"Emma, I want the rest of our lives together to start now, I don't care that it started as an accident." |
The relationship between Spinner Mason and Emma Nelson is known as Spemma (Spinner/Emma). It began in Degrassi Takes Manhattan.
Overview[]
Both grew up together attending Degrassi Community School and graduated in the same class, due to Spinner being held back one year. Spinner and Emma never actually dated or even had much interaction, but married each other one night after getting very drunk at a casino. After realizing they did, in fact, love each other, Spinner and Emma decided to stay married. They are the only original characters from the first season to get married.
Friendship History[]
Degrassi: The Next Generation[]
Season 1[]
In Family Politics, Emma drops a paper and Spinner steps on it, asking for a hall pass. Spinner smiles at Jimmy and continues to tease Emma and Manny since they are new in the school. When Spinner makes Manny cry, Terri gets mad at him and he says he didn't mean to make her cry. Emma congratulates him on making her cry nonetheless. He rolls his eyes and walks off.
In Eye of the Beholder, Spinner spots Emma at the dance, and calls her "Little Miss Big Mouth," and then proceeds to mock her T-shirt's design as it has a heart on it. He and Jimmy laugh at his joke, and Emma walks away.
In Rumors and Reputations, Spinner is one of the many students that Emma confronts to determine who started a false rumor of sexual relations between Liberty Van Zandt and Mr. Armstrong.
In Jagged Little Pill, Spinner and Emma attend Ashley's party, although not together.
Season 2[]
In Weird Science, Spinner helps out Emma with her health food science project, which he believes is the reason why he has been getting so many erections. It is later revealed in Degrassi Takes Manhattan that Spinner kept the project with other items that he considered made him who he was.
Season 4[]
In Mercy Street, Emma joins forces with Paige against Rick Murray soon after Spinner (Paige's boyfriend at the time) tells her that Rick (a known abuser) will be in her English class. However, Emma's growing friendship with Spinner, Paige, and others in their clique quickly dissolves when she begins to have pity on Rick.
Season 5[]
In High Fidelity (1), Emma tells Spinner "Later Skater," when he lets her and Manny out of the Dot before he locks up. They greet Darcy who is waiting in Spinner's car for him and he ushers them away saying he thought they'd never leave.
Season 6[]
In Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Emma thanks Spinner for the beautiful, romantic date he's set up for her and Sean at The Dot.
In The Bitterest Pill, Spinner and Emma both attended the Degrassi memorial service for J.T. Yorke, who was murdered by a Lakehurst Secondary School student named Drake Lempkey several days earlier.
Season 7[]
In Bust a Move (2), Spinner, Emma, and the rest of their friends go to the Purple Dragon concert together.
In We Built This City, Spinner, Emma, and the rest of the gang go swimming together at their Prom. Later, they graduate as the Class of 2007.
Season 9[]
In Holiday Road, Spinner attended Emma and Kelly's barbecue. He later comforts Emma after her break up with Kelly. Trying to figure out what do with her life, Emma asks Spinner how he handled dealing with people's expectations for him, to which he said he does what makes him happy.
Relationship History[]
Degrassi: The Next Generation[]
Season 9[]
In Degrassi Takes Manhattan, after just getting back from her re-cycling project, Spinner is surprised to see Emma, and hugs her hello. He hires her for the new waitress position at The Dot, so that he can leave for Declan's pool party, but tells her to not touch the sandwich maker before leaving. After Spinner breaks up with Jane and leaves the party, he returns to The Dot to discover it on fire. Emma, who is hysterical, approaches him and repeatedly keeps apologizing. He ducks her head down to him when there is an explosion, protecting her from the shatter of glass and other flying materials. The two look back at The Dot in flames, and Emma puts a reassuring hand on his arm.
Later, when Spinner and the owner of The Dot are surveying the damage, Emma makes the comment, "Guess we'll be looking for new jobs..". The owner asks Spinner who Emma is, and he says she is no one, covering for Emma. She asks Spinner if she can do anything to help, and he replies to go back in time and not burn down The Dot or get Jane not to cheat on him with Declan.
Emma later finds Spinner playing basketball outside Degrassi Community School, and asks him if he wants to talk, saying he's doing his best to forget her. She gets him to smile, and to play a game of horse with her. She happily makes two baskets, while Spinner makes none.
Emma, Manny, and Jay "kidnap" Spinner and take him to a casino to have some fun. Manny and Jay leave Spinner and Emma alone, as they go off and do their own thing. Emma is skillful at cards after a lot of practice from playing in her dorms. Her and Spinner talk about luck, as Spinner says he has been lacking lately, to which Emma tells him sometime you need to make your own luck. She takes big risks with the game, and it pays off, as she earns up $2500 in her earnings. She calls Spinner her "good luck charm," which makes him smile. They continue to drink, and in an excited state, Spinner kisses Emma. Emma jerks her head back and stares at him, causing Spinner to stammer an apology to her. She tells him not to be sorry, and then kisses him. The two make out as the camera pans away.
The next morning, Spinner wakes up to find a naked Emma in bed with him. Looking freaked out, he slowly gets up while staring at her sleeping with a ring and wedding veil on. He whispers to her, trying to figure out what they did last night. Emma spots a picture of them in a "Just Married" frame, and fully freaks out when she realizes where she is. She covers herself with the bed cover and stares at Spinner, who is also naked except for a pair of underwear. Manny and Jay knock on the door, questioning where Emma is because they can't find her. Spinner replies she is with him, and opens the door to them. The two are speechless as they take in the situation with Spinner and Emma. Manny asks Emma if she is wearing a veil, and asks if they got married last night.
To figure out what happened, the four retrace Emma and Spinner's steps to the jewelry store where they bought the wedding ring last night. Upon seeing the couple, the clerk claps her hands in excitement, saying that their wedding was beautiful. Spinner asks for a refund on the money, but the clerk points to their "No Refunds" policy, but offers them a honeymoon package.
Back in Spinner's loft, Spinner shows Emma the shelf of items that "made him who he is," which includes an old picture of him and Paige, Emma's old health food project, and most recently, the wedding photo of him and Emma. Emma tells him that last night was a mistake, but she doesn't want to say goodbye. The two begin to make out before falling back onto Spinner's bed to have sex.
After they have sex, Spinner is making them breakfast downstairs, while Emma is still lying in bed. She asks if she can borrow a shirt, but finds the box filled with Jane's possession that Spinner hadn't thrown out yet. She puts her clothes back on and decides to leave, as she realized Spinner is not fully over Jane yet. Emma tells him she is going to call the divorce lawyer and walks out.
They go to see the divorce lawyer, and Spinner obviously doesn't want to sign the papers. Spinner asks if they can have some time to talk, and the divorce lawyer obliges. He tells Emma he doesn't like change, but is glad he found her. Emma asks Spinner to pawn the ring they bought while drunk, so that they can have a party with all of their family and friends. They tell each other "I love you," and begin kissing.
Later that night, Emma and Spinner are sitting in Spinner's apartment, watching one of his favorite horror movies. Jane calls Spinner, and Emma tells him to answer it. She sadly watches him while he is on the phone. Spinner tells Jane that he is getting married to Emma, and she congratulates him before hanging up. Emma asks him if everything is alright, and he says it is, before kissing her on the head and putting his arm around her.
Emma goes to make sure everything is okay with Spinner, but confuses both herself and him, and comes home crying to Manny, as she thinks he doesn't want to marry her anymore. From the phrase, "Good things come from accidents," Spinner comes to a realization that causes him to run all the way to Emma's house, picking up roses along the way for her. In front of Archie, Spike, and Manny, he tells Emma he wants to spend the rest of his life with her now, and doesn't care that his life started as an accident. Archie and Spike are confused upon Spinner's sudden declaration of love, but give their blessings to the couple, agreeing to walk Emma down the aisle at their party the next day.
The next day, their wedding party is on the beach, and all of their family and friends gather. Spinner makes peace with Jane, and celebrates his new life with his wife. They dance on the beach together, enjoying each other's company and the new life that lies ahead of them.
Degrassi: Next Class[]
Season 2[]
In #ThrowbackThursday, Emma mentions to Liberty that she and Spinner had Sunday family dinner with her parents.
In #ToMyFutureSelf, Spinner mentions to Maya Matlin that he and Emma are planning on buying a house.
Degrassi Minis[]
In What if Emma Was Jay and Jay Was Emma, the two greet each other as Emma enters the room. Emma offers Spinner $25 for a MP3 player that he is trying to sell for $50, but he refuses her offer and leaves.
Timeline[]
- Start Up: Married - Degrassi Takes Manhattan (923-present)
Rival Relationships[]
Trivia[]
- Spinner's first line was spoken to Emma ("Hall pass").
- I Trust You was written by Manny for their wedding.
- They are the third pair of students to get married, the others being Simon & Alexa and Snake & Spike.
- They were the first Degrassi: The Next Generation graduates to get married.
- They reached their 100th episode in consecutive episodes: Spinner in Live to Tell and Emma in Bust a Move (1).
- They are good friends with another couple, Jay Hogart and Manny Santos.
- Spinner had dated two of Emma's friends: Manny and Darcy.
- Both were involved in the Degrassi vs Lakehurst war.
- Both disliked Bruce and Lucas, however, Spinner and Lucas are on good terms.
- Emma had a conflict with Spinner's ex-girlfriend Paige Michalchuk.
- Both Spinner and Emma have been affected by cancer in some way. Spinner's father died of lung cancer, and he himself overcame testicular cancer. Emma's stepfather Archie had leukemia.
- Spinner and Emma were friends with Darcy Edwards, Holly J. Sinclair and Peter Stone.
- They both graduated in the Class of 2007.
- They became a couple in their very last episode as series regulars.
- They both wanted revenge for what Rick did to Terri.
- They cheated on their exes. Spinner cheated on Darcy with Paige while Emma cheated on Peter with Sean.
- They were both cheated on. Spinner was cheated on by Jane with Declan and Emma was cheated on by Damian with Liberty.
- They both had a conflict with their best friends: Spinner with Jimmy and Emma with Manny.
- They both had a friend tell them "You're dead to me!" Spinner's best friend Jimmy said the line after Spinner got him shot in Eye of the Tiger, whereas Emma's friend Liberty said the same thing when Emma revealed that she was jealous of her and Chris.
- They both share similarities with past couple Joey Jeremiah and Caitlin Ryan.
- Emma and Spinner have never had a past relationship.
- Spinner was involved in a previous relationship with Jane in the episode he married Emma in.
- Emma had unrequited feelings for Spinner's former friend Craig Manning.
- They both smoked marijuana: Spinner in Pass the Dutchie and Emma in Touch of Grey.
- They were both members of one of the Degrassi Hockey Teams.
- They both attended J.T. Yorke's memorial service at Degrassi in The Bitterest Pill.
- They both appeared in over 100 episodes: Spinner (141) and Emma (125).
- They both appeared in 23 mini-episodes.
- They both worked on Kevin Smith's film Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh!: Emma appeared in it while Spinner was one of the caterers.
- In the 2015 interview Straight Talk with Adamo Ruggiero, Shane Kippel admitted that Spinner's marriage to Emma was unrealistic, and that Spinner and Jane should have ended their tenures on the show, at the very least, with the potential to rekindle their relationship in the future, if not as a married couple.
- During Miriam McDonald's interview with Adamo Ruggiero, Miriam stated that Emma and Spinner possibly got a divorce a few weeks after their marriage, considering Shane's character, Spinner, was seen not wearing any wedding rings in his appearance in There's Your Trouble.
- In #ThrowbackThursday, Spinner and Emma both confirm that they are actually still together.
- As of #ToMyFutureSelf, they are buying a house together.
- This is Emma's second relationship to not have a rival relationship of Emma and Sean. The first is the Kelly and Emma relationship
- Spinner shares similarities with Joey Jeremiah, the best friend of Emma's stepfather, Archie Simpson.
Quotes[]
- Spinner: "Emma? I know this is crazy!" (Walks past the room Emma, Manny, Spike and Snake are in, then runs back and walks into the room)
Spinner: "Oh..." - Emma: "Uh...do you want to take this outside?"
Spinner: "No. I need them all to hear this. Emma, I want the rest of our lives together to start now, I don't care that it started as an accident." - Snake: "What's with the flowers? What's going on?"
Spinner: "I'm asking your daughter to marry me, sir."
Spike (to Emma): "How pregnant are you?"
Emma: "Not even a little bit."
Snake: "Hold on. You just moved home and now you want to marry... Spinner Mason?"
Emma: "Actually, we already have. At a casino."
Spinner: "Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Nelson, I've been through stuff, I know how precious time is and sometimes you don't know what you're looking for until it burns down your place of work." (Emma laughs)
Manny: "Sorry, I'm sorry, but if you don't marry him, I will."
Snake: "Are you sure about this?"
Emma: "Yeah, we'll make it official tomorrow."
Spike and Snake: "Tomorrow?" - Emma: "Um, I was hoping that you would both walk me down the aisle."
Snake: "Well, in that case, we'd be honored." - Degrassi Takes Manhattan
