I thought this episode was the best by far since Spinner got cancer. I'm going on memory from seeing it last week so I could be wrong, but I enjoyed it. I agree with anyone who says Emma is the most contradictory character on television but I can't help but love her. I feel in love with that crazy face in season 1, those huge braces in season 2 and that evil glare in season 4. However, since then its been pretty down hill for Emma. This episode was saved because it had a brief resurrection of the evil Emma from season 4 (I think we should give her another name like Jessica for Nikki on "Heroes". Emma totally has split personalities. I wanna call evil Emma Vicky (perhaps in homage to The Fairly Odd Parents) but I'm open to suggestions). It also had Emma protesting which is always fun.
The B plot yet again focused on Mia and Holly J. The more I see this season of Mia the more I like her and the more I see of Sav the more I am convinced that he is a completly useless addition to the cast. More times than not I could do without Holly J. as well. However, I liked seeing Mia's temptress side and am comforted by the fact that we wont have anymore episodes this season with Mia chasing Sav.
The Top 10:
1. Sav and Anya are in like with eachother. Horrible minds think alike.
2. Mia is good at badmitton! This marks, by my count, the fourth time that a Degrassi girl has been good at a sport other than cheerleading. Kendra (who is too distraught over Spinner's cancer and her adopted father's death to go to school anymore) was good at floor hockey, Manny was good at gynastics and Alex was good at lacross. Whereas almost every boy on Degrassi is supposidly good at basketball. Just saying....
3. Liberty doesn't have the attitude of a Purple Dragon girl. Shocker!
4. Darcy has totally given up on Spirit Squad. Where was she?
5. Emma flashed the school! This was a shocking moment! Even though the N (in thier quest to ruin every Degrassi episode through the promos) showed the clip several times beforehand I still didn't really expect Emma to do it. I thought there would be some catch. They saved it for the very end. It was exciting!
6. Ms. H. thinks Emma flashing the whole school was brave. Well, now we know where Peter learned to appreciate naked women.
7. Emma's "not the girl Sean left behind". Really? She's not a selfish and shallow manipulator? Nope, pretty sure she still is. Shes not predictable? Already knew that. Her character makes no sense. One week shes a self-righteous activist, the next week shes a corporate spokesmodel.
8. Infiltrating is not an effective method of protest. Purple Dragons and the school are still doing buisness. I don't think Emma has actually ever had a sucessful protest. To my knowledge, the caf still has genetically modified food and people are still using toilet seats. Well, she means well.
9. Damien might like Emma. I'm still not convinced. I think Damien's headed for a romantic alliance with someone else who disliked him last year: Liberty. I hope Emma and Liberty throw down for Damien's love. Emma is scrappy in a fight (she usually uses lockers as a battering ramp; remember her rumble with Alex and when she pushed Peter?) but Liberty is a computer and might malfunction and electrocute Emma. To Degrassi's credit, they did have a male catfight over a girl ( when Craig and Spinner jousted for Manny) so I wouldn't feel bad about how sexist it would be if Liberty and Emma did infact fight over someone as lame as Damien.
10. Mia and Holly J. need men, not boys. Hmm, good luck ladies. Joey's dead, Mr. O got fired and Snake is taken. Toby is a senoir. I think thats the best we got for ya.
Sorry this was late! Did you guys like it as much as I did? Were you guys as thrilled as I was when Emma got all evil and started kissing Damien, wearing high heels and promoting energy drinks like it was her job? Something about an evil blonde former activist appeals to me. Let me know and I'll see you next week!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Team Fun Kids!: 10 Quick Conclusions From "Pass the Dutchie"
What a great song! The lead singer of the band that recorded this song was very young at the time of its' release. Thus, I think Degrassi should have given the pot storyline to someone younger than Spinner, like say, Mia's daughter. That would totally go there!
Although I didn't dislike this episode, I felt that it feel short of all the hype around it. Spinner smokes pot! Spinner and Darcy back together! It just looked a lot more exciting that it actually was. I think it was ultimately a filler episode. It served to remind us that Spinner has cancer, Paige exists and Darcy is crazy. It was funny to see the amazing actor that is Shane Kippel attempt to play stoned but other than that not much happened. At least Spinner and that girl who looks like early Ellie are finally oficially dating (as denoted by that smooch). Breakups and hookups have been developing slow as molasis this season. Didn't it take Spinner and Darcy about 2 episodes to start dating in Season 5?
I love Paige and her NOT CHEAP shoes but I agree with the consensus (at least on the tv.com forum which is the only Degrassi thing other than Boycott the Caf I frequent) that her storyline this season is lacking in interest. Since when is Paige plucky? I didn't really like Ugly Betty or Devil Wears Prada the first time so I don't really need to see Lauren Collin's America Ferrera impression.
My 10:
1. Jay still has the hookup for drugs and general debauchery. Thank god! Without Jay to get them in trouble Degrassi's A crowd would be hopelessly boring.
2. Andrea likes her lattes heated to exactly 90 degrees. or was it cooled? I should know my caffinated drinks. Does cooled to 90 degrees make sense? Anyway, that woman Andrea was in the episode.
3. Black and white print makes models look less severe. Count on Paige for obscure and probably untrue fashion tips.
4. Andrea's former assistant, who I think was named Jessie but maybe I just think every white male not in high school on the show is named Jessie, got promoted to something else (photo editor?) after 4 years. It was funny to me that when Paige called out this guy was just demoted back to doing his old job again. Guess that promotion wasn't as great as Paige made it sound.
5. Darcy is crazy. I must admit I loved Darcy in this episode. She's oficially this year's hot mess. Every year Degrassi ruins the life of one female character and the character preceeds to go crazy (which seems to mean becoming permiscious and solemn). I would say examples would be Emma in season 4, Manny in season 5 and Paige in season 6 but I'm open to other opinions. However I think we all would agree that Degrassi is very dependent on the concept of the "fallen woman" and Darcy is that girl this year.
6. Ms. H. has had other students who have gone through chemotherapy. So for the record, Degrassi has now had multiple students who have been killed, contracted STDs, gotten pregnant and had cancer. The school is cursed.
7. Ms. Kwan is still stuck teaching Spinner english. Poor woman. She must be on medication now because she handled Spinner vomiting in class like a pro. She just sent him to the nurse and got a mop. A little whining but no tears. If you haven't seen the episode where a 13 year old Spinner eggs Ms. Kwan's car watch it ASAP. It's strangely captivating.
8. Darcy doesn't care about spirit squad anymore. And she has the balls to admit it! The leader of Spirit Squad always becomes uninterested and unmotivated and defers all the work to Manny only to take the credit from her later. After she established the team, Paige promptly gave up caring about the team. Darcy hasn't cared about Spirit Squad in a long time. She didn't show up to last week's badmitton tournament and last year she just used the squad as a way to persecute Mia and socialize with Peter. Manny is the only one who truly cares about Spirit Squad but she is destined never to be queen of the squad because of her soft-core porn tape from season 5. This is the convoluted logic that relegates Degrassi clubs.
9. Peter's father belongs to a yacht club. He would right?
10. Spinner's cancer medication makes him groggy and loppy. Poor guy. I wonder if taking his ridiline again would help? Or did Jimmy steal it permanently? If you havent seen that episode, its a must-watch as well. Jimmy goes nuts and attacks Sean. Those were the days.
Next Week: Marco is so bored and broke he starts having sex for money. Guess that rabbit wasn't entertaining enough for him. Is Degrassi horrible enough to actually persue the male escort storyline? Are they lewd enough to actually give the one gay character aids? We'll find out. Also, Jay and Manny are getting engaged, even though the show hasn't even had them date yet. To which I say thank god! We are still waiting for Emma and Sean, Peter and Darcy and Jimmy and Ashley to break up. It took two episodes for Mia to realize Sav was a loser. I'm all for speeding up the progression of relationships. Plus, when have Manny and Jay ever made a unrushed decision?
Till next time! I'll try to post a review for "Hungry Eyes" as well. And remember, life is a prison!
Although I didn't dislike this episode, I felt that it feel short of all the hype around it. Spinner smokes pot! Spinner and Darcy back together! It just looked a lot more exciting that it actually was. I think it was ultimately a filler episode. It served to remind us that Spinner has cancer, Paige exists and Darcy is crazy. It was funny to see the amazing actor that is Shane Kippel attempt to play stoned but other than that not much happened. At least Spinner and that girl who looks like early Ellie are finally oficially dating (as denoted by that smooch). Breakups and hookups have been developing slow as molasis this season. Didn't it take Spinner and Darcy about 2 episodes to start dating in Season 5?
I love Paige and her NOT CHEAP shoes but I agree with the consensus (at least on the tv.com forum which is the only Degrassi thing other than Boycott the Caf I frequent) that her storyline this season is lacking in interest. Since when is Paige plucky? I didn't really like Ugly Betty or Devil Wears Prada the first time so I don't really need to see Lauren Collin's America Ferrera impression.
My 10:
1. Jay still has the hookup for drugs and general debauchery. Thank god! Without Jay to get them in trouble Degrassi's A crowd would be hopelessly boring.
2. Andrea likes her lattes heated to exactly 90 degrees. or was it cooled? I should know my caffinated drinks. Does cooled to 90 degrees make sense? Anyway, that woman Andrea was in the episode.
3. Black and white print makes models look less severe. Count on Paige for obscure and probably untrue fashion tips.
4. Andrea's former assistant, who I think was named Jessie but maybe I just think every white male not in high school on the show is named Jessie, got promoted to something else (photo editor?) after 4 years. It was funny to me that when Paige called out this guy was just demoted back to doing his old job again. Guess that promotion wasn't as great as Paige made it sound.
5. Darcy is crazy. I must admit I loved Darcy in this episode. She's oficially this year's hot mess. Every year Degrassi ruins the life of one female character and the character preceeds to go crazy (which seems to mean becoming permiscious and solemn). I would say examples would be Emma in season 4, Manny in season 5 and Paige in season 6 but I'm open to other opinions. However I think we all would agree that Degrassi is very dependent on the concept of the "fallen woman" and Darcy is that girl this year.
6. Ms. H. has had other students who have gone through chemotherapy. So for the record, Degrassi has now had multiple students who have been killed, contracted STDs, gotten pregnant and had cancer. The school is cursed.
7. Ms. Kwan is still stuck teaching Spinner english. Poor woman. She must be on medication now because she handled Spinner vomiting in class like a pro. She just sent him to the nurse and got a mop. A little whining but no tears. If you haven't seen the episode where a 13 year old Spinner eggs Ms. Kwan's car watch it ASAP. It's strangely captivating.
8. Darcy doesn't care about spirit squad anymore. And she has the balls to admit it! The leader of Spirit Squad always becomes uninterested and unmotivated and defers all the work to Manny only to take the credit from her later. After she established the team, Paige promptly gave up caring about the team. Darcy hasn't cared about Spirit Squad in a long time. She didn't show up to last week's badmitton tournament and last year she just used the squad as a way to persecute Mia and socialize with Peter. Manny is the only one who truly cares about Spirit Squad but she is destined never to be queen of the squad because of her soft-core porn tape from season 5. This is the convoluted logic that relegates Degrassi clubs.
9. Peter's father belongs to a yacht club. He would right?
10. Spinner's cancer medication makes him groggy and loppy. Poor guy. I wonder if taking his ridiline again would help? Or did Jimmy steal it permanently? If you havent seen that episode, its a must-watch as well. Jimmy goes nuts and attacks Sean. Those were the days.
Next Week: Marco is so bored and broke he starts having sex for money. Guess that rabbit wasn't entertaining enough for him. Is Degrassi horrible enough to actually persue the male escort storyline? Are they lewd enough to actually give the one gay character aids? We'll find out. Also, Jay and Manny are getting engaged, even though the show hasn't even had them date yet. To which I say thank god! We are still waiting for Emma and Sean, Peter and Darcy and Jimmy and Ashley to break up. It took two episodes for Mia to realize Sav was a loser. I'm all for speeding up the progression of relationships. Plus, when have Manny and Jay ever made a unrushed decision?
Till next time! I'll try to post a review for "Hungry Eyes" as well. And remember, life is a prison!
Friday, February 8, 2008
Have A Bunch of Sex: 10 Quick Conclusions From Tonight's "Degrassi" Episode
It's back and stupid as it ever was!!!!:
Link: http://www.the-n.com/ntv/shows/index.php?id=67
The B plot was dumb as hell. You got it within the first two seconds: Mia=nice; Holly J=Satan; Anya=Pushover. Anya is so not the new Hazel. Hazel would've revealed that Holly J has a private tutor as well as a tapeworm (theres your reason for why Holly J's always eating off of other's trays) and then apologized a second later. Only good thing about the subplot: This was the first episode where I didnt think Holly J was terrible. I actually found it enjoyable to watch her make fun of her idiotic peers; I loved when she called Derek ugly.
The Ellie plot was decent. It was typical latter-day Degrassi in that nothing really happened. If Ellie had conveyed to Caitlin that Jessie was her boyfriend as soon as she saw them making babies a lot of the episode's problems would have been resolved. It was also rediculous that Ellie considered staying with Jessie.
However, overall I found it mildly enjoyable and there was nothing that transpired that totally offended me. With that, here are the top 10 things I deduced from this episode:
1. Ellie's alcoholism will be adressed in a future episode.
2. Paige will hook up with Griffin. Degrassi always drops dumb hints to make us feel like even bigger losers for watching the show so religiously. Paige's "Griffin's stupid party" comment should not be read as a throaway. I guess Paige and Griffin will have a relationship of the opposites attract variety.
3. Engineering students know how to party! They werent even using coasters! Craaazy.
4. Mia and Holly J are still sharing a locker. This doesn't really make sense because A) just a few episodes ago Mia kicked Holly J out of her locker and B) why wouldnt Holly J just order Anya to share her locker? Anya had all of the adjacent locker to herself.
5. Ambiguity concerning grades persist. Either Anya, Holly J and Mia are all Juniors or Derek (and thus Danny) are actually Sophmores. Or perhaps Derek is just really bad at Science and is in a 10th grade Science class. Its doubtful Anya, Holly J and Mia would be a year ahead in Science since they are all dumbasses. If Derek is indeed behind in Science, I dont think his prospects for graduating on time are high. He sucks at history as we found out in that excruciating episode from last year. Its hard enough to graduate from Degrassi on time even if you do well in your classes. Your likely to get shot or go to London. Derek better be getting super high marks in Media Immersion.
6. Anya has dislexia (Everytime I hear her name I think of the Korean character from Arrested Developement).
7. Ellie and Jessie broke up. Yay! Now she can date......Marco? Add an eligable bachelor Degrassi!
8. Ellie has the potential to be a great journalist. I think this is mostly because journalism doesn't particularly emphasize good posture. Even when she wasn't drunk, Ellie did a lot of wierd flailing and stumbling in this episode.
9. The actor who plays Sav IS the next Hazel. Was he just too busy to show up or do the producers hate him? Holly J kept inviting Anya to events that Sav was hosting. Why didnt they just have Sav walk by and invite them himself? This would've better conveyed the point that Anya is shallow and puts up with Holly J's shit in order to maintain her popularity.
10. Caitlin is still famous. I guess her world tour on AIDs was a sucess. She didn't seem to mind that Joey is dead.
P.S. This episode also maintained the pretense of Degrassi taking place on a planet where one drink gets you drunk.
Next week looks interesting. Emma isnt predictable. She makes no sense. And why doesnt she just remind them all of the time she got ghonorrhea? Nobody saw that coming. Also, she hasn't protested or eaten tofurkey in years. It's one of the episodes I'm excited about so I'll probably see yall next week for another recap. Peace
Link: http://www.the-n.com/ntv/shows/index.php?id=67
The B plot was dumb as hell. You got it within the first two seconds: Mia=nice; Holly J=Satan; Anya=Pushover. Anya is so not the new Hazel. Hazel would've revealed that Holly J has a private tutor as well as a tapeworm (theres your reason for why Holly J's always eating off of other's trays) and then apologized a second later. Only good thing about the subplot: This was the first episode where I didnt think Holly J was terrible. I actually found it enjoyable to watch her make fun of her idiotic peers; I loved when she called Derek ugly.
The Ellie plot was decent. It was typical latter-day Degrassi in that nothing really happened. If Ellie had conveyed to Caitlin that Jessie was her boyfriend as soon as she saw them making babies a lot of the episode's problems would have been resolved. It was also rediculous that Ellie considered staying with Jessie.
However, overall I found it mildly enjoyable and there was nothing that transpired that totally offended me. With that, here are the top 10 things I deduced from this episode:
1. Ellie's alcoholism will be adressed in a future episode.
2. Paige will hook up with Griffin. Degrassi always drops dumb hints to make us feel like even bigger losers for watching the show so religiously. Paige's "Griffin's stupid party" comment should not be read as a throaway. I guess Paige and Griffin will have a relationship of the opposites attract variety.
3. Engineering students know how to party! They werent even using coasters! Craaazy.
4. Mia and Holly J are still sharing a locker. This doesn't really make sense because A) just a few episodes ago Mia kicked Holly J out of her locker and B) why wouldnt Holly J just order Anya to share her locker? Anya had all of the adjacent locker to herself.
5. Ambiguity concerning grades persist. Either Anya, Holly J and Mia are all Juniors or Derek (and thus Danny) are actually Sophmores. Or perhaps Derek is just really bad at Science and is in a 10th grade Science class. Its doubtful Anya, Holly J and Mia would be a year ahead in Science since they are all dumbasses. If Derek is indeed behind in Science, I dont think his prospects for graduating on time are high. He sucks at history as we found out in that excruciating episode from last year. Its hard enough to graduate from Degrassi on time even if you do well in your classes. Your likely to get shot or go to London. Derek better be getting super high marks in Media Immersion.
6. Anya has dislexia (Everytime I hear her name I think of the Korean character from Arrested Developement).
7. Ellie and Jessie broke up. Yay! Now she can date......Marco? Add an eligable bachelor Degrassi!
8. Ellie has the potential to be a great journalist. I think this is mostly because journalism doesn't particularly emphasize good posture. Even when she wasn't drunk, Ellie did a lot of wierd flailing and stumbling in this episode.
9. The actor who plays Sav IS the next Hazel. Was he just too busy to show up or do the producers hate him? Holly J kept inviting Anya to events that Sav was hosting. Why didnt they just have Sav walk by and invite them himself? This would've better conveyed the point that Anya is shallow and puts up with Holly J's shit in order to maintain her popularity.
10. Caitlin is still famous. I guess her world tour on AIDs was a sucess. She didn't seem to mind that Joey is dead.
P.S. This episode also maintained the pretense of Degrassi taking place on a planet where one drink gets you drunk.
Next week looks interesting. Emma isnt predictable. She makes no sense. And why doesnt she just remind them all of the time she got ghonorrhea? Nobody saw that coming. Also, she hasn't protested or eaten tofurkey in years. It's one of the episodes I'm excited about so I'll probably see yall next week for another recap. Peace
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