14x05 THERE'S YOUR TROUBLE

The episode opens on an establishing shot of the school steps and Becky and Mrs. Baker are pulling up. Mommy Baker says she knows the Luke situation has been making it hard on Becky and she's been handling it with grace however Luke isn't taking it well and she thinks Becky should visit Luke in juvie...Becky says she has band practice and has no time.

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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

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9x14 Start Me Up RECAP

Peter is running down the halls like crazy…..is he high again? No, he just got his acceptance to TU and he heads to tell the others. Danny was accepted to TU as well among others while Jane still is waiting to hear. Sav asks Peter if his dad is going to pay for it all and he shakes his head. The economy took its toll on his dad and while they will help he’s going to need to get a job. Jane asks if he’s ever done anything before and Peter comments how well he did have the band….

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9x13 Holliday Road—RECAP

Emma and Kelly arrive at Degrassi as part of a bike-a-thon to recycle old bikes. She and Kelly stay there and she wishes the others on the team luck with the next school. Holly J greets her along with Declan and Chantey. They ask if she’s ready to address her Alma matter on the PA and she nods as Kelly plans to speak with Simpson. Kelly promises not to talk about some forbidden subject……are they engaged? Did they elope? Is Emma with child only a few years more than her mother was when she had her? Well we’ll soon find out.

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9x05 You Be Illin RECAP

The trinity of Alli, Clare, and Jenna are breaking into the school to get Johnny’s phone back to delete the photos so Alli can move on. Clare suggests Alli perpetuate the trope of getting an ‘Important Haircut’ to get over it but Alli wants to get the pics and erase him from her memory. Jenna has tools to break in however the locker is open and Clare finds it’s more normal then she thought…. Alli pokes and prods and finds photos of her and Johnny and they look so happy and she pauses wondering if perhaps he still cares for her.

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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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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.

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8x18 Danger Zone—recap

This is another early A-B-C plot episode most likely because it’s a season finale.

Blue uses his art final performance piece to ask Holly J to the winter dance in a rather romantic way. She tells him she can’t cause she’s working and Chantey questions as to whether there is another guy and if he is he must be really special to of blown off Blue’s advances.

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8x13/14 Jane Says RECAP

Jane is waiting outside the school for Lucas to arrive with the car so that she can go out and take her road test for her license. She comes home and shows her mom she passed and she’s excited that she did it on the first try no thanks to Lucas. Her mom doesn’t know what to do with him and Jane says that maybe if he can spend more time with Isabella he’d change his life around.

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8x08/09 Lost In Love recap

This was originally aired in the states as a block opener and was billed as a ‘Valentines Special’ even though obviously in cannon the episode took place sometime mid-fall.

Jane and Danny arrive at school and its ‘Love Week’ Jane comments at how the school is decorated and Sav says he hopes to impress Anya. Jane says she’ll be solo because Spinner has to work and Alli comments that it must suck because her boyfriend won’t be around. Jane explains he’s saving up for the Police Academy (because you know on his aptitude test it did list Policeman alongside Clown and Lumberjack) and she plans to be pre law.

Spinner wakes up and finds a letter from the Academy on the table under a post it from his mom saying good luck. He doesn’t get in.

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8x03 fight the Power recap

Jane is trying out for the football team and Darcy and Spinner are showing their support.  There is some trash talk because Jane is much better then Derek on the field. Jane asks if she’s in but Shep has to get it green lit by the board as to if a girl can play on a boy’s team.

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SEASON 8 CHARACTERS

7x24 We Built This City recap

Toby comments she thought Liberty would be studying for finals however she tells him she’s been busy with Prom and Grad plans. Speaking of plans he asks if she’s up for a post grad rededication of the ‘JT Yorke Memorial Zen Garden’ Miss H approved that the two of them, Emma and Manny can have a private get together after graduation. Damian buys tickets for Prom for him and Emma however he and Liberty end up flirting. She gets a phone call the school just won a radio contest and Natasha Beddingfield is playing at prom (and que Pocket Full of Sunshine)

WHATEVER IT TAKES (bye bye instrumental opening it was nice knowing you….wish you returned in season thirteen instead of the dreck we have now)

7x23 If This Is It recap

Jimmy and Spinner are in science class and they have a choice do the written test or do a physical project. Spinner needs to ace the test or he won’t pass the class and graduate. Jimmy asks if they can do the project together so Spinner can pass and its green lit. Oh and Spinner is getting his final test results after school about his cancer.

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7x20 Ladies Night recap

Degrassi is hosting some kind of fast/lock in for Free The Children and if you listen closely you can hear the same African/Lion King-esque stalk music from season three. Anyway Anya is the one who has organized the event. She welcomes everyone to the event and tells them that Studz will be playing. The event coordinator tells them to finish with their pancakes because there are only seconds left before the twenty four hour fast begins. Now before you say that’s irrational and unhealthy just know that in many customs people fast for that long (sometimes even longer) for various religious celebrations. Anyway Anya is nervous about the event and wants it to go smoothly. Holly J comments that she isn’t going to boil everyone’s water because it’s already clean cause they aren’t actually in a third world country and she calls Anya a Diva and Attention Whore…..um Holly J….Anya is TRYING to do a good thing here. She tells Holly J how Sav rand this fast last year and she knows what she’s doing. Anya then suggests Sav help Holly J with the water to get to know her better

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7x19 Broken Wings recap

 Jimmy is having a flashback/dream sequence of him playing basketball out of the chair as he’s in the gym coaching the girls. He dismisses them and begins to shoot free throws as his parents show up at school. He’s gotten a letter in the mail and they couldn’t wait for him to open it. It’s from Hudson University and he’s been accepted into their pre law program. His dad comments about one day being law partners and his mom comments how it’s a dream come true…whose dream is yet to bee said.

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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.

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7x13/14-Bust A Move--recap

AkA Degrassi Spring Break.

Now we’re up to the part of the series where various episodes would be packaged/marketed as specials or movie events and at least stateside this episode is one of them.

Jay is at the garage filming an audition tape for Manny’s university interview. Jay wants to film a sex tape to tide him over while his ‘fiancé’ is off at university despite the fact that this little arrangement is supposed to be null and void the moment caps fly in the air…..or not…..

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7x12 Live to Tell--recap

Johnny, Bruce and Darcy are in detention. The boys are making comments about Miss H and Darcy comments oh they like older women that much be why they don’t have girlfriends to which the boys reply about how she still where’s her ring when she and Peter have ‘had sex’ since that’s the story the student body knows. Johnny and Bruce earn another week and Simpson gives Darcy time off for good behavior since it’s her last day. She gives Simpson a hug thanking him.

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