In Your Eyes is the eighteenth episode of Season 9 of Degrassi: The Next Generation. It aired on May 14, 2010 in the United States, and on May 31, 2010 in Canada.
Summary[]
Riley has been hiding his feelings for a long time, but he's not sure he wants to anymore. A cute new friend tempts him to try dating. Meanwhile, K.C. and Clare try studying together—as friends.
Main Plot[]
Riley meets openly gay Zane, and wonders if his privacy is worth losing Zane. After yoga class, Riley comes out to Anya. Zane asks Riley to hang out at The Dot, but Riley’s anxiety gets the best of him and he asks if they can go somewhere else, so they sneak into an abandoned construction site. Zane questions Riley about why they came there, and when Zane invites Riley to the LGBT mixer, it’s still obvious Riley isn't ready, so he declines. But of course he ends up going anyway (it’s being held at Peter's club, Above The Dot). The extreme anxiety Riley has when he tells Peter that he could only get halfway up the stairs, but was too scared to actually walk into the mixer. Also, the moment when dancing with Zane that Riley finally loosens up. Then when Zane gets in the taxi Riley pulls him out and they kiss, starting their relationship.
Sub Plot[]
Clare volunteers to tutor K.C. in math, with no strings attached, but things turn sour when Jenna suggests K.C. slack off on studying and consider cheating off of Clare. K.C. is failing math, so what does Clare do? She decides to take it upon herself to tutor him. She obviously still has feelings for him, and at the same time Jenna thinks it’s a good idea for K.C. to use Clare to get a good grade. K.C. messes up for two reasons: 1) Trying to guilt Clare after she initially didn't want to help him cheat, and 2) Blaming Jenna as being the reason things in his life have fallen apart since he and Clare broke up. Clare does the one thing we've been waiting for so long, which is stand up for herself and tell both Jenna and K.C. off.
- This episode, "In Your Eyes", is named after different songs by Peter Gabriel, Kylie Minogue, Dionne Warwick, George Benson, Niamh Kavanagh, Anastacia, Bucks Fizz, Circle Jerks, Joan Armatrading, John Norum, Rational Youth, Status Quo, War, D. Train, Mary MacGregor, and Gary Hughes, albums by Amberlife and Nutshell, and a film in 2004.
- This episode marks the first appearance of Zane Park.
- In this episode, Riley confesses to Anya that he is gay.
- This episode marks the beginning of Riley and Zane's first relationship.
Regular Cast (Ordered alphabetically)
- Charlotte Arnold as Holly J. Sinclair
- Sam Earle as K.C. Guthrie
- Jamie Johnston as Peter Stone
- Argiris Karras as Riley Stavros
- Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason
- Samantha Munro as Anya MacPherson
- Aislinn Paul as Clare Edwards
- Jessica Tyler as Jenna Middleton
Guest Starring
Supporting Cast
- Horace Abel as Security guard
- Karla Jang as Yoga instructor
- Michael Kinney as Darryl Armstrong
Absences
- Raymond Ablack as Sav Bhandari
- Dalmar Abuzeid as Danny Van Zandt
- Paula Brancati as Jane Vaughn
- Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson
- Annie Clark as Fiona Coyne
- Jahmil French as Dave Turner
- Jordan Hudyma as Blue Chessex
- Judy Jiao as Leia Chang
- Landon Liboiron as Declan Coyne
- Jajube Mandiela as Chantay Black
- Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson
- Scott Paterson as Johnny DiMarco
- AJ Saudin as Connor Delaurier
- Melinda Shankar as Alli Bhandari
- Cassie Steele as Manny Santos
- Natty Zavitz as Bruce