S1E1: Mother and Child Reunion (1)

"Snake" Simpson, "Spike" Nelson, Cailtin Ryan, Characters, Emma Nelson, J.T. Yorke, Joey Jeremiah, Manny Santos, Online Predators, Toby Isaacs

 

The episode begins with Emma and her best friend, Manny, reading an email from Emma’s online boyfriend, Jordan. The two, along with their friend J.T. Yorke, drop off boxes at Degrassi for the scheduled reunion for the classes of ’92 and ’93. The girls discuss Jordan’s petition for wildlife reservation, which has 6,000 signatures.

Joey, a Degrassi alumni, tries to sell a used Volkswagen to his friend, Lucy. She is reluctant about buying the car, but he suggests testing it out until the reunion. Angela, Joey’s daughter comes out and reminds Lucy that Joey has not yet confirmed he is going to the reunion, and that it has been a year since her mother and Joey’s wife, Julia, has passed away. Lucy claims that Julia would be upset if she knew he was cutting himself off from people, and he quickly changes the subject.

Back at the school, the three kids find Snake, a teacher at Degrassi, and give him the boxes. He begins to reminisce on his high school experience, before the three wander off. They find the new computer lab where they find Mr. Raditch, the principal, giving a tour to Toby Isaacs, J.T.’s friend from camp. J.T. introduces the girls while Toby’s father and Mr. Raditch continue with the tour. The boys stand guard while Emma and Manny enter the computer lab to check Emma’s email. She receives an email saying that Jordan will be in Toronto over the weekend, and would like to see her. Emma is eager to agree, but Manny warns her of the dangers.

Caitlin Ryan, a now-famous Degrassi alumni arrives at the school with her fiance and Joey and Lucy arrive soon after. Joey shares a long glance with Caitlin, the two realizing how much they have changed since high school.

J.T., Toby, Manny, and Emma are on the playground discussing Emma’s dilemma. J.T. teases saying that Jordan is probably creepy, but Toby seriously warns Emma of the dangers of meeting a stranger from online. She claims that he is not a stranger, and that he is coming to Toronto on a school field trip. J.T. notes that it is the middle of the summer, but Emma quickly informs him that the trip has been scheduled since the spring.

Emma comes home to her mother, Spike, and Caitlin looking at the reunion website. She exclaims that she is a major fan of Caitlin’s work. Later, Emma and Manny are going through all of Jordan’s emails, trying to prove that Jordan is not a creep. Manny says that J.T. is just looking out for her, but Emma says that he is just immature. She continues by admiring the fact that Jordan is more mature than any other guys her age, but Manny argues saying that Emma has never had a boyfriend before.

Spike, Snake, Joey, and Lucy meet Caitlin’s fiance, Keith, for the first time at a bar. Keith is a movie producer in Hollywood and quickly criticizes one of Joey’s newest commercials, advising him to ditch the “shifty cars salesman vibe”. Caitlin says that Joey is still the same old Joey from high school, but he remarks that he has changed a lot. Joey then gets up and sits alone at the bar, but Snake joins him. He criticizes Joey for cutting himself off from everyone else and encourages him to go to the reunion.

Later, at Emma’s house, Spike, Lucy, and Caitlin return home. Emma consults Caitlin for her advice on Jordan, saying that her friends say it’s dangerous. Caitlin urges her that sometimes you just have to go for it, not knowing that Emma met Jordan on the internet. She decides that she wants to meet Jordan, so she goes to her computer and emails him.