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!
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