Are Degrassi Seasons 1-7 The Best?

[@THTGUY]

Currently finishing season 3 of next class. So the Class of 2016 video will be out soon. But im curious to see how you guys would rank seasons 1-7?

[@cheshirerose2001]

Well for me 7. Season 7 6. Season 6 5, Season 1 4. Season 2 3. Season 5 2. Season 3 1. Season 4

[@macyg]

3, 5, 4, 2, 1, 7, 6

[@TheMaxMurder]

4567321.

[@EazyRocko]

4 3 5 2 6 1 7

[@bishopmarley7165]

3 4 2 5 6 1 7

[@RachelSayumi]

I agree with you! I love earlier seasons but get bored with the Mia/Darcy/Peter/Danny/Derek era. And when the OG cast goes to college. But I love when Holly J, Sav, Anya become seniors. And of course I love Fiona Eli Ali Drew Bianca time period too.

[@maryperry6573]

I really think they tried to do something with them going to college, like a spinoff or something, but 🫠

[@Hurricanetongue]

To me Season 1 and 2 felt the like the heart of degrassi. The whole cast use to interact or were used in some way like at the end of season 1 episode "jagged little pill" where ashely takes ecstasy. The whole cast is at her house. We started to see less and less of that by season 3. Also anyone else notice Ashley was the most important character of season 1 besides Emma? In later seasons its like she never even had happened.

[@THTGUY]

I agree, I think ashleys character was supposed to take a back seat in like 2 and 3 bc she was mentally over degrassi but later on she felt so useless as a character. Especially in season 6/7. They kinda did her dirty.

[@Phantomknighttv]

@@THTGUY that's the great thing about degrassi is every character lives with the choices they make and you see that which is why ashley isn't involved much cause of what what she did in the past to the others.

[@nataliajohnson2629]

I feel like the classic degrassi (jr high/high) is really underrated!!! A lot of those stories hold up and we’re reused in TNG and NC 🤷🏽‍♀️.

[@taryn12]

YES! One that comes to mind is when Michelle was stressed out and taking those caffeine pills. It's basically the same thing that Alli did in Season 12. And the Joey/Caitlin/Tessa love triangle resembles Craig/Ashley/Manny. I could go on...

[@belowthedot8903]

I wish people would acknowledge the original more seriously

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@belowthedot8903 never seen them but I want to

[@crab2195]

the way that show handled suicide changed my entire perspective on the subject. i’ve seen a lot of videos compare the way 13 Reasons Why handled suicide versus Degrassi Next Generation and i can’t help but wonder why they never talked about the OG Degrassi. i think that show handled it even better. i’ve never seen that topic handled with so much nuance and it’s crazy that it came from a “kids” show. in 13RW, hannah’s suicide shook the entire school and everybody felt sorry for her… that’s not always the reality. and Degrassi showed us that. the episode ends with Joey telling Caitlin that it’s not her fault and she shouldn’t feel bad for his decision to commit. Claude obviously had issues, but the fact that he would leave a note for Caitlin basically blaming her for his suicide was horrible. my point is, suicide doesn’t always garner sympathy. you don’t stay in people’s minds, especially when you do it for such a cold-blooded reason. once you’re gone, you’re gone. i just love that Degrassi showed the negatives of suicide rather than glamorize it and put that person on a pedestal. they showed the reality of the situation and i wouldn’t be surprised if that saved some lives. that’s why i’ll always love Degrassi, the earlier shows and seasons had a message behind them and they were the first show to do that.

[@mieshaclarissa]

I actually started watching Degrassi about 2 years ago and I only watched the first 7 seasons with Emma’s classmates and I would only rewatch those episodes and convince myself that the later season episodes were horrible, and then I was always seeing all the different types of characters and seasons being advertised on social media and after like a year I was finally convinced to give the later seasons with Clare and Maya’s classmates a chance . So I did and then I spent like 2-3 weeks binge watching season 8-14 then I watched seasons 1-4 of Next Class and I was extremely impressed❤.

[@desiraypearl3681]

I really enjoyed Claire, Alli, Eli, Adam, Drew seasons. I really enjoyed Dallas and his character development.

[@rebeccamcmurrer9683]

Agreed, I was geting over it when the OG cast went off to college. BUT the OG OG Degrassi Jr High and Degrassi High are so good and dare I say better at times.

[@wolfemanxd]

In my opinion seasons 3-6 are probably the best. The original cast had come into their own as far as acting and the story lines were some of the most realistic and impactful that the series had to offer. Once Paige/Marco/Ellie went to college I feel like they lost some momentum but it wasn't terrible. Seasons 8 and 9 are a mess and it was clear they stumbled with the massive change in cast members and had no idea how to wrap up Manny and Emma. 10-12 start veering into unrealistic territory, but I love them and think they were well done. Seasons 13 and 14 are the worst in the entire history of Degrassi, outside of Next Class.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

I think you hit the nail on the coffin 10-12 are entertaining but it started to get unrealistic and a soap opera feel. Degrassi is at its best and root at being a realistic teen show

[@0104brit]

Agreed. Seasons 10-12 were fine but it felt more like American teen dramas...Eli & Clare are a perfect example of how shipping culture started to have an effect on how writers would handle their shows.

[@wolfemanxd]

@@0104brit I completely agree with this. For me, Eli was one of the best characters, played by one of the strongest actors on the show. I always felt like his potential was wasted by the Eli/Claire fan push.

[@KynKouture]

I was around the age and grade of Manny and Emma when season 1 started so I grew up during seasons 1-7. By season 8 I was off to college myself

[@meggiemusic9]

Lmao I find it so weird they all basically dated each other. ALSO they have degrassi on tubi for those who can't watch it on youtube! I also grew up with this show and I have to go continue watching it lol

[@edlee2336]

I grew up sneaking to watch 1-7 as a kid and preteen. By the time I was in high school season 8 started and I felt more connected to them. 10-12 are top tier drama and laughs. I rewatched it as an adult and Holly J and Fiona had me hooked to the screen. Their stories are so strong and Holly J to me has the most power out of ALL Degrassi characters. She really was the ONE!

[@jdgx95]

i think the earlier seasons also had more of a gritty realistic tone..in the later seasons the atmosphere is always sunny and bright far fewer cloudy overcast days and the characters all start looking a little too perfect i remember getting into degrassi when i was finishing HS i binged the show and in the later seasons even then i was like oh no these characters all look like clothes models in a target commercial but in seasons 1-7 everybody resembled people that i went to school with it was actually really jarring

[@zoeb9582]

Seasons 3-5 and 10-12 are the best imo

[@jenniferleighperkins6372]

I agree 100%. I used to think the 1-7 was the best. But it’s really just seasons 3-5. Seasons 11 & 12 are amazing as well. But I disagree about the college storylines. I love them lol.

[@cristinab2263]

Yeah, for me, I love seasons 2-4 as prime Degrassi. Manny's hair mirrored the downfall of the show.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

I liked the Spinner/Jane storyline and I liked the seasons that had Drew and Adam and crew but not so much Maya and her class until New Class

[@pleaseshutup7053]

If you love the college storylines then why don’t you love 6-7 lol. My degrassi is 3-7, 10-12

[@loveremy2928]

I was screaming when the I’m upset video came out

[@MrMarzBlackman]

you never talk about the jimmy exit episode...where he blackmails his dad for stem cell treatment

[@tchaik5]

omg Paige’s struggle in school plot was really fucking good like i was hooked. needed the other college plots to mirror this but nawr

[@SMP2390]

I believe people like the first 7 because viewers literally grew up with it and it was around the time kinda like the 80s where tech and culture evolved so the show did too. The other season were alright but situations either got over worked characters got underplayed the older they got and marketing started to fade at least in the US. Plus, other interests in the internet start growing where people wasn't into it that much.

[@diyah4580]

I love the O.G. cast of degrassi. I didn't know anything about drake at first. For me, it was the opposite lol. I was like who's drake? And my friend was like remember Jimmy from degrassi? Finding out drake was Jimmy was what made me give his music a chance 😆

[@elanashoreyart]

You’re definitely my new favorite KZbinr, I love your content and your voice!

[@reginaldcollinsturner7997]

Cam is one of my favorite characters in degrassi even though he probably has one of the shortest runs in the show, but for me seasons 1-12 are my favorite I can’t stand next class on Netflix, the Jimmy Spinner era is my favorite but I still do like the Eli Clair era also

[@raverater9296]

I’m 26 so I genuinely stopped watching Degrassi in the shark in the water era, they lost me at a lot of plots and I was a sophomore by then so I wasn’t really watching tv like that but I can agree after the emma college era I checked out and they definitely confused/lost me with Manny and Jay getting married 😂

[@JabariShabazz]

Your edits are hilarious 😂

[@RealMamaEagle]

Honestly, seasons 10-12 are the best for me. I think nostalgia and love for the earlier characters is why people rank them the best. Seasons 10-12 had better actors and more serious plots.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Season 10-12 is like a soap opera

[@taintedfairies]

literally!

[@jasboydd]

Pls make longer videos !! Love it

[@jamiebishop8321]

I’m making my fiancé watch thru degrassi and we just watched this one last night and he was ready to quit lmaooooo I knew it was particularly bad but I’m glad I’m validated

[@gunleejp]

That original TNG with Emma and Jimmy’s class was my childhood man I’m biased don’t watch no more but watched seasons 1-7 on teennick in real time with my mom growing up so that’s my personal only degrassi era I can tolerate it reminds me of my childhood … I seen clips of high and junior high but it was before my time and after season 7 I stopped watching because the cast I grew up with was gone I did see the episodes where spinner and Emma got married tho

[@AMilano20]

I generally consider seasons 3-6 as the peak

[@MidnightMajesty]

I just started binging Degrassi again and agree! The later seasons have much more time to develop long term stories

[@gensai93]

Once they killed JT it was all over. The Lakehurst stuff was boring it was like how they merged the hospitals in Grey's Anatomy and had to kill off some characters. You could tell the first few seasons were a continuation of the old series, but as it went on they stopped caring and introduced more new people and got rid of the old ones.

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

1:26 OUCH! Is that Drake? Wha-wait Aubrey used to have such a smooth voice, what happened? 😢

[@codesm96]

Still has it...just been on tour and recording for so long

[@madeby.zackkattack]

I agree. I came on to Degrassi around mid season 8 because I didn't have satellite (and therefore the N) until that point. I still love the feel, tone, and characters of the original run. I personally would put the Next Class era up there too.

[@lmao2703]

I started rewatching it not too long ago and what I've noticed is that the show is constantly falling off and then spiking back up again. The season where JT knocks up Liberty is kind of unbareable, and then it picks back up again leading to his death, and then it falls right uo until around where Alli cyberbullies Holly J, it stays up until they graduate, falls off AGAIN, then Cam unalives himself (which is probably the best episode in the entire series imo), and finally falls off one more time for season 13-14 The only reason y'all hold the original seasons in such high regard is because we grew up with them, but jokes on you because my class was 2011, aka Holly J's group.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

You trippin season 5 was great. The whole JT pregnant storyline was great because it was from JT perspective that’s unusual it’s usually both perspectives as a couple or the woman’s. And the iconic palex relationship

[@trevorcollins4464]

yeah, Cam surely unalived himself, not sure if I ever saw it put that way, but yeah, best 2 part episode of Degrassi ever, it's called "Bittersweet Symphony".

[@Samia-2003]

Season 6 and 7 could’ve been good if it was well more written besides Darcy’s and Spinners storyline.

[@codesm96]

Season 7 focused too much on Darcy when she literally left after the first episode of Season 8. Gave us no reason to be attached, as annoying as she was even I missed her so much

[@bronsontolliver9027]

Jimmy carrying that Grade 8 beef for life.

[@poshsims4016]

I loved when Manny moved in with Emma

[@sweetlatina213]

I definitely liked seasons 1-7 but the best were 3 to 5 for sure. I liked season 7 but I wasn’t a big fan of the tone or how dark it felt . It’s not the best but I liked it, minus the Marco storylines. I liked season 8 and 9 but I felt like the show changed a lot. It got a little corny but it wasn’t bad. Season 10 is when I think the show got a little better after seasons 7 to 9

[@AerynKDesigns]

About the first part, I have never seen or heard anything from Drake as an artist. I'm sure he's great, I don't prefer his genre so I admit I've never sought it out. I only know him as Jimmy Brooks (I was a full on married adult when Next Gen came out) and yeah, he was just... fine. He's a fine character, but like you said, nothing stand out exceptional. That being said, streaming has completely and utterly changed how we watch TV. Making it through several seasons of things at once, especially things that weren't originally written to be viewed like that, is difficult. It reminds me of the season long story of the show Angel, I think it was season 4. That was HARD. You needed every episode, in order, for any of it to make sense and that was a September to May commitment. I remember Degrassi when my favourite character was moving on (marco) and you just gotta white knuckle it through episode after episode to try and find a new favourite, and then they die or somtehing and I'm somehow clinging to Holly J's whatever drama just to keep my head afloat and wondering why Savtaj is so nuts to steal his dad's car when he's legit your "I can tollerate this guy to keep going" person. My point is, much like acclimating to cult, these things are easier to take in small bites, not 50 episodes at once binges.

[@YazTeondra-]

Im actually doing TikTok’s about the show lol

[@mayhemmayhem9282]

Ooo whats your TikTok? I'll watch em

[@ameliahester7524]

I went to subscribe to your channel, and I already was! You're super entertaining thank you for these videos

[@THTGUY]

I appreciate you 🫶🏾

[@shaylenef21]

Last year, I decided to rewatch/ watch the whole series and enjoyed most of the series, until like 10 to 14. Then when it went to Netflix, I enjoyed the first season but not much else

[@Princess.Aary.]

Oh all the episodes are on Tubi btw

[@iamthurnis745]

ughh it’s wild drake has been a part of my life for 20 years 😂😂 i remember watching jimmy get shot live as a 7 year old and immediately him doing a PSA on school shootings after it was wild. BUT also you’re right, that dude never had any interesting stories, outside of that scene when he said spinner was dead to him, after he got handicapped; dawg just became a rapper and tried to make it work with ashley just to not have it work 😂

[@mainball2751]

At first I didn’t bother to watch the show after all the ogs left but season 10-11 are watchable

[@joshshipp2979]

Also if they didn't do the college storylines and if they didn't do the seasons as semesters it would have been alot different like they could have changed the name of the show by season 8 but I know in season 10 that's when they changed the TNG title to just Degrassi but after season 7 is whenever all the older degrassi cast graduates if they didn't do semesters it would have been season 6 that Emma and Manny and Toby and Jimmy and Spinner graduated I know originally Jimmy and Spinner were supposed to graduate at the end of season 5 with Paige, Marco and Ellie but after the incident with Rick shooting they had to stay another year while Paige, Ellie and Marco went to college even though the college storylines were cool but they did get a little boring after awhile especially in season 7 it was alot of the cast that were leaving/coming to the show after season 7 going into season 8

[@boho.campbell2711]

Love your Degrassi stuff 👍💎👍 What about classifying mental health diagnosis or similar plotlines throughout the whole series?

[@ajaxx664]

I really didn't give the later seasons a fair chance. I was the same age as Emma's class while I was watching but lost interest and stopped watching around Season 8 so I assumed the show continued to decline. But during Covid I rewatched the series and really grew to appreciate the show again around season 10.

[@THTGUY]

Same here I stopped watching around season 10 and watched again and started to appreciate the show more

[@packnetadaija]

Oh snap you featured my comment haha, look mama I’m famous haha. I mean I really see the points that you make, I mean while yes I still enjoy season 1-7, I see your points. I mean I want a fan of Emma, Liberty, and Manny’s college storyline. Paige, Ellie, and Marco’s was a bit mid as well, but yeah season 8 was when I stopped rewatching it.

[@THTGUY]

😂😂😂😂

[@packnetadaija]

@@THTGUY 😂😂😂

[@aaliyah9277]

I totally agree with the college episodes literally trash. The only ones that were good was the one with Paige stressing and the one with Liberty because they focused on real school problems. The rest was foolish. Nobody cared about Jesse and Eli and Marco's gambling. I always skip those plotlines when I binge

[@prdfury1523]

I think season 1 to 6 was the best. After jt died it didn't really feel the same. But in the newer degrassi in season 10 to 12 it kinda got better with eli Claire drew Adam fiona and etccc....

[@gretchengeorge5302]

I’m definitely biased as hell. I grew up watching seasons 4-7, so those are my personal favorites, but when I rewatch degrassi, it’s always seasons 1-7.

[@HitsugiHime]

You forget JT wasn’t in the video either

[@hostileX7]

Cuz he's dead 😜!

[@modest_meghan]

the characters just come plot devices in the later seasons

[@joshshipp2979]

Yeah the early TNG seasons were great seasons 1-7 even though season 9 was the last season to have the remaining of the OG cast and the last season to be called the next generation but I love all the rest of the seasons from Claire's era ❤

[@joshshipp2979]

I love all the seasons the early TNG seasons with Emma and the OG cast and the seasons with Claire and the rest of her era and the other new cast and even Maya and the new new cast from Degrassi NC too I think they are all awesome 👌❤

[@JBabyLeather]

Maybe your next short video should be about why people hate next class so much

[@rileyjay7283]

Okay but then what we’re the best episodes of the classes after the OG’s? Claire was a good character but they traumatized her too much for NO reason (really, cancer AND a stillborn?!) at least with Maya that early trauma of losing Cam played into her issues in Next Class and it tied together nicely

[@trilaysia]

Minute 3:57 lol , great video

[@charity9660]

Yea fam i just re watched from 1-9 and i was just going through it.

[@OrenjiArms]

alright 2 minutes in and i just realized theres people out there who actually watched degrassi because of drake and not just people knowing him because of degrassi

[@NicksFitnessYT]

Seasons 10-12 are the most underrated

[@belowthedot8903]

NGL I don't really think much of early TNG. Not because it's terrible, but because I prefer the original Degrassi and it's very depressing how TNG overshadowed it to the point where barely anybody acknowledges it anymore

[@Goldheart114]

Can you make a video on the best degrassi episode ever? Please?

[@THTGUY]

I was actually thinking about doing that video, I might start working on it tonight!

[@grapes9h5]

Seasons 3 and 4 are easily the best. 5 is pretty good. 6 is where things get weaker but as the Palex shipper I wish it just ended with that finale. Likewise I hate season 7 and refuse to watch it ever again.

[@quincycannon9350]

My favorite seasons are a 1-5 are the best

[@HitmanvonDoom]

1-2 is like Dragon Ball, a certain charm and innocence to the. Post season 5, new characters and old characters are either unlikable, boring or the interesting characters left/not in many episodes. When that happens, hard to care or want to watch. Examples: Emma becomes unlikable, Danny is just boring, Sean left

[@Munnyteem]

Before I watch the video answer is YES

[@dylanjohnson3346]

Fav season is 12

[@typicaldemoness6x111]

Okay, but can we all at least agree the music was wayyyy better in the earlier seasons?

[@EazyRocko]

Yeah true whisper hug was terrible

[@kelsey1467]

have you seen a show called sister sister it relates to this video

[@THTGUY]

Of course I love that show! I haven’t seen it in years tho

[@kelsey1467]

@@THTGUY Well the twins went to college for the last season and personally i thought the handled it pretty alright that being said i didn't want to sit through 4 years of college with them so im glad they ended it there my point is unlike degrassi i thought it was done well but thats just me

[@THTGUY]

@@kelsey1467 I think in degrassi it is hard because there’s so many characters but also i feel like the writers didn’t really commit to it. I don’t remember sister sisters later seasons but I wouldn’t be surprised if the quality held up.

[@yamato852]

i wanna see a video of drew torres and how he was throuout the seasons

[@joshshipp2979]

I know Degrassi the next generation is seasons 1-9 and Degrassi is seasons 10-14 but they should have just done Degrassi the next generation seasons 1-8 sort of and seasons 9-14 of just Degrassi because season 9 the original TNG cast wasn't in many episodes even though they came back in Degrassi take Manhattan

[@daisybomberx]

3:55 LMAO

[@jupiterscorner5423]

I grew up on degrassi and after season 6-7 it grew not interesting. esp when Sean left. for season 9 when Emma marries spinner was just left field

[@xiomyra1]

Imma say 1-5

[@chauritaannettedavis8953]

I enjoyed Degrassi better with the old cast

[@StarshineGoomba]

Yeah, I think that there is a reason why they stopped following characters into college after season nine. On one hand, I can see *why* they did it, on the other hand, it would have been better as a spin-off. Though, look at how well that worked out for Saved by the Bell. So were seasons 1-7 the best in my opinion? No. For me, it's either seasons 3-5 or 12-14.

[@ahrenb3393]

Season 4 was dookie just like Spinner’s hair. I think season 3 was probably the best from 1-7. Some storylines should have never happened like: Emma and Chris (she should have stayed with Sean and only him cause thats who she had chemistry with) Liberty getting preggy Anything major with Claire and Ashley (they had too much damn air time) Claire and Eli (overrated couple) Mia (Nina’s acting was trash back then) Toby and Terri etc another with other unused characters

[@demetriusburley3686]

Yepp

[@iberiadunning1325]

Also JT didn’t show up either

[@MeaganGTV_]

I think season 3 was the best season.

[@hannahlee1062]

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[@mrplussizeguy2944]

Season 7 and 8 are the weakest ones especially when they started introducing new characters in my opinion

[@cristinab2263]

Maybe Jimmy never forgave Sean after kissing Ashley. That solves the I'm Upset mystery.

[@malibukitt]

Lowkey for the college stuff they should’ve followed manny and liberty through college more.Emma wasn’t interesting unless sean was involved.

[@cristinab2263]

YES. The 'blaze' episode was just WTF for me. I wish Emma hadn't ruined their personal development for wanting to keep everyone together. And she and Liberty were never close anyway, especially after what happened with Chris and Damien. Emma was a friend sabotager.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@cristinab2263 there was potential for that storyline emma becomes a pot head but it was rushed and ruined

[@ephrasiemuliro]

You really gotta practice self-care with seasons 8-9.

[@aj.meso26]

😂😂😂😂

[@0104brit]

For me, yes! I think Seasons 1-7 perfectly illustrate why the brand of Degrassi is soo good..it felt REAL. The issues that they were dealing with felt age-appropriate, by that I mean the characters always acted their age. The actors also looked their age...the casting was well done. Seasons 10-12 were good, but it felt more like American teen dramas. Over-dramatic, not a lot of development, and sometimes felt like things were done strictly for shock value.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

One of the most realistic shows I’ve ever seen

[@artisthonyajta]

I am so glad you talked about season 7 being bad because I remember wanting to dropped the show all together because they would just make the dumbest plot lines ever. The whole college era of the characters was bad and I wish imo they just let the characters go once they graduated because anything from 7-9 with the original characters was a nightmare.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

I felt they should have created their own show with the college kids and only have them on degrassi when they interact with characters still in high school. There was potential then paige college break down story is one of the best written storylines ever. I know many people that went through exactly what paige went through.

[@Rebeckula]

Yeah 3-5 were the best. Picks back up in season 10.

[@juniuchis]

season 7 was just HORRIBLE and unserious. manny’s blonde hair, the styling of everyone’s outfits, the weird filter, the storylines (minus darcy’s)…. BLAH. another good moment was liberty’s prom moment, but that’s about it.

[@codesm96]

@@juniuchis Jimmy's storylines were good in Season 7. Finally took his talents to another level and stood up for his own future, at the detriment to his parent's failing marriage

[@DeadAir21]

I think why people hold seasons 1-7 in such high regard is because these seasons where carried by the OG cast of the show. But once they all left Degrassi by that I mean the school and not the show, their characters became less interesting. Also I feel people didn’t connect with the graduation class after 06 because we didn’t have the time to see them grow as most of them brought in their Junior year.

[@lmao2703]

One thing that always bugged me was that Emma and friends were literally middle schoolers when they came to Degrassi but then really quickly they changed the school to be a high school. I think they should have just let Degrassi be a 7-12 school. That way we COULD have had those years, especially with Claire's and Maya's group.

[@starchannel123]

@@lmao2703 it’s difficult to get people invested in new 7th graders when they are dealing with high schooler topics

[@1bwash]

And then we were stuck with main characters like Claire. I truly don't understand how she was popular and viewers actually enjoyed her.

[@DonFamilia62]

⁠@@1bwash Claire and Eli had to be one of the most annoying relationships

[@1bwash]

@@DonFamilia62 agree 100%

[@sumdayzzz]

seasons 6-9 were some of the hardest seasons to get through because they were so boring. i couldn’t even make it through them during my rewatch last year 😭

[@jcloud96]

same for me usually when i get to 8 i just stop there and go back to 1 lol

[@lindseycassella3015]

I agree with 3-5 being the best written. On my last couple of rewatches I skipped most of season 1-2. (Though those seasons will always have a special place in my heart. They aren't the best written. I think 10-12 are really strong seasons. I think they also were too focused on specific characters where it didn't allow others to shine. I also agree I liked when they just had moments of being teenagers at school because it felt more relatable Emma getting her first period in class or Manny joining the cheerleading squad and Emma's jealousy rather than Clare having baby daddy drama or gang fights at the school play. While it's fun to watch drama it's good to have some nuance to keep the story grounded. I also think next class had some great moments that often gets overlooked.

[@THTGUY]

Same about 1-2, they remind of the simple times so I’ll always enjoy them. 10-12 definitely focus on like 5 people but the writting was strong! And racist Frankie plot from next class is one of the better written stories in the whole show

[@madeby.zackkattack]

I agree with your take. I always felt that the original few seasons just felt way more grounded than the other seasons. I like Next Class too. I agree that there are overlooked moments for sure.

[@EazyRocko]

I mean season 2 had strong storylines with Craig's abuse and then losing his dad and Paige Rape and Marco dealing with sexuality and also cultural identity

[@lindseycassella3015]

@@EazyRocko that's true. I forgot about Craigs abuse storyline was in the first episodes of season 2. All those plots you mentioned were important and powerful. I just don't remember much of anything else that happened and Marco's coming out story in season 2 was outshined by Pride. Paige singing Poor Thing to her abuser will always be iconic. I thought the cultural identity episode happened in season 3 for some reason, while that was a good episode it is a shame it was never brought up again in any capacity.

[@madeby.zackkattack]

@@EazyRocko the Paige storyline still give me chills to this day

[@taryn12]

I'm pretty sure even the writers realized that the university storylines weren't working. The only one I really liked was the Paige 2-parter. It was so realistic to have a high achiever in high school completely melt down in university. Seasons 2-6 were maybe the best. Season 7 wasn't great, but it did give me my favourite Degrassi couple, Manny and Jay. I loved later seasons too though. I'm just obsessed 😁

[@Hurricanetongue]

Yes that Paige college storyline felt extremely realistic and was very well done. Its very relatable.

[@AsuraxAmi]

Craziest thing about the show throughout the seven seasons Emma and Ashley never really had any interactions I felt like that was a loss cause

[@SheilaLJones]

I’m glad to hear that I’m not the only one who thought that

[@klear19634]

Because the world would explode if they interacted

[@packnetadaija]

Hunh I never really noticed that haha

[@dejvmonet]

Only when they did that eco club in season 3

[@ceciliao4208]

They did in season 2 for the non gmo storyline but it was brief so yeah lol

[@ChrisG667]

No, mostly because 6 and 7 are pretty fucking awful. Like those are the college years episodes and they like..are very bland and I feel very over all the older characters and don’t give a shit about the newer characters they clumsy introduction besides Holly J and to a lesser extent Sav and Jane.

[@crab2195]

i think the main reason degrassi “fell off” after season 7 was their decision to focus so heavily on clare and eli. you could argue that emma was the main protagonist of the earlier seasons but all of the characters got screen time and some of them had really good storylines. the show wasn’t about emma, it was about degrassi. once clare grew up she became the forefront of the show and i don’t think her character was written well enough for that. like why did the entire school care so much about clare? it just didn’t make sense to me. the earlier seasons felt so realistic because everyone was caught up in their own lives and didn’t worry too much about everyone else. you had episodes like “time stands still” that really brought the cast together but the majority of the time was spent with individual groups. i think degrassi worked so well because there wasn’t really a main character. once clare and eli got together, that all changed. i just didn’t buy it anymore. nobody cares that much about one person/couple in high school. looking back, it was bound to happen at some point. there’s only so many storylines and character types you can have in one show so i think they saw the reaction to eli and clare and ran with it. it’s a shame because i never really cared for clare🤣 she never interested me.

[@codesm96]

Agreed. One thing I would mention is the transition period from Season 8 and 9 to 10, which is when the relationship is introduced between Eli and Clare. Those two seasons, 8 and 9 were absolute GARBAGE. They really didn't know what to do at all. They spent too much time on Mia's character in Season 8 and after Mia left after the Meth incident with Peter in Season 9, Peter's story basically ended even after getting back into the band. Not that I am a huge fan of Peter, but he was one of the only ones left from Season 5 onwards. Darcy had so much development in Season 7 only for her to leave after the 1st episode of Season 8. Same thing happened to Mia, spent a lot of time developing her in Season 8 only for her to leave after the 2nd episode of Season 9. It basically wasted potential to build other characters. Don't get me started on useless characters like Blue, who was the most generic character in the whole show to be part of the main cast. Introduced in Season 8, left early Season 9. Was a waste of space, the Holly J storyline didn't work out with him and he was a creep staring at the girls at cheerleading practice. That's literally all he did. Don't get me started on Degrassi Takes Manhattan at the end of season 9. That was terrible writing, in fact the whole Jane cheating on Spinner with Declan storyline was garbage and the way it came out and Spinner found out about it was also stupid, overhearing several feet away from a tent at a loud outdoor party (where it should be too loud to overhear), why would Holly J and Jane just casually talk about it, you would think Holly J would drop it especially since she was with Declan. The whole plot was off, it felt out of character for Jane to cheat with a guy like Declan especially after what she and Spinner been through, then have Spinner find out long after Jane stopped and Declan moved on with Holly J. To make it even more unrealistic, Emma and Spinner had no chemistry or history in the 9 seasons they've been on the show and all of a sudden they're in love and want to get married after that dumb plot after the first intimate conversation they ever had, along with the dumb plot of the Dot burning down because of a stupid sandwich toaster that other employees must have used before without any issue while Spinner wasn't there. There are far too many plotholes, it made us fans feel absolutely stupid and I will always resent the writers for that. It's like they gave up and put together this movie last minute by the time the season was coming to an end without caring about it.

[@adrianacastellanoz6062]

1-3 will always be superior. The show picked up momentum again by the END of season 6, 7 was enjoyable to watch, but I always find myself forcing to get through 8 &9 now, just so I can get to 10 (hardcore Eli fan here 🙋🏻‍♀️) I can honestly say though, as an OG fan, like watching season 1 episodes premier on Noggin, if Eli never came about, I probably would have given up on Degrassi, which would have sucked, because the cam storyline was one of the best storylines ever on degrassi. They did something different and they did something right. When JT died, we barely got to see how people grieved his death (the liberty and Toby crap should have never happened) when cam died, we got to see how it affected a lot of people in very very different ways. I think season 12 carried all those later classes

[@trevorcollins4464]

exactly, the Campbell Saunders storyline was my all time fave of Degrassi, did Zig's hurtful comments push Cam over the edge? He was good looking and popular, so he must have been a troubled soul to consider taking his own life (which he did).

[@SamGhostGrl]

For me, nothing will beat the rush of season 10 and 11. But that's also my generation, when I was starting high school and felt like I was growing up with those characters. Seasons 1-7 are classic, 8 and 9 are kinda meh but transitional, 10-12 was the high point for me, and then 13-14 and Next Class were still good but starting to feel slightly past my time. I'll always love any Degrassi though

[@macyg]

Agree! I love all Degrassi but I have more nostalgia for 10-12 because I was in high school then. I jumped back in for NC but I felt a little old then lol

[@jcloud96]

same i was in high school at the time too lol

[@RealRamRamInThecut]

Me being class of 2015 I like the 10-14 better

[@technicolordreamer]

I always thought Craig, Marco, and Paige had the better character storylines of seasons 1-7.

[@crystalcreatedthat3451]

Season 7 annoyed me with that soft glow. Felt like a soap opera. Distracting editing. I also agree that the College years were dark. They could have done so much more.

[@acawn62]

I thought season 7 was great only bc of Jimmy and spinner becoming friends again & you kind of know that they’re wrapping up their arc

[@TheMaxMurder]

I feel the college stuff and degrassi goes Hollywood really ruined the nice send off of them (paige, ellie, marco) all graduating as friends and without the college storylines (bummed me out when Marco didn't answer paiges call after their final blow up at the end) could have maybe helped the 08 class. not much but given them a better chance.