"After much debate, Degrassi is officially uniform free." |
Come As You Are (1) is the first episode and first part of the season premiere for Season 12 of Degrassi. It aired on July 16, 2012.
Main Plot[]
Mr. Simpson starts off the term with an assembly where he announces the school is getting rid of its uniform policy. He also introduces the new junior hockey team, with most of them being new students. Dallas, captain of the team, is staying with Drew and Adam.
Meanwhile, Drew finally breaks up with Katie, saying that he cheated on her with a girl named Courtney. Katieās upset, but it leaves Drew free to finally date Bianca. Dallas and Adam decide to throw a party since the Torres parents are out of town. Drew gets drunk and Katie makes an appearance because she wants them to get back together. They go upstairs to an empty room and in a bid to reunite Katie has sex with Drew, who afterward, ends up passing out in front of everyone.
Sub Plot[]
After Mr. Simpson introduces the Ice Hounds Hockey Team, Alli asks Jenna and Clare if they plan on making any advances. Clare shrugs it off and goes to see Eli. She jokes with him that he's late, expecting him to flirt back. Eli mentions a NYU Portfolio for college, when Becky Baker comes up to them and introduces herself as the sister of Luke Baker, a player on the Ice Hounds, who moved to Toronto from Florida. She asks Clare if she would show him to her class. Clare accepts, and leaves Eli. Clare, Alli, and Jenna are getting ready for the party at the Torres house, when Clare questions whether her top is too clingy, making Alli and Jenna suspicious. Clare finally confesses to the kiss. She says she neglected to tell them because she didn't want to get her hopes up, and mentions that Eli didn't even bring up the kiss at school that day. As Jake walks by the room, Alli and Jenna ask for his advice. He says that Eli will come to Clare if he actually likes her.
At the party, Eli is talking to a friend about his time at New York, and Clare tries to make an advance on him. Alli then charades her away and convinces her to try and have fun instead of obsessing over Eli. Later, Eli is sitting alone outside, and Clare comes out to talk to him. She asks him why he hasn't mentioned the kiss and he tells her it's because he's tried so hard to not be so obsessive over Clare. He tells her "the ball is in your court" and she says she's glad they kissed. He tells her that he's also glad he just wants to make sure she's all in. She then kisses him and replies with "Eli, I am all in." Eli then leans in and kisses her passionately.
Third Plot[]
After the announcement about the end of the uniform policy, Tori, Maya and Tristan are excited to go shopping for new clothes. Maya mentions that she wants to try out for Mo's new band. The hockey team walks by and Dallas makes a joke about Maya being flat-chested, making Maya feel insecure.
Maya talks to Mo about auditioning for his band and Mo says he has a more "mature" vision, after glancing at her chest to imply Maya is not physically developed enough. Maya, Tori, Tristan, and Zig all go to the mall and Maya talks to Tori about what happened with Mo. Maya sees a poster of a woman in a bra and compares the model's breast size to her own, feeling even more insecure. Tristan then wonders aloud if Maya is thinking about getting breast implants. Tori tells him that she has a different idea. Later at home, after practicing her cello, Maya takes the "chicken cutlets" and stands in front of a mirror while putting them in, hoping they will make her look mature.
- This episode is named after the song "Come As You Are" by Nirvana.
- As of this episode, there will be no school uniforms anymore.
- In this episode, Degrassi students return from winter break.
- This was the first episode that MuchMusic and TeenNick aired in the showās new 10:00 p.m. ET timeslot.
- First appearance of the Toronto Ice Hounds, Mike Dallas, Becky Baker, Campbell Saunders and Luke Baker.
- Dylan Everett, Craig Arnold, Demetrius Joyette, and Sarah Fisher are added to the main cast. The additions of Joyette and Everett reunite them with their former co-stars in two Family Channel teen sitcoms that ended prior to the start of their runs on Degrassi. Joyette had previously co-starred with existing regulars Munro Chambers and Justin Kelly in the 2007-09 Family Channel sitcom The Latest Buzz. Everett had previously co-starred with Melinda Shankar in the 2008-10 sitcom How to Be Indie.
- Spencer Van Wyck has been removed from the opening.
- Fab will be added to the recurring cast.
- The Toronto Ice Hounds hockey team were introduced in the first five minutes of this episode. Source.
- This episode marks the beginning of Eli and Clare's second relationship and the beginning of Drew and Bianca's second relationship.
- This episode marks the end of Drew and Katie's relationship.
- Drew and Katie lose their virginities to each other in this episode.
- This is the third season premiere to take place right after winter break. The first was āto āStanding In The Dark (1)ā (Season 7) and the second was āJust Can't Get Enoughā (Season 9).
- This episode garnered controversy in the fandom, as some fans believe the encounter between Drew and Katie was not consensual.
Regular Cast (Ordered Alphabetically)
- Craig Arnold as Luke Baker
- Shanice Banton as Marisol Lewis
- Luke Bilyk as Drew Torres
- Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson
- Munro Chambers as Eli Goldsworthy
- Dylan Everett as Campbell Saunders
- Sarah Fisher as Becky Baker
- Jahmil French as Dave Turner
- Ricardo Hoyos as Zig Novak
- Alicia Josipovic as Bianca DeSousa
- Demetrius Joyette as Mike Dallas
- Daniel Kelly as Owen Milligan
- Justin Kelly as Jake Martin
- Jacob Neayem as Mo Mashkour
- Lyle O'Donohoe as Tristan Milligan
- Aislinn Paul as Clare Edwards
- Chloe Rose as Katie Matlin
- Olivia Scriven as Maya Matlin
- Melinda Shankar as Alli Bhandari
- Alex Steele as Tori Santamaria
- Jordan Todosey as Adam Torres
- Jessica Tyler as Jenna Middleton
Guest Starring
Absences
Clare: "Eli, I am all in."
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