5x09 Tell It To My Heart--recap

Marco is at work rehearsing for the school drama festival as his dad looks on. His dad doesn’t want Marco to seriously take up acting as he wants him to go into the printing business with him. Marco tells his dad he wants to go into social work (though later we do find out that social work has morphed into teaching but that’s neither here nor there at present). His dad brings up that his cousin is a social worker and his cousin is gay and says that when a parent has a gay kid it makes them feel like failures.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x07/8 Turned Out:-recap

This episode at least the A plot at parts gets a bit dark and gritty and real so be forewarned.

The episode opens as JT and Liberty are talking to the guidance counselor. Liberty is six months pregnant and still only Toby and Danny know about the pregnancy. Liberty is scared to tell her dad and admits that she wants to carry the baby to term even if abortion were still a viable option. JT wants to be referred to an adoption agent but right now Liberty wants to keep the baby.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x06 I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For--recap

The episode opens as Jimmy and Derek are playing one on one outside as his dad and the coach of a wheelchair ball team are watching on. He’s still a bit awkward in his chair however he’s still offered a tryout.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x05 Weddings Parties Anything--recap

The episode starts with Downtown Sasquatch practicing and they honestly sound a million times better (are they being dubbed?) they still think they suck though as they criticize one another until Jimmy’s dad comes to pick him up. Marco leaves with him and Craig and Ellie are alone. Ellie likes playing with Craig…..the band. And Craig gives her drumming tips in an awe moment if you ship Crellie (Craig +Ellie)

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x04 Foolin’-recap

I’d started to watch/recap this before but only got to the cold open and never saved my draft….anyway so it opens with JT giving Liberty his keys for a driving lesson even though she hasn’t gotten her learners. She drives pretty good and JT comments that he wants to celebrate….with condoms. Liberty isn’t in the mood needing to get into school to judge the people auditioning for video announcements. JT wonders why since school started Liberty’s been distant.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x03 Death of a Disco Dancer---recap

Don’t let the title throw you off this episode doesn’t contain a character death…

The episode opens with Paige and Alex at the theater as Paige is looking at college guides and how there is going to be a college fair at school the following week. She then asks if Alex can cover a shift because Matt is back from the Yukon and they are so going to get their date on and resume their relationship.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

5x01/2 Venus--recap

A new season means a New Year, new looks, new characters and lots and lots of new drama including a highly memorable Degrassi moment at least to me.

It’s the end of summer and Emma and Manny are lying out at the local pool. Emma’s got her eye on Peter whose surround by a bevy of beautiful girls and as Manny whose been bitten by the acting bug is telling her friend she hopes that she gets a call back from the agent she sent her profile to Emma hopes Peter notices her. She worries that she’s got stomach rolls and flabby thighs which is massive foreshaddowment for later in the season and soon she explains to Manny how Peter is the first guy she’s liked since Sean. (I guess Chris is being ret-conned or the rebound guy means nothing to her) Emma can have the guys….Manny has one goal….fame.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (I believe it was the same theme music honestly wasn’t really paying attention. The Ashley/Craig and Jimmy/Spinner title cards have changed into a Craig/Jimmy one panning to Spinner who is awkwardly watching his ex-friends (Ashley is gone from the opening and from cannon until the finale) The Sean/Raditch scene has now become Peter/Miss H and there has been an added Jay/Alex scene promoting them to the main cast.

SEASON 5 CHARACTERS:

This season there was no cast photo so here are the characters:

4x21/22 Going Down The Road--recap

This is an interesting episode because it just feels a bit disjoined from most of the narrative of the season as a whole.

The episode opens with Alanis, Jason, and Kevin in a scene from the movie. They call cut and Kevin starts to talk to Craig and Ashley. He asks why Craig isn’t working on his song and he says how he wants to spend time with Ashley before she heads off to England for the summer.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x20 West End Girls--recap

I am not going to go into the fact that I am a strong believer that if a show is lucky enough to make it to four seasons that it’s 20^th episode should at least have some pot reference going for it. While there is no weed in sight however this episode as well as the finale (and a season five outing and season eight movie) feature Degrassi super fan Kevin Smith as well as his stoner alter ego Silent Bob (along with Jason Mewes as ‘Jay’ from that franchise….)

The episode opens as the spirit squat is rehearsing for the year end assembly. They are doing Manny’s choreography and Paige steps up saying how she’s proud of things. She and Manny start to get into things verbally.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x19 Moonlight Desires--recap

Not so much my favorite episode wise but it does have one of my favorite kisses.

Marco’s setting up for a school blood drive and asks for Alex to wear the mascot costume for it. Ellie comments how great a job Marco has been doing this year and asks if he plans to run for a second term. Marco tells her that he thought of it but he thinks he’s going to fast track and take summer classes so that he can graduate after the first semester and move in with Dylan at the university.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x18 Modern Love--recap

  

This is the episode that introduces us to a character that has basically become a running joke in the Degrassi fandom and that is Chantay Black.  If you do the math she’d be in Grade Eight this season however if she was that young it makes me wonder why she’d be hanging out with Emma and Manny (though her future love interest Danny hangs out with JT who is in the same grade so…..I guess in hindsight it makes sense.) Anyway that’s not till the random B plot but the episode starts with the A plot which actually is continual of one of the arches of the season.

The episode opens as Paige and Mr. O are at the park having a picnic. He’s talking about how nervous he is because his instructor is coming to review him for his program and the kids are scary. Paige laughs saying that Marco is afraid of bees and is hardly scary…..though Heather Sinclair (#16) is. As they are at the park they notice Simpson and baby Jack in the distance and bale before getting caught.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x17 Queen of Harts-recap

Ellie wakes up to her alarm and is frantically getting ready for school. There is a knock on the door and it’s the land lord informing her that it’s the end of the month and the rent is due. She promises to have it on time and soon the lights flicker. He asks if she also failed to pay the electric bill and she comments sometimes the ferret plays with the chords. The land lord comments about her having a pet as she goes to see the pet dead.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

13x04 My Own Worst Enemy – postmortem

4x16 Eye of the Tiger-recap

This episode opens up as Jimmy arrives back at Degrassi for the first time after the shooting. As he is being lowered off the handy-bus it looks as if the entire school is outside watching him. As this happens Jimmy’s eyes meet with Spinner.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x14/15 Secret--recap

This episode is another one that is on my favorites list. Just letting you guys know that.

The episode opens with it being rehearsals for Dracula. Jay is working on sets and comments that Emma is a bit tense and will snap in half if she doesn’t relax. There is a cue and she misses it.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x13 Bark at the Moon--recap

 

The episode opens when Spinner is working at the Dot while Manny is watching him. He tells her he needs to step it up for a new manager. Manny comments about the song and it’s her favorite and he comments on it. Manny says that’s why they are friends and Spinner shakes his head wanting them to be officially boyfriend and girlfriend.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x11/12 Voices Cary--recap

Craig and Ashley are kissing after school and Craig asks if he’s going to see her tomorrow. Ashley comments about how her dad’s wedding seems to be taking over her life. Now before I go on I once again need to just point out that this episode originally aired in Canada in Late 2004 and in the US in Early 2005. I do this because marriage equality is a major hot topic at least stateside at present and to have two gay males having a wedding (or rather a commitment ceremony but still) almost ten years ago on a show geared towards kids and teens is utterly progressive so snaps for Canada. Anyway Ashley is listing off her duties which include going to the airport….Craig comments he likes airports….people saying hellos goodbyes I love yous. Ashley smiles asking if he was saying it to her and he teases he only says it at airports. Their moment however is cut short as Kate arrives to pick Ashley up.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x10 Neutron Dance--recap

Downtown Sasquatch is having practice sans Jimmy and are sounding better though not the best. They have only three days to use the recording time and they wish Jimmy was there. Ashley is being all Yoko telling them they should sing Dust Aka the song Craig wrote as an apology to her at the battle of the bands.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x09 Back In Black--Recap

This episode is a perfect continuation to the events of the last and opens up the following Monday. The media is still having a field day with the shooting and I’m honestly shocked there wasn’t a circus like this from the fallout of other major dramatic events that have occurred in the series.  Sean and Ellie are looking at all the papers talking about the shooting and branding Sean a hero for preventing Rick for continuing his rampage.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x07/08 Time Stands Still -- recap

This is it……this is one of the biggest most epic episodes that would be on my must watch list for those who are just getting into the series but don’t want to sit and re watch them all like I am doing right now.

The episode opens as Rick is coming home from school and Spinner whose curls are gone and replaced with his ‘skater’ doo and Jimmy approach. They comment on Rick’s hat and then toss it in the dumpster before tossing Rick in after it.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x06 Islands In The Stream--recap

 The episode opens and it looks as if Paige has finally landed herself a job. She’s waitressing at the Dot….horribly only making 67 cents in tips and ending up getting herself fired.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x05 Anywhere I Lay My Head Recap

 Ellie has spent the night over Sean’s after falling asleep watching a bad movie. Ellie’s curfew is 11….PM not AM and she knows her mom is going to be upset. She asks if the ringer is off because she didn’t hear any calls and Sean comments that maybe her mom passed out drinking. Ellie doesn’t want to go there with him and as she leaves Sean asks her to move in.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x04 Mercy Street-recap

The episode begins as various students including Spinner, Paige, Alex and Emma are on the front steps of the school when they see Rick and his mom pulling up. After what happened last year Rick is re-enrolling at Degrassi and he’s back in Grade ten (Emma’s grade) and it’s stated something has to be done.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x03 King of Pain--Recap

The second school election episode and one a bit more interesting than the last. The episode opens as Marco is at the mall or just a local convince store and is taking pictures in a photo booth when Dylan peeps his head in the booth to kiss Marco. Marco reminds him that his mom works in the store and he’s still in the closet to her and his dad. His mom soon approaches and Marco hides the kiss picture showing his mom the proofs as since his father is making election posters for him his mom says she gets final say in pictures. When she leaves Marco offers the couple photo to Dylan who in not so many words tells Marco he really wishes he’d come out to his parents.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

4x01/02 The Ghost In The Machine --recap

With a new season comes new character looks such as Spinner’s longer hair and Craig ditching the curls.

The season opens as Spinner, Paige, and Craig are at Joey’s car lot as Spinner is christening the new car he just purchased. Spinner and Paige then go for a ride and are talking about taking the car to the drive in for a date. Things are going all too perfect as they pull into Paige’s driveway and the cops pull up behind them. Worried that Spinner received a speeding ticket it turns out that the cops are there to serve Paige as it’s finally time for Dean’s trial after all these years.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (complete with new back-track and removal of Terri from the credits)

SEASON 4 CHARACTERS

3x22 The Power of Love--recap

As another season comes to a close we get an episode that like more modern episodes has an A-B-C format translation tons of shit goes down.

The episode begins with it being the last day of school and Simpson is watching the students emptying lockers. Jimmy is leaving to go to Basketball Camp in California over the summer though he wishes he didn’t have to as while it’s the best of the best when he signed up for it he didn’t have a girlfriend he’d have to leave behind for the next few months and so he is planning the perfect night for him and his friends complete with a limo and nice pre dance dinner. Meanwhile Paige is celebrating her yearlong banishment to the wasteland (remember episodes one and two?)

WHATEVER IT TAKES

13x03 All I Wanna Do Postmortem

3x21 Our House--recap

The episode opens as Jay and Sean looking at DVD’s and eventually stealing them from a store in the mall causing them to get run down by mall cops.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x20 I Want Candy -- recap

This is the second 80’s movie reference episode this season however this time the reference is only a sub plot. The movie is Ferris Bueller's day off. This movie is later referenced next season as well.

Episode opens in Science class Miss H is giving a lecture then tells Paige to pick up Ashley’s homework for her as she’s sick….again. Paige nods before saying to Spinner that they should skip the following day.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x19 It's Raining Men recap

Marco shows Spinner, Paige, and Hazel the poster for the Bollywood Nights Dance. (Told you the Bollywood Obsession would inspire a dance later on). It seems like it’s going to be Team Spage(Spinner +Paige) vs. Team Jazel (Jimmy + Hazel) round two for the crown however Marco’s dad who designed the posters says no Marco is going to be king it’s just a matter of who his lucky lady will be.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x18 Rock and Roll High School Recap

Jimmy, Spinner and Marco are talking about a new CD that came out when they meet up with Craig in the hall. Craig is looking over the signup sheet for a battle of the bands and he knows that Downtown Sasquatch can win this thing….that is until Ashley and Ellie approach signing up and it’s about to get personal.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x17 Don't Dream It's Over RECAP

Paige’s parents are planning to go away for the weekend and have given her use of the van (so it’s implied that they all must of passed the driving test they were planning to take huh). Terri doesn’t want to go because she doesn’t want to be a fifth wheel and Paige says she won’t but if it worries her then bring someone else.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x16 Take On Me Recap

This episode is standout to me and not soly because it’s a homage to the seminal 80’s classic The Breakfast Club but because of its format shift. Instead of an A-B plot like every other episode has had this is more a bottle episode with one central plotline the Saturday Detention that Sean received in This Charming Man and Jimmy and Toby received in Accidents Will Happen Part 1.

The episode opens as THE BASKETCASE Ellie is entering the school. Soon she along with the other players CRIMINAL Sean ATHLETE Jimmy NERD Toby and PRINCESS Hazel are in the cafeteria where Raditch is giving them the rules of what they can’t (everything) and can (homework) do for the duration of their service. He’s the eyes and ears of the school and as Sean leaves he burps behind his back and yes he heard that.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x14/15 Accidents Will Happen RECAP

This is the infamous episode that because of its subject matter. Sure back in White Wedding this topic was mentioned without any issues but with the way America is and still is on the subject of abortion it was initially banned from the air. It did eventually air at least once in a marathon leading up to season six or seven’s premiere and it may still be in the syndication rotation when they air earlier episodes. I will not go into my political views unless someone asks for them in the comments and so without further ado accidents will happen….

The episode opens with Miss H running gymnastic practice as Craig is taking team photos for the yearbook. Kendra excuses herself because she has the stomach flu going around and Craig goes to take Manny’s picture and asks her to smile. She says she can’t around him.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x13 This Charming Man Recap

The episode opens as Emma and Chris are in class. Chris asks if Emma’s done the reading assignment for English and Emma nods. Armstrong asks if Emma can do an assignment however she’s distracted by Sean and his new girlfriend Amy getting all handy in the back of the room.

WHATEVER IT TAKES…..

3x11/12 Holiday Recap

It’s right there on the tin. This is a Holiday episode Christmas to be more specific and this is one of the few times aside from a Thanksgiving Dinner gone wrong in season six and a Valentines Episode or two that we have such an episode. There have been a few Holiday themed webisodes including Halloween themed ‘Degrassi of the Dead’ ‘Curse of Degrassi’ and ‘Monster Moon’ and Christmas ones like ‘What if Jay Can’t be Happy’ as well as a Christmas Carol themed one that I believe was called ‘Ghosts of Degrassi’s Past’ but don’t quote me….

This is one of the first so called ‘Movie Special’ and is also going to be a looooooong one to recap since most of it’s about the Manny/Craig/Ashley triangle and the rest is mostly about Joey. I think there is a C plot but I don’t remember and so I’ll just have to watch and see.

The episode begins as Craig, Angela, and Joey are unloading a tree from their van where it then pans to the tree being decorated or almost decorated as the family as well as Joey’s girlfriend, Ashley, Caitlin, and the Simpson-Neilson’s are there decorating. While they are together Manny rings the house and asks if it’s a good time….then she replies oh she’s there and Craig lies to say Spinner we’ll talk later.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (though in some airings the song is cut and at the beginning it just flashes A Degrassi Holiday Special or something like that.

3x10 Never Gonna Give You Up RECAP

I didn’t go off and rant during his first appearance because I wanted to focus on the A plot but I can’t stand Rick at all. Sure in the last episode he showed up he seemed all adorkable and romantic sending the letters to Terri however in this episode and for the remainder of his arch in this and the next season I couldn’t stand him and I think of all the antagonists the series has had he’s the one I loathe the most.

Anyway the episode opens with Rick as well as Terri, Hazel, Jimmy, and Marco in the auditorium as they are doing scene studies and will be doing an original piece by Marco. Marco wants to act so Jimmy is appointed director much to Rick’s dismay. Rick is told he can be stage manager and nods. Terri meanwhile is the lead and doesn’t think she’s good enough despite Rick’s assurance.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x09 Against All Odds RECAP

The episode opens as Emma enters class and bumps into Sean. There is tension as they look at one another and take a seat. Kwan begins a discussion on Julius Cesar making me wonder if I should have made a Shakespeare Tag instead of just one for Romeo and Juliet mentions and Sean is called on. He comments how the play is irrelevant and a waste of time as Chris soon chimes in giving his two cents on the prose and impressing Emma.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x08 Whisper To A Scream RECAP

Before I go on I just want to say this episode I know is triggering to allot of people I know and so I will try my best to scale back on the sarcastic jibes that are interlaced with my recaps….

The episode opens with Ellie at a base as her father is being deployed to Afghanistan on a piece keeping mission. Looking over to her mom her dad comments she’ll be fine she has things under control hinting that something isn’t right with her. As Ellie tells her it will be all right her mom coldly tells her to just shut up smile and wave.

WHATEVER IT TAKES…..

3x07 Should I Stay or Should I Go Recap

The start of the triangle from HELL….yes….I’ve been waiting to relive this arch....not

The episode opens as Craig and Ashley are having a steamy make out break from studying however Ashley pulls back. She asks Craig if he loves her but instead of saying he does he makes a sarcastic jibe at her causing her to sit up saying she needs to do homework and that Spinner gave her a to do list for Paige’s Party that was mentioned back in Pride.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x06 Gangsta Gangsta RECAP

Episode opens with Sean in his living room channel surfing. He dials Emma’s number and gets her machine. Tracker shows up with his girlfriend and is all PDA. Tracker apologizes saying he thought Sean would be over Emma’s though he hasn’t been there in a month cause of Simpson’s illness. Tracker gives him money to ‘buy him a card’ translation get the frack out so I can have my sexytimes. Sean picks up phone and calls Emma 

again.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

13x1/2 Summertime Postmortem

3x04/05 Pride Recap

This is an episode with lots going on no matter what way you look at it and I can’t tell you how many times I started and stopped my DVD while I was taking notes for this recap. Also I just want to warn I do use allot of derogative words in regards to gays in this recap though it’s in the context of the episode and honestly whenever I had to type the F word it made me sick.

The episode opens and Marco and Ellie age getting ready to spend Saturday at the beach. As they arrive at the car where the other members of the group are waiting Paige introduces Marco to her brother Dylan (remember the gay brother she mentions as early as season one)

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x03 U Got The Look

If this were an episode of Friends this would be known as the one with Manny’s thong.

The episode opens as the soccer team is coming back from big victory as the team and spirit squad are coming off the bus back at Degrassi. Manny approaches Sully (see told you he’d have a brief arch this season) however she gets rebuffed. Paige informs her that she isn’t sully’s type but she can give Manny a list of guys she’d be totally cute with. Manny doesn’t want to be cute. ‘Bunnies and Puppies are cute’ she laments as Paige suggests that maybe she should change her image.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

3x01/02 Father Figure Recap

I just want to say WOW at how much some of the characters changed. Ashley dropped her Goth look and has this new punk/rock style which I loved so much and still do also lots of the boys have fluffy CW/douchebag hair.

The episode begins as Emma is sitting outside reading as Christine yells ‘it’s time’. Soon some Lion King-esque stock music plays in the background as Emma and Simpson run inside thinking she’s about to give birth. It was just a drill and both of them sigh. Apparently she’s been doing these allot as she’s prepping to have a home birth and needs to make sure things are going swimmingly.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

SEASON 3 CHARACTERS

2x21/22 Tears Are Not Enough recap

After re-watching this episode it feels like the perfect book end to the season opener with its plotlines. The episode opens as the students are getting ready for finals. Albert Manning show’s up outside the school taking Craig off guard. He’s there to say hi and wants to catch up with his son.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x20 How Soon Is Now Recap

Like I noted before when this initially aired in the US Anyway it was aired along with Shout which means there will be lots of plot continuity from this episode ahead as seen in the opening moments. Paige is in the guidance office talking about Dean and the rape. She doesn’t blame herself anymore and feels like she’s in a good place and may be ready to end her sessions which makes me curious as to why she’s talking to the school counselor and not an actual shrink.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x19 Fight For Your Right Recap

Emma’s mom is away at a conference leaving Simpson alone as the sole parent. Emma is going over the proposal to ban GMO Foods from the café which hey wasn’t there a petition on that earlier?

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x18 Dressed in Black Recap

This episode opens as Ashley is once again at home on her piano as she’s singing to Jimmy a song she wrote. They are back together and in a good place.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x17 Relax Recap

The episodes open with some of the girls at floor hockey try outs. The cuts will be made tomorrow however Miss H who is the coach of the team pulls Liberty aside saying she made a great effort however didn’t make the team but she wants her to manage.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x16 Message in a Bottle RECAP

Everytime I get to a Semma (Sean+Emma) episode whether it be fluff like Friday Night or slightly more angsty like this one I get emotional. I really loved them together and yes I will probably let my shipper side show as we do down the road. Anyway the episode opens as Emma and Sean are over at his place to work on studying. His brother Tracker shows up and he’s on the phone with his work pretty much quitting. There is some awkward tension and soon Sean and Emma head to the library instead.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x15 Hot For Teacher RECAP

Watching an early JT centric episode like that despite how non dramatic it was got me rather emotional all things considered and I don’t know what kind of state I’ll be in when….well if you’re a reader who’s seen the series you know if not to quite River Song ‘Spoilers’ not like I haven’t mentioned them before now but anyway….The episode opens with JT in Miss H’s class goofing off and ends up getting detention with her.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x14 Careless Whisper Recap

The boys are playing basketball and its shirt’s and skins. Marco has his eyes a little too long on a shirtless Sean who asks ‘what are you looking at fag’ in the moment he didn’t mean it intentionally as a slur but just as trash talk however still it’s not a good thing to say and Marco is taken aback

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x12/13 White Wedding Recap

Simpson is giving an oral exam however he’s distracted because he’s getting married the following day. Class stops and he’s given a gift. While they are doing this Manny and Sean talk and he admits to her he still has feelings for Emma who has taken the day off from school and is back home freaking out looking for her mom. Christine arrives with a drug store bag saying she had a headache and went to get aspirin and wants to go upstairs to take it however Emma in Hyper planner mode ushers her mom back out saying she can take it in the car. I don’t know…something tells me there is more than aspirin in the bag….

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x11 Don't Believe The Hype recap

Terri is talking to Hazel about how it’s going to be international day and soon Paige shows up giving Terri a fashion ticket for wearing last year’s jeans. Hazel takes the pad giving Paige a citation of her own because at the beginning of the season I mean school year she had a mullet. She then goes over toward a Muslim student fully and gives her a ticket for her Hijab. Paige declares when SHE gets offended then the line is crossed.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x10 Take My Breath Away

As the episode opens and Kwan is talking to the grade eight’s about romance Craig steps into the room to pick something up for Simpson and Manny has a musical fantasy. First I would like to say to those fans wining about the random bursts of song these past few seasons it’s not something brand new and two I just want to say Cassie Steele and Jake Epstein’s voices are flawless. 

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x09 Mirror In The Bathroom Recap

Before I get into recapping this episode I kind want to bring up two things that interested me as I watched this episode. The first is that I was impressed at the way the A and B plot complemented one another which is something that I found both interesting and refreshing. I also was impressed that the first eating disorder plot the show did (There are at least two others to my memory) was about a male because most people don’t think they can happen to them as well as woman.

The episode opens as Liberty is giving announcements and is saying that Toby placed third for the school in some computer completion however it’s Sean who is the star of the moment being overall sports MVP of the month. Everyone applauds him and Toby feels like an utter dork.

WHATEVER IT TAKES.

2x07/2x08 Shout Recap

Like I mentioned before due to subject matter and plot continuity this arch aired as a 90 min episode along with episode 2x20 when it first aired in the US. Anyway this is another deep and graphic episode much like the season opener was however instead of child abuse the subject is Rape and re-watching I just want to say Lauren Collins gave me chills years ago and still gives me them now.

The episode begins with the spirit squad cheering at a soccer game….well the squad may be cheering but Paige seems to be watching a rival player with hearts in her eyes….

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x06 Drive Recap

Back in the earlier years before there were thirteen seasons and it was way too hard to pinpoint favorite episodes and re-watch them on their own without having to do massive rewatches like this Drive was one of my favorite non dramatic episodes because I love episodes in which groups of characters just hang out and have fun like the boys do here.

The episode opens and Joey’s car lot where Craig is helping him out. Joey hands Craig the keys to one of the vehicles despite Craig only being fourteen and asks him to move it across the lot so it can be washed.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x05 Weird Science Recap

So, this just….yea I think I cracked up about 90% of watching this episode.

So it opens with Emma, her mom and Simpson having a ‘Family Dinner’. Simpson asks Emma about her weekend plans and the upcoming science fair and tells her to call him Archie when they are out of school. It’s easy to tell that she has yet to warm up to him because she calls him Mr. Simpson with allot of disdain in her voice.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x04 Karma Chameleon RECAP

Not to be confused with episode 12x35/36 Karma Police the episode opens with Paige talking about a party to Hazel and Jimmy as Ashley and Terri walk by. Ashley says cool and Paige blows up at her saying how it’s funny how something can be cool one year and not the next then blows up at Ashley about taking Ecstasy at the end of the year. Ashley is sad and wants her friends back.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

2x03 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun RECAP

Probably one of the few dances which nothing dramatic happens….well with the exception of the Jimmy/Spinner sub plot but still that is fluffy drama and yes I know that contradicts.

The episode begins as Emma is doing homework when her mom appears offering her popcorn and saying they need to talk. You know how me and Mr. Simpson knew each other back in the days of the original series….well we’re dating now.