{"id":2487,"date":"2018-06-14T15:36:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T19:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:55\/devwelcome\/drake-surprises-fans-with-the-degrassi-reunion-weve-all-been-waiting-for\/"},"modified":"2018-06-20T11:05:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T11:05:25","slug":"drake-surprises-fans-with-the-degrassi-reunion-weve-all-been-waiting-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/drake-surprises-fans-with-the-degrassi-reunion-weve-all-been-waiting-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Surprises Fans With The \u2018Degrassi\u2019 Reunion We\u2019ve All Been Waiting For"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For Degrassi: The Next Generation <\/i>fans, we\u2019ve all envisioned the moment where the entire cast of the hit Canadian teen drama would finally reunite. Perhaps we\u2019ve thought about a reboot, or a vacation-based film featuring all of our favorites. Yet, it is likely that most of us never imagined that the highly anticipated reunion would happen through Drake\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m Upset\u201d music video, a song created solely to diss Pusha T. As we know, Drake hasn\u2019t publicly reacted to Pusha T\u2019s recent response, an allegedly \u201ccareer-ending\u201d diss, but we did <\/i>get an ironically cheerful\u00a0Degrassi <\/i>reunion instead. So, who\u2019s the real winner here? For the most part, we\u2019re too distracted by the reunion to care much about the odd timing, which may be exactly what Drake was going for. We\u2019re just glad that it happened.<\/p>\n

The music video opens with Drake, or Jimmy, being alerted that it\u2019s the night of his high school reunion. Instantly, we witness a medical miracle. Jimmy has apparently learned to walk again, and he\u2019s doing quite well for himself. When best friends Spinner and Jimmy arrive at Degrassi in extravagant suits, there\u2019s an overflow of nostalgia as multiple familiar faces make their appearance, including the longtime friend group consisting of Paige, Ellie, and Marco.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnd up gettin’ loose and gettin’ pictures from my ex,\u201d says Drake\/Jimmy as the camera focuses on Hazel and Ashley, Jimmy\u2019s former girlfriends. Staying true to their character years later, we watch as sweet Emma helps to adjust her long-term BFF Manny\u2019s top, as she was notoriously known for breaking the school\u2019s dress code throughout the show. In arguably one of the best moments from the reunion, Jimmy\u2019s infamous shooter, Rick, makes an appearance from beyond the grave, and is then chased through the hallways of Degrassi by an angry mob of Drake\u2019s associates. Later, we discover that Jay and Silent Bob sell drugs regularly to the school\u2019s principal, Archie \u201cSnake\u201d Simpson. We will ignore the cringe that occurs as Snake starts singing Drake\u2019s \u201cThe Motto.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although these moments can be easily overlooked and even confusing for non-fans, the idiosyncrasies that are still present within each character become icing on the cake for Degrassi <\/i>lovers. Of course, the reunion wouldn\u2019t be authentic to Degrassi <\/i>without it ending in flames. But true fans may not be fulfilled quite yet. Even with full appreciation for the six minutes of nostalgia, the video reads more as a teaser trailer with a lot <\/i>happening at once. While this is clearly to be expected for a music video, the gates are not yet closed for my dreams of a full-length reunion.<\/p>\n