14x02 WISE UP

Hunter is quizzing Miles on traffic procedures as he's about to take his road test his mother comments that she wished he focused on his actual school work the way he is focused on this. Frankie then walks in saying that she'd be surprised if the dad lets him take it as she tosses him the daily paper. He did that interview with the reporter and to quote Frankie made their dad look 'like a Batman Villain Who Hates His Gay Son'. Daddy Hollingsworth walks in wanting to talk to Miles and the mom ushers out the twins embarrassingly calling them her 'peanuts'. Miles's dad tells him he's not going to school that day and hands him golf clubs...he has a day off and wants to spend a father son day...they can golf...miles can even drive and he accepts him gay...straight...whatever...

WHATEVER IT TAKES

14x01 Smells Like Teen Spirit

As promised I've pulled up the season on Youtube and have started to slowly but surely finish up my recap project as I want to be a competitionist damn it!

So all I remember from season 13 is that it was long and draggy and ended on the cliffhanger that our beloved Clare is preggers....

So the episode begins as the school is being evacuated due to a fire (why not...just why not the damn school is freaking cursed) and Miles and others are looking anxiously for Frankie...

HOWEVER we don't know if they find her yet as it flashes back to 10 weeks earlier and Becky is in front of the school which is still recovering from the hurricane damages (cursed I tell you!) handing out flyers for Power Cheer and to parallel the cold opening is also looking for Frankie who she hears is an ace tumbler. Drew comments that the school has a Cheer squad already however according to Becky this is not the same thing as Power Squad but it's an actual competitive sport. Zoe and Tristan show interest however Becky informs Tristan it's girls only. The underclassman head in the school as Alli and Dallas head out... it's the beginning on their final quarter of senior year...FINALLY. Alli is looking for Clare but she's MIA...she and Dallas leave and Drew tells Becky he's sure Clare doesn't care about them (I forgot Drecky were a thing for a moment) Becky however isn't being bummed about Clare knowing about them she's more worried cause Power Cheer is HER fresh start and if Zoe is on the team it will keep her from moving past the fact her brother raped the underclassman. Drew tells her to just not let Zoe join..as President he decrees their last term be awesome just as soon as he finds his VP. His VP AKA

Clare is in the ladies room suffering from a bout of morning sickness when Alli comes in...Alli asks if it's the Flu and Clare says she at a bad breakfast burrito...Alli teases saying is she sure it's not morning sickness and Clare all but admits she's knocked up...and it's most likely Drew's put she's getting an abortion she's already decided and picks up the phone to call the clinic... WHOA...again...a total 180 of her character from the early years.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (still what I affectionately call the power point opening...we get a full song again in Next Class though so there is that...)

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.

WHATEVER IT TAKES….

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

10x37/38 Jesus Etc RECAP

Eli tells Clare that the submissions for some Gothic Fiction contest are due soon and he’s suffering from some blockage. Clare comments how he needs a distraction and he replies like giving driving lessons which is what he’s doing in the moment as Clare has taken up the driver’s seat of Mortey while Eli’s in the passenger’s one. She says you can teach me and I can pay you back without editing. He calls her his muse and then tells her to take care of his baby. He’s an antique hearse and he doesn’t want Clare or the car to get hurt…..Clare starts pulling down the road as Fitz shows up besides the car. He’s been looking for the couple and wants to talk.

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

10x25/26 Don’t Let Me Get Me—RECAP

Like it was said at the end of the summer finale when the students come back after Christmas Break they won’t recognize the place which is true thanks in part to police patrols, metal detectors, oh and the instatement of school uniforms. Clare comments she looks like Barney The Dinosaur in her purple polo while Alli comments how she thought she’d be glad to be back in a uniform…a teasing remark once you remember season eight Clare wore her catholic school outfit for most of that season. Now I know allot of fans hated the uniforms which consisted of Kaki bottoms paired with polo’s color coordinated depending on grades so Yellow for freshman, Purple for Sophomores, Red for Juniors and Blue for Seniors.

Alli and Clare are playing who is to blame for this Clare and the whole Eli vs. Fitz war or Alli for her Boiler Room antics. They comment on the police and metal detectors and wonder if they’ll even be able to think freely at this new Degrassi.

Drew shows up and Clare comments how Alli didn’t expect he’d vanish. Alli comments she both missed him and wants to maim him and Drew pulls her aside asking if she thought of them getting back together. She did and doing it would be the worst mistake of her life. Drew claims Bianca was the one whoring herself out and seducing him and he loves her but it’s too little too late no second chances…one strike he’s out cause he let Bianca treat his body like his own personal amusement park.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (and there are some slight changes in the credits. The scene with Holly J and Leia has been removed and in its place is a scene adding Zane and Owen to the credits and the opening scene with Peter and Sav with the video camera has been changed and now it’s Sav and Holly J. All other scenes remain intact until next season when there is a totally new sequence)

10x17/18 Tears Dry In My Own—RECAP

Jenna and Alli are in the girl’s room and Jenna is once again complaining about her body. Some of the buttons of her shirt apparently came undone in her stomach region and Alli comments first how the shirt used to fit and then starts reading from presumably a health book the signs of pregnancy complete with Alli going to second base on Jenna squeezing her breasts for tenderness. She asks if Jenna’s been sexually active and safe and how she should take a test but Jenna can’t be pregnant because she has an audition for a music completion to go to however Alli can’t come watch cause she has detention cause she was caught stealing ‘what to expect’ books for Jenna out of the library so I guess Jenna had the same inklings Alli was having eh….

WHATEVER IT TAKES

10x03/4: Breakaway RECAP

It’s it….. it’s here…. The introduction of the most over rated character in recent seasons who I can’t help but sip the Kool-Aid and love Eli Goldsworthy….. okay sure he comes at the bitter end of part two and doesn’t get much major play until a few episodes later but still…..oh and there is more continuity about the election and Fiona too….

The episode opens as we see Fiona walking the ledge on the Vanderbilt prep roof as Tinsley AKA the girl Bobby was screwing with says hi to Declan and comments how he’s heard about the Coynes and how intense they are. Declan assures her they are normal and she comments that Fiona’s on the roof. His cell rings and it’s his sister and from the comment he makes saying on the roof again it seems like it’s not the first time Fiona’s done this. She comments about how Declan was right about Bobby being no good case not only is he a player but he’s hurt her in a more physical of nature. Declan asks if she’s sure it was intentional and asks if he can talk to Bobby. Fiona says she can handle it herself and he asks her to climb down from the roof.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

10x01/02 What a Girl Wants||RECAP

So here we are up to a double digit season number and also a supersized forty four episode season….yea, you read that right. Though to be fair technically it’s twenty two two-part episodes and that’s how I’ll be posting them all….With this season we also get the dropping of the ‘Next Generation’ subtitle and the intro also of   fan favorites   Drew Torres introduced in this episode and Eli Goldsworthy introduced in the next pair. Also you’ll note the season is more fast paced and there is allot more character/story arcs happening thought the season as opposed to one episode then done.

The season opens where the movie left off in New York at the Coyne penthouse. Its Holly J’s going away party. It’s not really goodbye it’s see you in a few months when you arrive at Yale. Fiona finally arrives at the party after her exhale in the Hamptons all renewed and refreshed with a new boyfriend. Declan just doesn’t trust Bobby…maybe it’s cause he’s Fiona’s first (and only) real boyfriend or maybe just maybe it’s cause of something else.

WHATEVER IT TAKES---I think it’s the same background vocals as last season….90% sure of it. The credits are a mix of old and new clips and faces…it opens with new shots of Peter, Sav, Clare, and newbie Eli. Then it’s the old Coyne Twin and Leia/Holly J scenes. A new one with new teacher Miss Oh, Connor and Wesley. The old Chantey/Anya and Jenna/Dave scenes then more new content with Adam and Bianca (newbies) along with Simpson and KC followed by newbie Drew, Riley and Alli with the pimp spot...

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

5x13 Together Forever--recap

 Craig and Ellie are lounging around in the garage and Craig is telling Ellie about what his dream car would be. Ellie teases him about it and he asks what her dream ride is when they win at the Northern Sound Showcase. They start getting all flirty with one another and seriously between you and me I personally see so much more chemistry between Jake/Stacy (Craig/Ellie) then I did between him and Cassie (Manny) and Melissa (Ashley) but that’s just one’s opinion. Joey arrives to tell Craig that Manny’s on the phone. Craig tells Joey to tell her he’s studying and Joey shakes his head. When he leaves Ellie tells Craig they really should be working on a History Project though Craig clearly doesn’t have school on the brain just being a rock star.

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

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