OzFrog

A random question… I know that Wheels apologised to Lucy early on in TNG for the car accident that happened in School’s Out, and at the time, Lucy still had a lot of anger towards him. Did she eventually forgive him for what happened?

Firstly, I loved Sean and Emma as well - they were just so good! I don’t know what the deal was with Daniel Clark, but it is a shame he couldn’t stick around longer term - there’s a lot more mileage the writers could have done with that story. As much as some people found Ellie annoying, I did love Stacey Feaber’s portrayal, particularly as she gained enough confidence to finally break away from Jesse, who quite frankly was treating her like s***. Yes she did not handle some things the right way (the whole shaming Caitlin in public, for example). And I also like how they maintained her crush on Craig throughout the seasons - again, long-term writing excellence here. I wonder how many people watching young Spinner in Season 1 would have ever thought he would turn out to be the father figure quasi moral compass of later seasons - his character development was mind-blowingly incredible. Speaking of Spinner, having Shane Kippel front and centre with Drake in the I’m Upset video was top notch! And yes, totally awesome to see how they all looked in 2018! That was a smart move by Drake.

One thing I will say about the first 4-5 seasons (at least) of DTNG… their long-term story projections and character development were *gold*. Daytime soaps could learn a s***load from them. Craig’s bipolar is a prime example. Major props to Jake Epstein for playing it so obviously in hindsight even though we didn’t know at the time that he had it. Paige and Alex should have been endgame - they just *got* each other. Maybe in another universe they do end up back together. I hate how they just about obliterated all of Paige’s character growth in the Hollywood movie, especially when she slapped Marco 😢. Yes she regretted it afterwards and tried to patch things up, but man she regressed in such a short time! I just watched the Manhattan movie, and as much as people pay out Emma and Spinner, it kinda does make sense that sometimes love can be spontaneous. I could just imagine a longer-term storyline where Sean comes back from the Armed Forces and a Sean/Emma/Spinner triangle ensues (pure soapy goodness). Throw in Jane for good measure, and it’s a quadrangle that would last for *years*. Jay & Manny - ❤️❤️❤️. The one couple that shouldn’t have worked, but did. The way Jay helps to get Manny back on track in the Hollywood movie - you can see just how much he had changed for the better. And I will *always* love how he managed to salvage her Smithdale application. Holly J’s character redemption through the seasons is also something to behold. I always skipped her scenes at the beginning because she was just downright horrible, but somehow she plausibly became a heroine later in her run. Again, the writing was solid for her. But the one thing I did not even realise about the long-term impact of Degrassi TNG - it launched the careers of both Drake and Nina Dobrev! It didn’t click until a couple of seasons in that Jimmy was Drake!! And also when Nina started playing Mia, I was like “where have I seen her before?”. And then the penny dropped on that too. Like I said… many many thoughts!

OMG I love that there is a thread for Degrassi TNG! I literally just discovered this a few weeks ago (after having grown up as a kid watching the previous Degrassi series (KODS, DJH, DH)), and have already managed to watch my way through the first nine seasons. I have many many thoughts!

Nice juxtaposition of clips here, both of Christie Clark as Carrie, on this day 10 years apart (1986 and 1996)…

Holy heck what is this Sonny and Brenda scene?? Also, a rare Jennifer Bransford as Carly appearance…

Yes! I haven’t been able to watch as much as I’ve wanted to in recent times (especially since my fave YT channel with updates got pulled), but I’ve said for ages that they needed to explore the Obrecht/West family dynamics more (particularly Britt and Nina being first cousins, with Liesl as the surviving Orbrecht/West sibling and “matriarch”), and it sounds like they’re finally doing that. It also gives Nina another reason to be in Port Charles apart from the Carly/Sonny stuff.

Happy Clink/Boom Day!

Being Aussie myself, I’m really happy for Sheldon getting through. My favourite (dear Cornelia 🇸🇪) is also through for tonight. But I’m also really excited for Sam Ryder 🇬🇧 - the UK may actually be about to get its first victory in 25 years tonight (and incidentally tie with Sweden for 6 victories each). Turin is buzzing right now, and it all comes to a head tonight!!

Indeed it is! I’m actually in Turin itself this week for the contest, and have been going to the jury shows where the national juries make their points selections (although we won’t know how they voted for the semis until after the contest has ended). Disclaimer: Switzerland is in my personal top 10 this year, so I’m actually really happy it managed to get through. It would have resonated really strongly with the juries, and on stage the song is magic (and I say this having watched it live at the jury show on Monday night). I will say this though - the second semi final is a LOT stronger than the first in terms of performances. The jury show last night was really top-notch, and the live show tonight is going to be a bloodbath in terms of the voting. Another note - the Big 5 are *really* bringing it this year!

Why why WHY did the writers destroy this beautiful couple??

Ten years apart… 😳

Curious as to what the backstory was here with Tony’s initial appearance…

And here’s the graphic with running orders attached…

Speaking of the number 50, today is 50 days until the Grand Final! It’s all happening so fast. I’m hoping to be in Turin itself for the actual contest!

I think that if you consider the American contest to be Eurovision-adjacent rather than a carbon copy of Eurovision, then it makes the experience much better. I have to say that I rather enjoyed the banter between Snoop and Kelly, and I believe it will improve over the next few weeks.

Better late than never…

And *finally*… AZERBAIJAN 🇦🇿 That’s all of them, people! Now let the countdown begin… 50 days from today, it will be Semi Final 1!

Apparently on this day, Kristen Alderson debuted as Starr in 1998 on OLTL *and* wrapped up her role as Starr on GH in 2013. Geez, was she really in that role for 15 years??

Second last song to be revealed (and with it, the Semi Final 1 lineup is complete)… ARMENIA 🇦🇲 The final song to be released will be Azerbaijan’s, that will happen on Monday! It will also complete the Semi Final 2 lineup!

And btw, Israel has now done an update of their song, and Malta has changed their song to something else!

So the Heads of Delegation meeting has now occurred, and during that meeting, the draw was made for Italy’s position in the Grand Final… They will perform in 9th spot in the Grand Final on May 14.

Nice! I like this one from Queen Carola as well…

@I Am A Swede I thought you’d be listening to this… I’ve had this on repeat all day!