Degrassi Goes Hollywood:Recap

While I am tagging the previous episode as the season finale this movie can alternately be known as 8x19-22 Paradise City though for arguments sake I’m just going to list Danger Zone as the finale…. Anyway since this is two hours (probably about an hour and a half ish on the DVD since it’s without ad breaks) this may be lengthy. Also this is the first and for Ellie, and Craig last time you’ll see some older characters which have been absent since season seven (Marco appears next season while Paige appeared in a webisode during the back end of season eleven)

Anyway the movie begins with some scenery porn of California (I don’t remember if its location shots or stock footage but it’s stunning) Paige is on the phone with Marco gushing about her life as a Hollywood Stylist. He wants to visit but she tells him she’s swamped with clients….. though by client she really means a Diva starlet named Hailey who’s a part of the show ‘The Shores’ which is an inverse take on the Hills (despite Anya implying that the Hills is an actual show in-verse) to whom Paige acts as a personal assistant AkA glorified maid to. Hailey asks how her ‘acting’ is on the show and Paige tells her its reality TV. Hailey asks if she can help her with an outfit for some party…..for her dog. Paige picks up her cell and tells Marco….yea totally not the best time for a visit as the dog ends up taking a piss on her.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

7x22 Don't Stop Believin' recap

Ellie is out speed dating as Marco and Eric are watching her from the kitchen. It’s confirmed they have been dating for a couple months now and Marco tells him he’s ready to go exclusive. The speed date is ‘only’ article research (sure) yet she’s bummed out of fifteen guys she’s only gotten two callbacks. Marco comments that when she makes editor she’ll have her choice of assignment but Ellie knows Eric has that job on lock. Paige arrives with exciting news. Her dad is paying mortgage on a condo for her…..that’s great but as Ellie reminds her she JUST redecorated her room at university house. Paige tells her she has to be out by the end of the month and so Marco and Ellie need to find a new roommate before they re-sign the lese for the house.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

7x17 Talking In Your Sleep recap

Paige is humming at University House as she’s looking at paint swatches because things are going good and Andrea gave her a raise so she wants to redecorate Dylan’s old room. Ellie and Marco are eh but Griffin is down for it. Marco and Ellie finally say okay to painting and Griffin asks Paige if she’s still up for the bed thing. No not sex though Paige seems to want it. Griffin is just taking her furniture shopping at IKEA.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

7x10 Pass the Dutchie--recap

Spinner and Jane are playing pool at the Breakroom (Lakehurst’s hangout) and Jay shows up. He teases Spinner asking how long he’s been rocking the mullet as Spinner pulls off his ball cap which had a wig attached to it. The Mohawk from his last appearance is gone and he now has a shaved head as he tells Jay he has cancer. Jay apologizes because he didn’t know. He tells Spinner the Brightside is medicinal marijuana as it’s better than the stuff on the streets. Spinner tells him that they don’t prescribe it to kids….he’s asked….Jay tells him if he wants a hit he can hook him up. Jane wants to move venues however Spinner wants to relax because he has chemo in the AM.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

7x08 Jessie's Girl||recap

Jesse hangs up the phone at the Core office and wants the presses to be stopped and Ellie’s story to be dropped from the cover. He just got Bill Nye to be a guest speaker at the school for some big Q and A interview. Ellie’s pissed because he’s been promising her a cover spot and she worked her ass off. He tells her it’s just business and to take it for the team.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

7x05/6 Death or Glory||recap

The café is still crowded due to the merger. Jimmy asks why they are all chaotic all the time. Spinner doesn’t know there are perks about Lakehurst….. Like Jane. It’s Anarchy around school and they comment how they wish they had political spearheads like Rudy Giuliani or George W Bush to help with the chaos. You can tell this and past seasons where people like Bush were brought up over whoever the Prime Minister or President or whoever is in charge of Canada that the show is beginning to skew more into being Americanized which both has it’s perks and it’s downfalls but we won’t go into that topic unless any readers wish to discuss in comments. Anyway Spinner decides to take matters into his own hands and steps in between Bruce, Johnny, and Lucas telling them how he’d like them to stop. Johnny throws a punch but Spinner’s super hero like reflexes grab the fist and he’s met with a rounding applause.

WHATEVER IT TAKERS

7x3 Love Is A Battlefield--recap

Paige is bloodying her hair. She’s got a busy day. Dropping Jimmy’s keys off, doing errands and having a job interview. She tells Alex she deserves a rest after landing a perfect GPA in her victory semester at Degrassi though a 4.0 wasn’t enough to sway her mom from dumping Chad and so long as he’s in the picture Alex isn’t.

Marco asks Paige how long is Alex going to freeload and Paige tells him they are lucky to have supporting parentals.

WHATEVER IT TAKES…..

7x1/2 Standing In The Dark—recap

New Season, New Characters, New Distributer of the DVD Boxed Set…..but still the same school year.

It’s the first day back from break and its pretty bus heavy outside of Degrassi. Manny is now Blonde (though don’t get attached by episode seven it’s back to normal….I believe she changed if for her role on Instant Star don’t quote me though). The reason for the buses is because Lakehurst burnt down and so now the students are going to Degrassi. Peter and Darcy are still sneaking around from their parents but she really wants him to tell Miss H.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (the opening is the same instrumental soap opera style one as last season though the title card has been updated with a group shot. Other changes are Sean, Alex, and JT and in their place is a Danny/Derek, Holly J/Mia, and Damian/Jane card.)

SEASON 7 CHARACTERS

6x18/19 Don’t You Want Me—recap

Paige is over at Alex’s house when there is a knock on the door. Her mom’s boyfriend Chad is getting arrested for credit card fraud. Alex tells her that she should go.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

6x17 Sunglasses at Night—recap

Marco is playing online poker as his dad is setting up a new security system for the shirt shop. He invites the boys to the horse track but they decline. It’s been about a week since Dylan left and Marco is sad. Spinner tells him he needs to stop being a hermit with a computer and Spinner declares he just won $200

WHATEVER IT TAKES

6x16 Love My Way recap

Dylan is having a going away party at University House and Paige approaches Jimmy saying how she hears he’s looking for a marketing manager and she’s wondering if he’d hire her. As she’s talking to Jimmy, Spinner is longingly smiling at her. Across the room Ellie and Jesse are fighting yet again this time about how she doesn’t like dancing….(god I didn’t realize just how annoying this ship is….sigh) Alex shows up telling them Carla blew her off for pottery class and Paige smiles saying that at least she has someone there.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

6x14/15 Free Fallin’—recap

The episode opens with Paige taking an exam…..or rather attempting to however the time limits for the questions keep on going past and she’s not written a thing. Anxiety has gotten the better of her and she goes into a panic attack and walks out.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

6x07 Working for the Weekend:

Darcy apologizes to Spinner for the breakup it was the right thing to do and she hopes they can still be friends.  Spinner seems sad that she’s saying this when didn’t HE break up with HER cause of the pictures….I mean I know it was just last episode and it’s been maybe a day, day in a half for me between viewing Eyes Without a Face and this but….yea.

So Spinner goes into Simpson’s class just squeaking by and there is a special guest. The guidance counselor is letting them know the results of their career aptitude tests are in. Jimmy got Criminal Lawyer while Ashley got Criminal Law. They talk about going to NYU for Law school and maybe opening up a practice together one day. Spinner’s isn’t as ambitions….his first choice career is Clown though for foreshadowing purpose it’s important to note his second choice is Police Officer and later on he does try to get into the academy.

WHATEVER IT TAKES…..

6x01/02 Here Comes Your Man||--recap

New Season, New Format, New Opening Theme….I know it’s the season thirteen tagline but it’s a whole new Degrassi….

Peter and Emma are at the country club after spending the day with Peter’s dad. The valet pulls up with a car that isn’t the one they came in and Mr. Stone tells Peter it’s an early Birthday gift as while its two days away he wants him to have the car for the first day of school. Peter and Emma goes for a joyride in a scene similar to that of the one Spinner and Paige did in season four complete I believe with the same audio backtrack. After the ride, Peter is telling Emma just how lucky he is when Emma hears her name being called. Sean’s back and he’s with Jay….don’t get your mind in the gutter he’s just couch surfing they are not an item. Emma smiles and introduces her new boyfriend Peter to her ex Sean.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (I’m still going to mark the opening with the theme lyrics however this season and next it’s a whole new opening. It’s an instrumental theme with a white background with reals of the characters in past scenes in a blue filter. In the foreground the actor in character is looking to the camera. It has a rather soap opera feel but it was a refreshing change and would of much rather seen the season 13 theme go this route instead of the hot mess that it is. Added to the opening theme is ‘Darcy’ as well as ‘Sean’ who is back for the season while ‘Hazel’ ‘Joey’ ‘Caitlin’ and ‘Craig’ are gone.  Also removed although still on cannon just demoted to recurring is ‘Toby’. ‘Ashley’ is also recurring despite being back.)

SEASON 6 CHARACTERS

5x18/19 High Fidelity

Wow time flies and we’re now at the end of another season….five down and seven more to go….well eight if you count season thirteen already in progress. Also fun fact…. Part two of this episode makes the hundredth episode can you believe we’ve gotten this far already….for the record as of this posting 322 episodes have aired (320 since I’ve actually typed this up and placed this post into the queue)…..

Manny and Emma ask why Darcy didn’t come into the Dot for coffee however Spinner shoos them away so he can have time with Darcy. Darcy tells Spinner she got a councilor job at bible camp and is going to miss Spinner all summer. He’s going to miss her too and they start to make out however before they get too far Darcy stops him telling him they made an abstinence vow to stay virgins till marriage…..virgin…yea Spinner is one of those.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x17 Total Eclipse of the Heart

The episode opens as Paige, Marco, Ellie, and Alex are studying for finals. Dylan is brought up and Marco tells them he’s so over him and so they bring up Tim who has been following Marco like a lost puppy. Speak of the devil Tim shows up and wants to study and guess what other devil shows up….Dylan who is back in town and there to pick Paige up. Marco introduces his ex to new boyfriend Tim….AWKWARD

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x15/16 Our Lips Are Sealed

This is another episode I feel I need to place a disclaimer on cause I know people who get triggered when talking about eating disorders and this episode is pretty much all about it sans the Paige/Hazel/Alex B plot in part two…..

Emma is pretty much taking charge of the house as Manny comments how she’s getting so fat she can’t fit into her lucky jeans and she needs to cause the agent from hell who told her to lose her curves wants to audition her again after seeing the Kevin Smith movie. Emma comments that she too is feeling fat and blames it on all the fast food and take out they’ve been eating since Simpson left. They are going to lose weight and Emma is going to get control.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x14 I Against I

There is a fair at the school for the various student activities to earn money for various endeavors. The Friendship Club has a dunk tank to earn money to feed starving children and Jimmy keeps knocking Spinner into the dunk tank to the point that Marco has to step in to stop telling Jimmy who is all ready to buy another ten dollars’ worth of balls that Spinner is shivering and wet and has had enough. Jimmy reluctantly stops.

WHATEVER IT TAKES