13x16 Spiderwebs

Council is getting ready for the Degrassi Family Feast to help feed the needy. Things are coming together nicely despite Clare being MIA. Audra pulls up and comments to Drew how proud she is of her son helping the less fortunate and how it’s a shame Bianca isn’t there. Drew tells her Bianca will be flying in that night and will be at the event the following day. Audra tells Drew how she can’t wait to hear about Bianca’s university experiences and soon Drew is informed by Dallas that Bianca is already in town though he’s unable to ditch his meeting to track her down.

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13x08 Young Forever

The episode picks up outside the funeral home after Adam’s service. Eli comments at the turnout and Dallas comments how everyone loved him. Bianca snaps how this is utter BS and the doctors should of saved him while Becky comments how Jesus just wanted him close….if Bianca and Eli’s looks could kill in the moment. They walk away and Dallas offers to take her to the post funeral reception she shakes her head and apologizes for saying that to Bianca. Drew then tells Becky that it’s her fault that Adam is dead cause he took the van to get reception and died texting her. Dallas says Drew’s just a mess but Becky is crying saying she doesn’t think she’s welcome anymore.

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12x29/30 Las Vegas—RECAP

This episode was a one-off filler episode between the second and third block and was a nice stand-alone episode that took place over spring break. This is the third time if I’m not mistaken that there has been a Spring Break two parter….the other two times I can recall are Bust A Move (AKA Degrassi Spring Break) in season 7 and Spring Fever (Aka Boom Boom Pow) as the season eleven opener.

This episode opens as Fiona is orchestrating a rehearsal dinner of sorts with Drew and Bianca. Imogen and Adam are also there but are too preoccupied playing video games. Bianca asks Drew if he’s ready and he says he just has to get his suit….but there are two extra tickets and a part of him wants to invite his parents despite not approving of things…..um why didn’t you offer Owen or Dallas those tickets Drew….hmm….just saying.

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13x16: Spiderwebs Postmortem

12x21/22 Building a Mystery—RECAP

Since I’m still watching via DVR and not the DVD’s we get a previously on segment. We see stuff about Eli, Drew, and Becky/Adam’s plot which means if I were a betting woman those will be the main subplots of this episode ….. (I don’t think I’ve actually watched them since they initially aired a year ago so I’m not a hundred percent.)

Eli tells Clare that now that the musical has wrapped he needs to have a new project as Becky comes off the school bus and bumps into him. She then bumps into Bianca who is removing her ring to hide it from a certain someone. Becky comments on it and Bianca says tell anyone and you’re dead. She then runs into Jenna who she hasn’t seen in like forever and is all gushy because she got seven tickets to Vegas donated for the fundraiser auction. She then runs into Adam and comments about how she bets he’s glad that the play is over….not that there was anything wrong with it just now he has free time. The bell rings and Adam heads to class and Becky admits she’s had feelings for Adam since opening night….he must be a boy or else she wouldn’t feel that way and she hopes she hasn’t blown her chances.

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12x17/18 Sabotage…..RECAP

Clare is giving her report about her mentorship despite being let go. Miss Oh is asking about it and she starts having flashbacks of when he was harassing her. She asks what was the biggest lesson and Clare says to never tell a story unless you have the facts to back it up however as was seen in 13x 11 she’s clearly forgotten that lesson (among other things). Alli’s impressed at how Clare faked it and she admits she doesn’t want to say that she’s been fired until she gets facts to back her up and defend her on the harassment and so she’s been sneaking off and hiding out when she’s supposed to be at the paper making everyone none the wiser.

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12x13/14 Rusty Cage RECAP

And cue the water works because two of the three subplots of this episode are totally on the emotional side of things.

The episode opens in the locker room as the older jocks are hazing Campbell some more. Its game day and they start teasing him about his skates and his lucky boxers and the puck bunnies that are just wanting him to give them the time of day. A delivery of balloons come and they comment how Campbell was holding out on them however the delivery is from his mom or at least that’s what he says. We then are met with some action shots in the rink of the Ice Hounds playing and Campbell gets pushed down.

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12x11/12 Waterfalls RECAP

Clare’s delivering coffee to Asher at a pitch meeting and asks if she can sit in. Asher lets her however when she decides to speak up to pitch she’s cut off and Asher tells her to walk before she can run and asks if she’s done with the fact checking. She goes to finish it….as well as to send Asher her ideas.

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12x09/10 Closer To Free RECAP

This episode opens with Jenna playing her guitar and pretty much singing about how Jake is focusing on setting the new garden up and not her and how Clare and Alli have gone AWOL and so she’s all by her lonesome…. Becky soon joins in and a friendship soon blossoms. Becky complements Jenna on her singing and Becky invites her to her place to play for her and her ‘friends’ Jenna gets what it’s like to be the new girl and accepts the offer.

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12x07/08 Say It Ain’t So—RECAP

Alli’s in the science lab after school as Dave sneaks in to visit her. He starts making out with her telling her that his play rehearsal got out early. She tells him how Simpson gave her after school lab access to do research and not make out. Dave’s got a case of blue balls though since it’s been five days since the last time they hooked up…..weather this means it’s been five days since last episode or they were at it multiple times remains to be seen. They start making out however a small chemical fire ends up breaking out. Alli kicks Dave out to lessen the trouble she’ll be in for it.

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12x03/04 Walking On Broken Glass

AKA Gives You Hell….I don’t know if it was a working title or if it went by this name in Canada….anyway in fitting with the Novella format this episodes plots flow right from the last and it’s rather interesting cause the continuation of the Katie/Drew plot is mostly from Katie’s POV in part one and Drew’s in part two which is interesting in its own right.

Council is getting ready to plan the ice hound pep rally as Katie comes to the meeting late. Marisol asks if she’s up for it and she says yes she’s president and she’s ready to take the job back from Marisol and asks for the team to catch her up. She says they should get a sizzle real and show footage of the team. Mo comments how it should be easy since Dallas is with Drew. Marisol reminds him of the break up and he apologizes but it’s too late as Katie starts to ugly cry because it just hurts so much.

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12x01/02 Come As You Are RECAP

Okay a quick note….while by the time this post moves from queue to blog I should have season 12 on DVD however until that happens I shall be watching via the DVR not that it makes a difference except now I will have to fast forward those pesky commercials and what not….anyway it’s time for another twenty episode Novella called ‘Showdown’ and it’s interesting to note that episodes for this arch aired at a 10PM timeslot as opposed to the normal 8 or 9 PM slot.

Anyway re-watching Via the DVR there is a nice little recap of major plotlines from the first two seasons pertaining to the main characters who have plots in this episode.

It opens up with the Torres brothers and new student Dallas whom is their ward of sorts showing up at Degrassi for the start of the next term. Dallas is checking out the girls and knows he’s going to like it here as Audra calls out how she and Omar are in Kingston overnight and the boys can have one friend over and that’s it….translation PARTY. Dallas wonders what the big first day assembly is about and Drew says it’s probably all about introducing Dallas and the Ice Hounds the new major junior hockey team now being hosted at Degrassi. Adam thinks it’s about the school closing due to all the drama. Dallas goes to see his team as Dave, Jenna and Alli join them. Dave also thinks the school is going to close and asks why Drew is a sour puss. Adam says how he was supposed to dump Katie but he chickened out. Drew denies it and says how her parents gave him a sweater. They then start talking about all the relationship dramas that have happened as Clare shows up as part of the group. It’s a really cute ensemble scene overall and I wish there were more scenes like this that went on.

The Bell rings and Drew sits beside Bianca at the assembly and she can read Drew and knows that he didn’t do it. He mentions the sweater but Bianca reminds him he promised to wait until she was out of rehab and in a good place to do his dirty work….um if I remember correctly Bianca was the one who was all unselfish and let Drew go to be with Katie so then why is she such a bitch about Krew (Katie + Drew) she changes tone and teases him asking how ugly the sweater is as Katie takes a seat saying how it’s okay if Drew hated it he just has to wear it at every family function. Bianca comments saying how Katie looks to be in a good place and Katie notes she is and thanks Bianca for caring so much.

Simpson comes on stage with some board members. He could have sent this in a letter home but he wanted to do it in person. The school is now uniform free!!!!

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SEASON 12 CHARACTERS

11x42/43 Hollaback Girl—RECAP

The seniors are writing a History exam and Bianca gets done before time is called and begins to sit in Mr. P’s class fileing her nails while Katie comments how she needs to concentrate. Drew lets out a little giggle much to Katie’s dislike however before more happens Bianca is called to the office to meet with a court appointed social worker as part of her probation needing her to be interviewed and to pee in a cup making sure she’s on the up and up.

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11x30/31 Nowhere To Run RECAP

In Canada I don’t know if it was called its original title ‘Bleeding Love’ or not. Anyway this stand-alone two part episode was meant as a bridge/filler between the summer novella and the back fourteen that hasn’t been set to air until the spring of this season. It was pegged by some as a Halloween episode and while it did air around Halloween time in Canada it didn’t air until mid-November stateside the first time that episodes didn’t sync up across North America since season 9. The feel of this episode is a bit weird and not cause it had the same ‘movie’ cinematography as Hollywood, Manhattan, Spring Fever, and season twelve’s Vegas. Also it was purely coincidental that this episode’s recap would be queued to post on Halloween (okay sure so I doubled up a few episodes to make it so but whatever)

Anyway it all begins on a dark and stormy night…..no seriously it does. Clare’s looking at a dress in her room and letting out a scream. Alli, back from her summer in Ottawa comments saying it’s not THAT bad as Clare brings up it’s not the dress it’s the fact that her mom’s getting married to her exes’ dad in the morning. Alli asks if she’s talked to Jake but he’s gone rogue all summer working as a counselor by his cabin. Clare admits she still has feelings for him but she needs to move on. The girls soon hear a foreboding notice and Alli thinks it’s coming from the closet. There is nothing in there but soon the lights flicker out and they see a mysterious shadow by the door. As the lights return Jake’s there and he wants to talk. He tells Clare he was just there to move things into his new room and he’ll see her at the wedding. Clare tells him the space he gave her was a good thing all things considered and tomorrow is a fresh start between them. Jake leaves the room leaning against the wall with a sigh as he opens up the box in his hand to reveal a bouquet of roses.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (in the initial air there was a special title sequence but here on the DVD we get the new season 11 part 2 sequence….. it’s a bit discombobulated cause it has a mix of old scenes and new which wouldn’t be so bad except the old scenes have students in the polo’s for the grades they were in last year sans Katie and Marisol who are in sport uniforms and Fiona who was retained while the new characters obviously have their new polo’s. It begins with the old Adam and Jake/Alli/Clare scenes, then a new scene with the new freshman Tristan, Maya, Tori, and Zig. Then the KC/Jenna/Ty scene despite them giving the baby up and being splitsville, Katie/Marisol, Imogen/Eli/Fiona, Conner/Wesley (despite Spencer not being on the show due to personal reasons then told they exhausted plots for Wesley and firing him), new scene with Mo and Miss Oh which is pretty much the same as the one with her and Sav in part A, Bianca/Simpson/Owen, and finally Dave and Drew)

11x28/29 Dead and Gone--RECAP

 Welcome to the mid-season finale as despite the school year being over there is plenty more to see…sixteen episodes more to be exact. No, we’re not having a summer set arch….that’s saved for the clusterfuck that was the Summer arch of season thirteen….however we do get one episode set at summer’s  end as well as fourteen episodes that take place in the timespan of the entire ‘Boiling Point’ arch of summer season ten….(schools start till just before Christmas break for those who need a breakdown….) We also are candidly introduced to one of the four new freshman this episode…so keep your eyes open.

Class is over and Drew should already be sleeping in….but the new student council president is his girlfriend and this is her first big event so she owes him….it’s worth it….she’s nothing like Bianca and that whole chapter of his life is behind him. He’s with an amazing, smart, beautiful….. ‘Bianca’ Adam calls out. “No I’m with Katie,” Drew replies back however his brother soon points to the girl in question in an alleyway just off campus standing closely with Vince.

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11x22/23 Drop It Like It’s Hot –RECAP

Alternately this episode was called Poker Face at least in initial PR. I have no clue as to why the title changed seeing as how A) the Lady Gaga song by the same name plays in this episode and 2) we have a sub-plot about poker/gambling….

Alli and Dave are texting I love yous and Jenna asks what he thought about her being accepted to the summer long science camp. Alli says she plans on telling him….eventually. Dave then shows up asking how all those late night pillow fights with her new roommate Jenna are going and invites himself over to play cards with her dad.

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11x20x21 Extraordinary Machine –RECAP

Bullfrog is driving Eli to school asking if he slept the night before. Eli said he was up late doing revisions. Bullfrog asks how he’s doing emotionally and if Eli needs to see someone to talk. Eli says it’s fine and it’s mostly due in part to Bullfrog giving him the pills or so his dad thinks. As this conversation is going on outside, Clare and Jake are acting all coupley out in the rain. As Eli gets out and walks toward the school he spits his pill into a baggie filled with more discarded ones.

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11x10/11 Paper Planes RECAP

Anya is out with Owen at a club. She’s not feeling things however when Owen offers to take her home she says she doesn’t want to leave. The mandatory graduate exit meeting with Simpson is tomorrow and if she doesn’t tell her parents she failed to get acceptance into her first and only choice school the principal will gladly do it for her. Owen tells her maybe it won’t be so bad but Anya says her mom is her best friend and they tell one another everything. Bianca shows up with a few friends and they ask if Anya and Owen are interested in snorting a line. Anya asks if Owen has ever tried and he says no and he’s not going to cause he’s got an early hockey practice however Anya asks if it’s okay if she tries. Owen says he’s not her mom and she can do what she wants and so she trips out.

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11x05 Idioteque RECAP

The episode opens with Bianca straddling Drew on the couch. It’s his kind of after school program. She wants to have sex with him….their first time actually having sex….she kind of owes it to him. They make out however Drew can’t get it up and he doesn’t know why….it not her she’s hot. She knows and says that they can do it some other time but she should go before his mom comes home and he wishes they didn’t need to sneak.

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