The relationship between Shane McKay and Christine Nelson is called Shistine (Shane/Christine), or Chane (Christine/Shane). It began in or before the first season of Degrassi Junior High.
Relationship History[]
Overview[]
Spike and Shane had been dating for some time prior to Kiss Me, Steph. After a while, the two decided to have sex for the first time together, at a party hosted by Lucy Fernandez. This resulted in a pregnancy, and Shane delayed telling his parents, which angered Spike. The two broke up, and Shane wanted to be a part of the babies life, but he kept acting irresponsibly and letting Spike down. After Shane's accident, he continued to pursue her to no avail, but Spike would later agree to be his friend. Shane was placed into an assisted living facility, and Spike took their daughter Emma for visits with him until she felt that it posed a risk to Emma's safety. As of Father Figure (1), Shane still believes that he should be with Spike.
Degrassi Junior High Season 1[]
Shane and Christine have already been dating prior to Kiss Me, Steph. In the episode It's Late, Shane and Christine decide to have sex for the first time at Lucy's party. During the episode Christine revealed that she was pregnant.
Christine and Shane arguing in Parents' Night.
In Parents' Night, Shane and Christine were having an argument, because Shane didn't want to take responsibility for his and Christine's baby. Later, she tells Wheels that the two are not seeing other anymore.
Degrassi Junior High Season 2[]
In Eggbert, Christine and the other expectant mothers are each given an egg by their counselor with instructions to carry and protect the egg as if it were a baby; Shane agrees to share in the responsibility of caring for "Eggbert" but proves himself to be unreliable, culminating in a row outside Lucy's party where Spike declares she doesn't trust Shane. Nevertheless, Shane advocates that Christine keep the baby rather than put it up for adoption, in Dinner and a Show.
Degrassi Junior High Season 3[]
In Can't Live With 'Em, Christine is mad at Shane because his parents sent him to summer camp when Emma was newborn.
Christine is hesitant to let Shane be involved in the baby's life, but he proves his willingness to share some of the responsibility when he begins to pay child support, which partially alleviates Spike's reservations towards him. In A Big Girl Now, she is seen talking to Shane about Emma after he asks about her.
In Season's Greetings, Emma is brought to the school when her babysitter could not take care of her. Spike is reluctant to let Shane hold Emma but after he pleads, Spike gives in, and is seen smiling at Shane holding Emma.
In Twenty Bucks, Shane is persuaded by his friend Luke Matthews to withhold one child support payment in order to attend a Gourmet Scum concert. He lies to Spike that he is broke, but Liz overhears him talk about the concert with his friends and tells Spike, who confronts him. Spike tells him that she was actually going to go to the concert, her first social outing since the birth of Emma, whereas he continued to go to parties and the like. Shane responds that Spike is lucky that he is nice, as "lots of guys wouldn't give you anything". Spike calls him a pig. In the two parter Taking Off, Shane is convinced by Luke to try acid, and later goes missing. He is later found to have fallen off a bridge and in a coma. He emerges from the coma developmentally disabled, and appears briefly in Bye-Bye, Junior High walking with the aid of a frame.
Degrassi High Season 1[]
In It Creeps!!, Shane is seen in Degrassi High School with Luke Matthews, whom Shane calls a "dumb jerk", that should be "kicked in the head". Liz O'Rourke and Christine are about to leave, but seeing Shane by the door, they decide to take the back door. When Shane doesn't see Christine, he says that he wants to see "her", presumably, he's referring to Christine. The next day, as she's walking in, Shane tries to talk to her, however she just walks away, which angers Shane. Later on Christine decides to have an actual conversation with Shane. He tells her how he's going to a special school for people like him now, and he asks her out to a movie, but she declines, which prompts him to utter the "dumb jerk" insult towards her. She then tells him that she still wants to be friends with him, and says that they can go out to coffee sometime, cheering him up.
Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 3[]
Shane and Christine see each other for the first time in years.
In Father Figure (2), Emma gives Shane her address so they can write each other. Shane later shows up at Christine's house and realizes that she has married Snake and is pregnant with his child.
Shane becomes angry and when Christine tries to call for help, he destroys the entire room as Christine goes into early labor.
Emma comes home and realizes what is going on. She calms down Shane by letting him knit. Luckily, the baby is born safely. Shane then returns back to his assisted living residence, which is the last time he appears for the rest of the show.
Trivia[]
- Shane and Christine had the first on-screen kiss in the Degrassi franchise.
- They were the first characters in the Degrassi franchise to have sex, and conceive a child.
- They have only seen each other three times since Shane took acid. Once in Degrassi High and then again in Degrassi: TNG. In Father Figure, Emma remembers visiting her birth father, believing it was at his job at a hospital. It is later revealed that he was a patient there, not a doctor.
- They have both been involved with Emma's life. However, Shane has only interacted with her in three episodes: Season's Greetings, Father Figure (1) and Father Figure (2).
- They were the first teen parents to keep their child. The second were Lucas and Mia, the third were Dallas and Vanessa, and the fourth was Jonah and an unnamed girl.
- They both made their first appearances in Kiss Me, Steph.
- They were both fans of Gourmet Scum.
- They attended Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High together from 1986 to 1989.
Timeline[]
- Start Up: Prior to Kiss Me, Steph (DJH 101)
- Broke Up: Parents' Night (DJH 112)
- Reason: Spike's pregnancy. While the two are still seen together due to the situation, it is in this episode that Spike tells Wheels that the relationship is over.
