We continue our journey into Next Class seasons 3 & 4 with the rest of the juniors! We discuss Shay's flip flopping on Tiny, how Shay, Frankie, and Lola are terrible friends to each other, Frankie's descent from one toxic relationship to another, Hunter and Yael being an awful couple, and Yael's heartwarming gender identity storyline. Follow us on Twitter @DeSocialDisease and on Instagram @thesocialdisease!! 

0:00 - Intro

3:09 - Shay

8:41 - Shay vs Esme and Lola 

14:10 - Shay's perfectionism + Shiny

25:50 - Shay's character overall

32:03 - Frankie 

38:51 - Toxic ass Fronah

46:51 - Frankie x Esme, toxic excellence 

53:37 - Frankie's arc

57:01 - Yael & Hunter

1:03:35 - Friendship or relationship? 

1:13:43 - Yael's gender identity

1:26:07 - Lola & Yael

1:28:27 - Hunter's reaction to Yael's coming out 

1:38:19 - Final thoughts 

It's the beginning of the end! Jasper and Bridget start their foray into the final seasons of Next Class, starting with Zoe, Rasha, and Goldi. We discuss Goldi unlearning homophobia, xenophobia, Zoe suddenly being a nice person, Rasha being the greatest addition to the show, and Zoe having one of the messiest character arcs of all time. Follow us on Twitter @DeSocialDisease and on Instagram @thesocialdisease! 

0:00 - Intro

3:47 - Goldi

9:21 - Goldi and Rasha's different views on being a Muslim and Goldi's homophobia

23:23 - Goldston & Winston overall

29:11 - Goldi's reaction to the terrorist attack 

34:22 - Goldi's place in Degrassi

38:11 - Zoe & Rasha 

46:50 - Zoe's rehabilitation 

54:16 - Dealing with Zoe's mom

1:02:23 - Zasha & Rasha

1:13:07 - Zoe's character arc

1:24:55 - Final thoughts and what's to come for NC 3&4! 

We finish off Next Class 1&2 in this podcast episode with lots of Hollingsworth mental health problems! We dive deep into Miles's addiction and the underlying causes from his father, Hunter's near descent into homicide, and both of their very quick recoveries. Tristan continuing to be a bad boyfriend (now featuring biphobia), Esme's introduction and enabling, and Yael's odd relationship with Hunter are also discussed. TW for discussions of drug addiction and school shootings throughout. Follow us on Twitter @DeSocialDisease and on Instagram @thesocialdisease! 

0:00 - Intro

2:07 - Miles (NC1)

9:09 - Family and drug problems

22:36 - All About Esme

31:13 - Hunter & Yael

38:40 - In the gamer club with my woes

44:03 - Hunter's descent into almost violence

52:02 - Hunter's mental health journey

59:38 - Hunter x Yael (Yunter? Hael?)

1:06:20 - Tristan & Triles

1:11:13 - Election and reconnecting with Miles

1:19:28 - Tristan as the "first gay president of Degrassi"

1:22:11 - Triles & first time

1:29:56 - Final thoughts

In our next Next Class episode, we discuss the messiness of the Tola/Shiny love triangle, Fronah being the worst couple to ever grace Degrassi, Shay being the hero of someone else's story, and the infamous racism s2 arc! We also discuss the TNG reunion episode! Follow us on Twitter @DeSocialDisease and on Instagram @thesocialdisease.  

0:00 - Intro

2:16 - Frankie 

5:58 - Frankie's depression (?)

12:08 - Fronah

19:06 - Shay, Frankie, and Lola's friendship

22:21 - Shay, Lola, and Tiny

29:31 - Shay's development 

36:42 - Lola's vibrator

39:21 - Shiny vs Tola

44:20 - Protest

50:44 - Reunion sidebar

56:36 - Racism storyline

1:01:58 - Problems with the plot

1:10:17 - Main takeaways 

1:15:45 - Final thoughts 

Jasper & Bridget finally start their foray into the Next Class era, starting with the hot messes that are Zaya and Gracevas! Join us in our discussion of inexplicable cheating, Degrassi going #woke, Zoe Rivas committing more sex crimes, queer baiting, and cystic fibrosis! Follow us on Twitter @DeSocialDisease and on Instagram @thesocialdisease. 

0:00 - Intro

3:51 - Maya & Zig

12:49 - Maya's music endeavors and relation to Cam

21:12 - Buildup & fallout of Zaya breakup

31:58 - Post-breakup

36:13 - Maya as a vehicle for feminist storylines

41:10 - Zoe (TW discussions of self harm) 

48:55 - Gracevas & queer baiting 

59:29 - Zoe is still an awful person lol

1:06:00 - Winston as a beard and Zoe's self harm (TW)

1:14:43 - Zoe's development overall

1:19:50 - Grace

1:22:11 - Grace's struggles with CF and connecting with others

1:30:47 - Final thoughts 

In our long-awaited season finale, we Finally say goodbye to the class of season 14! We had so many great things to say about Becky dating Drew and Jonah, Imogen trying "polyamory," Alli and Dallas getting next to nothing, and the rollercoaster that was Clare's pregnancy arc. Let us know what you think on Twitter @DeSocialDisease and on Instagram @thesocialdisease! 

0:00 - Intro

1:42 - Becky

7:16 - Drecky & Bonah

16:27 - Jonah and Becky's development overall

23:17 - Imogen

26:25 - Polyamory and cheating

33:16 - Pressuring Jack to come out 

38:39 - Imogen's character overall

42:49 - Clare, Eli, and Drew

49:33 - The logistics of this just... don't make sense

1:00:01 - Drew and Eli's involvement 

1:09:51 - Miscarriage 

1:15:41 - Final storylines for the seniors 

1:21:11 - Alli & Dallas

1:26:54 - Alli and Clare's friendship, and Alli's overall development

1:31:56 - Drew's development

1:35:57 - Clare and Eli's development 

1:42:39 - Final thoughts 

In our penultimate season 14 episode, we go into the less-than-iconic movie Don't Look Back! Celebrate summer with us as we discuss bad moms, babysitting, kidnapping, cheating, lesbianism, queer baiting, and more! Follow us on Twitter @DeSocialDisease and on Instagram @thesocialdisease! 

0:00 - Intro

12:35 - Maya 

16:04 - Maya's misadventures babysitting and getting kidnapped

21:43 - Zaya

25:08 - Frankie

28:19 - Frankie's role in the kidnapping; did she cheat?

35:56 - What if Frankie got kidnapped? 

38:09 - Zoe

42:31 - Zoe's rehabilitation 

47:46 - Gracevas & queer baiting 

57:42 - Grace

1:02:36 - Final thoughts 

We continue into season 14 by discussing some of the debatably worst plot lines in the entire Degrassi franchise! Join us as we rib into the ridiculousness of Degrassi Nudes, how terrible of a person Zoe is, that Captain Who and Winston did not live up to their full potential, and Hunter's development leading into Next Class. Follow us on Twitter @DeSocialDisease and on Instagram @thesocialdisease! 

0:00 - Intro

1:19 - Hunter

4:06 - Hunter's relationship with Arlene and his tendency towards violence

12:05 - Zoe & Frankie (Degrassi Nudes)

23:06 - The absurdity of this storyline and Zoe being absolutely awful

35:36 - Blackmail and trying to make sense of whatever tf this was

42:04 - Zoe and lack of consequences

49:01 - Frankie's role and development with her dad

1:00:49 - Frankie & Winston (Captain Who) 

1:04:21 - Frankston & cheating 

1:10:52 - Winston's development 

1:13:59 - Captain Who and musicals in Degrassi

1:17:51 - Lola & Shay

1:22:06 - Final thoughts 

We are finally back with season 14! In what is certainly going to be a tumultuous time for Jasper and Bridget, we start things off by discussing the train wreck that is Triles, Miles's weed "addiction" and his family problems, Maya finally facing her feelings about Cam, the start of Zaya, and Zig's burgeoning musical career. General trigger warning for discussions of parental abuse throughout. Follow us on Twitter @DeSocialDisease and on Instagram @thesocialdisease!

0:00 - Intro

3:46 - Miles & Tristan (TW discussions of parental abuse) 

13:18 - Triles 

24:46 - Miles's struggles with his dad and family

40:16 - Weed addiction!! 

47:47 - Tristan & Maya (and Tristan also sucks) 

53:54 - Maya & Zig (pt 1)  

59:09 - Maya's struggles with anxiety and Cam (TW discussions of suicide) 

1:12:36 - Zig & Maya (pt 2)  

1:19:29 - Zaya 

1:21:22 - Zig's gang problems 

1:34:11 - Final thoughts 

We have finally finished season 13!! Finish things off strong with us as we discuss school dress codes, lesbians, toxic families, virtual avatar sex, nonsensical writing decisions for long-term couples, Clare being horny af, and Drew and Clare somehow being a compelling couple? Follow us on Twitter @DeSocialDisease and on Instagram @thesocialdisease! 

0:00 - Intro

1:25 - Imogen

5:26 - Dress code shenanigans

11:51 - Becky and Imogen's friendship

19:48 - Imogen's role in the show 

26:38 - Becky

31:05 - Becky's struggles with her family & faith 

42:49 - Becky & Sir Excellence #n00b 

46:06 - Clare

53:02 - #TeamClew?

54:21 - Eli and Clare drifting apart 

1:00:51 - Buildup to Clew 

1:10:09 - Aftermath of Clew 

1:13:59 - Clare in season 13 and Eli reconnection 

1:19:50 - Drew

1:25:02 - End of Drianca 

1:30:16 - Drew's nonsensical season

1:35:53 - Drecky????

1:40:15 - Closing thoughts on season 13