Before I go on my Eli & Eclare rant that will probably be just as long as it was last time let’s get the other stuff out the way first…

Alli Bhandari you will always be famous I’m so sorry for everything you go through I just wanna give you a hug and some freedom. Her file was large and she was wildin at some point but let’s be truthful, Alli being in the boiler room was a moment of weakness (that didn’t even come to fruition) what Bianca & Drew did in the boiler room was a moment of character. Those scum should be the LAST to have ANYTHING to say about ANYBODY!!!!! Alli I really want healing for you girl, no matter what she does her parents treat her with some much disdain and disappointment and anger and resentment and disrespect and want to be surprised when Alli wants to leave? Yeah, go to hell. If I was her I’m no contact at 18. Anyways..

I think the saddest thing about alli’s runway arc was that she and Sav were both right in their argument but due to all the history it was all just too complicated and made so much more so by the added pressures and the runway itself. They love each other so deeply.

MY SAVY J HEARTTTTTTTTT 💔💔 ughhh I wish they would’ve made it, sav stood up to his parents for her, supported her, understood her, forgave her, like he really stepped up and was her man. But I will say Holly J not feeling it does feel in character, she’s someone who’s always gonna want more. And idk maybe… if only Sav could be the man he was for Holly J, for Anya, then we would be living in a proper society. But the fact of the matter is as much as I love Anya, I don’t think Sav actually respects her. I know he loved her but I think what he liked in Holly J was her ambition and her determination and strong will, all being coupled with her looks, humor, and compassion. She had an arc, she feels like a complete person who’s really growing and I think Sav maybe appreciated Holly J more because he could clearly see how much she asserted what she wanted for herself and her future and it’s a trait he’s growing but at the moment was lacking and it’s really what he wants for himself, I think he just admired Holly J more as a person because of what she stood for as a person. And that’s kinda something Anya’s always been missing, which is why neither ship could ever work. They connect, but they don’t truly compliment one another. It’s sad because the chemistry for both ships is absolutely there.

Riley wasn’t as bad as I remember, I don’t dislike him he’s just neutral to me now but he’s still on the lower side for me. I’ve chocked up his violent streak to roid rage and called it a day 💀

Also literally don’t bring Dr*w up to me at alll like bye

Degrassi has a nerd problem. Their interesting characters usually come in the form of nerdy archetypes at least to me. : Wesley, Liberty, Toby, Claire, Alli, Conner, all either become completely about something entirely different (Clare, Alli, Liberty, Conner) or fall off the face of the earth with zero explanation (Toby, Wesley) and it’s like hello???? Give me my nerdy main and let them carry stories and finish their nerdy arcs pls thank you!!! Only person I can say starts and ends as someone with decent screentime where their nerdiness or intellect is one of their main storylines still is Conner, and even he feels slightly underused at times.

Bro everyone’s always taking about “you told me to play BASKETBALL” but no one ever talks about Jenna’s delivery to set up that iconic line. “WHERE’S the BABY suppOSED TA’ SLEEP?!?!” Like I replayed that scene like 8 times just dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😩😩😩😩😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀

Speaking of Jenna, two things : her hating Bianca for being a boyfriend stealer while being pregnant with KC’s baby is laughable, don’t piss me off 💀

Second thing : GOODBYE WHITE HORSE GOODBYE BRAVE KNIGHTTTT ok that’s it

Love that Fiona got some help and won her trial , love this for her so bad.

I like characters like Dave, Anya & Holly J whose flaws and virtues both feel consistent with their character. Like Dave’s desire to be cool resulting in him tazing Wesley was an asshole thing to do, and it was wild, but also, it tracks? So does Dave being there for his friends he’s just a good, well written character regardless of him being flawed. It feels natural. I compare this to Anya & Holly J because they’re similar . Like, I can still see glimpses of young Holly J in her wit, some of her dialogue and decisions are consistent with her more ruthless previous personality but it comes from a different place now. She feels like a changed and grown person and not a completely different character with. A whole new personality. She’s just older and wiser now. Anya hasn’t been through as much change but her personality and decisions feel very Anya to me whether I agree with what she’s doing or not. Unlike some other characters i’ll talk about later ( cough CLARE cough )

Adam is a deeply insecure person and the way he reacts to Drew flirting with Fiona after he sets them up is very psychotic to me because wtf did you think was gonna happen??? Just very dramatic, and the way he acts when interested in someone it’s like early signs of the same problems he eventually has with Becky before his death it makes me sad they never really attempted to therapize this man. It’s kind of the same issue I had with Toby like this man is very clearly troubled and no one is doing anything.. for why????? It’s also how he got sucked up in the Fitz drama in S10 part 1, like no one around him sees these signs, oh I know why, because his FREINDS CLARE AND ELI ONLY THINK OF THEMSELVES!!! Ok it’s time for the Eclare rant takes massive breath

ELI’S RED FLAGS COULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN REDDER, AND CLARE LITERALLY IGNORES THEM ALL UNTIL THE VERY END AND ITS LIKE GIRL IM GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO WAKE UP BUT IMMA NEED YOU TO MAKE HASTE NEXT TIME BC WTF!!!!!

first of all, Clare starting the second half of season 10 by saying “the knife fight wasn’t Eli’s fault, Fitz was a psycho” and standing on that after being the only one with any self awareness previously and calling out how Eli not only perpetuated but continued the cycle of violence before it went to far is annoying and almost a little inconsistent with her character. Season 8, 9 & even the first half of season 10 Clare would never have just been so openly blind to all this man’s MANY MANY problems and it’s this change to her character that allowed things to get so out of hand by the end of the season. Eli also refusing to take 0 accountability for being the one who POISONED A MAN and expects everyone to believe a knife was pulled on him for no reason is so unbelievably annoying and disgusting. He’s manipulative as hell almost the entire season with all his little revenge plans and schemes to win Clare’s affection. Yeah, Fitz was wrong but Eli was wrong too. 2 wrongs don’t make a right, and you’d think someone like Clare who has been known to point that out and uphold good morals would … you know… point that out and uphold good morals??!? I’m not gonna forget what all you did Eli, THE NORTH REMEMBERS!!!!! PEPPERIDGE FARM REMEMBERS!!!!!!

I think they did an amazing job tho of showing you all the good of eli’s personality and making you genuinely feel empathy for his character and making him and Clare rootable while also showing you the bad and all the growing red flags pretty constantly in a way that doesn’t discount or contradict their connection or his character growth but works in tandem and shows the duality of human nature. Is Eli sweet, thoughtful, loyal, smart, clever, accepting, loving, but troubled and just trying his best? Yes! But is he also super possessive, manipulative, temperamental, arrogant, obsessed with death, not over Julia, and clearly a threat to himself and others around him who constantly cries for help while simultaneously denying that help? Also yes! Truly a complex and multifaceted character who you’re completely justified in loving or hating. Craig walked so Eli could run.

But also, this man wrote a story about killing you and drinking your blood, wants to take you away alone for two days IN HIS HEARSE on the anniversary of his ex’s death who he feels like he “killed” while dressed as the parader from My Chemical Romance “welcome to the black parade” album and then crashed a car while laughing hysterically knowing you were listening after you asked for space… idk Clare I think it’s time to switch schools girl…… i- I don’t know how you could ever come back from something like that like…. Help wanted?!

Also does Eli kind of look like that emo whooville boy from the Lorax to anyone else 💀 whenever he tries to intimidate Fitz I’m like no one is afraid of you sir. What are you gonna do? Speak for the trees? But then I remember he’d probably frame you for arson, or poison you or something instead

Season ranks 3 = 10 > 2 > 8 > 9 > 6 > 5 > 4 > 7 > 1