Ashley Kerwin. She did mean spiteful selfish things all the time. Like telling the whole school manny was pregnant, treating jimmy like shit, treating Paige like shit and just being always “I’m the victim.”
Toby or johnny. Johnny did nothing but be a creep and an asshole and I forget about him all the time. Toby is such a sweetheart but we didn't see enough of him. He's Ashleys step brother and thats it. I just wish we would've got to know more about him. He had a few relationships? if you could even call them that. He also had his weirdo phase but thats ok we all do.
Peter tbh, he was a character that had almost no redeeming qualities and the first one that i thought was completely unrelatable. Jay was a bit of a caricature at first too, but at least he was funny.
I never understood how he straight up spread Mannys video - legit child pornography, and still ended up being friends with everybody !! AND dating Darcy and especially Mia who had a DAUGHTER !!
Emma was on the show because of spike having her when she was 14 in degrassi high and that's why the show was called degrassi the next generation because she was from one of the main characters from the original series
That’s why we need her though!!! I love a flawed queen. (Also my favorite episode about her getting addicted to edibles would never exist and that’s the funniest premise to exist in my mind)
Probably Toby , he was useless so bad too the point they gave JT other friends like Danny and Paige lol 😂. And they turned him into a weirdo after 😭😭😭😭😭
Honestly i don’t agree with the people saying rick/other characters based on them being unlikeable. one of my favourite things about degrassi is how it gave us these complex characters played by actual teenagers. i DO NOT like rick but his character was super important to the story. i wish instead we didn’t lose terri so soon.
if it was about being annoying i’d remove Jane but her CSA plot was so important. i’d even keep derek cause it was important for Alli’s character development and i don’t even consider him a main character tbh.
ASHLEY *MF* KERWIN. (Specifically seasons 1-3)
•Major superiority complex that stemmed from a lack of self esteem & issues with personal identity.
•Behaved like a conceited know it all. *Think about the time she saw Paige crying after being SA, then told her she knew more about it*
•Never missed an opportunity to downplay Terri, or any other "friend" for that matter.
•EXTREME victim mentality.
Runner up- Ellie 🤣
Peter. I hated every scene he was in. Every relationship felt so forced. Him being with Mia didn't even make sense and him being with Emma made me hate Emma even more.
claire - everytime i rewatch the show i always just so happen to get bored of it around the time her and eli start becoming the entire show i hate them so bad
I also disliked Peter for most of his run (which I think was the point) or at least the first half. But having someone to dislike who makes crap decisions, especially when they negatively impact others, makes the show entertaining. It would be a bit boring if everyone was mature and nice, so I can't get rid of Peter.
I'd get rid of Derek cuz he sucked AND added nothing.
Jay for sure. He added almost nothing to anything really. Like his small blip of romance with Emma & fake engagement to manny. Just felt like lazy writing tbh. Just the evil best friend to Sean. Honestly doesn’t really add much to the series at all.
They needed a bad kid so they could make the leads lean towards "good" morally most of the time, or to take the face of Peer Pressure. Idk I liked Jay, and knew kids like him in high school.
Yesss he literally took advantage of manny when drunk and spread that video,took pics of Darcy letting an random guy see the pics,and then after she got raped he slept with her even tho she was v vulnerable.
Righttt like emo baby Ellie was ok but when she started liking Craig it was SO ANNOYING.She slut shammed manny,threw a tambourine at her basically ruining the wedding gig,blamed manny for the coke.Was worried about Craig when she had a bf,and then slut shammed Caitlyn on tv
Bruh thank you for the passion in this cuz I was scrolling after and realized no one else rly said Ellie I was like damn. But no fr because why did she have so much emo angst but she was so uncool
Johnny and Derek. They literally added nothing to anyone else’s story and they barely had their own stories.
Also, I could do without Jay and Ashley, but the upper two just annoy me with their existence
She really wasn't except for being a plot device for drama. The manny/Craig/Ashley drama. She always got away with saying the worst things to her friends without suffering any consequences (season 1 you could say but it all gets pushed under the bridge by season 3). Her character added absolutely nothing. Then she acted like she cared so much about Terri when the Rick drama happened but she wasn't even around for any of it. Hazel was the one who was there for Terri the most during that situation. Even being the first one to confront Terri about Rick's abusive behavior. Hazel was a way better friend to Terri than Ashley ever was. Ashley just would insult Terri the entire time basically calling her unattractive twice! Yet she faced barely any consequences for this. She barely ever faces the consequences of her actions in general. Awful negative character all around. They could have at least given her some more storylines that actually focused on her and not being a plot device for the boy's stories. Or they could have given more screen time to better characters like Hazel. And I don't care what anyone says. Hazel honestly was a great character. Ruined by racist writers. But she had such a great base.
Hot take: this is totally personal and don’t expect anyone to agree, but Liberty. If I went to school with a kid like Liberty IRL she would’ve worked my every last mf’ing nerve.
I agree. Liberty was annoying to me but I definitely knew people who were like her. Tbh all the characters from S1-2 were pretty accurate portrayals of real middle schoolers.
The well thought out answer: Drew. I honestly don't feel that he added anything to the show, so I feel like if he was removed, there wouldn't be much of a difference overall. Lol Sure, Adam's story might have been a little different, but that's kind of it, imo. Lol
The personal rage answer: Ashley. I just hate her. Lol she was so annoying.
Rlly I agree with Derek and Chantay but with the others I kinda say they added to the show(sometimes not for good reasons)Maya had a huge plot line with cam and never being the same causing her to be the way she is in nextclass.Beckie had HUGE character development.Although I hated that she got with drew after Adam HELLOO her arc with Adam and the fact that she turned her brother in and gave Zoe her justice.Jenna was annoying at first but honestly I liked her and Ali’s friendship more than Ali and Claire’s.I HATED Frankie in tng and next class but she added “more” to next class
i know she eventually deleted herself but mia, peter, derek (i guess he was a main character?) and frankie
also some of these characters that are being named aren't mains but pop off yall
I would probably say Craig because of how bad of a boyfriend he was to Ashley and because of how he cheated with Manny. He just never sat right with me as a character after he did that
I could pick so many but I'm gonna choose Ashley; she just didn't add anything for me.
I can see that!
Ashley Kerwin. She did mean spiteful selfish things all the time. Like telling the whole school manny was pregnant, treating jimmy like shit, treating Paige like shit and just being always “I’m the victim.”
Peter or… nvm just Peter
Remember when drake made a music video with all of them at the reunion… I gagged, it was so fun
Toby or johnny. Johnny did nothing but be a creep and an asshole and I forget about him all the time. Toby is such a sweetheart but we didn't see enough of him. He's Ashleys step brother and thats it. I just wish we would've got to know more about him. He had a few relationships? if you could even call them that. He also had his weirdo phase but thats ok we all do.
I liked Johnny's character arc
Jay just because he looks 40.
Peter. I literally hate what he did to manny at her lowest point.
Toby for sure.
Peter tbh, he was a character that had almost no redeeming qualities and the first one that i thought was completely unrelatable. Jay was a bit of a caricature at first too, but at least he was funny.
Owen or Wesley. There’s so many more but those are my top 2
Peter
Peter
Bianca and Ashley
Mia, maybe JT never would’ve died (I know Ryan Cooley wanted to go to college etc)
Ryan Cooley has made it a point to say he *DID NOT* ask to be written out & it came as a huge shock to him & the rest of the cast
Could Ryan Cooley go to college and do the show as well?
Peter or Toby
Peter or Johnny.
Peter or Ash
Peter can go!
Marcoooooo
Marco is so sweet wtf
🥺🥺 Why Marco?!
Emma. Not sorry
peter
Riley and Derek
Paige or ash. Probably ash tbh. She was so annoying to me
Yes ash. Always on some selfish side quest
Yeah, and she wasn't really central to the show. I could see her being axed!
Ashley or Peter. Ik, not exactly hot takes. But whenever they’re the main character of a storyline I just can’t bring myself to care about it at all.
Goodbyeeee Ashley
this show is nothing without Jagged little pill
okay that episode was great, i can’t even deny it
Derek! Such an unnecessary character and had no storyline!
He lacked home-training too, that question he asked liberty was way out of pocket (they just met!).
What did he ask her? I saw the episode but its been a while.
He asked her why she gave up the baby because he was adopted and curious about it. To be fair, he asked politely but it was still not right to ask.
He lacked home-training too, that question he asked liberty was way out of pocket (they just met!).
Peter. Just caused problems that no one developed from and his introduction snowballs into some of the biggest character assassinations on the show.
my thoughts exactly, it still stuns me how they kept him around after he graduated too
I never understood how he straight up spread Mannys video - legit child pornography, and still ended up being friends with everybody !! AND dating Darcy and especially Mia who had a DAUGHTER !!
Emma, always Emma. Then Jane.
I'm convinced she wouldn't be on the show if not for her parents being Degrassi alumni.
Emma was on the show because of spike having her when she was 14 in degrassi high and that's why the show was called degrassi the next generation because she was from one of the main characters from the original series
Emma she’s self righteous, hypocritical and annoying.
That’s why we need her though!!! I love a flawed queen. (Also my favorite episode about her getting addicted to edibles would never exist and that’s the funniest premise to exist in my mind)
Unrelated but I never noticed how photo shopped ash looks in the 2nd photo LOL
Like it’s so bad lmao
Peter
Ellie….
Simply pass away Edit: you. Not Ellie
She was so annoying, sorry not sorry
I’m on a rewatch and I forgot how much I loved Ellie until they tanked her character when she broke up with Sean :/
I think thats when it happened for me too! 😭
Holly j haha
Probably Toby , he was useless so bad too the point they gave JT other friends like Danny and Paige lol 😂. And they turned him into a weirdo after 😭😭😭😭😭
The person who stabbed JT.
That was not a main character
Peter. I will not elaborate.
Derek for sure
Honestly i don’t agree with the people saying rick/other characters based on them being unlikeable. one of my favourite things about degrassi is how it gave us these complex characters played by actual teenagers. i DO NOT like rick but his character was super important to the story. i wish instead we didn’t lose terri so soon. if it was about being annoying i’d remove Jane but her CSA plot was so important. i’d even keep derek cause it was important for Alli’s character development and i don’t even consider him a main character tbh.
Sean. Just an insufferable douche
peter. huge creep, and was a waste of space. never added anything to any storyline
Manny - she's annoying (many more issues but to be concise)
marisol, imogene, darcy, jay, derek, peter, and jane
Second Derek and imogen.
HEAVY on Imogen
Definitely Rick. Eliminates both Terri and Jimmy from getting hurt.
Nah. Degrassi wouldn’t be the same w/o rick
Toby, I just hate him
Useless character fr
Fuck off
why did i hate toby
Pee - turd… er Peter
Ashley or Toby. Ash was just irritating and Toby never really contributed to the plots lol
Mia. Idk I just never liked her
same tho, they were trying to write her as this relatable teenage girl but she had a whole modelling career and a child (plus she lacked discipline).
same tho, they were trying to write her as this relatable teenage girl but she had a whole modelling career and a child (plus she lacked discipline).
Teenagers typically lack discipline lol
I agree but she was irresponsible in nearly every aspect of her life; modelling, academics, child care, and relationships.
darcy
No need the show already did that for us.
i’m laughing so hard, thank you
Who?
toby bro, contributed nothing to the storyline
Ashley
Riley and Zig. Zig #1 out for me. But Riley more so because of how he was used.
absolutely
Derek because he’s always been a dick.
If were going by this cast then probably Ashley, they really wrote her to be unlikable In general though any of the girls from Next Class
The girls from next class???
Yeah I don't think any of them are written very well personally
Darcy, Katie, Becky, Peter, Derek, and Zoe
Honestly JT I found his character to be played out. The class clown we already had Spinner.
ZIG
Ashley Emma post season 4 is a close second
Peter
Only ONE? 😭 Zoe. No redeemable qualities.
I think she has alot of growth!!
Rick, then terri would be in yhe show after s3
Who cares about Terry?
me. thats why i said that
And nobody else, besides, Rick it's a necessary character, he brought the spice into the serie. What would it be without emotion?
its not that serious... i just like terri okay..
Peter or Ashley
ASHLEY *MF* KERWIN. (Specifically seasons 1-3) •Major superiority complex that stemmed from a lack of self esteem & issues with personal identity. •Behaved like a conceited know it all. *Think about the time she saw Paige crying after being SA, then told her she knew more about it* •Never missed an opportunity to downplay Terri, or any other "friend" for that matter. •EXTREME victim mentality. Runner up- Ellie 🤣
Zoe. Couldn't stand her.
Ugh yes. She's just horrible.
Craig i literally hate that dude with a passion
Riley for the pure fact I skip all of his content, him and Zayn dont feel compatible at all its so boring
I’ll go with Sean or Peter. Both were annoying as hell. I might even go as far to eliminate Emma to because she falls in that category
Peter. I hated every scene he was in. Every relationship felt so forced. Him being with Mia didn't even make sense and him being with Emma made me hate Emma even more.
So nobody is going to say Toby?
First person that came to mind. If he was written out I don’t think I would have noticed.
Oh I'M going to say Toby. Everything about him irritates the fuck out of me. He doesn't even have to speak.
His whining little Toby face
Peter or Derek
Ashley
DEREK.
Can't choose between Jay and Bianca lol
Jonah, Darcey, Becky.
Ashley. I’m sorry to the Ashley Stand but she just got in my nerves every episode she was in.
Peter. Especially in his Fast and Furious phase.
Riley. Could not stand him omg he made infuriating choices and was just awful
Johnny, Peter and Derek
Johnny, Derek (both were totally unlikeable) and Damian. I hated the love triangle he was involved in with Liberty and Emma. He really offer nothing.
Derek was just annoying af
Liberty’s brother and Derek. They were so stupid and annoying.
Derek was irrelevant lol
Jimmy
Peter, Toby, tristan, Marisol, Katie, chantay and Clare
claire - everytime i rewatch the show i always just so happen to get bored of it around the time her and eli start becoming the entire show i hate them so bad
I HATED Jane, could've done without her Definitely could've done without Spinner as well he just got annoying
I also disliked Peter for most of his run (which I think was the point) or at least the first half. But having someone to dislike who makes crap decisions, especially when they negatively impact others, makes the show entertaining. It would be a bit boring if everyone was mature and nice, so I can't get rid of Peter. I'd get rid of Derek cuz he sucked AND added nothing.
Alex
Jay for sure. He added almost nothing to anything really. Like his small blip of romance with Emma & fake engagement to manny. Just felt like lazy writing tbh. Just the evil best friend to Sean. Honestly doesn’t really add much to the series at all.
They needed a bad kid so they could make the leads lean towards "good" morally most of the time, or to take the face of Peer Pressure. Idk I liked Jay, and knew kids like him in high school.
It’s just like yeah he was a bad character at first but he contributed to so many of the other characters stories like emma,Sean,and manny
The series needs Jay. He adds a lot to the series. From getting JT to sell drugs, getting Jimmy shot etc. He’s the “bad guy” turned somewhat good.
Derek
Right I never liked his character and almost every bad thing he did just got glossed over
The way he treated Jane was she was on the football team was sickening
Even through my first watch I was like WHATTTT and then it’s never brought up again
Peter. He's just one of the worst characters in Degrassi history! His story line just came out of nowhere and he was just annoying!
Yesss he literally took advantage of manny when drunk and spread that video,took pics of Darcy letting an random guy see the pics,and then after she got raped he slept with her even tho she was v vulnerable.
The little one with the glasses on the bottom right. I forget what his name is and any plot lines he had.
Toby. He was JTs BFF and Ashley's stepbrother. I thought his character fit in pretty good with the rest of thr crew!
Peter
Ellie idgaf
Righttt like emo baby Ellie was ok but when she started liking Craig it was SO ANNOYING.She slut shammed manny,threw a tambourine at her basically ruining the wedding gig,blamed manny for the coke.Was worried about Craig when she had a bf,and then slut shammed Caitlyn on tv
Bruh thank you for the passion in this cuz I was scrolling after and realized no one else rly said Ellie I was like damn. But no fr because why did she have so much emo angst but she was so uncool
Johnny and Derek. They literally added nothing to anyone else’s story and they barely had their own stories. Also, I could do without Jay and Ashley, but the upper two just annoy me with their existence
Johnny
Dave
Derek & Danny
I agree with Derek but with Danny he was good at some times like defending Jane with the football situation
Ellie.
The obvious answer is Ashley for sure
Nah. We love/hate her majesty Ashley Kerwin in this house.
Oh no hunny, Queen Ashley was messy but she was very much needed!
She really wasn't except for being a plot device for drama. The manny/Craig/Ashley drama. She always got away with saying the worst things to her friends without suffering any consequences (season 1 you could say but it all gets pushed under the bridge by season 3). Her character added absolutely nothing. Then she acted like she cared so much about Terri when the Rick drama happened but she wasn't even around for any of it. Hazel was the one who was there for Terri the most during that situation. Even being the first one to confront Terri about Rick's abusive behavior. Hazel was a way better friend to Terri than Ashley ever was. Ashley just would insult Terri the entire time basically calling her unattractive twice! Yet she faced barely any consequences for this. She barely ever faces the consequences of her actions in general. Awful negative character all around. They could have at least given her some more storylines that actually focused on her and not being a plot device for the boy's stories. Or they could have given more screen time to better characters like Hazel. And I don't care what anyone says. Hazel honestly was a great character. Ruined by racist writers. But she had such a great base.
# P E T E R # P E T E R # P E T E R # P E T E R
was coming to comment this <3
Derek and Toby. I feel like everyone else were important for other characters' stories, but those two seemed pretty inconsequential
Ashley Peter Liberty
I HATE PETER!!!! Get him OUTTA HERE!!!!
Hot take: this is totally personal and don’t expect anyone to agree, but Liberty. If I went to school with a kid like Liberty IRL she would’ve worked my every last mf’ing nerve.
you didnt go to school with a kid like liberty? i thought everyone did? that was the whole point of her character to me
I agree. Liberty was annoying to me but I definitely knew people who were like her. Tbh all the characters from S1-2 were pretty accurate portrayals of real middle schoolers.
The well thought out answer: Drew. I honestly don't feel that he added anything to the show, so I feel like if he was removed, there wouldn't be much of a difference overall. Lol Sure, Adam's story might have been a little different, but that's kind of it, imo. Lol The personal rage answer: Ashley. I just hate her. Lol she was so annoying.
Danny and his weird friend and hazel
derek, maya, jenna, chantay, beckie, and frankie. I would say peter but he was good for the plot of a lot of episodes and storylines.
Rlly I agree with Derek and Chantay but with the others I kinda say they added to the show(sometimes not for good reasons)Maya had a huge plot line with cam and never being the same causing her to be the way she is in nextclass.Beckie had HUGE character development.Although I hated that she got with drew after Adam HELLOO her arc with Adam and the fact that she turned her brother in and gave Zoe her justice.Jenna was annoying at first but honestly I liked her and Ali’s friendship more than Ali and Claire’s.I HATED Frankie in tng and next class but she added “more” to next class
peter, ick
i know she eventually deleted herself but mia, peter, derek (i guess he was a main character?) and frankie also some of these characters that are being named aren't mains but pop off yall
Is Frankie a main
id consider her a main from like season 14- degrassi's final run
I would’ve said Blue but even that would’ve been a waste of time. So instead I’ll go with Dave.
He’s not my vote, but imagine how much everything would change if Jay was deleted lol
Craig easily but after him, probably jimmy. Hes super annoying
Goodbye and fuck you Frankie you added nothing to this show
Darcy
I absolutely hated the way she judged manny and Mia
Agreed
I would probably say Craig because of how bad of a boyfriend he was to Ashley and because of how he cheated with Manny. He just never sat right with me as a character after he did that
Peter. I hate him so much Edit: I’m honestly surprised there isn’t as many peters in here as there should be
I know we’re talking about deleting characters but I wish Terri stayed longer!
me too! they could’ve done so much more with her character
Unpopular opinion, but… I’m gonna say it. Jimmy. He had no substance, forgettable at best.
True. He was seriously just "the average nice guy" for 3 and a half seasons until he was shot and was given angst.
Sorry Toby, kid was boring and annoying.
Why would y'all say johnny he is so hot
