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Imogen and Jack are back on “Degrassi”

The summer premiere of Degrassi aired Tuesday, June 3 and after months of waiting to find out what will happen between Imogen and Jack (now that Imogen’s bestie Becky has given them both her blessing) it was disappointing to discover that Imogen wasn’t even in the premiere episode! Granted it takes time to develop a well-written relationship, but I must admit that was bummed not to even see Imogen’s face after all the juicy promos like this:

We finally see Jack without her trademark braids!

Note: Imogen in a top hat!

Oh yeah, and this:

Yet, as per usual, the premiere episode focused mainly on Clare and Drew’s aborted relationship and Maya’s need to take care of every boy who has ever liked her. Fortunately, we did get some face time with Jack who is on her way to becoming one of Clare’s close friends.

It all starts after the club fair. Spring has sprung. It’s a new season and everyone is looking for new experiences-especially Clare. After Drew ended their relationship before it even started, Clare finds herself single for the first time in years. She tries to schedule some girl time with Ali by asking her to join the triathlon club together, but Ali’s all coupled-up with Dallas so her dance card is full. Rather then join Ali and Dallas for the Salsa Club, Clare decides to do the triathlon club alone, and who should be leading it? You guessed it: Jack.

Jack leads a spin class and sees Clare going hard on a stationary bike in the front row. During a break, she offers Clare some water and some advice. After she guesses that Clare’s main motivation to get super fit is to get over a guy, she invites Clare to hang out with her and her friends after school.

What does someone like Jack do after school with her friends, you may ask? Answer: Throw axes. No, for real. Jack is part of an axe -throwing league that hangs out in the woods throwing axes at targets afterschool.

Which, FYI, is a real thing and the cast of Degrassi shot the scenes at a real league. Which, as a side note, makes me realize how unprepared I am for the survivalist, dystopian future we are apparently all headed for. I don’t do archery. I don’t throw axes. I have no idea what my blood type is. I’m doomed!

Anyway…

Clare has a lot of fun, but in typical Clare fashion, she over does it a bit and is really sore the next day. When Ali discovers why, she warns her about hanging out with queer women in the woods. Ali informs Clare that all the women in the axe-throwing league are all gay and Clare might end up with new “suitors.” Yeah, because apparently, that’s where predators like us take straight girls to convert them. What the what, Ali?!?

Luckily, when Claire goes to triathlon club and confesses her heterosexuality to Jack, Jack makes it clear that she already knew Clare was straight and that she merely wants to be friends.

By the next episode of Degrassi, Jack and Clare seem to be good friends. Jack, Imogen and Clare are all working on an instillation for an art show event after school. On the way to set up their instillation, there is some brief flirting between Imogen and Jack as they walk down the hall to set up their polygraph machine for the art show (You’re the quirky one! No, you’re the quirky one!), but mainly they serve as sidekicks while Clare tries to enact revenge on Drew for dumping her.

Jack suggests putting Drew in the hot seat while asking him a bunch of cruel and embarrassing questions that (surprise! surprise!) ends up making her look more like a fool than Drew. But the experiment did serve to clue in Ali that her friend needed her. Clare was finally able to tell Ali what has been going on with her, and Jack made up for her poor advice by taking both Clare and Ali axe-throwing.

Although the storyline with Clare is very interesting, I’m looking forward to more scenes between Imogen and Becky as their newly cemented BFF-ship seems to hit a bump in the road soon.

And I’m sure I saw Imogen and Jack kiss in one of the many promos I’ve been watching. What are your hopes for the summer season of Degrassi?

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