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Is anyone even active in the DTC these days? 

It’s been a while for me so I thought I’d share my general thoughts from this current season.

Episode 1: Esme is a jerk. Wasn't a fan before, still not a fan now. She did have a point about the art project though. I wasn't following why her painting was more inappropriate than Zig's. But she trashed Saad and deliberately turned Zig's anger toward him for absolutely no reason. What a snake. Love the friendship btween Lola and Yael. Overall the episode was a gentle ease-in to the season, I guess.

Episode 2: Saad is really growing on me. The subtleties of the actor's delivery really draw me in and make me root for him. As far as Esme, Frankie, Shay...man it never ceases to amaze how many dumbass decisions these Degrassi kids make. Haha at least Shay came to her senses early. And how about our girl Lola - at this point she's the smartest chick in her group. Who saw that one coming?! I'm so glad she dropped the dumb girl act. She's badass now.

Episode 3: Lmao Miles got into Queens University for business and he's gone to like 4 classes throughout his high school career. Guess he'll be valedictorian a la Fiona Coyne? On a side note, Eric Osborne continues to be amazing - if you'd told me in season 13 that he would become one of the best actors on the show, I would've raised my eyebrows at you. But omg he is brilliant. My heart broke when he stepped back in English class on the abuse question. Also I already love that English teacher (Mr. Mitchell?). Goldi is so freaking hilarious. Her and Winston's friendship is adorable.

Episode 4: I love Goldi's prom theme! Am I the only one who wants to try those cool dessert dishes she and Winston were trying? The rest of the plot is so heavy because it's so relatable these days..

Episode 5: This episode is so insightful regarding the whole islamophobia issue, but I can't shake the feeling that there are a lot of missed nuances. I guess this is a valiant effort though. Saad's online communication with that possibly radical dude is a really good touch. Feels scary.

Episode 6: Craig Manning appearance?!  OMFGGGGG I died the entire scene. Olivia has the voice of a fucking angel and I can't deal. I love how you could see Jake Epstein viscerally reacting to her performance. Also, all the songs they write for Maya are gorgeous. Literally the opposite of the nails-on-a-chalkboard memory of the Jenna Middleton repertoire. Jess Tyler is great but I could never stand any of the Jenna songs. Yael's new look is way better than that Velma Dinkley-looking style she was rocking before tbh. She looks adorable now. But honestly she can"t expect Hunter to just immediately hop on board. It is what it is, and he's allowed to have a confused reaction, I think.

Episode 7: Esme truly is an asshole. She reminds me of an ex-friend of mine. Just because you're damaged doesn't give you the right to be manipulative and toxic ALL. The. Fucking. Time. I love Shay and Tiny but I actually thought they would keep Shay a virgin through grad. I have no problem with most of the characters having sex but she just seemed like one who would wait until college. Oh well.

Episode 8: Lol Hunter, you're prejudging someone for being dangerous when you almost shot up the damn school? (OT: but damn Spencer, you’re hot AF) Can Baaz go one episode without pissing me off when he opens his mouth? He's such a gnat. Tiny's promposal was so fun! I love that Lola and Frankie were part of it, but wasn't Jonah dancing alongside Frankie kind of odd??? They're not exactly on good terms. Triles is breaking my heart. I can see Tris is trying to do what he thinks is best for Miles. But fuckkkkk STOPPP. Their chemistry is still off the charts.

Episode 9: I know we're supposed to feel bad for Esme but I really don't. I have never felt one smidgen of understanding. The writers have vaguely told us she has a messed up past but all they've mostly shown us is how manipulative and selfish she is. Idgaf how messed up your past is, you don't get a free pass for being toxic. I feel like she triggers me in a way because of toxic friends from my past. Nice closure with Miles and his dad. And the sweet moment with him and Tris in Tristan’s room made me tear up. I have mixed feelings about Yael narc-ing on Saad. They didn't really show the extent of the texts with the radical dude so I'm not clear on how far they went to incriminating him. Lmao someone bring Esme some fake tears. Her eyes are always dry like the desert even when she's supposedly bawling.

Episode 10:

Lmao is Grace high? The way she laughs about how Zoe Rivas turned out to be Maya's cyberbully...ummmmm...? Haha not actually hilarious? But wow - reminds me how Zoe was such a bitch before. Grace and Maya are so cute together though. Also, Zoe's mom sending her birth certificate and passport and not showing up is so cold. But I always knew she was trash. She never came off as a sincere caring parent, more like a bitchy stage mom. I am sort of glad they ended Zoe’s story this way. Some of us don’t get a happily ever after with our shitty parents, so it’s good that they showed this as a scenario.

It was weird that  Yael was in charge of herding the graduates. Degrassi does some of the most nonsensical shit. And once again they hold grad the morning after prom. Does any school ever do this? It's been a while since I graduated but it all seems strange to me.

Also, do schools announce what university each graduate is attending? Isn't that shaming to people who aren't going to uni? And what the fuck is an honorary high school diploma? Did Tris graduate or are they just putting him through?

That montage at the end was perfect and made me bawl. I cannot believe the niners from season 11 are done! 😭

I haven’t been on here forever - but I just checked out the instagrams of a few actors from Degrassi (like late seasons, not necessarily new class). Pretty clear that Ricardo and Annie are dating. Have any of my old tumblr Degrassi pals seen this?!?!?