Ethan Webber

Ethan Webber

INFO
FULL NAME	Ethan Webber
NICKNAME(S)	Eth (by everyone) E (by Sophie)
GENDER	Male
D.O.B.	1997
EYE COLOR	Brown
HAIR COLOR	Brown
NETWORK
FAMILY	Patrick Webber (father) Carl Stein (step-father) Unknown Mother
RELATIONSHIPS	Eliza Bell (attraction; hook-up) Brittany Brith (ex-girlfriend) Candace Jones (kissed; former attraction) Sophie Clark (ex-girlfriend) Danielle Hooper (kissed; former attraction)
JOB	Student
SCHOOL(S)	Clearwater High School
AFFILIATION(S)	The Front Line FilmFridayz
PRODUCTION
FIRST	Let's Get it Started (102)
LAST	All It Ever Was (824)
REASON	Series ended
EPISODE COUNT	137
PORTRAYER	Adam Irigoyen

Ethan Webber was a Junior (Grade 11) at Clearwater High School originally in the Class of 2016, but was held back to the Class of 2017, until he dropped out. He is one of the original thirteen characters. Originally a rebel who would get into trouble for the thrill and fun of it, also turning to drugs to help him with his problems, border lining on addiction. He has since turned a new leaf after a court hearing where he learned he must repeat his freshman year. He is now more focused on his future and doing well in school, but is still very cocky and isn't afraid to hurt people in order to save himself. He started a lacrosse team which was a big element of his storyline in Season 3. Following being shot during the school shooting done by the kid he bullied, he developed PTSD which he learned to deal with after a while, but still haunts him to this day.

He runs for school president in the fifth season and ends up giving the position to Danielle, as he knows she would be better at it. It is also revealed his father is gay when he starts dating his teacher. He finally accepts his father and attends his wedding. During the seventh season, he decides to try to skip his Junior year to catch up with his friends and long-term girlfriend Brittany Brith, so they can graduate together. The extensive coursework results in Ethan becoming very stressed, leading to him abusing Adderall and losing Brittany. In the final season, he drops out of high school and starts working at a factory, worrying his friends and step-father. He soon realizes this isn't the life for him either, and ends the series still unsure of his path in life.

He is good friends with Danielle Hooper, Scott Taylor, and the presumably deceased Olivia Jerl. He is also friends with former enemies Micah Quick and Eric Stem. He was portrayed by Adam Irigoyen.

Character History[]

Season 1[]

In Let's Get it Started, he is playing Mario with Liam on their Nintendos when Moon approaches them and asks what they think of the new girl, Sophie. Ethan tells her that he thinks she's hilarious and doesn't find her annoying when Moon suggests that they might think that. Moon asks them if they are upset that she just joined their friend group out of nowhere, but both Ethan and Liam say they don't care and go back to playing their game, obviously not giving Moon the answers she wanted to hear.

Later on at lunch, Sophie is making everyone laugh again, and Ethan says that she should be a comedian, which Jamie agrees with. After Moon comes and shames Sophie in front of the entire table, Ethan is upset at this and asks what Moon's problem is. He is at the first film club meeting and Jamie announces to leaders Jeremy and Sadie that Ethan came up with the best video idea, which Ethan happily takes credit for. Jeremy then pulls Ethan aside so he can tell him the idea.

In Love Drunk, he and Olivia are in History class together, and Ethan tells her he hopes class ends soon when she asks how long they have left, commenting how much he hates history. He jokingly asks her if he set the classroom on fire, if they wouldn't have to go for the rest of the semester, but Olivia says they would just change rooms instead. Ethan is disappointed, and continues his antics by asking if their teacher would notice if he threw his notebook at him. Olivia says that people normally notice when large objects are thrown at them, and Ethan jokingly throws his pencil at her. She retaliates with a balled up piece of paper, and their teacher, Mr. Tucker calls them out for their antics. Ethan doesn't have a response, and when Olivia's response gets them detention, Ethan says that he doesn't like detention. Mr. Tucker doesn't care, and to retaliate, Ethan throws his notebook at him. He immediately gets sent to the office, and Ethan doesn't seem to mind, joking to Olivia that she was right about people noticing when objects hit them.

103b — Danielle, annoyed her friends are teasing her about being with Ethan.

He gets to lunch later that day and sees Olivia in his regular seat, annoying him. She tells him to sit next to Danielle, and he obliges. Danielle comments how she thinks Jamie and Jeremy would be a cute couple, which Ethan is surprised to hear. Danielle says that the funny goofball and the mellow girl always work out well, and Ethan mentions that he's a funny goofball, so who is his mellow girl. Olivia tells him to date Danielle, which Danielle shuts down, but Ethan tells her to let him take her on a date. Alicia starts picking out ship names for them, and Ethan jokingly says he's devastated when Danielle shoots him down again. Danielle calls herself an evil creation for rejecting him, which Ethan jokingly agrees with, and is shocked to hear Danielle actually wants to give him a chance and hang out after school. Ethan is excited and agrees not to be gross, shutting down Olivia when she reminds him of his detention.

The next day, Olivia tells him that Mr. Tucker was pissed when he didn't show up for detention and hopes he had fun with Danielle, which Ethan says he did. Mr. Tucker calls him into his office and asks him why he missed his detention. Ethan starts milking a story about his fake dying mother, but Mr. Tucker tells him to cut the crap and threatens to give him a suspension if he skips again, which Ethan says is his dream, continuously pushing Mr. Tucker's buttons. Instead, Mr. Tucker threatens to expel him, which make Ethan relent his bad behavior and go to detention, much to his chagrin.

Ethan is later hanging out with Liam, who notices him staring at Danielle. Liam asks him where his crush on Danielle came from since just a few days ago, they were just friends. Ethan explains that he doesn't know, but he's just happy fate brought them together. Liam is disgusted by his sappiness and threatens to punch him, so Ethan hones it in. Liam encourages him to make a move, so Ethan goes and asks Danielle if she wants to hang out again, which Danielle happily agrees to. He gets very giddy and says that he doesn't care about anyone else, he just wants to make her his. Liam congratulates him, but says it's weird to see him like this since he's never liked someone as much before. Ethan admits it makes him want to puke, and Liam jokes not to puke on him. Ethan leaves for detention, which Liam is surprised he's going to. Ethan says that he doesn't want to get expelled now that he has a reason to be here and heads off, still giddy.

In Fuckin' Perfect, Sophie approaches Olivia and Ethan, asking them what's up. Ethan tells her that Olivia is helping him study for their upcoming algebra test. Olivia tells Sophie that Ethan is failing so far, which Sophie jokes she's not surprised by. She then asks them to go to the mall later that night, and Ethan tells her that he has to go fishing with his dad, and can't. Olivia jokes that he really means his mom won't let him, and Ethan joking threatens to stab her with his pencil. After Sophie pries into why Olivia can't go, she rushes off and wishes Ethan luck in failing his test, which Ethan is offended by.

In Keep Holding On, he gets to his lunch table and notices Danielle isn't there, so he asks his friends where she is. Liam jokes that she's his girlfriend, and Ethan tells him annoyedly that she's not his girlfriend, but adds a "yet." Jamie tells him she's probably working on her art project in the art room, which Ethan notes. He then won't fully admit to liking her when Sophie asks him. Jamie and Liam tell him to go for it with her, but Ethan points out that an average guy like him can't just go for a popular girl like Danielle. Jamie comments that Danielle isn't as popular as she thinks she is, but Ethan responds by saying she's still perfect. Sophie finds this adorable and tells him to ask her out, which he is taken aback by, saying he never mentioned asking her out. Moon chimes in and says he likes her, so to just go for it, and he starts to seriously consider it.

105b — Danielle showing Ethan her artwork.

Ethan finds Danielle working on her art project like Jamie said, and walks in, saying he came in to work on some art. Danielle shows him what she's working on, and Ethan is stunned at how great it is, asking her how she learned to do art like this. Danielle explains her dad was a great artist and since she hasn't seen him in two years, she wants to reunite with him and show him a piece she's done. Ethan comments that is it's this good, he's going to be very impressed. Brad walks in, greeting Ethan, and kissing Danielle. Ethan is shocked, and asked if they are together, which they say that they are. Brad comments how amazing Danielle is, and Ethan sadly agrees with him. Brad informs Danielle that Sadie wants to see her about FilmFridays, and Danielle invites Ethan to come with her, but Ethan turns her down, disappointed he lost his chance with her. Once they leave, Ethan throws a tantrum, throwing a chair, which hits a paint bottle, spraying paint all over Danielle's art project. Happy with the destruction he created, Ethan retaliates further by spraying more paints on Danielle's project, completely ruining it, but finding joy while he does it.

When he is leaving school, Ethan sees Brad and Danielle making out in the parking lot and tries to ignore them, but Brad calls him over. Ethan begrudgingly asks him what he wants, and Brad rudely rubs getting Danielle in his face, giving him a false apology and saying finders keepers doesn't always ring true. Ethan tells him to shut up, growing increasingly upset. Brad asks him if he's jealous, egging him on, and telling Ethan that Danielle is his. Danielle tries to stop Brad, but Ethan is set off and punches Brad in the face. The two start to fight as Danielle cries for them to stop, but Brad's friend Eric sees and joins in, punching Ethan hard in the gut and sending him to the ground. The other three then run off to avoid getting in trouble and leave Ethan in pain on the concrete. Ethan stays there for a while, defeated, and when Danielle comes back to check on him, he's very short with her. She asks him if he liked her, why he didn't ask her out, and he doesn't have an answer for her. She also calls him out for destroying her art project, and he tells her he's happy she has to start again. She then calls him out, saying she's done trying and thought he was a good guy, but he's a jerk and doesn't want him to talk to her anymore. He stays emotionless and quiet as she walks away.

The next day, he stares broodingly as Brad and Danielle make out in the school hallway when Liam approaches him and calls him out for how creepy it is. Ethan tells him he's thinking about how much he hates Brad, and Liam reminds him he had his chance to ask out Danielle, but swindled it. Ethan says it sucks and admits to being bitter, wanting to get revenge on Brad for having Eric beat him up. Liam reminds Ethan he was the one who threw the first punch, and Ethan gets upset, asking which side Liam is on. Ethan says that Brad is a snake who is going to use Danielle and throw her away, and he can't let that happen to her, promising to not give up until he gets his revenge on him.

In This Is How I Disappear (1), Ethan is at lunch when Scott comes out as bi, and while Ethan doesn't seem to care, he also doesn't seem to understand why Scott is so upset about not being allowed to join Pride by his parents, saying it's just a club and suggesting he join FilmFridayz instead. Scott explains to Ethan that his parents not letting him go to Pride means they might not accept him as bi.

In Radar, he is at lunch with his friends when Sophie brings up the fact that she's been having trouble with a guy named Devon who has become obsessed with her. Ethan suggests she tell him that she thinks he's weird and to leave her alone, but Sophie doesn't want to because it's too mean. When Devon tries to join their lunch table, Ethan tells him to go back to his old table, obviously thinking he's a weirdo and not wanting him to join them. Danielle punches Ethan in the side for being mean to him, but Ethan doesn't care. After Devon has a tantrum, Ethan calls him a psycho, and Moon tells him to stop being mean.

In You Da One, he sees Danielle crying by her locker and walks up to her, asking her if everything is okay. She explains to him that her and Brad broke up, so now she's going to skip her first ever Homecoming. Ethan apologizes to her, but tells her that a thousand guys would like to take her. Ethan finally decides to take his chance with her now that she's single. She isn't so sure about that many guys wanting to take her, and Ethan corrects himself that a thousand and one guys would. Danielle asks him who the extra guy is, and Ethan admits it's him. Danielle is a little surprised by this, and Ethan explains that he's liked her ever since they met, before he even heard her speak. He asks her to the dance, and she asks him for a day to think about it, but lets him know his chances are pretty good, and Ethan is very excited to finally be getting a chance with his dream girl.

The next day, Danielle pulls Ethan out of FilmFridays and starts to mention his offer of going to Homecoming. Ethan cuts her off and tells her he hopes it's a yes. Danielle starts to stammer, and Ethan is confused, pulling out a corsage and tells her that he got it for her to make things for official. He asks her again if it's a yes, and she pulls him into a kiss, which surprises Ethan, but he loves it and is speechless. Danielle then runs away, which confuses Ethan. He finds her again a little later, and is immediately scared when he refers to her as his Homecoming date and she seems hesitant. She then confesses she got back together with Brad, and Ethan is immediately filled with rage. He calls her out for lying about being over Brad and kissing him, and screams for Danielle to leave when she tries to explain.

Domo1 — Ethan watching Brad and Danielle kiss.

In Dancing On My Own (1), Ethan is at his locker with Liam, who is trying to convince him that revenge might not be the best route to take after what happened with Danielle. Ethan disagrees, saying she led him on and broke his heart like he was nothing, obviously still very upset. Liam agrees to help and asks him if he has any ideas on how to get her back, and Ethan clarifies he wants to do something that will hurt both Danielle and Brad, reminding Liam that he never got Brad back for beating him up. Liam mentions that Ethan was going to put that in the past, but Ethan changes his mind, saying that Brad continues to mess with him, so he isn't going to let it slide. They then joke around about Liam's role possibly being a spy.

Liam later checks in with Ethan again about the plan, which Ethan admits he hasn't figured out yet, but promises Liam that he only wants to hurt them emotionally, not physically. Ethan can tell Liam is still nervous about this whole thing, and offers up the idea he make Danielle fall for him and then lead her on like she did to him, not thinking it through that she already rejected him once. Liam is fine with this idea since it's not too far, and makes Ethan promise he won't do anything worse than that, which Ethan does. He then reveals that he was crossing his fingers the whole time when Liam leaves.

Ethan is later hanging out with Blake after school smoking pot and discussing what's been going on and Ethan tries to downplay how much he actually liked Danielle, saying it wasn't a big deal. Blake calls him out on this and tells him that he likes her a lot, and that's why he's so upset over how she hurt him. Ethan realizes he is right, and changes his mind about who he wants to hurt, instead wanting to hurt Danielle more than Brad. He comes up with the plan to have Brad kiss someone else in front of Danielle to split them up and break her heart, but realizes he needs intel from the inside in order to make this happen. Blake asks him who he's going to talk to, and Ethan figures out exactly who he thinks can help him.

Ethan walks up to Alicia at her locker the next day, ready to enact his plan, and asks her how her baby is doing. Alicia is confused, telling him she doesn't have a baby, and Ethan tells her that Danielle has been telling people Alicia is pregnant. This is an obvious lie, but Alicia falls for it and gets very upset, confused as to why Danielle would spread rumors about her. She wants to go ask Danielle about this, but Ethan stops her and instead offers to talk to Danielle himself in order to not let his plan blow up. He tells Alicia that it's super messed up what Danielle is doing, and when Alicia wants to get revenge on Danielle at the dance, Ethan tells her he has an idea of how she can do it, and is very happy his plan is unfolding perfectly.

Ethan and Alicia spot Brad in the computer lab a little later, and are ready put their new plan into motion. He asks her if she knows what to do, and she seems confident. She asks him if she looks good, and he shrugs her off, not giving her the compliment she was looking to hear. He then watches as Alicia tries to flirt with Brad and gets rejected. Alicia returns to Ethan and he is disappointed, but when Alicia comments on how Danielle is more of a whore than her and more likely to get pregnant, Ethan gets a new idea. He asks Alicia if she knows Danielle's locker combination, and is excited when she tells him she does. He then rushes her to get this new plan in motion since they don't have much time before the dance. She finally gets in, and he changes dates in her calendar of when her period came to make her think she missed this month's. Alicia loves the plan and he rushes them out of the area before they get caught, unknowingly knocking over her mirror before they leave.

They go into the dance and catch up with Liam who is confused as to where he's been since they were supposed to do their plan. Ethan informs him that they already did it without him and changed the plan. Liam asks what they did, and Ethan tells him they made Danielle think she's pregnant. Liam is shocked at how nasty the plan is, and Ethan tells him that's the point before heading into the dance. He watches as Danielle and Brad slow dance together and says to himself that they're not ready for part 2 of his plan to go into motion, giving a devilish smile.

In Dancing On My Own (2), after Danielle looks at her calendar, he comments about a girl having her period at the dance and tells Danielle not to do the same. He watches and laughs as she tells Brad that she missed her period and might be pregnant. He finds her and Sadie at her locker and she is freaking out about possibly being pregnant. Ethan starts saying things that make her even more paranoid about it. He goes back into the dance and tells Brad that she's pregnant, fake comforting her after her and Brad fight about it again. Liam tells Brad the whole thing was a setup by Ethan and Brad runs up to him and punches him. They start fighting and Mr. Hanson comes and breaks it up, taking them to the office. He meets Danielle in the hallway after Alicia tells her the plan and screams at Ethan for ruining her relationship. He tells her he just wanted to hurt her and she leaves, too emotional to deal with him. In the office, he and Brad are also in with Abby and Sophie who were having sex. They all receive one week's suspension. Ethan doesn't seem to care and thinks it was worth it. He is going home with Liam and wonders how long he'll have to wait until he can date Danielle and Liam tells him she might never talk to him again. He sees her reunite with Brad and is upset his plan didn't work, but acknowledges that he will never have a chance with her.

In Eyes Open, he keeps taunting Devon during FilmFridayz which everyone finds funny except for Moon. The next day, he and Liam make fun of Devon's singing and when Moon comes to defend him, Ethan is annoyed with her. When Devon is sitting alone at lunch and Moon goes to sit with him, Ethan wonders why because he is so weird and Sophie tells him to be nice.

In Personal Jesus, he is at Skate Night with Tim and Alicia and gets upset when he sees Danielle and Brad having fun. Alicia starts playing matchmaker and suggests he date Sophie. Ethan considers it and thinks it might work out. He asks her out and flirts with her the next day at her locker and at first she is enthusiastic about it, but then sees Danielle and doesn't want to date someone she hates, so she tells Ethan she'll get back to him. After getting grilled by Scott and Danielle for liking Ethan, Sophie decides to go against their wishes and accepts his offer to date. She is making out with him in the courtyard and starts feeling bad, but he reassures her that there's nothing wrong with them dating.

In What You Waiting For?, Ethan sees Scott reject Harley's kiss and comments about it. When Scott asks if that makes him a bad boyfriend, Ethan says it does. He later sells Tim weed when he needs something to help him with his stress.

In Want U Back, he helps Sophie and Danielle with their plan to get Devon to leave Danielle alone, but tells Sophie that he'll keep coming back.

In The Change, he dog-piles Alicia at FilmFridayz with many other members.

Gmaul3 — Ethan finding out about Sophie's lies.

In Give Me All Your Luvin', Jamie pulls Ethan aside and warns him that Sophie has been spreading lies lately. He doesn't seem to take it very seriously, but tells Jeremy that he's going to try to catch her in a lie the next time she tells one. He asks Abby, Eric, and Scott if they'd seen Sophie and Scott tells Ethan that Sophie almost kissed Abby. Ethan starts freaking out because his girlfriend is showing more interest in girls than in him and Scott offers to find out the whole story which makes Ethan feel better. He asks her about her encounter with Abby and she lies and said nothing happened between her and Abby. He gets upset since he knows she's been lying a lot and Jamie comforts him when he says he has to break up with her. Tim tells him that she lied about kissing Danielle as well which seals the deal for Ethan. He breaks up with her later that day and tells her he's done with her lies.

In Sick Muse, Ethan wants to hang out with Blake and get his mind off the breakup with Sophie, but Blake can't. He says that getting high is losing its charm so Jeremy asks him to watch his brother for cash. Ethan hesitantly agrees to babysit. He goes the next day and starts watching Jeremy's brother, Sammy. He brings up Sophie and becomes depressed again. When he can't take it anymore, he leaves Sammy inside and goes outside the smoke weed and forget about everything. He comes back extremely high and plays tag with Sammy, feeling happy again. He offers Sammy, who is only 7, the weed and Sammy is reluctant, so Ethan forces Sammy to smoke it. They start playing tag again, and Sammy passes out and starts having a seizure from the weed. Ethan starts freaking out and calls the cops and Jeremy. The medics come and take Sammy away, saying he'll be okay after he gets his stomach pumped. Ethan lies when they ask him if the weed was his and when Jeremy comes, he apologizes. Jeremy blows up on him and tells him he won't turn him in as long as he never talks to him again. Ethan agrees and feels ashamed of what he did. He sees people talking about what he did and denies that he has a drug addiction when his friends say they're worried about him. He wants to change and sets out to do so.

In Force A Smile (2), he is involved in Jamie's plan to take down Sophie. He is very excited to take her down and is assigned the task of telling everyone she slept with Abby while they were dating. When he tells Eric, he receives sympathy from him.

Season 2[]

In Settle Down, he is at the same party as Eric and Keith and is drunk. He introduces himself to Keith and Eric tells Keith not to talk to Ethan. Ethan tries standing up for himself, but Eric and Keith walk away. After Keith gets beer spilled on him by Justin and Eric doesn't stand up for him, Ethan does and takes him to get a new shirt.

Ikywt3 — Ethan saying goodbye to Olivia.

In I Knew You Were Trouble, he walks into Mr. Tucker's class late and gets scolded and given detention. He says he doesn't care about the class and leaves, flipping the teacher off. After skipping many more classes, he goes to lunch and starts talking to his friends when Mr. Hanson comes and tells him to leave for skipping and also tells him he has something waiting for him at home. Ethan starts freaking out, wondering what it is and goes home to see. He and Blake get to his house and he has Blake read the letter. It says that since he's skipped so much school he is now suspended and put under house arrest and will also go to court. He starts freaking out and doesn't know what to do. Blake and Kat try to help the next day and talk to Mr. Hanson, but there's nothing they can do. He calls Olivia out of class so he can talk to her before he goes under house arrest. He says that he's messed up a lot and wants to change. She says goodbye and tells him that she better see him again soon, and he promises he'll be back eventually.

In Kiss With A Fist, he returns to school and walks up to Liam, Danielle, and Scott. They are all excited to see him and he tells them he still has a suspension, but he has a court hearing tomorrow and his house arrest is over. He expects them to drop all the charges since he has been good under house arrest. He tries to go eat at his old lunch table, but with Eric eating there now, they continue their conflict and threaten to fight each other. He decides to leave and not risk his trial tomorrow. He passes Mr. Stein who tells him that he believes he can change and he has to set out and prove everyone wrong now. This gives Ethan confidence to come back and be a better person. At his court hearing he learns he will have to retake his freshman year to make up for the days he missed. Ethan is shocked and scared. He tells all his friends at school tomorrow who try to support him. Olivia jokes about it which upsets Ethan and he leaves. Jamie tells him he has a chance to redo everything he did wrong the first time and he starts seeing it as a blessing in disguise. He feels better about how his second year as a freshman will go.

In Panic Station (1), Devon sees that he is back in school and starts trash-talking him. Ethan tries to keep his cool, but when Devon says he should just die, he loses it and almost attacks him, but stops himself. Instead, he goes to Mrs. Dayton and tells her that he thinks Devon needs some mental help and to hold a meeting with him.

In Panic Station (2), Sophie tries to talk to him and is surprised when he actually talks back to her since no one else will. He says that he has nothing against her personally and is surprised when she says that she tried to kill herself. When Olivia comes and starts a very aggressive and physical fight with her, Ethan tries to stop it, but can't. Before class, Scott warns Ethan about Devon's hit list, but tells him he should be fine. Ethan is worried that it's not and is proven true when he runs into Devon in the hallway holding a gun. He tries to stop Devon from shooting, but calls him crazy and pushes Devon to the limit. Devon aims the gun at Ethan and fires, hitting him. People see him bleeding on the ground and are all afraid. After the shooting is over, the newscaster mentions that Ethan was the only one to get shot and is alive, but in critical condition.

In Won't Go Home Without You, he returns to Clearwater after recovery and is greeted by Liam. He quickly finds Mr. Hanson and talks to him about starting a lacrosse team at the school to occupy his time and mind and keep him out of trouble. Hanson likes the idea and tells him he will run it with the board. He is later walking alone in the hallway to the bathroom and sees Devon who is threatening him again. He starts freaking out and is snapped back into reality by Tim who tells him that Devon is in jail and he was hallucinating. He offers to take Ethan to the nurse, but Ethan says no and leaves, very shaken. He visits Blake once he hears that Blake's back in town and is annoyed when Blake immediately offers him drugs. Ethan stays true to the new person he is trying to become and tells Blake they can't be friends anymore, leaving him and feeling bad, but relieved. He is in the school bathroom and thinks he sees Devon again, but is it really Eric. Ethan starts freaking out so Eric punches him, accidentally hitting Ethan's head into the sink and knocking him out. Eric flees and Ethan believes it was really Devon. He talks to Mrs. Dayton who tells him that he is experiencing PTSD. Ethan admits that he is very scared about what Devon might do when he is released from jail, but Mrs. Dayton tells him to not worry until he needs to and gives a doctor he can talk to for his disorder. He bumps into Mr. Hanson who tells him the board passed the decision to have a lacrosse team, but that Ethan cannot be team captain since he will still be a freshman next year. This upsets Ethan since yet another thing goes wrong for him.

In Long Way to Happy, he approaches Olivia and Troy and warns them that Sophie is back at school. He is surprised to hear Olivia isn't going to get revenge on her at all and asks if they can study, but is turned down so he leaves. He is walking with Olivia in the hall later and knows she hasn't told Troy about her abusive mother. She is hesitant to, but he encourages her to tell him since she'll have to one time or another.

In Sour Candy (1), Ethan is eating lunch with the condensed lunch table.

In Sour Candy (2), he calls Brittany a slut when she is talking to the lunchroom about her nude photos that went around.

In Hurricane, he is doing community service for Mrs. Dayton and sees Sophie crying, so he checks up on her.

In This Too Shall Pass, he comments that he doubts Julia and Liam will be together for another month.

In How You Love Me Now, he overhears Scott and Brittany talking about Devon's upcoming trial and reveals that he is not allowed to testify since he was recently under house arrest and everything he says is null and void. He then tells Brittany that it's up to her to give them justice and tells her that she has to testify. After hearing about her panic attack, he talks to her again and tells her that this shows she still needs closure like he does and taking Devon to court will be the perfect solution. Despite Ethan's attempts to persuade her to go to court, Brittany ultimately decides against it.

In Carry On, he checks up on Danielle, assuming she knew about Brad and Chloe getting together. When he realizes she didn't know, he feels bad for bringing it up and shows her the two of them flirting. When she starts to tear up, he hugs her. He later sees her stressed over the matter and flirts with her, believing he finally has another chance with her. He attempts to kiss her, but she pushes him away and tells him she doesn't like him. He is confused as to why not and becomes increasingly frustrated with her until he reaches the point of calling her the C word, which gets him slapped. He still doesn't know what he did wrong.

In Play With Fire, Olivia asks him if he still talks to Blake which he answers yes. She then asks him to talk to him about his recent attempts to get Eliza back. Ethan agrees to talk to Blake about it and later runs up to Eliza and Olivia, saying that he found Blake who wants to talk to Eliza right away. After Eliza rejects Blake, Ethan tells him to leave and Ethan leaves moments later with Olivia to let Dex and Eliza talk things out.

In Here's to Never Growing Up (1), he is playing video games with Liam and discussing prom which is happening that night. Out of nowhere, Blake calls Ethan and he is confused as to why, not answering and lying to Liam about who it was. When Blake then texts him, Liam checks his phone and sees Blake said that he needed Ethan now more than ever. Liam encourages Ethan to see what he needs despite Ethan's unwillingness since bros stick together. This makes Ethan think twice about Blake. He visits his house later on and is still hesitant to come in and give Blake another chance, but does so anyway. They start to make small talk and then Blake mentions the shooting and Ethan says that he's still terrified about when Devon gets out of jail that he will come after him again. He also tells Blake about his PTSD and to help, Blake gives him ecstasy tablets. At first, Ethan doesn't want them and claims that he's changed, but Blake tells him to take them just in case, so Ethan takes the bag and decides to stay longer at Blake's. That night, he thinks that he sees Devon outside his window and grabs a knife to protect himself. He tries to tell himself that it's all in his head, but lunges for Devon anyway, hitting the floor. In a frenzy, Ethan takes the pills to help the image of Devon go away. He is walking down the street much later and sees Devon again, starting to beat him up, but when "Devon" starts yelling, he realizes it's a random man that he has assaulted. He runs off in a hurry before he is caught. After taking all of the pills Blake supplied him with, he calls Blake, still high, and asks for more. Blake tells him the price and Ethan steals money out of his dad's wallet to pay for them, starting up his drug habit yet again.

In Here's to Never Growing Up (2), he is smoking weed with Blake on his couch and talking about how he really is a bad guy, not caring what his friends will think when they find out he's reverted back to his old ways. Blake tells him about a gang he is in that he wants to introduce Ethan to and Ethan is psyched to get involved. After getting sober, they go to visit the gang "Front Line" and Ethan is much more nervous and hesitant now, telling Blake that he doesn't want to get involved since it seems like more trouble than he's interested in. He is at The Hub later on, high yet again. Olivia walks in and tries talking to him, but when she realizes that he's high, she is very disappointed in him and calls him a lost cause. Ethan is upset over this and slams his head on the table, feeling conflicted on whether to take the drugs and make Devon go away or deal with it on his own. He looks into the mirror once he gets to his house and realizes that he wants to stop taking drugs, calling Olivia, crying, and asking for help, which she agrees to. He goes to Blake's house the next day and tells him that they can't talk or be friends anymore since Ethan needs to get his life into order and he can't do that with Blake around. He feels bad, but walks away feeling optimistic about his future ahead.

Season 3[]

In Summertime Sadness, is practicing lacrosse in his yard with Liam for his upcoming team which gets boring for Liam, who asks if they can stop. Ethan persists that they keep going because he wants all the practice he can get so he can be a good team captain. He then explains that it took a lot of convincing from both Ethan and Mrs. Dayton for Mr. Hanson to allow Ethan to be captain. They see a new guy moving into a house across the street and notice he's carrying a box of sports equipment, interested in befriending him so he could have help with his lacrosse team. Liam says he should go talk to him and Ethan says that he will. He visits the house later and finds Micah in the pool, introducing himself. He mentions how he saw Micah carrying sports equipment and invites him to join his team. Micah doesn't want to talk about it because he is more focused on flirting with the cute girl nearby. Ethan says they can talk about it later and warns Micah that the girl, Candace, is a bitch. Ethan tries again to talk about the team with Micah and rings his doorbell. Micah is disappointed to see Ethan since he was expecting Candace and when she walks up, Micah ignores Ethan and slams the door in his face, pissing him off. He later overhears his conversation with Candace about how he's a figure skater and says that it'd be a shame if anyone found out.

In How to Be A Heartbreaker, Sophie walks into her math class and sees Ethan there, confused of why he's in a sophomore math class since he's repeating freshman year. He explains that he tested out of freshman math and Sophie is happy to be able to see him, which annoys Danielle. He offers to tutor Sophie and help catch her up and the two start talking again. When their other friends start pushing for Sophie to tell them where she was all summer, Ethan tells her it's okay if she doesn't want to tell them. He is later tutoring her in her kitchen and explaining theta and beta to her. After she explained that she was in the mental institution over the summer, he asks her why and she says it's because of her multiple suicide attempts. She then apologizes for the way she treated him and he says that it's in the past and that he know she's different now. He calls her amazing and they both lean in for a kiss. Ethan is then confused and leaves in a hurry. He tells Alicia and Abby the next day about the kiss and is hesitant to tell Danielle since she still doesn't like Sophie. Abby tells Danielle and he says that he believes she's changed, but isn't sure how he feels about her just yet.

In Ray of Light, he is doing a science experiment with Olivia and they are having trouble with it. Their science teacher starts talking about parent-teacher conferences and Ethan says that his parents aren't going. After hearing that Olivia's mother has to go due to her low grade, he is worried for her and shows his support.

In Black Sheep, he and Sophie are talking about their stupid antics from freshman year and laughing. Micah approaches Ethan and asks him about practice, so Ethan tells him the time, more focused on Sophie. Micah says that he has a question, but Ethan blows it off to walk Sophie to her class. He starts the first practice for lacrosse as captain by introducing himself and saying he expects respect. He continues to go on about himself as Brendan talks to Micah about how awful Ethan is, turning him against him. Ethan then loudly tells them to do bicycle crunches, and Micah suggests they stretch first since it's better for the body, but Ethan yells at him and tells him to start the crunches, further upsetting Micah who is now convinced by Brendan to take away Ethan's captain position. At the next practice, they guys are all doing planks as Ethan watches and does nothing. Matt asks for a break and Ethan tells him no, so Brendan speaks up and says everyone is going to leave, so he calls them sissies and gives them a break. During the break, Micah puts a crushed ecstasy tablet in Ethan's Gatorade. Ethan is later seen laughing a lot and dribbling a basketball instead of coaching, so everyone is confused, especially when Mr. Hanson comes in and Ethan continues his erratic behavior. Hanson brings in cops after Micah tips him off that Ethan is on drugs and the cops arrest him and take him out to their car outside.

In Clarity, Sophie is visiting Ethan in DH and is put into a small room with him to talk. Ethan mentions how good it feels to not have to wear handcuffs and they hug and kiss before sitting down. Ethan asks if people at school know about what happened to him, and Sophie says that some people do, but not everyone. She says that no one believes that he was sabotaged and he tells her that he doesn't blame them since he always messes things up and they have no reason to believe a thing he says. He then says that they belong together because they're both trying to get their lives together after being messed up for a long time. Ethan then asks Sophie if he can call her his girlfriend since they've been flirting a lot for over a month. Sophie doesn't give him an answer and Ethan thanks her for visiting him before hugging her one last time and going back to his cell. After realizing her sexuality and that she doesn't love Ethan, Sophie returns to the DH and has another visit with him. He tells her that he's being sent off the next day and that this is the last time she'll be able to see him for 3 months. Sophie then says that she doesn't believe him when he says he didn't mean to take E on purpose and he accepts it. He asks if she'll be waiting for him when he gets back and she tells him no since she knows she only likes girls now. He tells her they'll talk more when he gets back and is shipped off, looking upset when he gets on the truck.

Irsnt1 — Ethan confronting Micah in the hallway.

In I Write Sins Not Tragedies, Ethan is finally back in Clearwater after 3 months of being absent and gets out of a car, walking into the school gym and the lacrosse meeting. He clears his throat to draw attention to himself and everyone is shocked to see him, so he makes a comment to Micah about how it's a shame he couldn't get him sent off for 6 months instead. He tells the team that he is still a part of the team regardless of his absence and talked to Mr. Hanson about it. Blake and the other guys welcome him back, but Micah is upset and Ethan winks at him. The next day at school, his friends walk up to him and Danielle jokes that he can't stay at the school for longer than 2 months at a time. He then hugs her and Scott and says that was the last time he is going to be gone. Sophie says that he never told her he was coming back, and he comments that he didn't tell anyone. Everyone leaves them alone so they can talk and they have an awkward chat at first until Ethan speaks up and says that neither of them can help who she likes and that he got over it and is happy to see her happy. They hug and Sophie says he's a nice guy, and he says that he wants to meet her girlfriend and winks. He sees Micah at his locker and grabs him, saying he knows it was Micah who drugged him and got him locked up so he could take his captain spot. Micah says that he can't prove it, and Ethan says that he can play just as dirty to get the spot back.

He goes to Mrs. Dayton who asks him about his PTSD and Ethan says that he barely thinks of the shooting anymore, and doesn't freak out when he does. He then says he wants to be lacrosse captain again and needs her permission first for the athletic director. She is hesitant at first, but he convinces her to let him and is pumped. On the way to lacrosse, he bumps into Danielle who can tell he's planning something and wishes him luck. In the gym, he shows them his official slip that puts him back on the team and says he wants to be captain. Ethan then says he wants to win it back from Micah by playing him in three rounds of lacrosse and the winner gets to be captain. Micah agrees after his team forces him to and they shake on it. After two rounds, they are tied, but Ethan wins the final round and wins back his title of captain. Ethan is ecstatic and is cheered on by his whole team. He is later talking to Liam about it and says that Micah looks pretty pissed. He then sees Sophie and she introduces him to her girlfriend. Ethan tries to act nice, but is visibly disappointed to hear she'll be transferring to Clearwater next semester. When they leave, Ethan sighs and comments that he can't get everything he wants.

In Internet Killed the Video Star, Ethan is running drills at practice and comments that the guys are doing nice. He then tells Micah to run straighter lines and tells him to go again while the rest of the team is finished. He then tells them all to hit the showers and tells them good job. Throughout the whole episode, Micah tries to find a way to pin the nude email scandal that some of the lacrosse players started on Ethan and does so successfully by adding his email to the backup email with the help of Zak. The police and principal are talking to Ethan and when he is released, Micah is waiting for him. Ethan says that he didn't tell on the whole team, but also didn't say it was him that did it because it wasn't. He says that they don't believe him because of the email and asks Micah how many times he is going to ruin his life. He tells Micah that the team is going to be disbanded since Hanson thinks he had help and tells Micah he could go to jail for 5 years. He gets in Micah's face and tells him to watch his back before walking off.

In Almost Is Never Enough, Ethan is with Olivia for her custody trial along with Brittany and Troy and tries to calm her down, assuring her things will end up alright. After she thanks them for coming and supporting her, Ethan tells her she's always there for them, so they owe her and continues to offer positivity that the situation will be okay. After court lets out for the day, Ethan is confused as to why nothing really happened other than everyone talking legal "mumbo jumbo," and Olivia's lawyer explains to him that the following day is when all of the decision will be made. He then seems stoked to go get a free meal with Olivia's father and the rest of the group.

The following day, they go into the court house and Ethan starts making food court puns, complaining that an omelet for breakfast is not going to satisfy his hunger. After evidence against Olivia's father is shown to the courtroom, Ethan looks very mad. As the judge is about to give the verdict, Ethan holds Olivia's hand and when Olivia's mother is given full custody, Ethan and Troy try to stop Olivia from freaking out, but to no avail. As they leave the courtroom and Olivia's father tries talking to her, Ethan pushes him away and tells him to get out of here and hugs Olivia as she sobs.

Season 4[]

Season 5[]

Season 6[]

Season 7[]

Season 8[]

Appearances (137/205)[]

Season 1 (17/21)

Season 2 (16/33)

Season 3 (10/32)

Season 4 (26/26)

Season 5 (14/21)

Cool For the Summer (501)
Fight Song (502)
Lean On (504)
Kill Your Heroes (505)
Ex's and Oh's (506)
Feeling Myself (507)
Used to Love You (508)
Wildest Dreams (510)
La Lune (512)
American Beauty/American Psycho (1) (513)
One Last Time (515)
Arms Around a Memory (516)
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (520)
First of the Year (521)

Season 6 (19/24)

Season 7 (19/24)

Heatstroke (701)
Counting Stars (702)
Shout Out to My Ex (703)
Homewrecker (705)
Young and Menace (706)
Ain't My Fault (707)
Passionfruit (709)
Hearts Like Ours (710)
Deadcrush (1) (711)
Deadcrush (2) (712)
Somebody Else (714)
Oh Devil (715)
Break Free (717)
Million Reasons (718)
Killer With A Thousand Faces (719)
Crushcrushcrush (720)
TKO (722)
All I Want For Christmas is You (1) (723)
All I Want For Christmas is You (2) (724)

Season 8 (16/24)

Central Episodes[]

Season 1

Season 3

I Write Sins Not Tragedies

Season 6

Season 7

Oh Devil

Season 8

High Road

Relationships[]

Sophie Clark

Main Article: Ethan and Sophie

Start Up: Personal Jesus (113)
Break Up: Give Me All Your Luvin' (117)
- Reason: Ethan was sick of Sophie's lies and thought she wanted to be with a girl.

Brethany — Ethan and Brittany in the sixth season.

Brittany Brith

Main Article: Brittany and Ethan

Start Up: Impossible Year (601)
Break Up: Hearts Like Ours (710)
- Reason: He didn't have time for her anymore.

Trivia[]

He is one of the 9 characters to be a regular in all eight seasons of the series.
Ethan is one of the 14 characters to appear in 100 episodes or more.
He is one of the 8 characters to appear in every episode of a season along with Alicia, Danielle, Sophie, Eric, Scott, Peyton, and Eliza.
He has had a total of 28 plots.
- He is tied for the most amount of plots in Season 5.
- He is tied for the least amount of plots in Season 4.
He has been Top of the Season for 5 episodes.
He has been Top of the Series for 2 episodes.
During the original outline for the series, Ethan was meant to be one of the 5 characters that were going to be regulars before the series was made into an ensemble. This is why he has a notably larger presence in the first season than much of the rest of the cast.
He had a Nintendo during his Freshman year and played Super Mario.
He attended the very first FilmFridayz meeting.
He was a part of the first fight on the series, along with Brad Craymer and Eric Stem. Ethan lost against the other two.
He is one of the five characters to get suspended. The other three are Sophie Clark, Blake Sommer, Abby Ulmer, and Caylee Daniels.
He is the first character to ever get shot.
He had to repeat his freshman year (seasons 3-4).
He is the first character to be diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
He has had a long time problem with drug use, having many relapses, but is currently sober.
Despite being a regular in all of Season 3, he was absent throughout most of it and only appeared in 10 episodes. This makes him one of the 8 characters to appear in less than half the episodes of a season they were a regular in the whole time.
His personal email is eweb97@gmail.com.
He is the second main character to drop out of high school, the first being Olivia Jerl.
He reveals in the final season his mother left when he was 11, probably due to finding out his father was gay.
He knows a great deal about fixing cars, helping Eric fix his.

Quotes[]

(to Moon) "She's freaking hilarious!" (First Line) - Let's Get it Started
"I’m a funny goofball, who’s my mellow sarcastic girl?" - Love Drunk
"Brad is a snake who is just ready to coil Danielle up and then move on to the next girl. I’m not going to let her get hurt, I don’t care that she hates me." - Keep Holding On
(about Danielle) "She acted like it was nothing…like I was nothing." - Dancing On My Own (1)
"So, Ms. Hooper, will you go to the dance with me?"
"So my girlfriend is more into girls than she is into me?"
"I’m back, bitches!"
"I always fuck up. It’s like the boy who cried wolf…and this time I’m finally telling the truth…but it’s too late."
"I messed up so much when I was younger. I put my entire life in jeopardy. I don’t want to be broke and living at home working at a fast food chain. That’s where I was headed and if I don’t work hard now, that’s where I might end up."

Interaction[]

Friendships	Relationships	Conflicts	Attractions	Love Triangles
Ethan and Olivia	Ethan and Sophie	Ethan and Eric	Ethan and Danielle	Ethan-Danielle-Brad Love Triangle
Ethan and Blake	Ethan and Brittany	Ethan and Brad	Ethan and Candace	Ethan-Brittany-Candace Love Triangle
Ethan and Liam		Ethan and Devon	Ethan and Eliza	Ethan-Brittany-Eliza Love Triangle
Ethan and Scott		Ethan and Moon
Ethan and Danielle
Ethan and Micah
Ethan and Lana