13x22/23 Unbelievable

I’m really hoping that this episode has taped as like I noted back when still doing postmortems this episode aired in the later timeslot of 10pm while my cable guide still listed it airing at 9pm and so I had to tape it when they did a TWEET peat a few nights later so I’m having to view the episode with pop ups and scrolling though I should still be able to recap this VERY SPECIAL Hour long two part episode.

It’s so special that before it airs we get a disclaimer of its graphic nature.

The episode opens as Zoe is waking up in the pool house as Frankie and Hunter arrive to bring her breakfast. She asks why she’s there and Frankie says it’s cause she drank too much at the party the night (and episode) before. She asks what she did and Frankie shows her some pictures of her dancing on tables and stripping.  Frankie comments how she guesses they aren’t singing at the winter WINTER WINTER (never giving up on that weather snark) talent show cause nobody would vote for them now however Zoe brings up how she fell off of a horse at a public event right into some crap and the next week she won a Teen Choice Award so she’s not dropping out after some stupid party.

WHAEVER IT TAKES

13x21 Basket Case

The episode opens with Clare having a sex dream about Drew…that is all…

WHATEVER IT TAKES

13x11 You Oughta Know

Clare is excited cause she has a meeting with Meredith Fox the editor of ‘News magazine’ which is a big deal and she’s trying to pitch to Drew an idea for a piece about youth unemployment assumingly for the school paper however Drew is not amused as it’s not up his ally. As she’s pitching she’s out of it with her details however she says its nerves.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

12x37/38 Zombie—RECAP

The episode starts off with Eli’s Zombie movie being filmed. Maya and Zig are playing Zombie’s and Tristan ended up landing the role of the slayer. Eli calls cut and to re-set for the beginning to the scene. Zig and Maya are bantering and Zig says he’s glad that Maya is happy again. She says that she’s never been unhappy and then asks him out to a movie. He asks if it’s a friend date and she says no….like a date date.  He asks if she asked Tori and Tristan about it and she says no since they aren’t her keepers or anything. He then asks what about Campbell and Maya says she can’t ask him cause he’s dead. She then turns around and bumps into a random….Harry and starts flirting with him.

WHATEVER IT TAKES….

12x33/34 Ray of Light—RECAP

Well after the last episode weighted heavy on your hearts with a title like ray of light surely we’ll have a reprieve…..right….wrong….while there are some filler plots for the most part the final arch of season 12 was all about Campbell’s death and it’s fallout which is most likely why the hiatus between Zombie and Time of My Life….

That said this episode opens with Eli, Mo, and Jake playing video games in the student council room since Mo is dating the current president (or did Marisol stay VP while Fiona became president….I don’t think it was said) Mo makes a comment about how when he’s done the enemies of the game will be nothing more than lifeless bodies to which Jake points out that’s un PC to say considering Eli is still getting over finding Campbell in the greenhouse. Eli points out he can here Jake as the plug gets pulled on them by Fiona. Fiona has a film proposal and while Eli tells her that his career is on a hiatus per Clare’s orders (cause a Zombie film is not the best idea) Fiona insists and Jake seconds her insistence.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (and Dylan Aka Campbell is cut from the credits)

12x27x28 Tonight Tonight RECAP

This will most likely be my last episode that I’m re-capping via DVR as according to amazon I shall be getting my DVD’s tomorrow (and by the time this posts I’m sure I’ll have devoured all the glorious extra content) Anyway this episode was a weird one as it actually aired in the US a few days before Canada and it aired as a double episode (though it was touted as a two part season {fall} finale and not a movie/special) since in the US for some reason they’ve never aired Degrassi on ‘Black Friday’ and they decided to air it on Tuesday instead.  

Adam arrives at the mall just in time because Bullfrog is about to announce the contenders for the Battle of the Bands….you mean they were stressing all about it way back in Building a Mystery and WhisperHug hadn’t even been given a slot in it? It’s announced they get in as Imogen comments a girl is checking out Adam….Adam teases that no she’s checking out her. No Imogen’s right and the girl slips Adam her number asking him to ‘Call her Maybe’. Meanwhile Maya points out that the past four winners of the competition won with covers and they should do the ‘Superman’ song. Mo says to not say their ideas out loud for fear of them getting stolen.

WHATEVER IT TAKES….

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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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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11x32/33 Underneath It All….. RECAP

Like I said before this season is really disjoined as while the summer arch took place from Spring Break till the end of the year and the fall arch or rather fall ‘special’ took place in the last week of summer break this fourteen episode spring arch takes place from the start of the year till Christmas break…..you heard me….the same timeframe that the 20+ episode ‘Boiling Point’ arch of summer season ten spanned and what this arch brings is allot of plots in such a little time especially since unlike the serialized BP this arch ran on a weekly basis.

The episode opens on the dawning of a new school year as Clare and Jake are texting from the back of Glen’s truck. He asks Jake when he’s going to meet his new girlfriend and he knows there is one due to the smirk on his face and the constant texts since they left the house. Jake just tells his dad to see him later as they head out of the car and when the parental pulls away they steal a kiss.

Marisol observes ewe it’s gross they are step siblings however Katie has more pressing matters to think about aside from Jake and Clare’s incestuous behavior. She has a big welcome back speech to prepare for and thanks to her kid sister Maya she’s running late. I’d like to take a moment and awe at Maya at this moment because while she was one of my favorites between this season and last in the present season she’s what I’d like to call a ho and she’s getting on my nerves cause a dead boyfriend can only justify your actions for so long and I’m getting too ahead. Katie apologizes that she couldn’t get to go to an art school like she wanted but assures the freshman she’ll like Degrassi and make friends in no time.

Fiona is worried that she’s not going to no anyone however it’s her fresh start and she’s going to make it count without being in her brother or Holly J’s shadow. Now all she needs to do is find a clique of her own.

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11x04 What’s My Age Again—RECAP

Anya, Fiona, and Holly J are looking at magazines looking through magazines and brainstorming themes….no not for prom but for Anya’s eighteenth birthday party. Vampires…they are in….no….Fiona suggests Alice In Wonderland and while it’s shot down as being juvenile she reminds them of the trippy Burton adaption. Anya thinks Paris but that’s cliché and wouldn’t it being back memories of Sav and Junior Prom…..pish posh she’s over Sav and in a few short months she’ll be at Toronto U with Doctor Kris as her boyfriend. Fiona asks if she should add his name to the invite list and Anya says let’s ask him and she dials him up as Holly J and Fiona are making kissy noises. He’s been meaning to call her and she tells him her birthday is in two days and invites him. She hangs up saying to the girls he can’t make it…..but he asked her out for the following night instead.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

13x11 You Oughta Know Postmortem

10x43/44 Drop The World—RECAP

Here we are at the Season FINALLY I mean Finale of season ten…..yea seems like forever since the season began and just think the school year is far from over as we’ve still got Spring Break, A SECOND school election, Prom, Graduation, and FIVE Newbies (well three newbies, one minor character promoted to main and one new minor that is promoted to main in the back end of the season) left to come.

Eli runs to the newsstand buying up all the copies of ‘Gothic Times’ before running to school. They published Eli’s story….no not Eli’s…..THEIRS….their first collaboration. They are a dynamic duet and Eli wants to hone his dark twisted mind and her flair for the romantic together lock themselves in a basement and not leave until the manuscript of their first novel is finished…..tempting….Clare tells him she’s got plans….to go shopping with Alli for Spring Fling. Eli comments saying she was just published and says doesn’t she think dances are trivial and droll….she says he doesn’t have to come.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

10x31/32 Halo—RECAP

And we’re up to the end of the second ‘arch’ of the epic that is season ten…..

The episode opens as people are dancing on the steps of the school with ribbons as Holly J is doing a voiceover but is really talking on the PA. It appears the Power Squad did get reinstated and are selling magical wishing stars for Charity….. I am thinking it’s something akin to the shamrocks and the like that MDA and Make a Wish sell at various venues through the year. Also the power squad is pleased to be hosting a dance….however said dance is during the day and uniforms must still be worn but hey it’s something. Jenna comments about it and Sav says it’s the best they could do and Degrassi musicians get to play and he offers Jenna to duet with him.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

10x27/28 Love Lockdown—RECAP

  

This is another episode that is somewhat misleading as we are not having another lockdown at Degrassi…..though like insanity Degrassi somewhat manages to do the same things over and over again at times and hopes to attain a different result sometimes it does other times it doesn’t. I’m just a bit rambling cause as I type this re-cap a new promo has come out for the next block of the present season and it looks like a giant clusterfuck and by the time this recap posts the first episode of said block will of already aired and so you may judge for yourself….

The episode opens as Declan arrives at Degrassi with Fiona. He’s in town for the theater awards and to hopefully sweep Holly J back off her feet because he’s not spoken to her in over a month. Offering to take Fiona to class he’s told students only passed the doors. As they reach the steps and he’s about to drop his sister off, Declan see’s Holly J updating the marquee. She’s rather nice telling him how she’s surprised he left New York to come to the little awards and he says how the play meant allot and they agree to meet up for lunch. Fiona tells him she wants Holly J to be a part of the family as much as he does but to not get his hopes up.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

10x07/08 Better off Alone|| RECAP

The episode opens up on action shots of the football team playing and from the crowd pans to Sav, Alli, and Clare on the side lines it’s presumably the same opening game from 99 problems. Jenna asks KC if she’s still mad at him (for taking his phone) and his mom calls out. It’s been three years and she wants to talk. Armstrong calls the team to go back on the bus and KC dismisses himself but his mom says the coach okayed it.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

Degrassi Takes Manhattan RECAP

I don’t know if this set of episodes/movie had an alternative title or not for what for all intents and purposes would have been episodes 20-23 however it’s interesting to note that while it’s packaged with the season nine DVD (wrapping up the seniors plots by showing the graduation of Danny, Peter, Jane…) it also served as the launch of the first of three summer ‘Novella’s’ that Degrassi had (mainly setting up Fiona’s arch for the first few episodes of season ten) The movie also brings up the ship that shant be named in the Degrassi fandom though like I said looking back at ‘Holiday Road’ maybe it wasn’t so WTF that came out of nowhere after all. And speaking of the ship that shant be named this movie (so far) is the last appearance of any of the season one student cast sans a season eleven webisode appearance of Paige.

The film opens on a deserted and messy hallway, it’s the last day of school and the seniors are returning books and getting ready to blow the school forever. Spinner closes down the Dot for an hour and Jane, and Danny are pulling Sav out of his final class wile Peter is setting up equipment outside on a stage. The final bell rings and the band is playing an impromptu show.

Declan and Holly J meanwhile are in the lab counting down until New York and generally making out.

Clare comments asking how Alli could fit all her skimpy school cloths in her locker (which aren’t all that bad like I’ve noted in the past….though definitely not what her parental would approve of) she mentions someone is coming and Clare gets all blushy saying goodbye to Declan. Holly teases him asking if she’s going to stalk him to the city and he just laughs it off.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (well a title card comes up)

9x17 Innocent When You Dream---RECAP

The episode opens as Clare is having a vivid Twilight/Vampire inspired dream about her and Declan. She wakes up from it and picks up the book she fell asleep reading which is a YA vampire series

WHATEVER IT TAKES

9x11/12 Heart Like Mine--Recap

Remember how I commented that after the movie we wouldn’t see the trio of Ellie, Paige, and Marco again sans a season 11 webisode with Paige and a season 9 episode with Marco…. Well we’re at the latter.

The basketball team is playing and KC makes a game winning shot leading them to make finals. Cheerleader Jenna jumps into KC’s arms and he twirls her around in a hug. His GIRLFRIEND Clare says she wants a hug and twirl too or at least a kiss and KC just realizes he has two girls wanting him.

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9x04 Close To Me—RECAP

Drama class… it’s not a bird class. Anya suggests Pippin while Declan suggests something sexy like Chicago. Jane comments on his choice and he asks what does she want Mama Mia? She calls him condescending. He asks if she has a passion for drama. She says onstage yes off stage not so much….well…it sucks for him

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9x01/2 Just Can’t Get Enough RECAP

The season opens just weeks after the events of last season/the movie special as Studz hot off their theatrical debut in Mewsical High are rocking it at Degrassi. As they are singing in the gym cut to a limo pulling up in front of the school as two well-dressed students exit from it. They are Declan and Fiona Coyne, their father is some sort of diplomat and it’s unclear whether they are American, Canadian, or duel citizens as while they call New York their ultimate home they are world travelers. Chantey introduces herself to the twins’ camera in hand ready to vlog. They ask who the important people are…. Holly J the president, Studz Degrassi’s own movie stars and the lead singers girlfriend famed model Mia just home from Paris. I assume the shoot that was canceled/delayed in the movie happened and she flew from LA to Paris then back home which was why she had millions of dollars of cloths with her on the bus….see it all comes together. Holly J tells the band they are on the set list for the Winter Beach Bash while Peter comments they ARE the set list and informs Mia he’s so close to landing a spot in the music master class.

WHATEVER IT TAKES this season it’s a new vocal track of the theme song as well as some new scenes as Derek and Mia are now gone and the four new characters this season are added. The changes are as follows: The Leia/Derek scene is now Declan/Fiona, between the Anya/Chantey and KC/Clare/Connor/Alli scene is now Leia/Holly J, then after the grade nine quad are new grade niners Jenna and Dave…. Finally with Holly J in a new scene the one of her and Mia is obviously gone….