maya's depression definitely started after Cam's su*****. She never seemed to process it well, then the things with zig and his bad habits, the stuff with her sister, the bus crash, the stuff with miles...like she never caught a break
This show SLEPT on Mike Dallas! He was FANTASTIC given serious plot lines! They could’ve gave him SO MUCH MORE! Imagine a storyline fighting for his son if the mom was to move away etc His seen yelling at Ally is SO WELL DONE
@@nysclips yes and his baby mama actress is a great one too they could’ve slayed that topic as they did abortion adoption etc never had the baby but could lose access. They kinda did that with kc but he wasn’t an active father like dallas
miles & his father definetely had the best daddy issues depiction. i’m a hardcore miles stan like u for sure. i also looove holly j & sav i feel like that was an underrated arc. sav & anya’s fake pregnancy too 😭
We didnt get to see J.T.'s upbringing because they made it up. He used to have parents and then all of a sudden, his grandma is the one who raised him. 😅
Slayed with your choices. Time still stand has go to be the best episodes I’ve ever watched from any tv show it’s just amazing and nearly 20 years later it still holds up.
The whole 8 episode arc when Rick comes back gets bullied the shooting and the after math with Sean leaving is perfection. It pains me to say how even more relevant that storyline is today
@@nysclips I loved all of them the storylines from the series but my favorite storyline was the Adam and Becky storyline. especially Jt’s and Maya’s storylines! What about you?
maya's obsession with disasters after her own trauma was big mood i was glad they did that but wish theyd said out loud she had ptsd from various things, not "just" depression
I never really thought about this before but it’s crazy that Maya got to the point that she did after saying that it was selfish of Cam to take his own life when she later attempted the same thing.
In regards to Cam as a character. I felt like he was severely underutilized. We never really go to know much about him as a character and knowing that his character was written in the shoe just for the show to have a s*icide storyline makes it make sense why i felt that way
I loved the entire storyline with Bianca and Drew’s relationship, leading into her ties with Vince, drew getting jumped, meeting Katie, and coming back to b full circle
I had a hard time trying to think of a storyline that was my favorite, but one that will always stand out to me was when Becky stood up against her family after her brother had assaulted Zoe. Her family tried to manipulate her into testifying against Zoe, but Becky stood 10 toes down against her family, even stating that her brother explicitly told her outside of the courtroom that he had assaulted Zoe( currently still re-watching so I’m not sure if that’s exactly how it went down but all I know is that her brother had told Becky about it and then she said it in court)
Cam's suicide and how Maya was affected after that until the show ended was the only storyline that made me cry and one that I related to. I am similar to Maya in ways that are unimaginably harmful to my well-being. I've thought about dying before, I've never tried but I'd damage my body. I also still to this day develop an obsession with death; reading and watching how people die in many different ways, how it would feel to die, and I also would watch news stories like this and read autopsy reports on celebrities who have died in tragic ways. You don't think about it much when you're a child, you know it's scary, but there's a mental barrier separating your understanding of death. Even now, how vague and depressing Olivia Scriven's Instagram is, I feel that although she didn't like her character on the show, I can still see that it's followed her since.
I remember in a later season after the gang from Lakehurst started going to Degrassi they were going to have a dance on the anniversary Rick died & he came back & haunted everyone & also possessed Jane, Spinner's girlfriend at the time. Spinner talked him down & it was then Rick realized he was dead. Holly J later felt it wasn't right to have the dance because it was the anniversary of Rick's death
I agree with your choices but also I would add Paige’s rape with her trial. And Emma does annoy me but with Jordan that was intense. Jane with her father and Adam coming out.
I agree about paige I think he trial is even better written then the actual assault. Jane storyline was pretty boring tho it came out of nowhere and the revelation when Lucas finds out he barely reacts and the mom doesn’t react that type of storyline should have had an explosive reveal and more build one of the few misses degrassi has done with serious topics
maya's depression definitely started after Cam's su*****. She never seemed to process it well, then the things with zig and his bad habits, the stuff with her sister, the bus crash, the stuff with miles...like she never caught a break
You’re right, cause she even would mention throughout the seasons how zig and others are helping her get over cam
so true. so much of Maya's character traits following s13 can trail back to cams death
This show SLEPT on Mike Dallas! He was FANTASTIC given serious plot lines! They could’ve gave him SO MUCH MORE! Imagine a storyline fighting for his son if the mom was to move away etc His seen yelling at Ally is SO WELL DONE
you should've been at the writer's table! that storyline would've been great
@@nysclips yes and his baby mama actress is a great one too they could’ve slayed that topic as they did abortion adoption etc never had the baby but could lose access. They kinda did that with kc but he wasn’t an active father like dallas
He came on the show too late when it was coming to a close. But he definitely made season 12 lit the short storyline with Claire was hilarious
Maya's storyline was the most realistic. It mirrors my life in a lot of ways. It was a culmination of events that snowballed into depression.
I completely agree! I connected w her so much!!
I love Drake’s line delivery here: 4:32 he was an underrated actor
Lot the black folks they didn’t use to their full ability
Mr Holinngsworth actor DID NOT come to f**k around! Okay! That man acted his ahh off!
Which was so funny watching the first time because I knew him as the goofy dad from life with Derek
miles & his father definetely had the best daddy issues depiction. i’m a hardcore miles stan like u for sure. i also looove holly j & sav i feel like that was an underrated arc. sav & anya’s fake pregnancy too 😭
Maya’s storyline is so real and relatable on every level.
We didnt get to see J.T.'s upbringing because they made it up. He used to have parents and then all of a sudden, his grandma is the one who raised him. 😅
Slayed with your choices.
Time still stand has go to be the best episodes I’ve ever watched from any tv show it’s just amazing and nearly 20 years later it still holds up.
The whole 8 episode arc when Rick comes back gets bullied the shooting and the after math with Sean leaving is perfection. It pains me to say how even more relevant that storyline is today
I wish HBO will think about getting Degrassi back like they we’re going to love Degrassi
Nah HBO would butcher it. And ruin the realistic feel degrassi doesn’t need a big budget
I love your picks!
going to have to also include the best Degrassi love triangle of all time between Ashley, Craig and Manny in season 3
Definitely! Super entertaining and messy I love it😂
@@nysclips I loved all of them the storylines from the series but my favorite storyline was the Adam and Becky storyline. especially Jt’s and Maya’s storylines! What about you?
maya's obsession with disasters after her own trauma was big mood i was glad they did that but wish theyd said out loud she had ptsd from various things, not "just" depression
Rick Murray really changed the show the storyline rose the stakes it really went there
I never really thought about this before but it’s crazy that Maya got to the point that she did after saying that it was selfish of Cam to take his own life when she later attempted the same thing.
In regards to Cam as a character. I felt like he was severely underutilized. We never really go to know much about him as a character and knowing that his character was written in the shoe just for the show to have a s*icide storyline makes it make sense why i felt that way
I'm glad you mentioned JT selling drugs storyline because it's very overlooked. The actor that played JT really did a great job with that.
I loved the entire storyline with Bianca and Drew’s relationship, leading into her ties with Vince, drew getting jumped, meeting Katie, and coming back to b full circle
one of my favorites too!
I 100% agree w you about Maya’s depression/self harm storyline!!! I connected w Maya so much at the time when I was a teenager watching her! 🙌🏾🙏🏾
Honestly the whole video is my favorite storylines too I usually like the more dramatic episodes best
ik that rick is objectively a bad guy but man is he cute as hell. his luscious locks??? his goofy little grin??? he's so cute sorry
Agreed!
Miles story with his dad is so similar to mine in real life. that storyline has a special place in my heart
I’m so sorry you had to go through that. How are things now?
I had a hard time trying to think of a storyline that was my favorite, but one that will always stand out to me was when Becky stood up against her family after her brother had assaulted Zoe. Her family tried to manipulate her into testifying against Zoe, but Becky stood 10 toes down against her family, even stating that her brother explicitly told her outside of the courtroom that he had assaulted Zoe( currently still re-watching so I’m not sure if that’s exactly how it went down but all I know is that her brother had told Becky about it and then she said it in court)
Cam's suicide and how Maya was affected after that until the show ended was the only storyline that made me cry and one that I related to. I am similar to Maya in ways that are unimaginably harmful to my well-being. I've thought about dying before, I've never tried but I'd damage my body. I also still to this day develop an obsession with death; reading and watching how people die in many different ways, how it would feel to die, and I also would watch news stories like this and read autopsy reports on celebrities who have died in tragic ways. You don't think about it much when you're a child, you know it's scary, but there's a mental barrier separating your understanding of death. Even now, how vague and depressing Olivia Scriven's Instagram is, I feel that although she didn't like her character on the show, I can still see that it's followed her since.
She changed completely great writing. When she hooks up with the guy at the party is so relatable
I also would add Jenna and kcs pregnancy and Eli’s bipolar storylines through season 10 and 11 and the gang storyline with drew and Bianca
I remember in a later season after the gang from Lakehurst started going to Degrassi they were going to have a dance on the anniversary Rick died & he came back & haunted everyone & also possessed Jane, Spinner's girlfriend at the time. Spinner talked him down & it was then Rick realized he was dead. Holly J later felt it wasn't right to have the dance because it was the anniversary of Rick's death
I agree with your choices but also I would add Paige’s rape with her trial. And Emma does annoy me but with Jordan that was intense. Jane with her father and Adam coming out.
I agree about paige I think he trial is even better written then the actual assault. Jane storyline was pretty boring tho it came out of nowhere and the revelation when Lucas finds out he barely reacts and the mom doesn’t react that type of storyline should have had an explosive reveal and more build one of the few misses degrassi has done with serious topics