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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.

  • (Anya to Riley) "Riley Stavros, man of mystery".
  • (Clare to K.C) "You don't know what you want"
  • (Riley to Anya) "I like... I like guys"
  • (Zane to Riley) "You're gonna be lonely, Riley. I hope your privacy's worth it."
  • (Anya to Riley) "You totally have a crush on Zane!"
  • (Zane to Riley) "Hey! I think I nailed it!" (Riley) "Huh?" (Zane) "That bio exam? Thanks for wishing me luck." (Riley) "Yeah, great." (Zane) "Now that I'm done studying I don't know what to do with myself." (Riley) "Uh... wanna hang?" (Zane) "Sure! Um, coffee at The Dot if you're free?" (Riley) "Kay." (Zane) "Cool. Um... see you in an hour."
  • (Anya to Riley) "You have a date!" (Riley to Anya) "No, it's not. Oh wait, is it?"
  • (Zane to Riley) "Right on time!" (Riley) "They don't call me Big Ben for nothing." (Zane) "They call you Big Ben?" (Riley) "No, not really."
  • (Riley to Zane) "Next time I'm taking you to a baseball game."
  • (Zane to Riley) "It's new for all of us! You think I came out in preschool?"
  • (Clare to K.C.) "But you used me! So you and your perky little girlfriend can slack off and make out!"
  • (Clare to K.C.) "You're pathetic. I don't care about Coach Carson or how tough your semester's been! As soon as things get rough, you blame everyone, but yourself!"
  • (Riley to Zane) "You have my number, right?" (Zane) "Mhm. I'm um, glad you came out tonight." (Riley) "Yeah, me too."
  • (Riley to Peter) "We better hurry." (Peter) "Awe, you nervous?" (Riley) "I feel like I'm gonna hurl." (Peter) "Okay, lets hurry then"
  • (Peter to Riley) "There are a bunch of heteros up there. You can pretend to be one of us. We don't mind really." (Riley to Peter) "I do, I'm sick of pretending!"
  • (K.C. to Coach Armstrong) "I cheated." (Coach Armstrong) "Cheated? How?" (K.C.) "I looked at Clare's answers. Every one of them. She didn't know."

  • "Watchew Did" by Grady
  • "The Lighthouse Keeper" by Corduroy
  • "Straitjacket" by Stef Lang
  • "Let Me Drive" by Winter Gloves
  • "The Rewind" by Cancer Winter
  • "Happiness" by Tyler Kyte


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