#zane park

[shamelessly-obsessed]

Idc I love them sm and I miss them and I hope they’re somewhere happy together 😌

Hmmmm maybe I’ll do a drawing of them all grown up

[claresedwards]

Happy 14th Anniversary to The Way We Get By, Pt 1

[sapphirebluejewel]

What I would have done Degrassi Characters who had less storylines or got black holed

I know they aren't all "blackholed" exactly but they all faded off or had very little storylines.

Derek Haig- I don't know. I don't like him as a character but it's different for a Degrassi character to get worse instead of better. Just seeing him at graduation would honestly be enough to wrap him up.

Kendra Mason-Exploring heritage and adoption. We get it a little bit with Derek but it's different to be a POC in a white family. She was in basically every sports team when she was there and just continuing that. Having a sporty girl girl before Jane. I love sibling relationships and I feel like hers with Spinner would be very entertaining. Just having her involved in Spinner's storylines ie the shooting, cancer, and wedding. Her and Nadia's friendship could be a plot point. Basically every degrassi characters has a romance storyline but I don't know who hers would be with.

Nadia Yamir-I would have liked an episode where she got the main plot and it just showed her daily life as a disabled person. Maybe how she gets into the school each day and how the world is not accommodating for someone in a wheelchair. Maybe there's a bonding moment with Jimmy. I also want her to have a relationship storyline I'm thinking with Towerz? And she and Kendra have a talk where Nadia doesn't think he really likes her because no one has really liked her in the past.

Blue Chessex-Honestly I don't really give a frick about him. He ran his course. Bye.

Wesley Betenkamp-He plays the flute so I'm assuming he's in the band and there are Degrassi band plotlines in seasons 11 and 12 he could participate in. Him and Hannah together. Degrassi having a long-term healthy relationship? He and Winston kinda have similar personalities so he maybe they are in comic book club together. More of him Connor and Dave hanging out as well because it felt like Connor only hung out with Jenna in the later seasons.

Bruce The Moose-Maybe give him a last name lol. And I think he should have a storyline where he pines after a smart girl just because I want to see that. We never really know if he graduates but we do know Bruce actually has a good side and he wants people to like him. An arc would be making him less of a bully. He probably would have had to spend another semester at degrassi because of his grades and this time he doesn't really have any friends.

Johnny DiMarco-I want to see more of the good side of his relationship with Alli. We only every see the bad stuff. Also I want to see more of him making amends because no one seems to hate him for JTs death by the time he graduates. And he does go to college although we never really know how this happens.

Dave Turner-Involved in the play somehow? Like he helps Imogen running it. And he hosts some DegrassiTv segments. He would honestly be great in front of the camera. And I think Becky Imogen and Dave would have been a good trio. I would have just liked to see him graduate tbh. He had good character growth that we saw so far and I would want to continue that. Him dealing with Jacinta's and Adam's death. He definitely would have been involved in the summer camp storyline. Dallas and Dave I think would have gotten along too once Dallas apologizes. He was involved with student Council too in his run. They bring up Dave being good at music and they could've explaned on that! Really Dave could fit anywhere and it's a shame they didn't keep him around.

Jack Jones-She didn't fit the rebrand to next class and the only storyline I could think of for her is coming out to her parents which Zoe already took. I think she was okay moving. Her father was in the military he probably just got stationed somewhere else.

Leia Chang-We knew she was a dancer but we barely if at all got to see her dance. I would have liked to see that and her grow some. When I say grow I mean stop the pathological lying. I actually liked her and Anya's relationship. It showed Anay's growth outside of Holly J. I'm not lying I didn't really like her but I fully believe in seeing all main characters graduate.

Chris Sharpe-I like the idea of further exploring him wanting to be a DJ. He might've advocated for peace at Degrassi after the shooting, changing some of his ways. Involvled with the Jay and Silent Bob movie. I don't know any more romance plots for him but degrassi needs more bis. Also his character seems to have merged with Damien Hayes along the line and those two could've been one.

Damon Carter-He's honestly very disconnected from the rest of his grade. He was friends with Zig but that obviously got severed. I would like it if together Zig and his backgrounds were explored more, being poor/lower income I mean. It would've been fun to see Tiny, Zig, and Damon doing boy stuff together. Him being less of a creep to women would be good too but overall not atached to his character.

Lucas Valieri-Honestly just background stuff of him stepping up to the plate more and being a better father. Showing he wants to be different from his family. Little background character arc. He did drop out but it would be cool if he followed Mia to Paris to take care of their child together and took some responsibility there.

Sadie Rowland-I actually liked her and Dave together and she deserved better towards the end. Maybe more of her playing basketball. I could see her as bi too and she could be Zoe's first inclining of being a lesbian along with Grace. I think she goes to Paris with everybody and her and Alli talk? I don't know how she could be incorporated furthur and she was the only one of her class left. She likely wouldn't make the move to the next class franchise.

Hannah Belmont-Her and Wesley stay together despite some ups and downs. I know Degrassi has some relationships that stay together long term later but I feel like they need a steady couple that doesn't break up. I can't think of any main storylines for her but generally just being a background character. She was cool calm and collected and Degrassi needs some of that.

Keisha-Something about her realizing she doesn't need to show off her body to get boys. I think maybe she joins the feminism club? Goldi needs more female friends in the beginning and this would go along with the body storyline. Because Frankie goes in a different direction with Lola and Shay. Zoe is closer friends with Tristan. Keisha needs connections.

Arlene Takahashi-Honestly they kinda replaced her character with Yael's in next class. I liked the friendship she and Frankie had going where Frankie was trying to be a better person. Would she fit into that new friend group in next class? I don't think her and Hunter would have stayed together long term but I do think they would've stayed friends. She would've called Hunter out on his bs I think and tried to help him.

Zane Park-To see him actually running the LGBTQ club! And maybe Fiona shows up one time to it or something. They underutilize him as an LGBTQ icon and leader. Maybe we could see his home life. Anything to make him a more well-rounded character and not just Riley's on-off love interest.

Terri Mcgregor-Okay so I'm thinking she returns to Degrassi after the shooting. And if the writers really want to make Spinner get married in Degrassi Takes Manhattan I vote he gets married to Terri. They had a thing going in the beginning and I think she would have been sympathetic to him after the shooting. It would have been a good full-circle moment. In between, I want to see her confidence grow and her go after a man and they date for a bit. I know so many of the class of 2004 got held back but something where she's still around a bit into season 6+7, maybe a near college. She would have more storylines with Hazel as I think both of them deserve more A plots.

[smurfyguy]

I just realized something, all my favorite gay ships get ruined at some point. From Riley and Zane on Degrassi to Nico and Levi on Grey’s Anatomy to Kevin and Fangs on Riverdale I hate this

[degrassi-fandom-confessions]

zane singlehandedly set back gay rights (also is that how he writes his name??? wack spelling if the degrassi wiki is to be believed)

[lgbtqjockshowdown]

LGBTQ Jock Showdown Round 1A

[degrassi-ship-war]

Degrassi Ship War: Round 1B

[zayadriancas]

Cry Me A River Part 2

“Every day I fight to do the things you do.”

[claresedwards]

Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[destinysbounty]

As any self-respecting Zane stan, of course I've seen Decoded. And of course I loved the sweet but subtle character moment of him being bashful and awkward when Jay brought up the statue.

For the longest time, I've always interpreted this moment as Zane being his typical humble, bashful self. And while I'm sure that's true to an extent, recent events from Dragons Rising have led me to consider an alternative interpretation.

If I may bring your attention to this quote from DRpt2:

"Zane had impressive shoes to fill. No one could live up to him, maybe not even Zane himself."

I dunno. There's just something about the fact that Zane's own legacy has outgrown him, that he's overshadowed by the memory of his past self, that rather than a testament to the love his friends and community have for him he instead sees the statue as an insurmountable burden he can never hope to live up to...

Which brings me to yet another blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment from the Shadow of Ronin video game (I know it's canon-ness is debatable, but hear me out for a sec)

While everyone is gathered around Nya and speaking to Borg via hologram, Zane is...gone. He's off in the distance, standing at the base of his statue, just...staring at it.

God, and when you add this all up to Zane's Ice Emperor baggage...yeah.

[sheeperzzz]

My plan is to get an RV and to head out of the country once I hit 18. I'll make a living as a welder, but having some cash beforehand helps a lot.

[claresedwards]

Wait, this is the "I'll see you in September kC." oh little, does Clare know she'll meet her soulmate that September

Every Episode of Degrassi: S09E18 In Your Eyes

[degrassi-fandom-confessions]

I hate how pushy Zane was with Riley about coming out to his parents. Same with Dylan and Marco. You’d think they’d realize it’s not always safe for someone to come out to their parents and that coming out needs to be done in one’s own time when one’s ready. What if Riley’s or Marco’s parents sent them off to some conversion torture camp or something? If you can’t handle dating someone in the closet, DON’T DATE SOMEONE IN THE CLOSET! When I dated someone closeted as a teen, my worst fear was that person being outed because I didn’t want them to get sent away or be forced to stop seeing me. It literally kept me up at night and caused me so much anxiety that I would get physically ill. I don’t understand why they wouldn’t worry about something like that? Surely Zane and Dylan were aware of such risks.

[imsmallfry]

its the same picture

[degrassi-ship-war]

Qualifying Round (Group 11):

The character with the least votes will be eliminated. The other four will move on to the main tournament!