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| + The Angsty Artists voted from a list of the most significant Crash moments and here are the best of the best:
 The Top 5 Angsty Moments
5. Neither Craig nor Ashley understands what’s going on with Craig and his rollercoaster of emotions. Finally Craig reaches his breaking point and starts attacking Joey. As Ashley rushes in to try and find Craig, she sees his meltdown and helps pull him off Joey. Craig instantly grabs Ashley for comfort and as she pulls away, the tears start flowing. Together they kneel down on the ground and with their foreheads pressed together, Ashley tells him that they’re going to get him help. It was heart wrenching and beautiful all at the same time.
4. Craig and Ashley still haven’t dealt with his infidelity. Craig’s trying to move on, but Ashley can’t just forgive and forget. She goes out of her way to make sure he understands just how much pain he caused her, but Craig still didn’t quite get it. Finally asking what he can do and how many times does he have to say he’s sorry, Ashley responds “Until you mean it.” This line is filled with all the hurt, heartache, angst and determination that Ashley has been feeling for months and it’s the exact line that finally knocks some sense into Craig. 
3. Craig made a huge mistake by cheating on Ashley, but at the time he didn’t realize just how big a mistake it actually was. Ashley was also unaware of what exactly was going on behind her back until the news of Craig’s infidelity is eventually broken to her. After finding out that Craig had been cheating on her, there was no way that Ashley could go on stage and perform a Christmas song about spending the holidays together. All of her pain was released through one giant slap that the entire school saw and that Craig was most definitely feeling for weeks to come.
2. This moment was inevitable due to Melissa McIntyre’s leaving Degrassi, but for Craig, for Ashley and for the AA’s, the pain was almost too much to bear. Ashley decides to leave for England and tells Craig that he can’t come with her. It’s a moment that still hasn’t been resolved, but angst is what these two do best. An ending between these two without tears and heartache, would not be a Crash-worthy ending. 
1. After a disastrous engagement announcement to Ashley’s family, Craig and Ashley are torn apart. Nothing epitomizes the complete and utter angst that Craig and Ashley are feeling at this moment more than the vision of the two of them bawling simultaneously. As an inner battle between pain, confusion, need and yearning consumes the couple, the tears say it all. Even though they’re apart, the connection that they have at this moment shows just how much they truly need each other.
The Top 5 Eye Sex Moments
5. It’s a new season and a new start for old flames. Unexpectedly for the fans, Ashley bumps into Craig in the hallway and while Craig assumes Ashley decorated his locker for his birthday, Ashley is unable to speak. Rather than using words to reconnect with Craig, she is unable to do anything but stare. Craig returns her gaze as she slowly backs away. This powerful eye contact provided hope for fans of the couple and truly was a new start from the painful events of the previous year. 
4. Ashley stood up to her family by bringing Craig to the wedding with her. In front of the entire wedding party and guests, Ashley mouthed the words “I love you” to Craig. An immediate flicker of excitement and pure bliss is displayed as Craig and Ashley stare deep into each other’s eyes. Sure Craig’s not exactly acting like himself and Kate is standing there frowning at their connection, but nothing takes away from the pure warmth and tenderness of this moment.
3. One of the biggest milestones in Crash’s relationship was when Ashley decided to stick by her man after finding out about his life-altering illness. After reaffirming their love for each other, they lay still on Craig’s hospital bed; hands clasped and gazed deep into each other’s eyes. The freeze frame at the end of this episode exemplified the deep longing that their eyes exhibited even further. 
2. It seemed unlikely midway through season 3 that Craig would ever be able to gain Ashley’s forgiveness, but a song of honesty changed all that. Craig sang his heart out like there was no one else in the room, but Ashley. Ashley returned Craig’s intense gaze and her eyes said “I forgive you”. This was a scene that truly showed Craig and Ashley would eventually be able to move past all the dishonesty and heartache. It gave hope for the future.
1. It’s a shame that the number 1 eye sex moment occurs within a deleted scene because the amount of emotion that Craig and Ashley show by a simple stare should not have ended up on the cutting room floor. It’s a moment that reinforces the connection that these two have before they are officially back together and it shows just how much they want to be together. Too bad the other band members had to spoil the moment because the sexual tension in the room could be cut with a knife. Had the two not been interrupted, who knows where the moment could have led? 
The Top 10 Squee-Worthy Moments
10. Craig hasn’t been dealing with his father’s death very well. Until the year-end dance he had been trying to ignore what happened, which is why he keeps his date with Ashley and enters them in the Luau King and Queen Contest. After winning the contest, Craig has a complete breakdown. Saddened by what Craig was going through, Ashley turns towards the doors and is about to leave. At that moment Craig shows up and walks slowly towards her. They share a beautiful last dance, as Craig tells Ashley that he’s doing better, thus becoming one of Degrassi's newest couples.
9. As troubled times had caused Ashley to doubt herself and who she was, she began to change back into the person she used to be. This change didn’t come through self-realization though; it came from the want of others. While most people welcomed Ashley’s old appearance, Craig made it very clear that it’s important to be who you are and to not change yourself for anyone because if they really loved her, they wouldn’t want her to change. This was one of the first scenes where a real connection could be established between Craig and Ashley. 
8. This deleted scene is one of Craig and Ashley’s sweetest. Craig has been very insecure about Ashley leaving for London and has made it clear that he doesn’t want her to go. In this scene they lay together on a couch as Craig gives her a journal as a going away present. More importantly he gives her comfort in knowing that he’ll be okay and that their time apart won’t seem that long after all.
7. Ashley’s been standing up to her family about her feelings for Craig this entire episode. She even brings him to her father’s wedding, much to her mother’s dismay. During the ceremony as Ashley is standing up next to her father, she turns to Craig and in front of her mother and the entire wedding; she mouths the words “I love you”. Craig’s blissful sigh completes the connection. 
6. Craig and Ashley have had a fairly innocent relationship up to this point. While their intimacy halts at making out, Craig feels he and Ashley should go all the way. Ashley’s doubtful because Craig hasn’t even told her that he loves her yet, so she decides that they need to take a break. Craig won’t let that happen though and he writes her a song that finally expresses how he feels about her. This song marks the very first time that Craig tells Ashley he loves her and it couldn’t have been more remarkable.
5. As if Craig and Ashley having sex wasn’t enough of a treat for their fans, we got the most perfect after sex moments in Degrassi history. From the tilted painting on the wall to Craig’s pants hanging on the lamp to tousled hair, our imaginations more than filled in the actual event. Ashley broke down to tears after losing her virginity, but she reaffirmed to Craig that she was happy. It also displayed that a Degrassi couple could have sex without having negative consequences attached, which is quite rare. 
4. Things got tough for Craig and Ashley soon after they got back together. After a bunch of ups and downs, Craig ends up in the hospital with the diagnosis of bipolar. Feeling down about his illness, Craig tells Ashley that he doesn’t expect her to stay with him. It is at this point that their relationship could take turn for either the better or worse. Ashley confirms her love for Craig though and lies down next to him. She then utters the words Craig and Crash fans have been anxiously waiting to hear, that she’s not leaving him.
3. While it was obvious what Craig’s feelings for Ashley were when he rushed out of the studio to try and find her, it was less certain what Ashley’s reaction to these feelings would be. Craig took a chance and laid it all on the line for her. Thinking he made a mistake, he sadly turns away from her. Ashley then pulls him back towards her and they share a picturesque kiss. This kiss symbolizes s a new start for the couple after a long-awaited reunion. 
2. Although it had been obvious to AA fans for the longest time, it took this moment of realization for Craig to come to the conclusion that “everything…it was all about Ashley”. He ran out of the music studio, temporarily costing Craig the loss of his musical dreams, as well as his band mates, in order to declare his love for Ashley. He had lost her once before, and the tremendous growth of Craig’s maturity in this action displayed that he was finally ready for a relationship filled with true love.
1. This is the moment Crash fans dreamt about. Ashley sums up the event as “kind of perfect” and we couldn’t agree more. Craig went above and beyond expectations by making their first time beautiful and memorable. As he uncovered her eyes to reveal their initials spelled out in flower petals, bouquets scattered throughout the room, delectable snacks, and a precautionary two beds, it was inevitable that our swoons were heard ‘round the world. Craig and Ashley’s first time? More than perfect. 
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