Monday, July 20, 2009

Totally rape-tastic first episode(s): Mother and Child Reunion 1 and 2

Oh shit! In the very first episode, Degrassi: The Next Generation sets the precedent of totally fucking going there by addressing the issue of internet sexual predators. We start with the introduction of the fedora loving pre-teens Emma and pre-whoredom Manny reading a message from Emma's "12 year old "online boyfriend who appears to have fetal alcohol syndrome (Really, internet baby rapist? Poor effort.) I think had I not told you, you would still know where this is going. Obnoxious J.T. and Toby are introduced and immediately bond based on being totally insufferable and their stint in summer camp for kids whose parents hate them or whatever. Both discover they would want to do Manny if they were physically capable.
The show goes on to introduce the characters from Degrassi, the first generation. Nothing super important other than we find out that Spike, who got teen pregnant in the first series, is Emma's mom. Degrassi Jr High toolbox Joey Jeramiah is selling used cars and has a totally dead wife, while fellow junior high toolbox Snake (aka Mr. Simpson) is teaching at his former school, bleak. Caitlin Ryan is now a successful reporter with tragically shitty judgement, as evidenced by her engagement to a hilariously douchey L.A. producer (He wears sunglasses inside!). Joey can still hardly conceal his boner for her after all these years. Pre-reunion boozing leads to drunkedness and hurt feelings after about ten minutes, and the party goes back to Spike's house. Emma makes the fatal mistake of asking drunk Caitlin for advice in vague terms and decides to meet her myspace sexual predator boyfriend.
The next part starts with Emma lying to Manny about going to meet with sexual predators in her totally badass dolphin pants. Spike is at her high school reunion, where dramz ensues when Joey discovers douchey L.A. boyfriend trying to mack on some skanky supporting character. The whole thing climaxes with punching, tears, and Caitlin confiding to doormat Joey how much of a trainwreck she is, which we all already know. Meanwhile, Emma goes to some creepy ass hotel and is lured upstairs by the child predator under the guise of him being her internet boyfriend's teacher. Luckily, he's the slowest moving rapist ever, and spends most of his time creating incriminating video evidence, so suspicious Manny, JT and Toby are able to hack into her computer and discover her location before any actual raping takes place. They get to the reunion just in time to cock-block Mr. Simpson, who is dancing with Spike, and the two speed off to the hotel to save Emma, leaving her friends in the street. Mr. Simpson totally chokes the sex predator. His mood with Spike is ruined by pedophilia being a buzzkill, but he earns points for later. Spike yells at Emma for associating with any child predator who pretends to have an environmental petition, Emma yells at Spike for getting knocked up with her at 14 ("You've made mistakes, too, like having me!" OH SNAP), and both cry together about the trauma of TV14 rated molestation.

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