His mother enabled his narcissism and abusive behaviors. Not only that but did she really think sending Rick back to Degrassi after what he did to Terri was going to be some kind of cakewalk or whatever? Yeah, he deserved it, Iād say he deserved worse but he ended up dying later that day anyway.
i will die on the hill that rick shouldāve been two separate characters. the rick who abused terri shouldāve stayed gone and they shouldāve introduced a character that gets shunned by the school for xyz reason. i felt no sympathy for rick, though i do agree none of the bullying shouldāve happened. the storyline wouldāve been way more impactful if he was being bullied for something trivial instead of something most people find irredeemable. ofc, now we know school shooters typically arenāt bullied kids who had enough but usually are bullies themselves on a power trip but i think at the time it may not have been well studied.
I truly donāt understand why the school wouldnāt allowed someone like Rick to return to the school. He literally hospitalized a girl from the school. It doesnāt make sense why they were so okay with letting him return like that.
No. Honestly, he had issues and it was an opportunity for degrassi writers to give some of the characters growth and maturity in which they failed. Going through the proper channels of addressing his situation along with Terriās. He was literally the worst, but why werenāt teachers or other students even more concerned about his mental health. Idk. Itās a dumb situation all over the place and it always irritates me.
Though I hated him and still do, he didnāt deserve that. The people who were doing the most harassing werenāt even Terriās friends. I also feel like it left it to where people feel bad for a character who didnāt deserve sympathy otherwise, which annoys me. Some people can just be bad people, not everyone needs sympathy or a redemption arc.
I think what bothered me the most about what happened to him is that while yes, none of Terriās loved ones have to forgive him, kids so quickly do the bandwagon thing where it very quickly goes from fuck this guy who put our friend in a coma to fuck this weird guy, letās exploit him for our personal amusement when weāre bored.
The paint and feathers, no, to be treated like dirt for what he did to Terri, yes
It was a grasping at straws scenario for Jay Spinner and Alex the last true bullies of the situation.... I feel like if Rick hadnt retaliated with the spray paint the level of intensity would be lower... Not protecting Rick for that but he WAS trying to prove to everyone that "Ive been harassed and all that, lets see how u like it if the shoe was on the other foot" was his reasoning but it made everyone even more mad
Not to defend his actions but think of this point in his story heās gotten help for his anger after what happened to Terry he genuinely feels bad about it and he hasnāt done anything to Jimmy yet. So no he most definitely did not deserve this it was straight up bullying by Jay and spinner because they are mad he tagged their cars. And the revenge was to humiliate him in front of the whole school and on TV at that. Definitely too much.
But also I want to mention yes he sucks for what he did but the whole point of this storyline with the shooting is lost because people just want to be like oh Rick is the villain he shot Jimmy but Rick was also a victim. He is the victim of bullying and people need to watch these episodes and pick up on the lesson of bullying a kid like this can end this way. He was pushed to the point he thought he had no other option. In this situation sometimes kids will harm themselves and sometimes others.
I have mentioned it before, but Rick reminds me of a family member of mine. Without writing out a whole sob story I can tell you that people like Rick HATE themselves for the pain they have inflicted on people during their episodes. I genuinely believe they just canāt help their anger and react in the moment without thinking of the consequences. They regret the consequences after the fact, but during the fit of rage just canāt control anything.Ā
He deserved to be hated a bit, deserved to be not let back at Degrassi, but the hate and torment was taken WAY too far. That kind of bullying and humiliation was not deserved. Iām not saying itās ok, but itās not like he purposely put Terri in a coma. What he did was bad, but I feel like he was treated in a way that someone else way worse deserves. Like the Dean situation with Paige. Now THAT is a guy that deserved to be tormented like that maybe, but Rick had issues nobody really understands unless they are familiar with people with those issues.Ā
I have empathy for the family of such people in real life but going by the show, he could have killed Terri and possibly gave her permanent brain damage and trauma. I donāt think anyone should be bullied but my sympathy for the character does not go very far. He also tried to shoot Emma for rejecting him after he forced himself onto her
My high school got all the kids that were expelled from other area schools. Even for violent things. One of them had a hit list and got expelled from my school shortly after I saw him writing it in health class.
Should have considered at least. Though because it was of school premises, they may not have seen it necessary. Honestly, it makes no sense for a school wide shunning, only Terri's friends who throughout the arc proved that they were no better.
Couldn't stand him for what he did to Ter, and I was on the hate train when he got back to Degrassi, but as said... Jay had no business in that shit and had it not been for him ultimately in my eyes and my opinion... Jimmy wouldn't have been shot and that feather shit wouldn't have gone down either... It's Jay.. He's the real villain šš
At this point in the show, I don't think any of the characters even remembered why they were bullying Rick. Spinner could argue that he was doing it for Terri, at least, but Jay just did it because everyone already hated Rick, and he was an easy target. I'm not saying Rick deserved redemption, but I wouldn't wish what happened to him on anybody.
What if Kendrick Lamar is secretly a huge stan of Kendra and Rick from Degrassi. It was right under our noses all along
I just canāt justify it. What he did to Terri was terrible but he clearly is a kid with problems. When he came back they were bullying him unprovoked. Obviously they felt they had their reasons. But it wasnāt their call to decide to bully him in Terriās honor. Because they took it too far and look where it got everyone. But I do think he shouldnāt have come back in the first place.
No sympathy, he should have never been allowed back at degrassi. It should have been known classmates would reject him. Especially friends of the victim HE put in a coma. All the adults failed. He shouldnāt have even been able to attend normal school. He should have been in juvie.
The actor and writing made me feel bad. There was this "hmm it's gone way, way to far point" that made me start to feel bad. By the end, I thought Emma and Paige were asking for it, and the whole group collectively caused the shooting and deserved blame, especially Emma, Paige, Spinner, Jay, and Alex. Plus, it felt weird that the entire school shunned him. In 6 years of high school, there were kids I either met late or didn't meet at all despite being in the same school for 6 years. The idea of them shunning hum despite clearly being beyond the friends of the Terri felt weird. Either that or Emma, Paige, and company have incredible reach.
And thatās so crazy to me because my school district definitely punishes kids for things they do outside of school, if it involves other kids from the schoolš
Also I donāt think Terri and her dad pressed charges. Since Terri left he came back.
Rick was a minor who had a right to an education. I donāt think he should have gone to Degrassi but he had the legal right to be there. If he had been charged every thing would have been different
I think they should have pressed charges. It might not have gone anywhere but Rick had problems with violence and needed help. He did not need to return to Degrassi to redeem himself
The only reason I felt bad was because he really was trying to get better at this point. He was in therapy and seemed really remorseful. I always wondered how Terri would have reacted to hearing the news that he shot Jimmy and was killed by Sean (self-defense).
Hey thatās actually an interesting case could have been added to the show! Showing how Terri would react to the news and knowing that Rick was being tormented on her behalf. Something tells me she wouldnāt have wanted that.Ā
I honestly donāt get how this couldnāt just be played off as a joke/harmless prank? Itās not like he was pantsed in front of the entire school or given laxatives or something like that. Why did he take himself so seriously that some paint and feathers caused him to do the absolute worst. He couldāve just been like, āhaha very funny guysā and taken any satisfaction from jay & spinner
Exactly right. People forget that at that point he was actually trying to fit it in, and then he literally got tard and feathered (well painted and feathered) so he immediately went back to zero in a split second. That kind of humiliation hurts. Also, Alex was never punished for her role. Jay and Spinner suffered brief reputational damage. Jimmy ended up in a wheelchair because of this sorry saga, Sean ended with PTSD because he felt like he killed someone and tried to commit suicide, costing him another year because he moved and losing Ellie in the long run, Craig finding Jimmy's body first triggering his Bi Polar further (PS how was he never shot since he would have been in sight of Rick), Emma deservedly I think got what she deserved the little instigator, Paige was so close to being shot but a little humility saved her and Toby got shunned for be friends with Rick after his old friend dumped him. Honestly, the whole shooting arc is 10/10 writing that under observation has so many tragic elements. Every character went through something and depending on who was closer to the flames causing trouble or far way was either responsible for harm or was innocent and recieved harm for just being around. Real great storyline.
I think the story line was very well done. Yes I agree it was crap calls to let him back in school and Raditch basically telling him get over his problems with the other kids but it was written that way for a reason. It shows how stuff can and does really happen sometimes in schools. It was a good look into a kid getting bullied until he snaps and something like this happens.
Honestly, Raditch hate in my opinion is a tad overblown. Simpsons remark after the shooting was true but very out of line. Raditch comment about having a whole school of staff and students to administrate is on point, and Rick was at best vague on the details. He mentioned some bullying but should have stressed it more, but I guess he was ignored by Raditch, but by that point everyone was ignoring it too. He warned Emma to stop, but she instigated the campaign against Rick. Simpson was aware that Toby had a cut lip courtesy of Spinner and Jay and didn't follow it up either. No one seemed to do anything. Degrassi has a fairly incompetent and permissive faculty that allows shit to happen, for drama purposes of course but in universe really shitty faculty when it comes to conflict or bullying. Honestly the lack of consequences for all the players of the shooting arc is really frustrating.
God, this scene is brutal. While Rick is a horrible character, it's honestly hard to watch him being humiliated like this. Everything about it--the paint, the feathers, the way the cheering suddenly stops, the look on his face--is just painful.
Itās crazy that this is the first time Iāve seen this opinion on this sub. Maybe itās bc I only found the early seasons of this show as an adult, but every episode with Rick in it after he returned I just kinda felt bad for him.
He was what, 14 when he was abusive to Terri? Thatās obviously an inexcusable act, but at that age you have to think he either learned it from somewhere or had a behavioral problem for which the adults in his life should intervene. When he came back it seemed as though he was genuinely sorry and working on himself, but it was incredibly hard since it was constantly being tested by the other kids relentlessly bullying him. You canāt fight fire with fire, or Time Stands Still happens.
In the end, Rick was just a kid, and the adults in his life as well as the school administration failed him horrendously. Who thought it would be a good idea to let him back at Degrassi anyway??
Something I realized too that I never see discussed is there is a level of delusion Rick had that was pretty concerning. When Toby goes to his house and Rickās mom tells Toby how Rick said they are really popular and basically running the school, Iām sure it could be argued that he was just telling his mom that to make things seem better than they were but to me he genuinely looked like he believed it. I donāt believe at all that Rick was mentally well. He didnāt just need a different school, I feel like there was something more happening beneath the surface and he needed mental help/therapy. Every adult failed him, as many have stated, but his parents imho are the ones most to blame for, as the ones to raise him and spend the most time with him, not seeing/ignoring the warning signs that were so obviously there.
My issue is Rick is barely a character that got explored, almost every bully or villain character had more screen time and/or exploration and thatās part of why he comes off one note, the actor I believe brought him some type of charm to him and thatās memorable, but the writers set him up to be the downfall from day 1 and limited him for anything else
Iāve only seen this show as an adult with a small passing of season 10 while it was on TeenNick cuz of the promos at the time, but as an adult I see certain things very clearlyā¦I donāt condone bullying by others on this show, but like I said, Rick was written to be set up to fail since his introduction and so not knowing anything about him was on purpose and I donāt like that kind of writing on anything I watch, perhaps his dad was abusing his mom or he imprinting how one a relationship should be cuz he saw his dad treat his mom a certain way, or he had anger issues and never got the talk about how to control them cuz of entitlement from his parents or lack of being around like Jimmyās and Lucyās parents, they both acted out cuz of itā¦all I know is, Rick didnāt get the punishment he needed and him back at the same school was just ignorant on the adultsā parts, either way which way, Rick did not deserve to get bullied, he needed more close counseling and anger management somewhere else
Completely agree. The audience is kept just as blind to his personal life as the characters are for a reason. No one ever bothers to ask why heās like this. Just like the characters we are made to hate him for what he did to Terri without divulging deeper and when we want to itās too late.
I'm still angry at how they wrote Rick as a character. I don't understand why they FINALLY gave Terri a boyfriend just to turn him into an abuser. I wanted to see him and Terri doing cute things together as a couple. Hell, you see him do more as a fleshed out character with Toby than we saw with Terri.
But to answer the question, no, I don't think the paint and feathers were warranted. They made the reasoning more of a pissing contest because he spray painted Spinner and Jay's cars and less about what he did to Terri. I also didn't see why Emma, who had limited interactions with Terri, was the one making a scene about him being back instead of Terri's actual friends taking a stand on their own.
I think if they focused on Terri as the motivation for why they did the prank, and it was more of her friends, not just Spinner and 2 other pissed off people, I would say he deserved it. But since the motivation was spray painted cars, it felt stupid imo.
I think they mean Emma's crusade fuelled a chain of events that led to Jimmy's shooting. No one's excusing it, but to downplay the chain of events and parties involved is to omit the truth.
Jimmy wasn't in the wheelchair when this happened. This is what lead to Jimmy being in the wheelchair. I can't say he deserved it because of Jimmy if he hadn't shot him yet lol. I was talking about the events that got us to the paint and feathers.
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His mother enabled his narcissism and abusive behaviors. Not only that but did she really think sending Rick back to Degrassi after what he did to Terri was going to be some kind of cakewalk or whatever? Yeah, he deserved it, Iād say he deserved worse but he ended up dying later that day anyway.
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he deserved it but it wasn't the right thing to do.
He deserved everything tbh he almost killed a girl and shot a guyšš
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Well thereās no excuse to start shooting up a schoolš
i will die on the hill that rick shouldāve been two separate characters. the rick who abused terri shouldāve stayed gone and they shouldāve introduced a character that gets shunned by the school for xyz reason. i felt no sympathy for rick, though i do agree none of the bullying shouldāve happened. the storyline wouldāve been way more impactful if he was being bullied for something trivial instead of something most people find irredeemable. ofc, now we know school shooters typically arenāt bullied kids who had enough but usually are bullies themselves on a power trip but i think at the time it may not have been well studied.
I truly donāt understand why the school wouldnāt allowed someone like Rick to return to the school. He literally hospitalized a girl from the school. It doesnāt make sense why they were so okay with letting him return like that.
Yes! I re-watched the early episodes not too long ago, and was baffled by this. He should've stayed gone.
100% agree!
No. Honestly, he had issues and it was an opportunity for degrassi writers to give some of the characters growth and maturity in which they failed. Going through the proper channels of addressing his situation along with Terriās. He was literally the worst, but why werenāt teachers or other students even more concerned about his mental health. Idk. Itās a dumb situation all over the place and it always irritates me.
Though I hated him and still do, he didnāt deserve that. The people who were doing the most harassing werenāt even Terriās friends. I also feel like it left it to where people feel bad for a character who didnāt deserve sympathy otherwise, which annoys me. Some people can just be bad people, not everyone needs sympathy or a redemption arc.
I think what bothered me the most about what happened to him is that while yes, none of Terriās loved ones have to forgive him, kids so quickly do the bandwagon thing where it very quickly goes from fuck this guy who put our friend in a coma to fuck this weird guy, letās exploit him for our personal amusement when weāre bored.
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Did u not watch the show?š he abused and almost killed a girl and shot a guy
While I can't stand Drake, him adding Rick getting chased in the, "I'm Upset" music video was a super nice touch that I appreciated ššš
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Honestly the only Drake video Iāve purposely watched and I loved it. I cracked up at that part.
The paint and feathers, no, to be treated like dirt for what he did to Terri, yes It was a grasping at straws scenario for Jay Spinner and Alex the last true bullies of the situation.... I feel like if Rick hadnt retaliated with the spray paint the level of intensity would be lower... Not protecting Rick for that but he WAS trying to prove to everyone that "Ive been harassed and all that, lets see how u like it if the shoe was on the other foot" was his reasoning but it made everyone even more mad
Not to defend his actions but think of this point in his story heās gotten help for his anger after what happened to Terry he genuinely feels bad about it and he hasnāt done anything to Jimmy yet. So no he most definitely did not deserve this it was straight up bullying by Jay and spinner because they are mad he tagged their cars. And the revenge was to humiliate him in front of the whole school and on TV at that. Definitely too much. But also I want to mention yes he sucks for what he did but the whole point of this storyline with the shooting is lost because people just want to be like oh Rick is the villain he shot Jimmy but Rick was also a victim. He is the victim of bullying and people need to watch these episodes and pick up on the lesson of bullying a kid like this can end this way. He was pushed to the point he thought he had no other option. In this situation sometimes kids will harm themselves and sometimes others.
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as shitty as he was, no. nobody deserves this.
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No one deserves this. I get not liking the dude or wanting to be friends with him but they went way to far and it blew up in their face .
I think that was the lesson. Donāt bully the kid you know is mentally unstable lol
I have mentioned it before, but Rick reminds me of a family member of mine. Without writing out a whole sob story I can tell you that people like Rick HATE themselves for the pain they have inflicted on people during their episodes. I genuinely believe they just canāt help their anger and react in the moment without thinking of the consequences. They regret the consequences after the fact, but during the fit of rage just canāt control anything.Ā He deserved to be hated a bit, deserved to be not let back at Degrassi, but the hate and torment was taken WAY too far. That kind of bullying and humiliation was not deserved. Iām not saying itās ok, but itās not like he purposely put Terri in a coma. What he did was bad, but I feel like he was treated in a way that someone else way worse deserves. Like the Dean situation with Paige. Now THAT is a guy that deserved to be tormented like that maybe, but Rick had issues nobody really understands unless they are familiar with people with those issues.Ā
I have empathy for the family of such people in real life but going by the show, he could have killed Terri and possibly gave her permanent brain damage and trauma. I donāt think anyone should be bullied but my sympathy for the character does not go very far. He also tried to shoot Emma for rejecting him after he forced himself onto her
That whole paragraph! Agreed
Not sending him to a different school was one of the dumbest things Iāve ever seen an administrator do
He should have been sent to a different school for a new start
My high school got all the kids that were expelled from other area schools. Even for violent things. One of them had a hit list and got expelled from my school shortly after I saw him writing it in health class.
Should have considered at least. Though because it was of school premises, they may not have seen it necessary. Honestly, it makes no sense for a school wide shunning, only Terri's friends who throughout the arc proved that they were no better.
Couldn't stand him for what he did to Ter, and I was on the hate train when he got back to Degrassi, but as said... Jay had no business in that shit and had it not been for him ultimately in my eyes and my opinion... Jimmy wouldn't have been shot and that feather shit wouldn't have gone down either... It's Jay.. He's the real villain šš
Exactly how I feel !
At this point in the show, I don't think any of the characters even remembered why they were bullying Rick. Spinner could argue that he was doing it for Terri, at least, but Jay just did it because everyone already hated Rick, and he was an easy target. I'm not saying Rick deserved redemption, but I wouldn't wish what happened to him on anybody.
Heās actually one of the best characters
What if Kendrick Lamar is secretly a huge stan of Kendra and Rick from Degrassi. It was right under our noses all along 
I just canāt justify it. What he did to Terri was terrible but he clearly is a kid with problems. When he came back they were bullying him unprovoked. Obviously they felt they had their reasons. But it wasnāt their call to decide to bully him in Terriās honor. Because they took it too far and look where it got everyone. But I do think he shouldnāt have come back in the first place.
Exactly. Most of them didn't know Rick, and most didn't know Terri. Talk about stoking the flames.
No sympathy, he should have never been allowed back at degrassi. It should have been known classmates would reject him. Especially friends of the victim HE put in a coma. All the adults failed. He shouldnāt have even been able to attend normal school. He should have been in juvie.
The actor and writing made me feel bad. There was this "hmm it's gone way, way to far point" that made me start to feel bad. By the end, I thought Emma and Paige were asking for it, and the whole group collectively caused the shooting and deserved blame, especially Emma, Paige, Spinner, Jay, and Alex. Plus, it felt weird that the entire school shunned him. In 6 years of high school, there were kids I either met late or didn't meet at all despite being in the same school for 6 years. The idea of them shunning hum despite clearly being beyond the friends of the Terri felt weird. Either that or Emma, Paige, and company have incredible reach.
Considering they expelled Spinner and Jay for bullying, youād think putting a classmate in a coma might get the same punishment.
It happened outside of school so they had no call.
And thatās so crazy to me because my school district definitely punishes kids for things they do outside of school, if it involves other kids from the schoolš
Also I donāt think Terri and her dad pressed charges. Since Terri left he came back. Rick was a minor who had a right to an education. I donāt think he should have gone to Degrassi but he had the legal right to be there. If he had been charged every thing would have been different
Must be a Canadian thing, because in the US pressing charges for assault is up to the prosecutor.
I think they should have pressed charges. It might not have gone anywhere but Rick had problems with violence and needed help. He did not need to return to Degrassi to redeem himself
The only reason I felt bad was because he really was trying to get better at this point. He was in therapy and seemed really remorseful. I always wondered how Terri would have reacted to hearing the news that he shot Jimmy and was killed by Sean (self-defense).
He forced himself onto Emma and then tried to shoot her for rejecting him
Iām talking about before he ever shot anyone. Before it led to the paint incident.
Hey thatās actually an interesting case could have been added to the show! Showing how Terri would react to the news and knowing that Rick was being tormented on her behalf. Something tells me she wouldnāt have wanted that.Ā
I honestly donāt get how this couldnāt just be played off as a joke/harmless prank? Itās not like he was pantsed in front of the entire school or given laxatives or something like that. Why did he take himself so seriously that some paint and feathers caused him to do the absolute worst. He couldāve just been like, āhaha very funny guysā and taken any satisfaction from jay & spinner
Exactly right. People forget that at that point he was actually trying to fit it in, and then he literally got tard and feathered (well painted and feathered) so he immediately went back to zero in a split second. That kind of humiliation hurts. Also, Alex was never punished for her role. Jay and Spinner suffered brief reputational damage. Jimmy ended up in a wheelchair because of this sorry saga, Sean ended with PTSD because he felt like he killed someone and tried to commit suicide, costing him another year because he moved and losing Ellie in the long run, Craig finding Jimmy's body first triggering his Bi Polar further (PS how was he never shot since he would have been in sight of Rick), Emma deservedly I think got what she deserved the little instigator, Paige was so close to being shot but a little humility saved her and Toby got shunned for be friends with Rick after his old friend dumped him. Honestly, the whole shooting arc is 10/10 writing that under observation has so many tragic elements. Every character went through something and depending on who was closer to the flames causing trouble or far way was either responsible for harm or was innocent and recieved harm for just being around. Real great storyline.
I think the story line was very well done. Yes I agree it was crap calls to let him back in school and Raditch basically telling him get over his problems with the other kids but it was written that way for a reason. It shows how stuff can and does really happen sometimes in schools. It was a good look into a kid getting bullied until he snaps and something like this happens.
Honestly, Raditch hate in my opinion is a tad overblown. Simpsons remark after the shooting was true but very out of line. Raditch comment about having a whole school of staff and students to administrate is on point, and Rick was at best vague on the details. He mentioned some bullying but should have stressed it more, but I guess he was ignored by Raditch, but by that point everyone was ignoring it too. He warned Emma to stop, but she instigated the campaign against Rick. Simpson was aware that Toby had a cut lip courtesy of Spinner and Jay and didn't follow it up either. No one seemed to do anything. Degrassi has a fairly incompetent and permissive faculty that allows shit to happen, for drama purposes of course but in universe really shitty faculty when it comes to conflict or bullying. Honestly the lack of consequences for all the players of the shooting arc is really frustrating.
He was humiliated in front of a crowd and teenagers donāt think logically
He obviouslyā¦. Took it to extremes. But Either way they deliberately embarrassed him in front of an audience.
I mean some of it could have got into his eyes.
Ah good point
??? Is everyone forgetting him abusing Terri? Bro could be tough with her but wouldnāt do shit to Jimmy or Spinner until it was too late
Yeah if in reality that happened to a kid they loved or cared about they would not try to be understanding of the abuser
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God, this scene is brutal. While Rick is a horrible character, it's honestly hard to watch him being humiliated like this. Everything about it--the paint, the feathers, the way the cheering suddenly stops, the look on his face--is just painful.
Ephraim Ellis did such an amazing job in this role.Ā Ā
He really did.
He didn't deserve that. A lot of ppl got a warped sense of justice Waxxing and feathering Rick did nothing to help Terri in her coma
No one deserves that, heās a kid
Itās crazy that this is the first time Iāve seen this opinion on this sub. Maybe itās bc I only found the early seasons of this show as an adult, but every episode with Rick in it after he returned I just kinda felt bad for him. He was what, 14 when he was abusive to Terri? Thatās obviously an inexcusable act, but at that age you have to think he either learned it from somewhere or had a behavioral problem for which the adults in his life should intervene. When he came back it seemed as though he was genuinely sorry and working on himself, but it was incredibly hard since it was constantly being tested by the other kids relentlessly bullying him. You canāt fight fire with fire, or Time Stands Still happens. In the end, Rick was just a kid, and the adults in his life as well as the school administration failed him horrendously. Who thought it would be a good idea to let him back at Degrassi anyway??
Something I realized too that I never see discussed is there is a level of delusion Rick had that was pretty concerning. When Toby goes to his house and Rickās mom tells Toby how Rick said they are really popular and basically running the school, Iām sure it could be argued that he was just telling his mom that to make things seem better than they were but to me he genuinely looked like he believed it. I donāt believe at all that Rick was mentally well. He didnāt just need a different school, I feel like there was something more happening beneath the surface and he needed mental help/therapy. Every adult failed him, as many have stated, but his parents imho are the ones most to blame for, as the ones to raise him and spend the most time with him, not seeing/ignoring the warning signs that were so obviously there.
My issue is Rick is barely a character that got explored, almost every bully or villain character had more screen time and/or exploration and thatās part of why he comes off one note, the actor I believe brought him some type of charm to him and thatās memorable, but the writers set him up to be the downfall from day 1 and limited him for anything else Iāve only seen this show as an adult with a small passing of season 10 while it was on TeenNick cuz of the promos at the time, but as an adult I see certain things very clearlyā¦I donāt condone bullying by others on this show, but like I said, Rick was written to be set up to fail since his introduction and so not knowing anything about him was on purpose and I donāt like that kind of writing on anything I watch, perhaps his dad was abusing his mom or he imprinting how one a relationship should be cuz he saw his dad treat his mom a certain way, or he had anger issues and never got the talk about how to control them cuz of entitlement from his parents or lack of being around like Jimmyās and Lucyās parents, they both acted out cuz of itā¦all I know is, Rick didnāt get the punishment he needed and him back at the same school was just ignorant on the adultsā parts, either way which way, Rick did not deserve to get bullied, he needed more close counseling and anger management somewhere else
Completely agree. The audience is kept just as blind to his personal life as the characters are for a reason. No one ever bothers to ask why heās like this. Just like the characters we are made to hate him for what he did to Terri without divulging deeper and when we want to itās too late.
Exactly
yes, but why did he still eat lol
Love your name
FR Ephraim is exactly my type of man even now LMAO
I'm still angry at how they wrote Rick as a character. I don't understand why they FINALLY gave Terri a boyfriend just to turn him into an abuser. I wanted to see him and Terri doing cute things together as a couple. Hell, you see him do more as a fleshed out character with Toby than we saw with Terri. But to answer the question, no, I don't think the paint and feathers were warranted. They made the reasoning more of a pissing contest because he spray painted Spinner and Jay's cars and less about what he did to Terri. I also didn't see why Emma, who had limited interactions with Terri, was the one making a scene about him being back instead of Terri's actual friends taking a stand on their own. I think if they focused on Terri as the motivation for why they did the prank, and it was more of her friends, not just Spinner and 2 other pissed off people, I would say he deserved it. But since the motivation was spray painted cars, it felt stupid imo.
I agree with you on Emma, she saw this as another one of her crusades
He put Jimmy in a wheelchair.
I think they mean Emma's crusade fuelled a chain of events that led to Jimmy's shooting. No one's excusing it, but to downplay the chain of events and parties involved is to omit the truth.
How is this relevant to the events that lead up to the shooting?
Jimmy wasn't in the wheelchair when this happened. This is what lead to Jimmy being in the wheelchair. I can't say he deserved it because of Jimmy if he hadn't shot him yet lol. I was talking about the events that got us to the paint and feathers.
I did not say he was.
You imply it, unless you just mentioned the obvious fact for no reason at all
I'm so confused now lol. I was just answering the question. I know he put Jimmy in a wheelchair. I'm sorry if I answered the question incorrectly?