So there were a few I forgot to mention. Thank you lovely people. Where would I be without you guys to remind me? 1. Ashley was cheating on Craig with that guy from London. It completely undervalues what Craig put her through emotionally because she did the same thing to him and the show doesnt condemn Ashley for that like Craig was. 2. Fiona's boyfriend Bobby, he cheated on her with Tinsley. 3. Winston cheated on Frankie with Lola, which again, like Ashley, now makes me not feel as bad for him. Even though it was just a kiss. Winston was able to just cheat on Frankie, easily kissing Lola, and that shouldn't be ignored either. I also have seen some saying about Drew and Katie and I didnt even think about it from the lens of Katie having sex with Drew while he was drunk. It is very questionable, seeing how drunk he was. My bias for Drew being a cheater definitely clouded my judgment there, but just like holly J it is a gray area because of Drew being drunk shouldnt be ignored here. Thanks to those of you for calling that out
@@ninjanibba4259See how nobody said or implied that? The person who cheated in this situation was a man so people are giving their experiences with men who cheat (and react in similar ways) or experiences with toxic men. Complain about women cheating in a comment thread about a woman cheater if it bothers you that badly
Seriously- plus it makes more sense for all the temperamental teens to cheat. They’re young, full of hormones, aren’t thinking of the consequences, don’t know any better. Snake is an adult who is supposed to have a decent moral compass so it’s hugely disappointing.
Honestly, it was lowkey character assassination. Snake may have had feelings but he’s SO MUCH SMARTER THAN THAT! Hooking up with YOUR DAUGHTERS PRINCIPAL?! Not even close to thinking. Snake has had his moments, but this one was obviously so stupid.
Yeah in a way it was fitting for Caitlin. She didn’t know Ellie was with him- I don’t think she would ever do that to her. But I do think it’s in character for her to randomly hook up with a younger guy. This is the same Caitlin who was writing Joey a love confession when she knew he was with another woman. It wasn’t out of character for her to be a little impulsive. But that being said, it was weird to make that her final appearance
@@lindseycassella3015 Ellie and Craig never actually dated...She developed a crush on him that spanned years, seasons(a movie)... When we, and Ellie see Craig again after, at least 1-2 years, Craig is simply dating this model.
the thing about craig/ashley/manny love triangle is that it was foreshadowed in the season before after manny and craig had that failed first date at the mall. you can see craig’s bipolar symptoms as early as season 2. Degrassi used to have good writing and took time to set up plot lines
She didn't think it was possible for it to be Eli's because she was doing chemo when they were last together, so she assumed it was Drew's. I think that's likely why she lost the baby. Although I just did a quick Google search it's quite possible to be fertile while going under chemotherapy it's not usually recommended due to high risks. The promos were wild
I was just thinking about that, actually. Thanks for reminding me. It completely undervalued how hurt she was by Craig cheating on her. I wish I remembered to include that
I agree that it was cheating but maybe it was technically not since she said she needed a break when she left after Craig said he was going with her. So it’s possible that it wasn’t actually cheating. Lol I’m not defending Ashley btw. But Craig deserved it.
12:20 Technically Emma did hurt Liberty in Season 4 by trying to prevent Chris to be with Liberty cause it somehow hurts Emma so it was karma and Emma knew that Damien was the bad guy and wanted to keep Liberty within arms reach so she forgave her
I remember that. She wasn't really hurt by Liberty. She was embarrassed because per Emma, "what are people gonna think of me if Chris goes out with Liberty next?" She thought Liberty was a downgrade I guess, and people would make fun of her or something. Meanest thing she ever said! Ha. I always thought of Emma and Liberty being in the same friend group, but they weren't particularly close.
I was really put off when Jane cheated on Spinner. The one with Snake and Ms. H was out of nowhere and totally out of character for him even tho there was subtle build up to it. I also never understood the writers need to put Drew in the middle of so many relationships and still remain disease-free or mostly without much consequences, they always seemed to make him fail upward. You see consequences was something they would've done when the writing was better.
I wouldn't count Drew sleeping with Katie cheating. Like Holly J and Declan, it was not adressed but consent was very foggy on Drew's part, considering he literaly passed out afterwards
Not an excuse but when it came to how Spinner treated Paige i thought of it being the result of Terri going in a coma and having to leave. The whole season was building up to Spinner isolating himself from his friends and being a part of the shooting. Both him and Paige found her and right before that Paige was the one to encourage Terri to leave before hand. Its not properly mentioned but the set up for Spinner to be going through stuff mentally before the shooting was definitely there.
I felt SO BETRAYED when BLT cheated on Michelle. I loved them together. How could he, after all they went through! 😭 It just seemed so out of character for him.
The clair drew plotline was so dumb and i love that so many other Degrassi fans agree with that. i got bored with eli and clairs relationship when he went to college. They were ridiculously codependent
Omg yes this. She crushed on him for like one episode. I hate how they retcon this with that I loved you since I was 16 BS. I guess they are just trying to romanticize the past.
I agree that cheating plotlines take away from the show's mandate of meeting teens where they are with everyday situations. However, it's a soap, and even by season 4 they were pushing towards having characters make decisions that cause the most drama. But yeah, they could have skipped a season or two for cheating
I agree with most things in this video EXCEPT for the drew and Katie thing . Tbh the fact he was so drunk to the point he passed out and didn’t remember anything shows how he wasn’t thinking at all and he never really consented either .
The reason why he didn’t remember anything was because of the concussion from the fall more so than the drinking. Katie explicitly says “you’re drunk we don’t have to talk right now” and Drew pushed back saying he wasn’t and that that cup was his first drink.
@@Ihearthenlianis she told him they could talk later, Drew (in the doorway) puts his cup down and says no, they can talk now and that he wasn’t drunk. How is that on Katie? She gave him the out on talking and was ready to leave before he said no, they can talk now. The drinking, again, wasn’t what made him forget the night, it was the concussion from falling down the stairs. She’s not weird for anything lmao
@ Katie was that normal person though lol she was ready to leave and even said “you’re drunk, we don’t have to do this (talk)” and Drew said no, closed the door and sat down and started to talk with her (when she’s clearly still distraught from the breakup). My bigger issue is people making it seem like she took advantage of a Drew when it was Drew trying to get away with cheating on Katie with Bianca without Katie finding out lol. He only started to even drink that night because he knew Katie was at the party and he was about to be busted lol.
Well he kinda didn't cheat by having sex with Katie. She knew he was drunk and to me it seems like she took advantage of that. He even said he didn't even remember. But that's my opinion.
BLT cheating on Michelle was completely out of character from what we've seen. He didn't even seem to feel bad. It was the most forced plot line and it really makes me angry thinking about it. They actually had a really supportive and loving relationship and while I get it may not have worked out because they were so young they just made him unlikeable for no reason.
I think the only cheating storyline I could take was Manny/Craig/Ashley, as it was about children who can't deal with hurting people but they do it anyway in a different way. I think it shows that Craig was abused and he may not handle love right. Ashley got confused and angry about love because her dad is gay. Most people (even now) back then raised their kids to be afraid of having to come out and then the dad did. It's not his fault, but he didn't fit her promise of who her dad in this set up should be. Plus most people I see with divorced parents, or at least when they were kids, lash out at others, are hurt, get angry, etc. Manny's dad was clearly not the person to tell she got pregnant to and seeing Craig as opposite to that probably affected her. I think had the storylines stopped here with them, I could picture them all as adults who stay in touch, are friends, feel shame about what happened even though they were kids, and need each other to heal.
Another cheating story line involving Caitlin in season 7 of TNG; Ellie's boyfriend Jesse sleeps with Caitlin. In the Hollywood movie Ellie even recalls back to it with Craig when they are catching up....
id like to argue, 2:45 into this, that cheating stories dont need a justification. Because irl they don't usually have justification either. It's just a relatable storyline. and id like to follow it up with, young couples often dont last long and DO cheat on each other. it's more realistic to have these couples break up (re katie and jake, jane and spinner) than to have them end up together. Degrassi is set apart from other teen dramas because it's more realistic than idealistic. Having the high school couples be end game is idealistic, degrassi wasnt made for that.
re: eli and claire... claire just went through so much trauma. she was bound to a hospital bed while everyone she knew kept moving, including eli, who kept moving in another COUNTRY. she's a teenage girl, of course she was focused on a boy (drew, ewww) who spent a lot of his time with her and making sure she's okay. her cheating on eli is NOT AT ALL unfathomable. and eli is JUST A BOY. he moved away, met people who have more in common with his interests than claire. of course the 18 year old with raging hormones cheated with the film school girl. all of these situations are SO believeable it blows my mind someone could argue they're unrealistic.
Um no he didn't care about Jenna and he thought he was getting a better deal by going with Jenna and when he saw he wasn't he dipped and then felt bad so he got back with Jenna just to so call take care of a kid he didn't really want to care for so he cheated to get out of it along with getting out from Jenna and then Jenna puts the baby up for adoption and then after that he wants to be involved with the baby no Casey it's you wanted little to no responsibility what's so ever period you can't pick and choose when you want to be or see your kid you wanna be a parent without actually being a parent
I like that they made KC a deadbeat. It's true to his family form. He didn't have good role models (his mom in recovery was way down the line) even if he was a gifted student.
@cristinab2263 how can you say that a child doesn't always have to be a stereotype and so call take after their environment they made him just another deadbeat on the show along with the other deadbeat dad's on the show
@@siddaye I just like that they don't give everyone the same character arcs. Some people don't get better or learn from their mistakes, and I like that Degrassi can show some of that too.
@cristinab2263 but it's like all the teen dad's on the show had the same out come that was horrible like they couldn't change the narrative and have a positive outcome for at least one of them come on now
okay, 13:00... they werent just "trying to give adam something do before killing off the character" this storyline was specifially set up the way it was. It drilled in why texting while driving is wrong to the teen audience, it also showed the different levels of grief. as far as the cheating storyline goes, it showed a nuanced teenage experience and how hard it is to handle knowing something and not knowing if the right thing to do is be honest or lie to keep someone from getting hurt. they chose to lie to keep becky from getting hurt. and i think it was the right choice. they had gone through similar with JT's death and liberty and mia. It was handled differently this time. There is so much more that goes into these stories than the face value. chalking them up to useless cheating storylines neglects the growth the characters get and also forgets the real life implications they're trying to show. degrassi is more realistic than any teen drama, we can feel these characters are wrong for doing what they did but lets not pretend these storylines were made for NO reason. the only no reason storylines degrassi made were when netflix took over.
Every time I rewatch school’s out I get mad like why Joey why all because of your stupid ego and wheels bragging about how he not a virgin wheels was wasting his life anyway and Joey could’ve easily talked to Caitlin about how he felt and I feel so bad when that scene comes up and she cried because she thought her and Joey had a special moment
Drew was a cheater but when he slept with katie he was blackout drunk. She didnt know he was and he didn't remember. He was pretty distraught if i remember the show right
This is so very irrelevant but Manny also technically cheats on that guy Sully I think when she slept with Craig as they were still together. We don’t actually find out how they officially split
@@idccc4449 I always felt like it didn't count since Sully looked like he DGAF about her, even after her makeover. He was interested for two seconds and moved on
I will always defend the Zig and May relationship😂 I enjoyed the messiness, toxic, angst and slowburn. But the Zoe and zig cheating plot was FORCED. They just needed a reason to break Zaya up
Wait, Drew was drunk at the time he slept with Katie. Doesn't that make it rape? Not that I want to hate her, and I know that's not what they were going for, but I feel like I'm missing something...
Spinner was mean to Paige at the end for kind of obvious reasons. I thought the show handled it well. Throughout their relationship Paige had the power and was the demanding one. But after Paige crashed his car into her the guy who hurt her she financially owes spinner. She knew she messed up and wanted to make it up to him but Spinner on the other hand saw it as the first time for him to have the power in their relationship. So he ran with it. He enjoyed not being her errand boy as she became more passive but then he pushed it too far
how old were Caitlin and Jesse at the time of the hookup? I haven't fully seen degrassi and only watch these video essays in passing so I'm way out of the loop
At this point in my life, after 30+ years of watching various Degrassi characters cheat, I'm done with them. Cheater storylines are like eating butter all by itself---not very appetizing, might give you a tummy ache, and why the hell would you do such a thing to yourself?
Jay ended up with manny and they ended up being a perfect match he redeemed himself fr that boy was EVIL 😂😭 he was cheating and giving out STD’s is what’s crazy. he basically turned Alex gay
I really hate how they did spike and her husband and I'll say it's mostly because spike supposedly been in love with him since she was 16, but she was with a whole guy who got pregnant with a whole child. Understand for 12, it's not like he went out and cheated because he wanted to like. Yes, he is wrong, but he's not fully to blame when he tells his wife. That all he does is go home and go to work. And that's his whole entire life, and as a person. In general, that should not be your routine. There should be something extra in there. You know, to feel like you're a person like us. Paris, including the mom's I'd like to say that we do everything for our children. We go home, we come. Do what we have to do for the kids. We go to work and that is our routine, and we feel like we are losing ourselves. So for all I know, he was losing himself as a parent, and as educator dae, hee tried to speak to his wife about it and she blew up talking about, oh so if you couldn't handle it. Type my like, that's not what he said. And you might talk it to him or seeing what he's feeling when you know you got pregnant and if you had postpartum or you wasn't working, he was dared to support you, you couldn't even support him this one time so yeah, he cheated, yeah, he kissed somebody else, but you also know, as a cheat from junior high. Don't act like you haven't done it. Your daughter is a way worse cheater than your husband is a w**** at that because she was sleeping with the enemy and lying about it like let's not get there like it goes there and you don't want me to go there
Terrible for BLT's character arc. I love Michelle and him together and he was such a support to her. It's been decades and I still say: F**k off Cindy (what's her name again? Bambi? Iykyk) 😂
I love eclair i love spinner and Emma i love zig and maya and Tristin and miles and i love snake and spike i love Ashley and Craig i love blt and Michelle and Joey and Carlin
So there were a few I forgot to mention. Thank you lovely people. Where would I be without you guys to remind me?
1. Ashley was cheating on Craig with that guy from London. It completely undervalues what Craig put her through emotionally because she did the same thing to him and the show doesnt condemn Ashley for that like Craig was.
2. Fiona's boyfriend Bobby, he cheated on her with Tinsley.
3. Winston cheated on Frankie with Lola, which again, like Ashley, now makes me not feel as bad for him. Even though it was just a kiss. Winston was able to just cheat on Frankie, easily kissing Lola, and that shouldn't be ignored either.
I also have seen some saying about Drew and Katie and I didnt even think about it from the lens of Katie having sex with Drew while he was drunk. It is very questionable, seeing how drunk he was. My bias for Drew being a cheater definitely clouded my judgment there, but just like holly J it is a gray area because of Drew being drunk shouldnt be ignored here. Thanks to those of you for calling that out
Snake telling Spike “im ready to come home ive learned my lesson” is crazy writing actually
the way men do be like this 😂😂😂😂😂
Yea girl men actually do this. I’ve been on the other end of that. It was so random I was flabbergasted…
Yea girl men actually do this. I’ve been on the other end of that. It was so random I was flabbergasted…crazy work
@@xLadyRaineyes…cuz women are so innocent and aren’t capable of doing anything
@@ninjanibba4259See how nobody said or implied that? The person who cheated in this situation was a man so people are giving their experiences with men who cheat (and react in similar ways) or experiences with toxic men. Complain about women cheating in a comment thread about a woman cheater if it bothers you that badly
I actually hated hated hated that they made Snake a cheater. Like could we not have a single successful non toxic relationship?
Ms H was worth it
Seriously- plus it makes more sense for all the temperamental teens to cheat. They’re young, full of hormones, aren’t thinking of the consequences, don’t know any better. Snake is an adult who is supposed to have a decent moral compass so it’s hugely disappointing.
Honestly, it was lowkey character assassination. Snake may have had feelings but he’s SO MUCH SMARTER THAN THAT! Hooking up with YOUR DAUGHTERS PRINCIPAL?! Not even close to thinking. Snake has had his moments, but this one was obviously so stupid.
And he was from the original show. He would not cheat and Miss Hatzilakos wouldn't either.
@@amandabritannicamarried adults cheat too
When Jenna bop KC upside his head with her guitar, I could not feel bad for homeboy.
Like she ate that I’m sorry😭
domestic violence is never okay but that was freaking hilarious omg
Jenna bitch slapped kc with her guitar and I nearly ended up in the hospital for laughing too much 🤣 😂
I feel bad for that guitar. It didn’t deserve that pain
@ Same here lol
They did Caitlyn sooo dirty. I can't believe hooking up with Ellie's boyfriend was the last story arc for a legacy character like Caitlyn.
Yeah in a way it was fitting for Caitlin. She didn’t know Ellie was with him- I don’t think she would ever do that to her. But I do think it’s in character for her to randomly hook up with a younger guy. This is the same Caitlin who was writing Joey a love confession when she knew he was with another woman. It wasn’t out of character for her to be a little impulsive. But that being said, it was weird to make that her final appearance
Ahem ✨Craig✨ the serial cheater who never learns his lesson
Yes he even cheats with Ellie on that model Yvonne I think her name was in Degrassi goes Hollywood
@@lindseycassella3015 Ellie and Craig never actually dated...She developed a crush on him that spanned years, seasons(a movie)... When we, and Ellie see Craig again after, at least 1-2 years, Craig is simply dating this model.
@@lindseycassella3015Ellie is a scavenger with codependency issue
@@heavenlygal101 yeah then Craig cheats on his model girlfriend with Ellie
@@heavenlygal101 I meant he cheated on his model girlfriend with Ellie.
"you just want me to walk away"
"If i could do it I would" LMAO THAT'S SO MESSY
😂😂😂
Runs over her foot 😂
Adam was definitely wrong, but that dude definitely tried to make it sound like Becky was cheating on him
Adam was also convinced that Becky had broken up with him before kissing Imogen
i fully thought they were broken up then he kissed imogen and realized he needed to start dating her again, i don’t think it was cheating
@@beccarenee7931they were on a break when he did that
I wish they kept the plotline of craig being bi ngl, I think he had more chemistry with marco than marco had with dylan towards the end
the thing about craig/ashley/manny love triangle is that it was foreshadowed in the season before after manny and craig had that failed first date at the mall. you can see craig’s bipolar symptoms as early as season 2. Degrassi used to have good writing and took time to set up plot lines
Clare’s pregnancy storyline was dumb. All she had to do was find out how far she was and then back track to who she hooked up with that time.
I remember when it first aired saying to myself "they're gonna make it Eli's" it seriously was some Maury shit
She didn't think it was possible for it to be Eli's because she was doing chemo when they were last together, so she assumed it was Drew's. I think that's likely why she lost the baby. Although I just did a quick Google search it's quite possible to be fertile while going under chemotherapy it's not usually recommended due to high risks. The promos were wild
Bobby, Fiona's abusive boyfriend at Vanderbilt Prep, cheated on her with his ex Tinsley
Ahem Ashley cheated on Craig when they were long distance with that rando British boy and Ellie had to tell him
I was just thinking about that, actually. Thanks for reminding me. It completely undervalued how hurt she was by Craig cheating on her. I wish I remembered to include that
I agree that it was cheating but maybe it was technically not since she said she needed a break when she left after Craig said he was going with her. So it’s possible that it wasn’t actually cheating. Lol I’m not defending Ashley btw. But Craig deserved it.
i was DEVASTATED when BLT cheated on michelle. it was so out of character for him and they were such a great couple
😂😂😂 not BLT
12:20 Technically Emma did hurt Liberty in Season 4 by trying to prevent Chris to be with Liberty cause it somehow hurts Emma so it was karma and Emma knew that Damien was the bad guy and wanted to keep Liberty within arms reach so she forgave her
Emma trash for that
I remember that. She wasn't really hurt by Liberty. She was embarrassed because per Emma, "what are people gonna think of me if Chris goes out with Liberty next?" She thought Liberty was a downgrade I guess, and people would make fun of her or something. Meanest thing she ever said! Ha. I always thought of Emma and Liberty being in the same friend group, but they weren't particularly close.
I was really put off when Jane cheated on Spinner. The one with Snake and Ms. H was out of nowhere and totally out of character for him even tho there was subtle build up to it. I also never understood the writers need to put Drew in the middle of so many relationships and still remain disease-free or mostly without much consequences, they always seemed to make him fail upward. You see consequences was something they would've done when the writing was better.
While I normally dont condone violence kc earned that guitar slap
THIS.
I wouldn't count Drew sleeping with Katie cheating. Like Holly J and Declan, it was not adressed but consent was very foggy on Drew's part, considering he literaly passed out afterwards
I was looking for this comment
Not an excuse but when it came to how Spinner treated Paige i thought of it being the result of Terri going in a coma and having to leave. The whole season was building up to Spinner isolating himself from his friends and being a part of the shooting. Both him and Paige found her and right before that Paige was the one to encourage Terri to leave before hand. Its not properly mentioned but the set up for Spinner to be going through stuff mentally before the shooting was definitely there.
U forget to mention the fact not only miles cheated but he got Lola pregnant unbeknownst to him and Tristan so that’s major
I just finished this show binge last week. the best show ever
I felt SO BETRAYED when BLT cheated on Michelle. I loved them together. How could he, after all they went through! 😭 It just seemed so out of character for him.
Same here, I was so invested…fking writers
The clair drew plotline was so dumb and i love that so many other Degrassi fans agree with that. i got bored with eli and clairs relationship when he went to college. They were ridiculously codependent
As someone who has never seen degrassi, the sheer amount of cheaters is concerning man
i mean it does have like 20 seasons
I’ll never be mad at Liberty , they were horrible friends to her . 😂
😂
Haha I love the opener with Snake and Spike!
Spike thought snake was the one guy that was good did she forget he ditched her for Michelle 🤣
Omg yes this. She crushed on him for like one episode. I hate how they retcon this with that I loved you since I was 16 BS. I guess they are just trying to romanticize the past.
Winston cheated on Frankie FIRST when he kissed Lola
I agree that cheating plotlines take away from the show's mandate of meeting teens where they are with everyday situations.
However, it's a soap, and even by season 4 they were pushing towards having characters make decisions that cause the most drama. But yeah, they could have skipped a season or two for cheating
BLT CHEATING ON MICHELLE KILLED ME I WAS FURIOUS
The Elie & editor relationship was awful. Then to throw Caitlyn in there was the worst thing ever 🫢
BLT and Michelle not being endgame felt like such a letdown.
@@eddierascalhaskell4954 Alexa and Simon staying together was the real shocker for me
@cristinab2263 I think them making it til the end was more the writers figuring everybody's ending shouldnt have been miserable.😆
I love the the cheating storylines because I want see drama and mess😂
I agree with most things in this video EXCEPT for the drew and Katie thing . Tbh the fact he was so drunk to the point he passed out and didn’t remember anything shows how he wasn’t thinking at all and he never really consented either .
The reason why he didn’t remember anything was because of the concussion from the fall more so than the drinking. Katie explicitly says “you’re drunk we don’t have to talk right now” and Drew pushed back saying he wasn’t and that that cup was his first drink.
@ yeah but she knew he was insanely drunk yet didn’t leave ? She’s weird for that
@@Ihearthenlianis she told him they could talk later, Drew (in the doorway) puts his cup down and says no, they can talk now and that he wasn’t drunk. How is that on Katie? She gave him the out on talking and was ready to leave before he said no, they can talk now. The drinking, again, wasn’t what made him forget the night, it was the concussion from falling down the stairs. She’s not weird for anything lmao
@ while that’s true he was still very visibly drunk 😭 any normal person would just leave if someone’s that drunk.
@ Katie was that normal person though lol she was ready to leave and even said “you’re drunk, we don’t have to do this (talk)” and Drew said no, closed the door and sat down and started to talk with her (when she’s clearly still distraught from the breakup). My bigger issue is people making it seem like she took advantage of a Drew when it was Drew trying to get away with cheating on Katie with Bianca without Katie finding out lol. He only started to even drink that night because he knew Katie was at the party and he was about to be busted lol.
31:31 not the turkey Tom jumpscare 😂😂
Honestly thank you for making these videos!! I didn’t realize how much cheating they tried to throw in these episodes until this. Well done!
it’s crazy how when someone cheats on someone they get cheated on😭karma is real in degrassi🤣
I feel like there is not enough discussion about the cast all dating each other at some point in the show even cheating wise lol
I want a video on the behind the scenes cast drama stat omg
Well he kinda didn't cheat by having sex with Katie. She knew he was drunk and to me it seems like she took advantage of that. He even said he didn't even remember. But that's my opinion.
also the way imogen never told becky the truth about hooking up with adam
Right? Becky deserves the truth I would if I was Becky
Damn idr Toby being a snitch like that 😂
Way to throw Liberty under the bus like that dude 😂
He was butthurt she didn't want him lol
@@lindseycassella3015I was thinking that. He was so fucking upset about being rejected
@@briannawilliams97 Toby definitely went down a tier for me 🤣
He thought that they went to prom together as a date instead of as friends and he got mad from that lmao
@@gabthang8 Toby needs to know his place and that place is the friendzone 🤣
BLT cheating on Michelle was completely out of character from what we've seen. He didn't even seem to feel bad. It was the most forced plot line and it really makes me angry thinking about it. They actually had a really supportive and loving relationship and while I get it may not have worked out because they were so young they just made him unlikeable for no reason.
@@lindseycassella3015 yeah, I loved BLT. He was so supportive when Michelle was going nuts from overworking after she moved out on her own
Yesss!! I needed this vid rn🙌🏾🤍
I think the only cheating storyline I could take was Manny/Craig/Ashley, as it was about children who can't deal with hurting people but they do it anyway in a different way. I think it shows that Craig was abused and he may not handle love right. Ashley got confused and angry about love because her dad is gay. Most people (even now) back then raised their kids to be afraid of having to come out and then the dad did. It's not his fault, but he didn't fit her promise of who her dad in this set up should be. Plus most people I see with divorced parents, or at least when they were kids, lash out at others, are hurt, get angry, etc. Manny's dad was clearly not the person to tell she got pregnant to and seeing Craig as opposite to that probably affected her. I think had the storylines stopped here with them, I could picture them all as adults who stay in touch, are friends, feel shame about what happened even though they were kids, and need each other to heal.
domestic violence is no laughing matter.
that being said…3:22 😭💀
3:02 - 3:12 I found that pretty satisfying. I love how Katie called out Marisol, and then Jenna seconded that.
Another cheating story line involving Caitlin in season 7 of TNG; Ellie's boyfriend Jesse sleeps with Caitlin. In the Hollywood movie Ellie even recalls back to it with Craig when they are catching up....
Haven't even seen it and I already love it
id like to argue, 2:45 into this, that cheating stories dont need a justification. Because irl they don't usually have justification either. It's just a relatable storyline.
and id like to follow it up with, young couples often dont last long and DO cheat on each other. it's more realistic to have these couples break up (re katie and jake, jane and spinner) than to have them end up together. Degrassi is set apart from other teen dramas because it's more realistic than idealistic. Having the high school couples be end game is idealistic, degrassi wasnt made for that.
re: eli and claire...
claire just went through so much trauma. she was bound to a hospital bed while everyone she knew kept moving, including eli, who kept moving in another COUNTRY. she's a teenage girl, of course she was focused on a boy (drew, ewww) who spent a lot of his time with her and making sure she's okay. her cheating on eli is NOT AT ALL unfathomable. and eli is JUST A BOY. he moved away, met people who have more in common with his interests than claire. of course the 18 year old with raging hormones cheated with the film school girl. all of these situations are SO believeable it blows my mind someone could argue they're unrealistic.
Um no he didn't care about Jenna and he thought he was getting a better deal by going with Jenna and when he saw he wasn't he dipped and then felt bad so he got back with Jenna just to so call take care of a kid he didn't really want to care for so he cheated to get out of it along with getting out from Jenna and then Jenna puts the baby up for adoption and then after that he wants to be involved with the baby no Casey it's you wanted little to no responsibility what's so ever period you can't pick and choose when you want to be or see your kid you wanna be a parent without actually being a parent
I like that they made KC a deadbeat. It's true to his family form. He didn't have good role models (his mom in recovery was way down the line) even if he was a gifted student.
@cristinab2263 how can you say that a child doesn't always have to be a stereotype and so call take after their environment they made him just another deadbeat on the show along with the other deadbeat dad's on the show
@@siddaye I just like that they don't give everyone the same character arcs. Some people don't get better or learn from their mistakes, and I like that Degrassi can show some of that too.
@cristinab2263 but it's like all the teen dad's on the show had the same out come that was horrible like they couldn't change the narrative and have a positive outcome for at least one of them come on now
okay, 13:00... they werent just "trying to give adam something do before killing off the character" this storyline was specifially set up the way it was. It drilled in why texting while driving is wrong to the teen audience, it also showed the different levels of grief. as far as the cheating storyline goes, it showed a nuanced teenage experience and how hard it is to handle knowing something and not knowing if the right thing to do is be honest or lie to keep someone from getting hurt. they chose to lie to keep becky from getting hurt. and i think it was the right choice. they had gone through similar with JT's death and liberty and mia. It was handled differently this time. There is so much more that goes into these stories than the face value. chalking them up to useless cheating storylines neglects the growth the characters get and also forgets the real life implications they're trying to show. degrassi is more realistic than any teen drama, we can feel these characters are wrong for doing what they did but lets not pretend these storylines were made for NO reason. the only no reason storylines degrassi made were when netflix took over.
Every time I rewatch school’s out I get mad like why Joey why all because of your stupid ego and wheels bragging about how he not a virgin wheels was wasting his life anyway and Joey could’ve easily talked to Caitlin about how he felt and I feel so bad when that scene comes up and she cried because she thought her and Joey had a special moment
Drew was a cheater but when he slept with katie he was blackout drunk. She didnt know he was and he didn't remember. He was pretty distraught if i remember the show right
snake singing gave me second hand embarrassment
I'm glad Snake only sang once.😆
Thank you for adding the old degrassi
This is so very irrelevant but Manny also technically cheats on that guy Sully I think when she slept with Craig as they were still together. We don’t actually find out how they officially split
@@idccc4449 I always felt like it didn't count since Sully looked like he DGAF about her, even after her makeover. He was interested for two seconds and moved on
plss i love these videos id love one talking abt how degrassi handles disability (jimmy, tristan etc)
When Toby revealed the cheating I was like yes, the writing constantly craping on Toby.
In my mind Kaitlyn and Joey finally got married.
I will always defend the Zig and May relationship😂 I enjoyed the messiness, toxic, angst and slowburn. But the Zoe and zig cheating plot was FORCED. They just needed a reason to break Zaya up
Cheater always becomes the cheater 😭🙄
Wait, Drew was drunk at the time he slept with Katie. Doesn't that make it rape? Not that I want to hate her, and I know that's not what they were going for, but I feel like I'm missing something...
Never felt bad for Jenna it was her karma but Jenna definitely saved Claire she dodged a bullet like yes the baby situation sucks kc was wrong
Didn’t Winston kiss Lola though?
I completely forgot about that damn
All good! This was a great video!
Snake tried to releave stress from family life so he decided to do it by cheating 🙄 on spike period end of story
Ms H was looking good with her hour glass figure
I don’t think of what Dave did as cheating because they technically weren’t together.
Spinner was mean to Paige at the end for kind of obvious reasons. I thought the show handled it well. Throughout their relationship Paige had the power and was the demanding one. But after Paige crashed his car into her the guy who hurt her she financially owes spinner. She knew she messed up and wanted to make it up to him but Spinner on the other hand saw it as the first time for him to have the power in their relationship. So he ran with it. He enjoyed not being her errand boy as she became more passive but then he pushed it too far
The end of the video is perfection 😂
my dad worked with the actress that played spinner’s sister Kendra a few years back 😭
This is the only time I can’t watch the vid as soon as it comes out 😢 I got cheated on the day before this went up lol
Oh man, sorry to hear that
Yeah, the whole cheating trope in this show got on my nerves too often.
how old were Caitlin and Jesse at the time of the hookup? I haven't fully seen degrassi and only watch these video essays in passing so I'm way out of the loop
I want to say that Caitlin was at least 34 and Jesse was maybe 21-23
@@briannawilliams97 bruh, she can do so much better
I have a feeling this was mentioned, but there was also a moment where Emma cheated on Peter with Sean.
The only good couples in the show that never cheated are Allie and Dallas and Connor and Jenna.
At this point in my life, after 30+ years of watching various Degrassi characters cheat, I'm done with them. Cheater storylines are like eating butter all by itself---not very appetizing, might give you a tummy ache, and why the hell would you do such a thing to yourself?
Drew was lying about being a virgin for Katie
Honestly snake cheating on spike made me dislike his character. Even when I rewatch it, I hate the show for making him cheat
Jay ended up with manny and they ended up being a perfect match he redeemed himself fr that boy was EVIL 😂😭 he was cheating and giving out STD’s is what’s crazy. he basically turned Alex gay
Man i wish next class didnt get canceled
im pretty spinner and darcy were "broken up" for the day before he cheats with paige
Yes, they broke up. That night spinner visited Paige and they hooked up. The next day Darcy regretted breaking up with him and wanted him back.
@@LuckyNo2-q5h so it doesn't count as cheating but he still should have told her right away
@@invadertifxiii Yeah pretty much.
I really hate how they did spike and her husband and I'll say it's mostly because spike supposedly been in love with him since she was 16, but she was with a whole guy who got pregnant with a whole child. Understand for 12, it's not like he went out and cheated because he wanted to like. Yes, he is wrong, but he's not fully to blame when he tells his wife. That all he does is go home and go to work. And that's his whole entire life, and as a person. In general, that should not be your routine. There should be something extra in there. You know, to feel like you're a person like us. Paris, including the mom's I'd like to say that we do everything for our children. We go home, we come. Do what we have to do for the kids. We go to work and that is our routine, and we feel like we are losing ourselves. So for all I know, he was losing himself as a parent, and as educator dae, hee tried to speak to his wife about it and she blew up talking about, oh so if you couldn't handle it. Type my like, that's not what he said. And you might talk it to him or seeing what he's feeling when you know you got pregnant and if you had postpartum or you wasn't working, he was dared to support you, you couldn't even support him this one time so yeah, he cheated, yeah, he kissed somebody else, but you also know, as a cheat from junior high. Don't act like you haven't done it. Your daughter is a way worse cheater than your husband is a w**** at that because she was sleeping with the enemy and lying about it like let's not get there like it goes there and you don't want me to go there
The cheating stuff is crazy and entertaining because of the drama, & random and hot take. I think Zoe and Winston should have lasted longer
I hated that Snake cheated on Spike.
Terrible for BLT's character arc. I love Michelle and him together and he was such a support to her.
It's been decades and I still say: F**k off Cindy (what's her name again? Bambi? Iykyk) 😂
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Why does Damien look like Mario lol
He wishes.
@ fr
I love eclair i love spinner and Emma i love zig and maya and Tristin and miles and i love snake and spike i love Ashley and Craig i love blt and Michelle and Joey and Carlin
Claire and Eli ❤
Spinner and Emma 😡
Zag and Maya 🤮🤮
Joey and Caitlin ❤
Zig is emotionally abusive af
@ no thank you goodbye
@@Youtubingokurso true
Great video! Love to see Degrassi content 🫶 also I wish they had brought back Alex Steele as Angela instead of Tori, random thought