- We're gonna be late for class. - [Esme] Come and get it.
I don't bite.
- Ow. - I lied.
I do bite.
This isn't fair, you know. I promised Tiny I'd make it to math class today.
Shh. Can't we skip?
Hang out, just you and me, like it was all summer.
- And do what? - Ooh, use your imagination.
[inhales sharply] Well, see, I'm not that creative...
- [laughs] - ...so you'll have to help me out.
Okay. Okay, but where would we go?
When the bell rings, everyone will be inside.
What? And do it in the school parking lot? What if someone catches us?
We could do something a little more discreet.
[stammers] Right here? Right now?
Are you serious?
Guess you'll have to skip class and find out.
♪ Whatever it takes I know I can make it through ♪
♪ And if I hold out I know I can make it through ♪
♪ Be the best, be the best The best that I can be ♪
♪ Whatever it takes ♪
♪ I know I can make it I know I can make it through ♪
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[alarm clock ringing]
- [grunts] - [ringing continues]
- [groans] - [ringing stops]
[sighing]
[cell phone chimes]
[groans]
[knocking on door]
Rise and shine, sweetie.
[grunts]
I don't feel so hot.
You already missed most of week one. You don't wanna get behind,
especially with university applications around the corner.
[groans]
The doctor said you looked okay. You must be feeling a little better.
A little.
Some fresh air will probably do you good.
[Mrs. Matlin grunts]
I'll rise, but I can't promise any shining.
[sniffs]
Hey, man, could I borrow that math homework?
- Nope. - Oh, come on. Look, I'm sorry I ditched.
- But I have a very good excuse. - [Jonah] There actually was no homework.
'Cause we had a pop quiz.
- Damn it. - And let me guess.
- You were with her? - [Jonah] What, Esme?
- Zig, that girl is crazy. - [chuckles]
Okay, look... I couldn't say no to her this morning, all right?
You gotta understand. There's a whole situation.
Yeah, but it's not like you two haven't had all the sex.
Yeah, but, uh... [softly] never at school.
You did it at school?
- [stammers] - [Frankie chuckles] What?
- [Jonah] Really? - [sighs] Not "it" it. Okay?
So she went down on you. Classy.
- Ew. Where? - [Jonah chuckles]
- [stutters] In the school parking lot. - What?
Easy, okay?
- Did you use protection? - What? For that?
You can still get STIs, I'm pretty sure. [chuckles]
- What kind of girl even does that? - [Jonah] In public?
Damaged girls.
Okay, guys. Come on. She's not that bad, all right?
She just... really likes me.
[scoffs] Yeah, but how many other dudes has she liked in that parking lot?
Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew.
Do you guys really think it's that bad?
[chuckles] I really think she's gonna make you flunk senior year.
It's not like you're serious about her anyway, right?
Do you think Armstrong will let me do a make-up test?
Maybe if you ask nicely.
But... not Esme nicely.
[all chuckle]
[school bell rings]
[sighs]
Everyone, stop what you're doing.
We need to shift the business model for our entire vlog channel.
We've retained most of Vijay's fans from his old channel,
but we've hit a wall with new subscribers.
So what do we do? Buy some AdWords?
- Actually, it's a simpler problem. - Our audience is 90% male.
But the whole point of All-Inclusive is to create
a safe-space channel that's welcoming to everyone.
Obviously, our current content just isn't that attractive to women.
No. Girls want gaming videos, too.
Maybe, but we have to find some way to bring them to our channel first.
What would get them to the channel?
The top categories for girls are fashion, make-up tutorials, nail art...
Have fun with that.
Actually, it has to be you.
No. We agreed on this.
Okay. Hunter reviews comics, Vijay does song covers,
you get movies, and I do games.
We have to give the girls someone to identify with.
[scoffs] I don't know the first thing about these subjects, okay?
Which is why I hired a consultant.
[electronic music playing over cell phone]
- It's rad. Is that a heart monitor? - Yeah.
And, uh, the crash sounds, they're actually real, too.
We smashed some stuff together and recorded it.
It's about the bus crash?
[Grace] Yeah, and, uh, how do you move on from a tragedy?
Or, at least, it will be once you add lyrics.
[Jonah] Yeah, and that stuff that Miles said in class
actually kind of inspired it.
We're sort of thinking of making, like, a whole rock opera.
Wow.
[Armstrong] Well, hope you're feeling better, Maya.
If not, I have a surefire cure. Take two and call me in the morning.
Uh, actually, you do have to do all of it.
Still... fun, right?
- [Grace] So, do you have anything? - Besides all of last week's homework?
Uh, lyrics.
[Maya] Oh! Do you mean, like, right now?
Yeah. Uh, you know, 'cause we wanna finalize it
so we can move on to the next one.
And you're always so fast with this stuff.
Sure, I'll come up with something.
[Grace] Great. We've got the music room booked after school to jam.
[sighs]
[chuckles]
[Baaz on PA] This year, we're making Degrassi a safe space for everyone.
For more information, follow the Degrassi community page...
[sighs]
Whoa. Whoa. Don't sneak up on me like that.
Easy, jumpy.
Figured you'd be all relaxed from this morning.
[chuckles] Yeah, um...
Look, have you ever done that before?
[chuckles] Did I seem out of practice?
Damn. Okay.
Um, well, we could skip lunch and try again.
[chuckles]
[stammers] I actually have a thing.
Armstrong is letting me do a make-up quiz, so I kinda have to study.
Why didn't you say so? Let's study.
[stammers] I just thought it was more of, like, a solo mission.
Okay, what gives?
Tiny just thinks I should focus more on school stuff and not so much on...
Me?
He's only saying that 'cause he's with that prude Shay.
[chuckles] Look, when we're together, you have to admit we do tend to get...
distracted.
I'm really good at math. Seriously.
Let me help. I promise, no sexy stuff.
No matter how much you beg.
[Lola] Okay. We're gonna raise your cheekbones,
erase these circles, and hide these imperfections
- here, here and here... - Imperfections?
Then, we're gonna sharpen your brow, overdraw your lips and cinch your waist...
Whoa. I said natural. [scoffs]
Yeah. This is what it's gonna take to get a nice, natural look.
[sighs] Is this really going to make me more appealing to girls?
Yep. And guys, too. Big time.
- Looks like I'm wearing a... a mask. - [chuckles softly]
Yeah, a mask that says,
"I put in a little effort today, so come hang out."
Why wouldn't people just wanna hang out with me for me?
Um, I don't know, but don't you want to do what's best for the show?
[electronic music playing on cell phone]
[Maya sighs]
These things can be pretty slippery.
- [Shay] Are you okay? - [scoffs] Definitely not.
Well, do you maybe wanna talk to somebody?
JK. LOL. I'll be fine.
[Esme] And which one is the hypotenuse?
Oh, you're not just a pretty face. Now, find me the value of cosine.
- [cell phone vibrating] - [Zig sighs]
[chuckles]
[scoffs] Are you serious right now?
Phone.
[scoffs] Okay.
Cosine. Go.
[sighs] See, I can never understand what to do to find each one.
Oscar Had A Handful Of Apples.
- Okay. Good for Oscar. Who's Oscar? - [chuckles]
Oscar, opposite. Had, hypotenuse. A, adjacent. Handful, hypotenuse...
Of, opposite.
Apples, adjacent?
Precisely.
Okay. So, then...
Cosine is, uh...
[cell phone vibrates]
Okay. Uh, value. Blah, blah. Blah.
[Zig vocalizing]
Six?
Zero point six. [chuckles]
Esme?
What the hell?
[Hunter] Yael, you ready?
Don't tell me you like this.
[chuckles] I don't dislike it.
[scoffing] Okay. Let's just start.
- [Yael sighs] - Okay. Leave room for the title card.
Hey, team. Welcome to the All-Inclusive News and Reviews vlog.
Today we are switching gears from games to glam, with some nail art.
Um, have you ever wanted little galaxies on your pinkies?
If so, here's how.
Um, so start with a... a black coat, which I've already done.
And then, um, take some sponge and some indigo.
Uh, apply the blue to small sections of each of your nails.
Just like this.
No, no, no.
- Oh. Should we cut and start again? - No, this is so dumb.
You know what? The world is not gonna be saved by nail art.
[chuckles] Yeah, but girls seem to like it.
So? Who cares? I mean, I can barely breathe,
mascara is dripping into my eyes, and for what?
To make our YouTube channel successful?
Okay.
You know why girls can't get ahead?
Because they spend upwards of, like, two hours every day doing this.
Okay? That's, like, one-tenth of their waking life.
I mean, who cares about nail polish? Or make-up? Or...
It's all so stupid. And you know what?
Girls who care about this are stupid, too.
Esme, where did you go? Why did you take my phone?
"Why," indeed. Let's check out your group texts.
Jonah. "Make sure you get her the jumbo Slurpee 'cause she's thirsty."
Tiny. "Are we studying or hanging out with Easy Esme again?"
Hey, I didn't write that stuff.
Yeah, but you wrote this one.
"As long as I don't wife her, what's wrong with some extra third base action?"
[stammers] Those are just jokes.
About me!
You're the one who's always doing crazy stuff.
What is your issue?
Sometimes you do things other girls wouldn't do.
[chuckles]
You calling me a slut?
Okay, then... Who's next?
- Oh, my God. Should we put a stop to this? - [Winston] No, no.
- Esme, what are you doing? - I'm crazy old Easy E,
and I'm gonna go out to my car and show this young man the time of his life.
- Esme, stop. - Oh, should I do it right here?
- Unconventional, but... - [stammers] No...
- [Esme sighs] - What is happening here?
That's a good question.
So, still think we were wrong about her?
My door is always open if you have any more questions.
Maya. It's nice to see you.
Just give me a minute. I have to make a quick phone call.
[sighs]
[Saad] That's mine.
What's up?
I don't know. It's just...
There's so much stuff, you know?
I'm just feeling...
Feeling stressed.
There's been a lot of that going on here.
Senior year is hard.
[sighs] I don't know if it's just that.
When we spoke in the spring, you were concerned about your music,
because you broke your wrists.
I know that you've had anxiety before,
so let's start by making a list of all this stuff.
[Maya sighs]
So what's on your plate?
Well, there's homework.
So much homework. [chuckles]
Hmm.
University applications.
My mom's always on my case. Does that count?
[Ms. Grell] Mmm-hmm.
Mmm, text messages I have to return, my friends leaning on me to do things...
And that's it?
Yeah.
But...
it still feels like...
I'm being... pulled underwater...
with no way to get to the surface.
[scoffs]
[sighs]
I know it can seem hard.
But look at this list.
It's not that big.
And there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
University.
Here.
Berklee...
SoCalArt...
those are the programs we've talked about.
Start the application process.
Everything that you check off that list will bring you closer to the surface.
I promise.
[Yael on recording] You know why girls can't get ahead?
Because they spend upwards of, like, two hours every day doing this.
Okay? That's like one-tenth of their waking life...
I still can't believe you posted this rant without consulting us.
Why not? Viewers on that vlog are split evenly by gender.
But have you seen the comments?
Idiots always flame the comments section. You know that.
Oh, God. [sighs]
Hey, could I borrow a pen?
Aren't you worried I might accidentally pass you a banana?
Because I'm too stupid to know the difference?
- You watched the vlog. - You betrayed womankind.
I was defending womankind from unfair beauty standards.
It seemed like you were saying women who wear makeup are idiots.
Just the ones who put too much time into it.
What's wrong with spending a little time on yourself?
- It's the patriarchy oppressing you. - [Frankie] I don't do it for boys.
I do it for myself. It makes me feel good.
No, you do it because you like how boys look at you when you wear it.
Actually, I'd prefer they didn't. I have a boyfriend.
- So you'd do at home? Alone? - [Lola] Yeah, I do it all the time.
If it makes me feel good, then what's the problem?
Because girls like you are ruining it for the rest of us.
- [scoffs] - [pen clicks]
The comments section idiots might have a point this time.
I think we need to call another emergency meeting.
- [sighs] - And, no, I don't have a pen either.
[Zig] Hey, Maya.
[sighs]
Do I make crappy decisions?
Are you talking about Esme?
I mean, the summer was great.
Sounds nice.
Then when we got back to school, everyone started weighing in.
So why do you care what your friends say?
Well, they're not wrong.
[scoffs] She's messed up.
Who isn't?
If you like her, don't let the chorus of idiots
trying to shame women's actions stop you from being happy.
- Thanks, Maya. - Yeah.
We've been waiting for you for 40 minutes.
- I'm so sorry. I forgot. - [Jonah] It's... it's okay.
- All right? We just need the lyrics. - [Maya] I'm sorry.
It's just between school, university stuff, and then... And this...
I don't know how to do it all. I just don't know if it's even possible.
You're not alone.
Yeah, I mean...
You know, I mean, I've got a stack of university brochures
that are... this high at home.
Uh, why don't you just take tonight off,
get your school stuff sorted out, and we can jam tomorrow?
- [Jonah] Yeah. - Yeah, okay.
Esme! Esme, wait up.
- I have a gift for you. - Is it a Tiffany choker?
Eighty-two. Whoop-dee-doo.
Hey, this is the best I've ever done. Totally thanks to you.
- Esme, I'm sorry. - [sighs]
Okay? I... I messed up.
I should have never let anyone say those things about you.
I don't care what anyone says about me.
Your opinion was the only one that mattered.
Esme, I think the world of you.
What happens when people start saying other stuff?
Darker stuff? Stuff that might be true?
- You freak out and bail then, too? - Like what?
[sighs]
Did you know I've been in and out of therapy my entire life?
- Nothing wrong with that. - Because when I was ten,
my mom killed herself and I found her.
And maybe I took too long to call 911 or I shook her the wrong way.
But after a few weeks in the hospital, she died.
Look, Esme, I'm sure that wasn't your fault.
[sniffles] Dad still kinda blames me.
Is that why you reacted to those hospital pictures of Tristan?
Guess that brought me back, yeah.
[sighs]
Look, I know it's not the same thing, but...
[sighs] My parents blame me for stuff, too.
Like what?
Like, my mom kicked me out...
for selling drugs...
hanging with guys who had guns, endangering my little brother.
I'm on probation for another year, and I live in a group home.
And I guess since I don't have a family,
I listen to my friends a little bit too much.
You have me.
[Zig sighs]
[sighs and clears throat]
Let's call the meeting to order.
Great. I'm not gonna do that kind of vlog anymore.
You have to. It's the kind of content today's teens are craving.
What we can't have any more of is this kind of negative feedback.
Yeah. The whole idea for this vlog is to be all-inclusive,
and honestly, viewers are feeling very attacked.
If we're trying to reform our image from last year,
we can't engage in these debates.
They're divisive.
So what? We're gonna make Yael do a vlog that isn't the real her?
I thought you liked that other me.
I was just surprised. But, um... I like you better when you're yourself.
I'm glad you said that, actually.
Um, we all know that authenticity is the key to engagement.
And I've come to realize that there's more than just one kind of girl,
and I'm just not that kind.
But you know who is? [chuckles]
What if I do the gaming videos and Lola does the make-up, fashiony stuff?
I mean, I know this complicates things, but I just thought it was...
All those in favor?
- [Yael chuckles] - [Baaz] I'll draw up the contracts.
[Vijay] Can I help design your backdrop?
I'm so glad that worked.
So, what game should I review next?
Uh, I don't know.
But I should, um, probably give her a camera tutorial, right?
Yeah, okay.
- It's like The Matrix blue-or-red thing. - [chuckles]
[chuckles softly]
[gasps and coughs]
[breathing heavily]
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[mellow music playing]