Degrassi/Heartwarming

• When Fiona comes out to her Mom.
• The webisodes "I won't forget" and "Six Months" (which also double as tearjerkers).
• The entire school applauding Holly J. for saving Spinner's life at the Black and White Dance. Even Bruce congratulates her.
• Ashley gets a surprising number of CMOH's; the three that stand out though, include:
  • At the very end of Season 2's "Shout", when she comforts Paige after Paige reveals to her that she was raped.
  • Her performance in the Elvis impersonation contest, and the The conversation she has with her mom at the end of Season 3's "I Want Candy".
  • During the Season 5 finale, when she and Jimmy start dating again. The conversation goes something like the following:

Jimmy: (after being rejected by Ellie) "I should've known. Who would want to date a cripple, anyway?" (begins to wheel away in his wheelchair)
Ashley: (stops his wheelchair) "I would."

• Jimmy comforting Marco after he'd been gay-bashed. It made me all choked up.
• The last shot of "Time Stands Still", with Emma embracing a distraught Toby.
• Paige comforting Ellie when she learns that Ellie has been cutting herself in "Whisper To A Scream".
• KC and his mother asking Jenna to move into their apartment.
• Clare comforting Darcy after Adams is arrested. Darcy's concerned that people will find out about the lewd pictures and make fun of her. Clare's response?

"If they do, I'll punch them."

• Sean and Ellie on the roof in "Take On Me":

Sean: "You'e not scared of me?"
Ellie: "Nope. You're not freaked by me?"
Sean: "Nope."
Ellie: (rolls up her sleeve, revealing her self-inflicted cuts) Are you freaked now?
(Sean, silently, runs his fingers down her arm and takes her hand, intertwining his fingers with hers).

• Riley bidding on Zane at the date auction.
• After Clare reads Eli's play and realizes she misjudged it.

Clare: I read your play. It was beautiful.
Eli: Thanks. I made some changes.
Clare: You made Clara the hero.
Eli: That's because she is the hero.

• Bianca was basically a fountain of CMOH's during Dead and Gone Pt.1 & 2, and heck, Season 11 as a whole. Also, in that episode, Mama Torres gets one herself at the end, when she agrees to help Bianca out with the legal battles that are about to ensue.
• The last four episodes of Season 11. Seriously. The writers did a fantastic send off to the seniors that had this troper tearing up a bit. Specifically, though, Holly J, Fiona, Anya, and Chantay's interactions. There's also a great moment in Dead and Gone where Anya and Sav both climb onto Holly J's hospital bed. It's so simple, but so sweet.
• An example relating to the cast, rather than the show: For a while it seemed like Aubrey Graham had just kind of... forgotten about his Degrassi past. He was even on a show called When I Was 17... where he made no mention of Degrassi, despite the fact, ya know, THAT'S WHAT HE WAS DOING AT 17. He wasn't even following any of the cast members on twitter, either. Lately, though, things have changed. He started following Lauren Collins, Stacey Farber, Ryan Cooley, Cassie Steele, Stephen Stohn, and Stefan Brogren on twitter. And then this picture was posted on Stacey Farber's twitter account in late August. Oh, Aubrey...
• If you are a fan of Bianca, Hollaback Girl (Part 1) is full of these. It truly shows how much this character has developed since Season 10, to the point where she pulls away from a kiss she clearly wanted because she knows it's wrong. Bianca. Pulled. Away. From. A. Kiss. She. Wanted. Because. It. Was. Wrong. Also a happy Tearjerker for most Bianca fans, because she's all grown up now. (And it looks as though Mature Bianca is here to stay.)
  • Also if you are a fan of the Drianca relationship, this episode and from the looks of it part 2, looks like they never really stopped loving each other...

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