The relationship between siblings Darcy Edwards and Clare Edwards was introduced in the sixth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation. The two girls were somewhat close, as they shared a room at home and had the same Christian beliefs, but the two were separated when Darcy moved to Kenya during her senior year of high school.
History[]
Season 6[]
In Eyes Without a Face (1), Clare is frequently seen watching television in the same room with her sister, while Darcy is on the computer constantly updating her MyRoom page account. Clare always tries to see what Darcy is doing. Darcy proceeds to describe her as annoying. Clare is also seen as the "Goody Two Shoes" according to her sister. The next day, Darcy walks into her and Clare's room after a conversation with Spinner. Clare is on her bed watching Degrassi Junior High, looks at Darcy and asks if her bra is still done up. Darcy pointedly says that it's where it should be before heading to her computer.

Clare and Darcy see Adams.
In Eyes Without a Face (2), when Darcy invites Spinner into her room, Clare reminds her that their mother doesn't allow boys over when she is not home. However, Darcy ignores her. Later, She is seen walking home with Darcy when the two encounter Adams. Clare can tell something is not right and hurries inside to call 911 after Darcy mouths it to her. Clare is later seen sitting on her bed with Darcy, telling her that the police will take their computer for evidence. When Darcy worries that people will find out she's a hypocrite, Clare smiles and says she will punch them. Darcy tells Clare she's good, and Clare implores that Darcy is good too but just got a little turned around. Darcy says it's more complicated, that she's pretty mixed up. Clare then says that a person can be good and mixed up at the same time, holds her sister's hand, and leans into her. Darcy says she hopes she's right.
Season 7[]
In Standing In The Dark (1), Clare is seen walking through the living room while Darcy is pretending to be sick to get out of going to the retreat.
In Standing In The Dark (2), Clare is seen in the hospital after Darcy's suicide attempt. She clearly looks distraught about what her sister has done. She merely stayed with her father, who was comforting her by rubbing her arm, and remained quiet.
In Bust a Move (1), during a sharing circle at Red Pine Ascent Program for Troubled Teens, she tells Spirit Bear that she doesn't "even talk to her real family," insinuating that Clare doesn't yet know about her assault and even that the sisters don't share much about their lives at this point.
Season 8[]

Clare and Darcy walk to school on Clare's first day.
In Uptown Girl (1), Darcy's younger sister, Clare, is now attending Degrassi as a freshman. They walk to school together with Peter and Sav introduces his sister Alli since they are both in the gifted class and Mr. Simpson introduces his godson Connor because of the same reason.
In Uptown Girl (2), Darcy tells her that in order to fit in and attract boys, she needs to take her private school uniform and dress cooler, like Sav's sister Alli. Clare tells her that she isn't at the school for boys. Later, Clare explains to K.C. that her sister Darcy is the pretty and popular one, while she's just the smart one. K.C. says that she is way more than just the smart one.
In Fight the Power, Darcy leaves for Kenya to help build schools there. Clare is seen giving presents from Darcy to all of her friends. Clare gives one to Jane, and tells her she is her and Alli's hero for being the only girl on the football team.
In Man With Two Hearts, after Clare gets caught with a vibrator in class, her mother scolds her and thinks that she's having sex. Later, Clare is in her room and her mother comes in and says that after what happened to Darcy, she worries about both her daughters.
In Jane Says (2), when Clare volunteers at Degrassi's clothes drive, she tells Alli that Darcy doesn't need fall clothes in Africa. When Alli gets a hold of them, Clare finally stops wearing her Catholic school uniform and begins wearing the clothes, which results in getting her attention from many boys, including Peter, who says that Darcy's clothes look much better on Clare. Mia is unhappy with his attention.

Darcy and Clare's mom, Helen, holding a picture of them from when they were younger.
Season 9[]
In Just Can't Get Enough, at Clare's house, while Clare is doing Jenna's nails, she tells Jenna that Darcy taught her how to do proper manicures and Jenna says to Clare that she's jealous of her since Clare has a sister while she has three half brothers.
Season 10[]
In Umbrella (1), Darcy's departure from Africa is mentioned in a discussion with Clare and their parents. Later, she is mentioned again by both Clare and her father. Darcy's photo is also seen when Clare and their mother go through boxes while they pack to move. The picture is of Darcy, Clare, and their father when they went skiing in Maine a while ago.
Season 11[]
On October 2, 2011, Darcy is mentioned by Clare in her tweet, that she is doing well (via Skype). Source It is unknown if Darcy has returned from Kenya but it is assumed based on Clare saying that she is happy to hear from her, that Darcy doesn't talk to Clare very often.

A picture of Darcy that's sitting on Clare's desk while she's working on her article.
Season 12[]
In Waterfalls (1), a photo of Darcy is seen on Clare's desk while Clare was finalizing her article.
Degrassi Mini[]
Season 10[]
In Unstoppable, Darcy is mentioned when Chantay tells Clare that her sister, Darcy, was one of the Power Squad legends. Chantay invokes Darcy to convince Clare that Power Squad is in her DNA but Clare says it's not genetic. Clare ends up joining anyway because Anya says "loophole."
Quotes[]
- Darcy: (about her posting racy photos online and Adams finding her): "Just promise me you won't ever do anything like that."
Clare: "What do you think I am, five?" (in Eyes Without a Face (2)) - Darcy: "Degrassi boys are trouble, stay away!"
Clare: "Then it's a good thing that I'm here for school and not for boys." - Clare (revealing she feels insecure compared to her sister: "My sister, Darcy, has always been the pretty and popular one. I'm good at being the smart one."
- Darcy: (walking past Clare at school) "Hi, Clare. Bye, Clare."
- Darcy: "You're good, Clare. You're really good."
Clare: "You're good too, Darcy. You got turned around is all."
Darcy: "It's a teensy more complicated than that." - Clare: (posted on Twitter) "Had a great talk with Darcy on Skype. She is doing really well. I'm so happy to hear from her."
Trivia[]
- They're both Christians.
- They both lost their virginities in their junior year: Darcy lost her virginity to Peter Stone in Bust a Move (1) and Clare lost her virginity to Eli Goldsworthy in The Time of My Life.
- They're both shown wearing cross necklaces.
- There was a scene that Darcy had with Clare during Standing In The Dark (2) that was cut, as evidenced by the Season 7 Blooper Reel. The beginning or end of the scene was featured in the episode when Helen comes in and asks if Darcy is still feeling under the weather. It could be inferred that Darcy got some sort of support from Clare, but probably didn't tell her what was specifically wrong, just like their scenes in Eyes Without a Face (2).
- They both attended the Friendship/Jesus Club.
- They were both sexually assaulted in their junior year. Darcy was drugged and raped by an unknown rapist in Standing In The Dark (1) and Clare was sexually harassed by her old boss, Asher in Waterfalls (1) and (2).
- They both have revealed themselves on camera, Darcy posted racy photos of herself online to Adams in Eyes Without a Face (1) and (2) and Clare took pictures of her breasts to put them on Asher's computer in Scream (2).
- Both first told a close friend of their sexual assault- Darcy first told Manny about her rape and Clare first told Alli about her sexual harassment. They also didn't want to tell their sexual assaults to anybody else.
- Both girls thought of having sex with their boyfriends though they both wear abstinence rings. Darcy thought of having sex with Spinner in Redemption Song and with Peter in Live to Tell and Bust a Move (1) and Clare thought of having sex with Eli in Umbrella (1), Bitter Sweet Symphony (2), and The Time of My Life and with Jake in Underneath It All.
- Both were drinking out of frustration during their junior years. Darcy in Standing In The Dark (1) and Clare in Sabotage (1).
- It was because of Darcy and Sav that Clare met her best friend Alli.
- Clare and Darcy shared a room when Darcy was living with her family. However, in Underneath It All, Jake moves into "Darcy's old room".
- It is mentioned by Clare that she and Darcy still talk to each other on Skype.
- They were both first shown to be very strong about their beliefs though later started having some doubts while dealing with their life issues- Darcy while coping with her rape and Clare while coping with her parents' divorce.
- Their portrayers in real life are not Christians- Shenae Grimes who plays Darcy is an Atheist and Aislinn Paul who plays Clare is an Agnostic.
- Darcy told Clare about her rape off-screen, as Helen mentioned it while talking to Clare in season 9 after the older sibling was off the show.
- Clare said her first line to Darcy. ("Why are you so addicted to writing a dumb blog no one reads?")
- Both girls were supporting characters before being promoted to the main focus.
- Both sisters have been on the Power Squad. However, Clare was only in it for on competition in a Degrassi Mini.
- Both had two different "bad boys" crush on them, but only returned the feelings for one.
- Johnny DiMarco and Peter Stone crushed on Darcy, and Darcy only returned the feelings for Peter.
- Mark Fitzgerald and Eli Goldsworthy crushed on Clare, and Clare only returned the feelings for Eli.
- Both have kissed a guy they had a conflict with after they've been sexually assaulted: Darcy with Johnny in Live to Tell and Clare with Dallas in Sabotage (1).
- Both have broke down and yelled at their mother, Helen Martin, but didn't express their anger toward Randall Edwards.
- Both had a dislike/conflict with Holly J. Sinclair and Johnny DiMarco.
- Both are friends/on good terms with Sav Bhandari, Alli Bhandari, Emma Nelson, Chantay Black, Peter Stone, Spinner Mason, and Jane Vaughn.
- In their sophomore/junior years, Clare and Darcy both dated two boys.
- Clare didn't know why Darcy attempted suicide until a year after the fact.
- They have both taken a vow of abstinence, but have broken it.
- They both lost their virginities when they were in Grade 11.
- Both girls were first seen as good girls and strict Christians though both started became rebellion and questioned their faiths.
- Both girls broke their friendships up with their best friends because of a boy and later reconcile with them: Darcy broke up her friendship with Manny after finding out that she and her then boyfriend Spinner had sex in High Fidelity (1) and then reconcile with her in Can't Hardly Wait and Clare broke up her friendship with Alli after catching her and her ex-boyfriend and step brother Jake kissing in Nowhere to Run and reconcile with her In The Cold, Cold Night (1).
- They both have criticize their friends before.
- They both have dealt with health problems - Darcy with chlamydia and Clare with cancer.
- They were the third set of siblings to have the oldest leave Degrassi before graduation and the youngest stay and graduate. The others were Stephanie & Arthur and Ashley & Toby.
- They have a lot in common with the Matlin sisters.
- They had an on and off relationships with their boyfriends.
- Darcy with Spinner and Clare with Eli.
- Both had been cheated on.
- Each girl kissed two boys who were held back.
- Darcy kissed Rick Murray and Spinner Mason and Clare kissed Mike Dallas and Drew Torres.
- Clare shares similarities with Darcy's friend, Emma Nelson while Darcy shares similarities with Clare's friend, Becky Baker.
- They both first appeared in the fifth episode of their first season.
- Darcy - Anywhere I Lay My Head (405).
- Clare - Eyes Without a Face (1) (605).
- Both had gotten detention.
- Darcy for being disruptive in Mr. Simpson's class in Death Or Glory (1) and Clare for having everyone bring a lamp for sticking up for Connor in Causing a Commotion, skipping Class along with Eli in Better Off Alone (2), violating a dress code in Love Lockdown (2), and drinking beer on campus in Sabotage (1).
- They only appeared in seven episodes together: Eyes Without a Face (1), Eyes Without a Face (2), Standing In The Dark (1), Standing In The Dark (2), Uptown Girl (1), Uptown Girl (2) and Fight the Power.
- They were both members of the Degrassi Drama Department
- Clare appeared in more episodes than Darcy.
- There was a deleted scene Aislinn mentioned that featured Darcy sending Helen and Glen a wedding present.
- They both made their final appearances on Degrassi. Darcy in Fight the Power and Clare in Finally (2).