J-Unit
01-05-2007, 05:08 PM
Things start off real cute between Emma and Sean exchanging kisses and thanks. Well, actually, Sean does the thanking, as without Emma's assistance, he wouldn't have stood a chance in jail. Emma, being the smart one, points out that she didn't do all that much (the guy sitting next to you who talked a lot did, Sean), and that he still has 2 years of probation to serve. Wait, wait, wait—I can hit somebody with a car while drag-racing, and as long as I have a hot girlfriend backing me up, I'll spend only a few months in jail and get only 2 years of probation? (A) I want this lawyer's name, and (B) now I know how to earn a few extra bucks in one night. More kisses are exchanged, which makes Sean hungry. Hungry for cheeseburgers. You know, if I was making out with a hot dame like Emma, my mind wouldn't be on cheeseburgers. It would be on chocolate steaks. Yeah, they don't exist, but if they did, I would eat one every night. Hey, as long as Emma's my hypothetical girlfriend for a moment, anything goes.
As they walk away from the jail, Emma gives Sean a present—a picture of them taken many years ago. It's kind of pointless to remind us of just how much these characters (and actors) have grown, seeing as how we're only a few months removed from the Degrassi weekend marathons over the summer, but as it turns out, it's all part of this week's story. See, Sean misses the good old days, which is weird, seeing as how, you know, he's only 18(ish). Emma, again being smart, points out that the good old days would constitute puberty, which was a time that sucked. Sean has the go-home line, though, with, "Back when you were proud of me." Cue sullen look, awkward pause, and Beverly Hills 90210-style opening sequence, complete with awesomely cute Marco smile!
Since the last scene ended with a little bit too much left unsaid, the first shot of the next scene shows Sean wearing a wifebeater, the most sophisticated article of clothing ever made. He's apparently staying at Emma's house, which is a red flag for every responsible parent in the whole of the United States, but is seemingly shrugged off here. Why doesn't he just stay over Jay's house like he said he would in the season premiere? After all, as Sean mentions over not cheeseburgers, Jay is helping Sean get a job at the local auto shop. Snake asks about Sean's future, which leads to him declaring that he will never go to school again. Instead, he plans on opening an auto shop of his own. Snake and Spike give just a few reasons why a high school dropout opening a shop would be a financial risk that most banks wouldn't want to take, but Emma shuts them up without making them angry by reminding him that he just got out of jail. Hey, you know what? I don't want to plan for the future, either! So, whenever somebody brings up making plans for the future, I'm just going to say, "JEEZ, I JUST GOT OUT OF PRISON! WHAT DO YOU EXPECT OUT OF ME?!" Yeah, that should work.
Finally, we get a shot of the sacred halls of Degrassi, which, as the sign on the front of the school implies, doesn't have the most popular woodshop class in the world. Inside, Danny and Derek are running around because they're the kind of guys that can't really stand still. That doesn't bode well for Mr. Perino, who the boys run into quite literally, making him spill his coffee all over himself and breaking his mug. Despite the bigass stain on his shirt, though, the first thing he complains about are his shoes, which are brown, and therefore, made to camouflage coffee by their very nature. Mr. Perino has a right to be angry at this point, but when he starts talking about how he could make Double-D's lives very miserable, Snake has to step in to restore order. After sending Double-D off for proper cleaning materials, Snake reminds Perino that they're just kids, which isn't good enough for him, as he storms off in a huff with all the maturity of a boy breaking up with his first girlfriend (but without all the crying). Yay for subplots that don't go anywhere!
We then cut to Sean getting tested on his knowledge of cars by the local auto shop's boss. After answering all of 2 questions, Sean is hired on the spot and given the prestigious job of fixing a car's faulty air conditioning. Sean is beside himself in happiness, and expresses his endless joy and thankfulness by shaking Jay's hand. By the way, that boss deserves an Emmy. I actually BELIEVED that he was an old guy that didn't give a crap about anything that he or anybody else did, just like every auto shop owner that I've ever met. I just hope the Academy remembers this episode when next fall comes around.
Danny is trying to give a report on World War 2, which includes details about the downfall of the Third Rake, when he is interrupted by his teacher, Mr. Perino! Oh, snap, dude! You're gonna get it now! Indeed, Mr. Perino proceeds to chew Danny up and spit him out, AND correct him on how to pronounce 'Reich'. I understand that we're supposed to believe that Perino is still upset about the incident that happened earlier that day, and is abusing his status in the classroom, but if somebody mispronounced 'Reich' in my presence, I would dropkick him on the spot. Derek stands up for his friend, which brings good news and bad news. The good news is that Danny isn't going to fail for plagiarizing out of the book. The bad news is that they both get detention, with the condition that Derek helps Danny redo his presentation. Sweet deal in my book, and a lesson for the kids at home, too: if you want an extension on a project, just plagiarize.
Emma goes to visit Sean at the auto shop. She congratulates Sean on getting the job, which leads Sean to thank Jay for helping Sean get his foot in the door, which leads to a conversation between the three that, once the Downey Degrassi Decoder is turned on and warmed up, goes like this: Jay: "Did you tell him about the time you performed oral sex on me?" Emma: "No, and I don't think he needs to know." Sean: "LET'S HAVE ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!!" Okay, so maybe not ice cream, but he does mention plans of having dinner with Emma. Will he get his beloved cheeseburgers? Only time will tell.
Back at the place where the cool kids hang out, Danny and Derek head their separate ways home. Danny gets to walk home, but Derek has to take the bus. But so does Mr. Perino! Man, they SO picked the wrong guy to plow through. I mean, this guy is EVERYWHERE. (Dude's gotta be a ninja.) Derek makes the mistake of striking up a conversation, which doesn't go well, as Perino interprets everything Derek says as a threat or a joke. Derek, feeling the bad vibes, chooses to walk home, but Perino stops him and says, "Show me some respect, or we've got a serious problem." On paper, that sounds like it makes sense. Perino delivered it, though, with the same sympathy he would likely use to say, "I'm going to murder your family if you so much as look at me wrong." So, here's a summary of this subplot so far: kids piss off teacher. Teacher gets mad. Teacher stays mad. Teacher gets even more mad. Man, the writers worked their asses off developing this subplot, didn't they?
Emma is busy looking for her lucky bra that gives her "Manny boobs", which gets Manny to ask why Emma is so freaked out. Emma says that this is Sean's first big dinner since getting out of the joint, and Emma wants everything to be perfect. In order for things to be perfect, she has to find the bra that gives the most amount of false advertising possible. Emma then proceeds to put on an ugly pair of high-heels (hey, if I can tell that a pair of shoes are ugly, they have to be hideous) and start talking about the awkward conversation at the shop. Emma is pessimistic about how Sean will take the news about what happened between Emma and Jay, but Manny says that if Sean really loves her, he won't overreact. By the way, Manny is the same girl that tried to get implants, got pregnant with a guy who already had a girlfriend, flashed her boobs on camera, was part of the plan to injure Paige a couple of years ago, and found JT York attractive. Manny was just trying to be supportive, but judging by her track record, I'd rather have my dog be giving me advice.
We head straight for the Dot, where, wouldn't ya know it, Sean is hovering over a cheeseburger, while Emma has a 'tofurkey' (shudders). Sean, weakened with the knowledge that he has his favorite meal in front of him, takes Emma's hand and calls her perfect. This brings Emma to say that she's not perfect, bringing Sean to ask why she would say that. Somehow, some way, Emma manages to escape this meal without saying why she feels so guilty. We're not really told how; Sean just says, "You're the smartest person I know," and all of a sudden, it's the next day. Nonsensical transitions don't belong to wrestling programs anymore, I guess.
At the shop, Sean asks Jay if Emma's hiding something. Jay tries to play it off cool, but Sean starts begging to know the truth. Hey, there are some things you don't do. It's a bad idea to mess around with your best friend's girlfriend; telling him about it is an even worse idea. Loyalty prevails over common sense, though, and Jay comes out with the truth. Jay's lines are awesome here; when asked if they had sex, he replies, "No! I mean, not really. Depends on how you look at it. I had more than she did." That's the best way to break the news to your buddy. Sean walks off and heads for Degrassi, where he finds Emma and asks her if she and Jay had a 'thing', hoping that Jay had been making his story up (because, you know, buddies joke about their best friends' girlfriends giving them head all the time). Emma confirms the story, which brings tears to Sean's eyes as he walks away. At this point, Peter walks by and doesn't get smacked when he says, "Lover's quarrel?" (I had to replay that line a few times to get it, since it sounded like he said, "Love your squirrel." Emma is then left all around to look like she doesn't know what to do next.
After the break, Sean returns to the auto shop with evil thoughts in his head. Jay tries to make peace, but Sean would have none of that, interpreting the whole deal as Jay taking advantage of Emma's weakened state of mind. Jay reveals that Emma had begged him to "let him do it", which brings about a wonderful five-star quality match. Here's the entire list of moves that we saw in our main event: 1.) Shove by Sean 2.) Shove by Jay 3.) Missed punch by Jay that hit a fire extinguisher Lou Thesz has got nothing on Sean Cameron.
We turn our attention back to Emma, who is currently in a health class with Manny. Since the episode is all about Emma, though, the entire conversation they have is about Emma. I know that they have to pack a lot into a half hour, but c'mon, can't we have more than one character develop in every scene? Anyways, my disdain for lack of Manny love is made up by Emma stabbing a fake heart whenever she feels like it, while the two of them discuss double-standards in dating and Manny plays the optimist. Hey, uh, your boyfriend just found out that you messed around with his best friend. I don't think this is a time to be listening to "Don't Worry, Be Happy"; this is damage control time. Unfortunately, Manny encourages Emma to not be apologetic about the whole situation, hinting, of course, that Emma would be apologizing a million times over by the end of the episode.
Before history class, Mr. Perino pulls Derek aside and apologizes for his behavior at the bus stop. The entire conversation here comes across as "Sorry, babe, you know I love you", but without any romantic undertones. Derek accepts the apology very half-heartedly, and then tries to look like he's deep in thought, but just comes across looking like a baboon with worse hair.
Sean goes over his handiwork with a client, giving very short, to-the-point answers to the client's questions, making him the most convenient mechanic ever. Well, actually, he was being an ass, but I prefer it if mechanics just told me how they fixed the car and skip the part where they mentioned useless crap like air flow, pollution, exhaust fumes, etc. The client is offended by Sean's condescending attitude and asks for his boss, which gets Sean all hot and bothered all over again. "If you have a problem with my work, then you take it up with me!" he snaps. The client mentions that he has a mechanic with an attitude problem. Showing who has the brains in the relationship, Sean moves to attack, but Jay cuts him off. Sean then quits and kicks a table because he's Sean Cameron, the guy who just got out of jail. Makes sense.
Danny and Derek finish up their report, to which Mr. Perino threateningly growls, with unending conviction in his voice, "Nice job, you two." He then proceeds to give another student a zero for not having his project ready, which is the right thing to do, but does it while suggesting that the student spent all night playing video games and looking at porn, which is the wrong thing to do, since calling out your students for not doing their work is a bad thing, I guess. It causes Derek to walk out of the classroom and report Mr. Perino directly to Snake. I can't call that the wrong thing to do in that situation, since Mr. Perino was definitely out of line, but if you're gonna be a nark, don't do it in front of the person you're ratting out. Unless, of course, you have a death wish.
Sean starts packing his stuff and is ready to hit the road again when Emma walks in. Emma calls out Sean on his crap; he still thinks of Emma as the girl he met in grade 7, and after his parents kicked him out at the age of 12, he put a wall up between what himself and everyone else. "It's not my fault you did that to Jay," he quips. "And you'll never let me forget that, will you?" she quips back. Sean, fresh out of arguments, walks to the train station. Once there, though, he drops his ticket and…wait, what's that…could it be? It is! It's the present that Emma gave him earlier—the picture of Emma and Sean that was taken several years ago. He looks up and sees a couple embracing, and for once, Sean is thunderstruck by PDA.
Derek is seated outside of the principal's office when Mr. Perino walks out in a huff, looking like he's got a fork up his…well, then Snake walks out, which is Derek's cue to stand up. Snake says that Ms. H hasn't fired Mr. Perino, but she did start an investigation. Derek starts questioning his own actions, which leads Snake to say that he did the right thing. Derek then walked into Ms. H's office, ending this annoyingly predictable subplot once and for all.
Emma emerges from her room, still in tears. You could tell that she was crying by the huge box of tissues she was carrying. Real subtle touch there. She then notices that Sean is still there! Happy day! Of course, since this is a teen drama, Sean can't just look in Emma's eyes and say, "I'm sorry for overreacting." No, instead, Sean was facing away from Emma and broke the silence by saying, "This isn't supposed to happen." Upon watching this for the first time, I burst out laughing. See, Degrassi is supposed to be one of the most truthfully honest teen dramas ever, with actors that pretty much play their age and storylines that address real teen issues. But this entire scene was just too phony for me to take seriously. In the interest of informing the uninformed, though, Sean says that the reason he returned to Degrassiville to open up a shop; he came back for Emma. Emma responds by saying that he shouldn't have freaked out about something that happened two years ago. Sean then begs for Emma to take him back, and to promise to always take him back, no matter how many times he messes up. He also says to point out every time that he's wrong, which would become annoying in anyone else's hands but Emma's. Emma then tells him that sometimes, Sean has to save himself from himself. Sean takes the advice, saying that he'll ask for his job back, get his GED, and look for his own place. "What about us?" Emma asks. Sean answers by kissing her and saying, "I want to get to know you again." They got to the point, I guess—get Seamma back together, get Sean back in school—but the conversation was littered with too many clichés and dramatic pauses to be believable. The episode, in and of itself, was pretty good. They addressed the history between two characters that usually don't interact, while showing the effects that a little bit of sex can have on the relationships you have with other people. I just wish that the execution on the landing wasn't so ridiculous.
As they walk away from the jail, Emma gives Sean a present—a picture of them taken many years ago. It's kind of pointless to remind us of just how much these characters (and actors) have grown, seeing as how we're only a few months removed from the Degrassi weekend marathons over the summer, but as it turns out, it's all part of this week's story. See, Sean misses the good old days, which is weird, seeing as how, you know, he's only 18(ish). Emma, again being smart, points out that the good old days would constitute puberty, which was a time that sucked. Sean has the go-home line, though, with, "Back when you were proud of me." Cue sullen look, awkward pause, and Beverly Hills 90210-style opening sequence, complete with awesomely cute Marco smile!
Since the last scene ended with a little bit too much left unsaid, the first shot of the next scene shows Sean wearing a wifebeater, the most sophisticated article of clothing ever made. He's apparently staying at Emma's house, which is a red flag for every responsible parent in the whole of the United States, but is seemingly shrugged off here. Why doesn't he just stay over Jay's house like he said he would in the season premiere? After all, as Sean mentions over not cheeseburgers, Jay is helping Sean get a job at the local auto shop. Snake asks about Sean's future, which leads to him declaring that he will never go to school again. Instead, he plans on opening an auto shop of his own. Snake and Spike give just a few reasons why a high school dropout opening a shop would be a financial risk that most banks wouldn't want to take, but Emma shuts them up without making them angry by reminding him that he just got out of jail. Hey, you know what? I don't want to plan for the future, either! So, whenever somebody brings up making plans for the future, I'm just going to say, "JEEZ, I JUST GOT OUT OF PRISON! WHAT DO YOU EXPECT OUT OF ME?!" Yeah, that should work.
Finally, we get a shot of the sacred halls of Degrassi, which, as the sign on the front of the school implies, doesn't have the most popular woodshop class in the world. Inside, Danny and Derek are running around because they're the kind of guys that can't really stand still. That doesn't bode well for Mr. Perino, who the boys run into quite literally, making him spill his coffee all over himself and breaking his mug. Despite the bigass stain on his shirt, though, the first thing he complains about are his shoes, which are brown, and therefore, made to camouflage coffee by their very nature. Mr. Perino has a right to be angry at this point, but when he starts talking about how he could make Double-D's lives very miserable, Snake has to step in to restore order. After sending Double-D off for proper cleaning materials, Snake reminds Perino that they're just kids, which isn't good enough for him, as he storms off in a huff with all the maturity of a boy breaking up with his first girlfriend (but without all the crying). Yay for subplots that don't go anywhere!
We then cut to Sean getting tested on his knowledge of cars by the local auto shop's boss. After answering all of 2 questions, Sean is hired on the spot and given the prestigious job of fixing a car's faulty air conditioning. Sean is beside himself in happiness, and expresses his endless joy and thankfulness by shaking Jay's hand. By the way, that boss deserves an Emmy. I actually BELIEVED that he was an old guy that didn't give a crap about anything that he or anybody else did, just like every auto shop owner that I've ever met. I just hope the Academy remembers this episode when next fall comes around.
Danny is trying to give a report on World War 2, which includes details about the downfall of the Third Rake, when he is interrupted by his teacher, Mr. Perino! Oh, snap, dude! You're gonna get it now! Indeed, Mr. Perino proceeds to chew Danny up and spit him out, AND correct him on how to pronounce 'Reich'. I understand that we're supposed to believe that Perino is still upset about the incident that happened earlier that day, and is abusing his status in the classroom, but if somebody mispronounced 'Reich' in my presence, I would dropkick him on the spot. Derek stands up for his friend, which brings good news and bad news. The good news is that Danny isn't going to fail for plagiarizing out of the book. The bad news is that they both get detention, with the condition that Derek helps Danny redo his presentation. Sweet deal in my book, and a lesson for the kids at home, too: if you want an extension on a project, just plagiarize.
Emma goes to visit Sean at the auto shop. She congratulates Sean on getting the job, which leads Sean to thank Jay for helping Sean get his foot in the door, which leads to a conversation between the three that, once the Downey Degrassi Decoder is turned on and warmed up, goes like this: Jay: "Did you tell him about the time you performed oral sex on me?" Emma: "No, and I don't think he needs to know." Sean: "LET'S HAVE ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!!" Okay, so maybe not ice cream, but he does mention plans of having dinner with Emma. Will he get his beloved cheeseburgers? Only time will tell.
Back at the place where the cool kids hang out, Danny and Derek head their separate ways home. Danny gets to walk home, but Derek has to take the bus. But so does Mr. Perino! Man, they SO picked the wrong guy to plow through. I mean, this guy is EVERYWHERE. (Dude's gotta be a ninja.) Derek makes the mistake of striking up a conversation, which doesn't go well, as Perino interprets everything Derek says as a threat or a joke. Derek, feeling the bad vibes, chooses to walk home, but Perino stops him and says, "Show me some respect, or we've got a serious problem." On paper, that sounds like it makes sense. Perino delivered it, though, with the same sympathy he would likely use to say, "I'm going to murder your family if you so much as look at me wrong." So, here's a summary of this subplot so far: kids piss off teacher. Teacher gets mad. Teacher stays mad. Teacher gets even more mad. Man, the writers worked their asses off developing this subplot, didn't they?
Emma is busy looking for her lucky bra that gives her "Manny boobs", which gets Manny to ask why Emma is so freaked out. Emma says that this is Sean's first big dinner since getting out of the joint, and Emma wants everything to be perfect. In order for things to be perfect, she has to find the bra that gives the most amount of false advertising possible. Emma then proceeds to put on an ugly pair of high-heels (hey, if I can tell that a pair of shoes are ugly, they have to be hideous) and start talking about the awkward conversation at the shop. Emma is pessimistic about how Sean will take the news about what happened between Emma and Jay, but Manny says that if Sean really loves her, he won't overreact. By the way, Manny is the same girl that tried to get implants, got pregnant with a guy who already had a girlfriend, flashed her boobs on camera, was part of the plan to injure Paige a couple of years ago, and found JT York attractive. Manny was just trying to be supportive, but judging by her track record, I'd rather have my dog be giving me advice.
We head straight for the Dot, where, wouldn't ya know it, Sean is hovering over a cheeseburger, while Emma has a 'tofurkey' (shudders). Sean, weakened with the knowledge that he has his favorite meal in front of him, takes Emma's hand and calls her perfect. This brings Emma to say that she's not perfect, bringing Sean to ask why she would say that. Somehow, some way, Emma manages to escape this meal without saying why she feels so guilty. We're not really told how; Sean just says, "You're the smartest person I know," and all of a sudden, it's the next day. Nonsensical transitions don't belong to wrestling programs anymore, I guess.
At the shop, Sean asks Jay if Emma's hiding something. Jay tries to play it off cool, but Sean starts begging to know the truth. Hey, there are some things you don't do. It's a bad idea to mess around with your best friend's girlfriend; telling him about it is an even worse idea. Loyalty prevails over common sense, though, and Jay comes out with the truth. Jay's lines are awesome here; when asked if they had sex, he replies, "No! I mean, not really. Depends on how you look at it. I had more than she did." That's the best way to break the news to your buddy. Sean walks off and heads for Degrassi, where he finds Emma and asks her if she and Jay had a 'thing', hoping that Jay had been making his story up (because, you know, buddies joke about their best friends' girlfriends giving them head all the time). Emma confirms the story, which brings tears to Sean's eyes as he walks away. At this point, Peter walks by and doesn't get smacked when he says, "Lover's quarrel?" (I had to replay that line a few times to get it, since it sounded like he said, "Love your squirrel." Emma is then left all around to look like she doesn't know what to do next.
After the break, Sean returns to the auto shop with evil thoughts in his head. Jay tries to make peace, but Sean would have none of that, interpreting the whole deal as Jay taking advantage of Emma's weakened state of mind. Jay reveals that Emma had begged him to "let him do it", which brings about a wonderful five-star quality match. Here's the entire list of moves that we saw in our main event: 1.) Shove by Sean 2.) Shove by Jay 3.) Missed punch by Jay that hit a fire extinguisher Lou Thesz has got nothing on Sean Cameron.
We turn our attention back to Emma, who is currently in a health class with Manny. Since the episode is all about Emma, though, the entire conversation they have is about Emma. I know that they have to pack a lot into a half hour, but c'mon, can't we have more than one character develop in every scene? Anyways, my disdain for lack of Manny love is made up by Emma stabbing a fake heart whenever she feels like it, while the two of them discuss double-standards in dating and Manny plays the optimist. Hey, uh, your boyfriend just found out that you messed around with his best friend. I don't think this is a time to be listening to "Don't Worry, Be Happy"; this is damage control time. Unfortunately, Manny encourages Emma to not be apologetic about the whole situation, hinting, of course, that Emma would be apologizing a million times over by the end of the episode.
Before history class, Mr. Perino pulls Derek aside and apologizes for his behavior at the bus stop. The entire conversation here comes across as "Sorry, babe, you know I love you", but without any romantic undertones. Derek accepts the apology very half-heartedly, and then tries to look like he's deep in thought, but just comes across looking like a baboon with worse hair.
Sean goes over his handiwork with a client, giving very short, to-the-point answers to the client's questions, making him the most convenient mechanic ever. Well, actually, he was being an ass, but I prefer it if mechanics just told me how they fixed the car and skip the part where they mentioned useless crap like air flow, pollution, exhaust fumes, etc. The client is offended by Sean's condescending attitude and asks for his boss, which gets Sean all hot and bothered all over again. "If you have a problem with my work, then you take it up with me!" he snaps. The client mentions that he has a mechanic with an attitude problem. Showing who has the brains in the relationship, Sean moves to attack, but Jay cuts him off. Sean then quits and kicks a table because he's Sean Cameron, the guy who just got out of jail. Makes sense.
Danny and Derek finish up their report, to which Mr. Perino threateningly growls, with unending conviction in his voice, "Nice job, you two." He then proceeds to give another student a zero for not having his project ready, which is the right thing to do, but does it while suggesting that the student spent all night playing video games and looking at porn, which is the wrong thing to do, since calling out your students for not doing their work is a bad thing, I guess. It causes Derek to walk out of the classroom and report Mr. Perino directly to Snake. I can't call that the wrong thing to do in that situation, since Mr. Perino was definitely out of line, but if you're gonna be a nark, don't do it in front of the person you're ratting out. Unless, of course, you have a death wish.
Sean starts packing his stuff and is ready to hit the road again when Emma walks in. Emma calls out Sean on his crap; he still thinks of Emma as the girl he met in grade 7, and after his parents kicked him out at the age of 12, he put a wall up between what himself and everyone else. "It's not my fault you did that to Jay," he quips. "And you'll never let me forget that, will you?" she quips back. Sean, fresh out of arguments, walks to the train station. Once there, though, he drops his ticket and…wait, what's that…could it be? It is! It's the present that Emma gave him earlier—the picture of Emma and Sean that was taken several years ago. He looks up and sees a couple embracing, and for once, Sean is thunderstruck by PDA.
Derek is seated outside of the principal's office when Mr. Perino walks out in a huff, looking like he's got a fork up his…well, then Snake walks out, which is Derek's cue to stand up. Snake says that Ms. H hasn't fired Mr. Perino, but she did start an investigation. Derek starts questioning his own actions, which leads Snake to say that he did the right thing. Derek then walked into Ms. H's office, ending this annoyingly predictable subplot once and for all.
Emma emerges from her room, still in tears. You could tell that she was crying by the huge box of tissues she was carrying. Real subtle touch there. She then notices that Sean is still there! Happy day! Of course, since this is a teen drama, Sean can't just look in Emma's eyes and say, "I'm sorry for overreacting." No, instead, Sean was facing away from Emma and broke the silence by saying, "This isn't supposed to happen." Upon watching this for the first time, I burst out laughing. See, Degrassi is supposed to be one of the most truthfully honest teen dramas ever, with actors that pretty much play their age and storylines that address real teen issues. But this entire scene was just too phony for me to take seriously. In the interest of informing the uninformed, though, Sean says that the reason he returned to Degrassiville to open up a shop; he came back for Emma. Emma responds by saying that he shouldn't have freaked out about something that happened two years ago. Sean then begs for Emma to take him back, and to promise to always take him back, no matter how many times he messes up. He also says to point out every time that he's wrong, which would become annoying in anyone else's hands but Emma's. Emma then tells him that sometimes, Sean has to save himself from himself. Sean takes the advice, saying that he'll ask for his job back, get his GED, and look for his own place. "What about us?" Emma asks. Sean answers by kissing her and saying, "I want to get to know you again." They got to the point, I guess—get Seamma back together, get Sean back in school—but the conversation was littered with too many clichés and dramatic pauses to be believable. The episode, in and of itself, was pretty good. They addressed the history between two characters that usually don't interact, while showing the effects that a little bit of sex can have on the relationships you have with other people. I just wish that the execution on the landing wasn't so ridiculous.