er, i mean rick.

i think they've done a pretty good job of this topic. first of all, rick isn't this innocent victim of hazing; not only did he land terri in a coma, but he continued to attend degrassi when (as we found out from his mom) he had ample opportunities to change schools. on the other hand, alex, spinner and jay humiliated him as a sport, they were unrelenting, and treatment like that could really make a person snap. there are no heroes here.

and emma....stupid, stupid emma. she coulda diffused the situation. granted, she's only 16 and not a psychiatric professional, but if she could have shown an iota of the compassion she's had towards the environment or fluffy puppies or whatever... i don't know. yeah, so it was obvious he was into her and she didn't return his feelings, but "your friendship is really important to me, and i don't want to do anything to change it" is worlds apart from "i pity you, i'm nice to you because you're pathetic." god she sucks.

i'm not defending what rick is about to do, i just think they did a good job of showing all the things, from big to little that are leading up to this horrible moment.

in other news, you won't believe who's gonna start giving hummers down in the ravine!