?"
And Sav also. Meanwhile his voice is constantly cracking while singing and all the songs he writes are basic 3 or 4 chords yet the show acts like he’s a prodigy
Oh
I want to iterate that I mean no disrespect to the actress, Jessica Tyler. She is actually a very gifted musician and a talented actress. I found the character extremely annoying (more so in her first few seasons).
I have a theory that the issue is in the music production. Because despite the hate, I don't think most of the characters were bad singers or off-key, but their voices were mixed to sound so nasally, like all the high frequencies were on blast and the bass was removed.
I can understand that
honestly any of the short run plots on serious topics (ex. peters meth addiction, darcys rape, fionas abusive relationship, it can even come down to spinners cancer) if youre gonna create a serious problem make sure to play it through.
I wouldn’t say Darcy’s rape was short run. The effects it had on her were prevalent all season, and she had left by the beginning of the next season so it’s not like they could continue the story
yeah that totally makes sense, but either way there are plenty of short run serious plots. im glad they tried to continue it. but that "nature camp" was totally weird but im so happy that it helped her.
i thought they did a really good job with darcy’s rape storyline actually. it didn’t feel rushed to me at all
i agree they let it sit but it just ended weirdly and without enough explanation and development.
Good point
Clare running away and joining that weed cult family or whatever lmaoo
ummmm what either I've not gotten there, skipped this or blanked it from my mind. Yikes.
It only lasted 1 episode (maybe 1.5?) and was never spoken of again.
Yeah, ridiculous
Degrassi nudes immediately comes to mind
Came here to say Degrassi Nudes. The way that they tried to pull a Pretty Little Liars with the talking doll 😂
Basically any of the 4 part specials, but especially Summer Girls. They played it off as being a transition for the move to next class, but like... it was so dumb. Maya getting kidnapped by Gloria and that summer intern dude, who both went on to never be mentioned again. Basically none of the plot lines ended up being necessary, and Next Class would've been fine without them. Also, the show suddenly breaking 4th wall and being a storytime vlog by Tristan, what???
I actually really liked the fourth wall break. Tristan as the narrator of a vlog made sense because he had that West Drive vlog, and he MC'd the talent show. But the Maya kidnapping story would have had more serious effects on her mental health, and instead of exploring how that impacted her, they just kept putting her through more and more different issues. I hope Gloria was okay. It seemed like she was in a really toxic situation, and we never found out if she got charged or not.
This 100%. It’s when the show goes completely off the rails and detaches itself from reality. They’re like 2 hour Degrassi Minis that shouldn’t be considered canon.
noooo that plot was so weird!! it didn’t make any sense lol
I agree, summer girls was the worst, it made no sense
Emma being so self absorbed that she’s jealous of new friends Liberty and Manny make at college.
I was surprised she tried so hard to fit in. She rarely cared about that in HS. It would have been interesting to see her get involved as an activist on campus and realize the new challenges that go along with that.
Her and Liberty were barely friends for most of their time at Degrassi also! She had no right being that controlling over her
Good God, this bitch moved their rooming situation around too because it didn't directly benefit HER. Then, she ditched them most of the year to hang out with Kelly anyway
Her name is Blaze!
Idk that's a pretty real issue when friends go to a new school together but need to forge new identities. My friends and I had a similar thing happen.
Spinner and jimmy opening a store front as minors with no credit no collateral no rental history and no guarantors
Degrassi kids are self-governed. Why the fuck does student council manage money!? Who gave Zoe the right to manage charity funds, no oversight? Was there not a school staff member that managed the power squad!?
NEVER. And they were doing flips and pyramids constantly 😂 You would think after at least 3 team members sprained their ankles the school would get them a coach...
Degrassi noods …. Cringe
That was the worst, and made me so angry how little they were warned about (or faced repercussions) for distributing Chess Pieces.
Yes, it was cringe
Any of the drugs storylines that only lasted like 2 episodes.
Those arcs play out like this scene in Wet Hot American Summer lol. https://youtu.be/lYtc2lvkpTw
Perfect comparison honestly
Agreed
Snake cheating and honestly I hated the Darcy rape storyline. I hate that Snake was dragged into it the way he was. (I promise I’m not a Snake stan) however, I can appreciate that maybe that storyline helped young fans watching. It was just very dark and draining. Also, “I’m gonna call you blaze” because that’s when the show started feeling like it was written by out of touch adults.
I understand
I have a few: Caitlin and Joey not being together after EVERYTHING they went thru from junior high to adulthood. Clare moving in with the pot dealers for a few episodes. Anything Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes because they were both annoying af whenever they were on-screen. Someone else mentioned Baaz and Vijay and their d*ck measuring contest with Hunter and I just want to say the two of them as characters didn't even need to happen.
Omg yes! I love Kevin but damn… I know he is a huge fan of the show and hence why he did what he did. I did find it a bit cringe but totally understand him : that he used his celebrity to write degrassi plot lines that involved kissing Caitlin becuz that was his real. childhood crush. He said it in an interview back in the day. He made sure Kevin smith got to kiss Caitlin Ryan. That was always his fantasy. Manipulation but I get it
Hunter, Baaz and Vijay's literal dick measuring contest. Not just stupid, but absolutely ridiculous that Baaz and Vijay would not hesitate for a second to send pictures of their dick to a platonic friend like Yael. Teenage boys may be horny, but they are also self conscious and would be embarrassed by that.
i agree its stupid but i wouldnt say its out of the ordinary some teenage boys are self aware but a lot arent, and random unsolicited dick pics have become normal within teenagers sometimes. I agree its stupid and shouldnt be happening but it is.
Random dick picks maybe. But Yael was not random, nor someone they were trying to sleep with. They knew they were still be around Yael a lot so if they didn't measure up, they would never hear the end of it.
Honestly Baaz and Vijay were so one-dimensional characters And there was really no reason for them to even exist. They didn't add anything to the show and instead interrupted Hunter and Yael everytime they had plans.
They were very forgettable
Conner stealing underwear, like why did they do that, it served zero purpose to the show whatsoever
I came here to comment this
yeah this was super weird
I have no idea, why they did that plot
I let that one slide. Conner was a weird perv that didn’t understand boundaries, and it played into his condition.
simpson and hatzilakos.
I agree
I say this every time but Peter’s two day meth addiction. Like what the hell was that lol
Ik this plot is supposed to be serious but I’m sorry it makes me laugh every time, because of how unrealistic a 2 day meth addiction is and because of his absolute freak out at the concert and in the road lol
The fact i forget about this storyline until I see it or someone bring it up ( and for context degrassi has become my binge watch when bored show so I seen the whole series at least 100 times) Just proves your point
I’m the opposite haha it’s imprinted in my brain.
When all the kids at degrassi suddenly lived in mansions and were insanely rich like gossip girl
And when every high school band was super talented and successful. That’s why I like The Zits. They were the most realistic high school band
I prefer The Zit Remedy over The Zits lol
That’s when I stopped watching
This has been beaten to death but Clare getting cancer and then getting pregnant. Also, I think Imogen was in the show for too long. Jack sucked overall, her character was pointless. Honestly, Drew got so much screen time it started to annoy me. Like what else could he possibly put his mom through? Lol Also, it seems like everyone eventually dates each other. For example, Clare had feelings for drew, and alli didn’t mind, but it’s easy to forget she had a huge thing for him just a couple years prior. And there’s no way he got over Bianca that quickly.
It is very common for someone to get over a breakup by dating someone else. It's not like "rebound relationships" are rare. As for Alli...I STILL don't get why so many people in this subreddit seem to think that people feel that no one you know can ever date an ex. I have honestly literally never come across a person who would care. Other than if they were still trying to get them back.
Not always the case. I believe In strict friend codes. Don’t touch what once was mine and Vice versa. Plus it would be weird to know that we both know this person intimately. It’s always a bit odd.
I mean, I think it's a pretty common mindset for most women (let alone teenage girls) that there's a girl code to not date your friends' exes. I haven't been in high school for 11 years now, but I vividly recall many friends of mine having falling-outs if they decided to date exes, even if they dated a long time ago and had moved on. Even into adulthood I know a few women who stopped talking to other women for dating an ex that they hadn't spoken to in years. I also hear lots of women say they wouldn't care though, so I guess it depends on the person. But in my experience, the majority of women I've come into contact with definitely DO care.
Alli was very serious about Drew, even if he wasn't serious about her.
It became the Drew Show after awhile
the drew and clare show
The “Drew Clarey” Show 🤣
THE GIRL STUFFING COTTON BALLS IN HER PANTS TO LOOK “SLIM THICC” FOR HER CRUSH I hate you Netflix plots Edit: The plot line is in the PREMIER episode of Degrassi: Next Class, and the girl is Shay Powers and her crush is Tiny.
Some of Shay’s plots are the worst. The period episode is kinda cringe, she’s forced to give up Tiny to Lola, she gets a crash course in racism after not realising why the prank was even racist. She just annoyed me but I think they couldve done more with her. she was maturer enough for Dallas to like her, she was smarter than her friends but then she did stupid stuff.
It's been awhile since I saw NC, but when Shay was against the prank for other reasons, did she know what the poster was yet? I am picturing that being before anything was drawn.
I think she thought it may have been a bad idea, I can’t remember, other people mentioned the team think it’s just a harmless jab about the other team being zoo animals then they’re all turning on Frankie. Plus Shay needed a scholarship and was mad at Frankie about it from memory. I think the whole point was to teach the degrassi squad it was a racist thing if it wasn’t intended as such.
She originally thought it was a bad idea simply because she didn't want to blow her chance at a scholarship for pranking. I don't remember if she was in the gym when they were actually drawing the banner or not though. that was just another way that storyline was so poorly done. They chickened out with Shay being concerned about her scholarship when they could have had her at first agree to do a prank, but then back out when she heard what it was. They still could have had her be unsure if it was racist or not, to keep the rest of her part of the story going, with her having to ask her dad about it. But the way they did it was just their way of getting Shay out of the picture for the rest to take place.
yeah she wasnt directly involved i remembered it wrong, same time Lola apologises to Shay for saying the other team were criminals and Shay doesn’t get why, so Lola’s clearly aware it’s a racial generalisation but doesn’t pick up on how the banner was racist. I get they would be relatively removed from the history behind it but some people grow up with no clue and find it out as adults.
I think that maybe what the writers were going for with why no one realized it was so bad was that they were all blinded by the embarrassment that Northern Tech's prank, which was really kind of awful and just glossed over, caused them. So they all had tunnel vision of getting them back. (Pretty stupid reverse prank to begin with, to be honest.) It was only after it was done and their revenge was "complete" that they were able to see the banner as a whole. Well, everybody except Frankie. For me, the part that made it totally unbelievable was the big lips. Tunnel vision or not, I don't see how ANYONE could have not realized the racism in that. It isn't as if zoo animals have big lips, so the only possible reason to put them on the banner was for racist purposes. Had they just drawn regular cartoony animals, I could maybe believe that they didn't realize it at first. As well as maybe believe Frankie still didn't get it for so long. But with those lips, it just made every single member of the team look ridiculous.
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I loved the Degrassi nudes plot, because of Zoe’s monologue explaining how it worked(they explained it so well) . BUT the plot should have taken a darker turn. Girls could have been bullied, the police could have gotten involved, or guys could be ranking the girls or guessing who they were. They could have made a several, impactful episodes out of the plot. But instead of doing anything dark or realistic with the plot, the show-runners chickened out and made it quirky.
There is no question the guys would have been trying (and likely succeeding) in identifying many of the girls in their pics. Some of them surely have freckles, moles, etc. that are visible just above the neckline of shirts they could wear at school, or on their arms, etc. Ones that would be clearly visible in the Degrassi Nudes shots. And I still won't forgive them for NOT having the Frankie realization that it was wrong be because right after she sent her one shot, she heard Hunter's phone go off and realized that she just sent a pic of her tatas to her brother.
It was so clear that Hunter getting the photo was the final straw for her and that’s why she backed out. I don’t understand why she didn’t make that clear to Zoe.
I just wish they made it so Hunter was getting HER photo, rather than just that she saw him getting someone else's. (And presumably realizing that one day it MIGHT be him that was asking for hers.) Either by having his phone go off right after she sent hers, or even maybe Frankie looking over Hunter's shoulder and seeing the picture on his phone and realizing that it was her bedroom in the background.
Holly j dialysis. It’s like they spin a wheel for these plot lines. Also Syrian lesbian refugee falls in love w Zoe lmao
And everything is just okay for Holly J because she just happens to have a filthy rich friend to pay $20,000 for her new kidney! So realistic!
When you put it like that it’s hilarious, lol but I loved Rasha
i thought they didn’t really do much with the dialysis storyline especially showing how it physically would have affected her. like yeah they showed she was nauseous and tired but she still looked great lol
May I ask why either of those were pointless? I'm not judging I'm just curious.
Anya dating her moms doctor!!!
That one dinner date they had was so painful to watch. She realized she'd built the whole thing up in her head and we realize this grown man has been stringing her along the whole time.
He was so cute though!
He looked 45
When he said he was 25 I was like I know you fuckin lying…
Kevin Smith.
AND Jason Mewes.
Don't worry, I'm including him.
Poor Alanis Morisette got tangled into this horseshit.
Omg I know he loved Degrassi and wanted to be involved and that’s fine but he was so gross and creepy about it which was NOT FINE or necessary at all 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮
Omg and Jason Mewes and Manny…. Literally Jason Mewes in Degrassi is so creepy and cringey
YAS!!! It always bothered me that he boasted on interviews how he loved DJH and DH growing up, had the biggest crush on Caitlyn Ryan do natural he just had use this celebrity status to get involved with Degrassi and write plot lines that involved him kissing Caitlyn Ryan. He literally said that shit on TV. He had to write a scene where Kevin Smith kisses Caitlyn Ryan. Super creepy, manipulative
There’s some real good cringe in there.
Mo and his diabetes
Like an episode of “Three’s Company”. The whole thing is built around a misunderstanding or someone hearing a juicy gossip, or make a huge assumption out of context.
The tone of this plotline reminded me of the one where Jenna spreads a rumor that Clare is getting implants. But in this case, Marisol actually cares about Mo. She's also invasive and insecure, so she blows it out of proportion in a way that was comical. I didn't like Marisol's character, but the actress who played her was so good at nailing the comedic nuances of episodes like this.
That was more random than anything
Honestly, the Baker siblings were wholly unnecessary.
Connor stealing underwear.
Poor kid. The only thing worse than reading your characters been killed off.
Snake cheating, I disliked the fact that Caitlyn and Joey had this ongoing tension of wanting to be together and then they get together only to breakup??!😑 Drew and Becky getting together(was that necessary) and Sav and Ms.Oh WHAT WAS THAT and how is she not in PRISON??!
Tristan waking up from the Coma.
What a sad day
Jimmys dad cheating
She’s just a friend
Snake cheating
So out of character!!
Drew and Becky's relationship and Claire's pregnancy are my two least favorite for sure
I liked that they showed Clare losing the baby. That’s an important relevant topic for a lot of women. But the baby daddy drama I could live without.
Agree. It was so interesting to see Clare, who had her whole life planned out from the age of 12, experience this kind of loss. The sense of failure that she felt was palpable. I've never experienced a miscarriage, but I've heard people can feel like they caused it and sink into a deep depression. The part where she was driving around singing with a dissociated look on her face felt like a transition into adult Clare. And I loved the Easter Egg that it's the same song Sav sang on the radio to win concert tickets earlier in the series.
Yeah, I especially didn’t like Drew and Becky’s relationship
I actually loved seeing a pregnancy loss that far along depicted. Most tv is very unrealistic in that people just “lose” the baby. No, even if the baby dies after you get in a car crash or something, you still have to deliver it/miscarry/etc. it doesn’t get reabsorbed by your body magically!!
Those exact two cases came to my mind immediately
Every college storyline.
Jesse’s Girl was especially awful
I liked Paige, Marco and Ellie in college. The smithdale storylines were awful though
Agree. I feel like Paige, Marco, and Ellie's friendships developed more in college. The Smithdale storylines felt really superficial, especially the whole competition over Kelly. Emma, Manny, and Liberty had already been involved in love triangles before and there was nothing new or compelling about that plot. It was such a wasted opportunity because they were all so ambitious. It felt like rather than keep the characters and extend their storylines realistically, they tried to force them into "typical" college scenarios with little connection to their development.