From Chasing Amy:
Holden: So, uh, what do you wanna do tonight?
Banky Edwards: I dunno. Get a pizza, watch "Degrassi Jr. High".
Holden: You got a weird thing for Canadian melodrama.
Banky Edwards: I got a weird thing for girls who say, "Aboot."
Aight, yo. Like Kevin Smith, I was also a Degrassi worshipper back in the late 80's and I've carried that love over to The-N's Degrassi: The Next Generation. This year marks the beginning of the sixth season of the Canadian hit series and it's realistic, intelligent, handling of teen problems and issues has reaped much critical praise. The writers are among the most punishing I've ever seen on any TV show, so there's never a drama free moment and man do these kids have problems! Think of it as the anti-Saved By The Bell. Either that or my teen drama fix until the OC comes back in November.
I haven't missed an episode of any of the Degrassi incarnations, so I've decided to give it the full TC and M treatment. Now, I know many of my regular readers aren't familiar with the series so I'll do my best to give background information. Just keep in mind they're high school kids and Canadian! They roll a little different in T.O. (Toronto)
We start out with Peter(Principal's son,blackmailed a girl into sleeping with him with a topless video) and Emma (Connection to the original show, her mother was 14 when she had her, has a brain damaged biological father, witnessed a killing at school, had gonhorhea, and anorexia among other things.) It's Peter's birthday the first day of school is tomorrow. Naturally, his pops gives him a sweet blue convertible and they're off to drive to contemporary sounding music!
So Peter in the first 30 seconds seems like the guy who has everything. Hot girl, hot car, starting Grade 12...this is Degrassi though, how long do you think that lasts? Guess who's back in town? It's Sean (abandoned by his parents, Dated Emma, but stole her Step's laptop, resident thug, earned welfare to finish school, stopped a school shooting, dated a cutter, moved back to Wasauga where he once had to leave because he beat a kid so bad he deafened him)
Sean's back to stay, Emma is glad to see Sean. Peter is possessive! Hit the credits! Blech!! They totally 90201'd the opening credits !!!
They even took away the chance to sing "Whatever it takes!" since they instumentalized the theme!~All they are missing is the cheezy sax and the turns towards the camera and Nat...Not a good sign Degrassi.We get a quick update with the regular characters before we get into the standard Degrassi A plot, B plot structure, JT, Toby and Libery are together, as are Jimmy, Spinner, Ashley, and Darcy. You'll meet them all in later weeks.
Emma assures Peter that Sean is ancient history and proves it by making Peter an ugly ass beanie. Manny doesn't buy it though.
Ah, our B-Plot with the college kids! We see Marco, Paige, Ellie, and Dylan preparing for Paige's move to Banting and Ellie and Marco talking about University classes. Marco and Dylan will be moving in together and Marco is nervous aboutliving with his first gay relationship roomie. Paige decides that they should throw her a going away party.Manny and Sean discuss Emma. Overprotective Manny decides that Sean needs to stay away from Emma to keep the drama llama away. Sean's like, "huh?" Sean sees Peter screwing up his new ride and Sean offers his expertise and tells him to meet him at the illegal street races so he can hook him up with some real mods.
Sean lets Emma know that he's trying to get his life together and is going to open a mod shop in TO after graduation. He has the blueprints and everything...okay.
Zoom forward to Paige's party. It looks like Ashley has taken Craig's spot as lead singer of Downtown Sasquatch. 
Darcy tries to confron Paige about having sex with Spinner last spring. She's like "pffft I was in that Antonio Banderas Ballroom movie Baitch!" 
Anyway, Marco's very stereotypical Italiano father shows up to move some furniture in. He's my favorite! Dylan tries to be the polite gay lover and help Super Mario Dad, but of course, Mario falls and throwsa his back-ah!
Looks like the party's over suckas!Peter shows up at the races and challenges Jay, Seans thuggo pal. Peter surprisingly owns Jay,(even though he drives an automatic. wtf?) but the cops are on the way. Of course they all have to scatter and Sean and Emma end up in the same car...alone.
Marco and Paige end the B-Plot with the standard, it's going to be so much harder this year in University and moving in with my gay lover. Paige explains that everyone is scared, suck it up Alice! Awww. If this is Paige's swan song, I'll miss her.
Back to Sean and Emma in the car, Sean tells Emma that he's screwing things up for her and he's gonna stay away. Emma tells Sean that she doesn't want him too and they make out.
Emma even ignores a call from Peter to keep going. Sean drops her off, but Emma makes it clear to Sean that she has a boyfriend. Psst, hey Sean, remember self destructive relationships work both ways! Run while you can!I'll have part 2 up tomorrow, Suckas!
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2 comments:
Awwww, I missed it.
Thanks for the re-cap....I can't believe Sean's back.
Yay for the drama llama :)
nooo don't yay for the drama llama, it will make'm come back.
Now this isn't a screwed up as say nip/tuck, but it sounds all kinds of screwed up.
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