Rest assured I was on the internet within minutes registering my displeasure!

10 observations about the Degrassi: The Boiling Point finale:


Spoilers, ahoy! Don't say I didn't warn you!

1. Generally, I felt like it was kind of 'meh.' They built up to this episode for like a month and that's what we get? I feel like the writers built up to a point when all that was left was to kill Eli but they couldn't do it because everyone liked him too much. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled that Eli didn't get the 'Rick' treatment or go the way of 'JT,' but for all of the "we go there" boasting that Degrassi does, it felt like they took it 90 yards, but just couldn't take it to the logical end that they were building up to.

2. Eli is totally the new Craig.

3. Drew hooking up with Bianca clearly violates the 'bros before hoes' rule. Drew already has a girlfriend. Or had, maybe, it depends on how mad Alli is at him. Did he forget how Adam was crushing on her? If he did, they might want to check him for football-related brain trauma because it was two episodes ago and he got in a fight over it. Seriously, dude. What's your damage?

4. PS--What's the deal with everybody being hot for Bianca? She's like a skankier, sluttier version of Mia.

5. The HollyJ strip tease? I feel conflicted. I love the HollyJ/Sav pairing even more than the HollyJ/Declan pairing, so I was cheering for them. On the other hand, I feel like the Shark in the Water was actually the shark that Degrassi was jumping in this episode.

6. On the subject of hooking up: What kind of school do these kids go to that they can just run off to the boiler room or the band room to hook up?

7. Zane and Riley totally deserved to win homecoming kings. Who in their right mind ships Alli and Drew? I like the Zane/Riley pairing, and it's nice that we're not playing 'Trapped in the Closet with Riley' anymore. But I feel like Zane and Riley are like two episodes away from turning into the boring couple that Marco and Dylan turned into.

8. If they wanted to up the awkward to 11, they should've crowned Jenna and KC. Hey...where were Jenna and KC in this episode?

9. I love Clare. She's the new, more sympathetic version of Emma. She's adorable, even if she basically ruined everything for everyone for the rest of the season by setting off that ridiculous Rube Goldberg machine-esque chain of events that ended with Fitz not killing Eli. But she did it for Eli, who is pretty much the Lloyd Dobler to her Diane Court.

10. I miss Declan. When is Declan coming back?

10 observations about Degrassi: The Boiling Point

My love for Degrassi: The Next Generation is deep. I've watched it from the beginning (I know I'm 31. Shut up.) and kind of lost interest midway through last season. But since you can take a break from Degrassi, but you can never truly quit it, I got sucked back in this Summer.

Teen Nick is doing this Telanovela-style airing of of Season 10 and calling it "Degrassi: The Boiling Point," which shall be known from this point on as DTBP. I'm lazy...that's why.

If you watched the promos for DTBP, you heard them say that it's leading up to the most explosive thing that's ever happened at Degrassi.

*record scratch*

Seriously? Did you forget about that time that JT got stabbed? Or what about the time that Rick shot Jimmy Drake Jimmy?

Seriously DTPB...you need to bring it to top the drama of the past 9 seasons.

Anyway, I have a few observations I'd like to make. There are DTBP spoilers in here, so tread lightly if you aren't caught up.

Ahem...

1. Claire is the new Emma. I guess this means that Eli is the new Sean. And yet...that doesn't quite feel right. Either way, I want Eli to put the moves on Claire so badly that it hurts. I yell at my TV every time they're in a scene together and he doesn't kiss her.

2. Ali is the new Manny. Which makes Drew the new Craig, I guess. I can see that, kinda, except that Craig is cute and plays the guitar which totally makes up for the fact that he's kind of a jerk sometimes.

3. I'm ready for Riley to come out already. I know he's all 'I can't play football and be openly gay,' but dude...Dylan played hockey and and was out. And hockey is way more popular in Canada than football.

*spoiler alert! spoiler alert!*

4. I totally called the upcoming storyline about Adam. As in, I texted a friend and said 'Adam is trans, right?'

5. I don't care about KC at all. Or Jenna.

6. I like Sav. I hope that he gets some better storylines ASAP. Between the fake pregnancy and the stolent truck, he is heading toward Toby territory. And we know how that turned out.

7. I lied. Drew isn't the new Craig--Declan is. He's a messed up hottie with (I think) a heart of gold.

8. I also don't really care about Dave and his two sidekicks. I care so little about them, in fact, that I don't even know their names.

9. I feel like Fiona is the newer, richer version of Alex. I keep waiting for her to make out with Holly J. Because, of course, Holly J is the new Paige.

10. Who is that one girl who kind of looks like Mia? Yeah...I still don't know.