Who else thinks that Degrassi: The New Generation characters are a bit similar?

It seems like D:TNG is just happening all over again. Remember Sean and Emma? They broke up and Emma got involved with Jay, the bad guy. Clare is going to break up with Eli and ’might’ get involved with Fitz, the bad guy.

Fiona and Holly J? Paige and Alex.

Paige and Spinner used to be the “perfect couple of the year”. So were Holly J and Declan.

Emma was looked at as the "good girl" who was opinionated and a tree hugger and could do no wrong. Clare is looked at as the "good girl" who is very religious and goes by the rule 'good things come to those who wait'. What might happen next?

Alex dated guys before she finally came to terms with herself of being a full out lesbian and started dating Paige. Alex also depended on Paige for company. Will the same happen with Holly J and Fiona? Fiona pretty much depends on Holly J now already.

Manny, Emma’s best friend, was boy crazy/wanted a guy to just like her. But she constantly kept getting hurt by guys. She changed her image to get noticed by guys. Alli, Clare’s best friend, is the same way. She also changes her image to get noticed by guys. Bianca is like Manny in a way because Manny used to be a sl*t and Bianca is one.

Marco had a hard time coming out, but Dylan was there to help him. Riley had a hard time coming out also, but Zane was there to help him.

Craig was a good guy until he cheated on Ashley with Manny. Drew was also a good guy until he cheated on Alli with Bianca. They both succumbed to temptation. And they both both got caught in the end.

Toby was a computer geek/nerd just trying to find the right girl. Wesley is also doing the same.

J.T. used to hang out with Toby, so he was considered “not good enough” to talk to and hang out with the cool kids. J.T. was the funny guy, and also the class clown. J.T. and Toby still hung out, but J.T. also hung out with the “popular kids”. Dave hangs out with Wesley, but he wants to be cool and hang out with the popular people. He is the funny guy and the class clown also. He still hangs out with Wesley.

Jimmy was the cool guy that usually never brought trouble and tried to make everyone get along. Sav is the same way, just the cool guy.

Hazel didn’t have very much of a major story line, but she was popular and everyone knew it. Chantay doesn’t have very much of a major story line either, but she’s part of the popular crowd.

Terri was having trouble with her self-confidence. She was still part of the popular crowd. And she was still a good friend despite how evil Paige was. Anya was having trouble with her self-confidence. She’s part of the popular crowd. She is still a good friend despite how evil Holly J was.

Ashley and Jane’s lives used to be perfect, they had all of their friends and a good life planned ahead of them. Ashley was in a band with the guys. Jane was in a band with the guys. Both were tough and fearless girls, and were down to earth. Both messed up and cheated horribly once, but made it up in the end. On another note, Ellie had a horrible past and so did Jane.

I think K.C. was supposed to be similar to Sean at first. Both didn’t have a good life at home, both were messed and had anger issues. Both used alcohol to try to cope.

That leaves Liberty and Jenna, but they are nothing alike. Just that they both get pregnant. Liberty gives birth, and Jenna is going to. Liberty gave her child up for adoption, and Jenna is thinking about it (?).

So these are the similar pairings:
Clare - Emma
Alli/Bianca - Manny
Holly J - Paige
Fiona - Alex
Declan - Spinner
Eli/K.C. - Sean
Fitz - Jay
Drew - Craig
Riley - Marco
Zane - Dylan
Chantay - Hazel
Sav - Jimmy
Dave - J.T.
Wesley/Conner - Toby
Jane - Ashley/Ellie
Anya - Terri
Jenna - Liberty

I can’t place Mia or Peter because they came in the middle of everything and left too soon. Adam, the transgender, seems to be the only "new" character on the show.
 
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