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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11x08/9 Dirt Off Your Shoulder—RECAP

Eli’s limping off the bus and Adam notes that Clare is coming his way. She tells him that she’s got a job on the school paper and her assignment is an interview with him. He says no sweat and he’ll give her an interview. Adam says that went well thanks to his pills. Adam asks what’s wrong and Eli says there hasn’t yet been an official diagnosis…anyway he can get over Clare and will do so with the play.

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11x06/7 Cry Me a River RECAP

Degrassi’s launching a new radio station and Sav is announcing how they are in the final stages of selecting a new DJ. Sadie asks Dave if Sav’s heard his demo and he said he sent it in but knows that he’s going to get it. Dave goes to talk to Sav as Adam shows up. Dave asks if Adam’s there to help with tech stuff however he’s sent in a demo real of his own….’The Man Show’ with Adam Torres. This causes Dave to roll his eyes because his submission was for a ‘Man Hour’ as well making Sav’s world rather difficult as both reels were good. He says that he’s going to let the school decide by doing an on air debate….may the best man win.

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10x35/36 The Way We Get By—RECAP

The episode opens with the basketball team playing and I instantly know what episode this is cause while I remember the basic archs of the season honestly with 40+ episodes it’s hard to recall what plot goes where…..spoilers…..it’s the Drew takes shrooms episode…..anyway the team is on to the semi’s meaning that a year has already flown by since the drama with KC and Coach Carson. Drew wants to celebrate however he realizes he’s the fifth wheel to Dave and Sadie and KC and Jenna. He decides to stay behind and work on his game and I just want to give him a hug.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

10x23/24 All Falls Down—RECAP

Here we are at the climax of the first of three ‘Summer Novella’s’ In case I didn’t mention what those were of if you simply forgot, from seasons 10-12 for 6,7, and 5 weeks respectively Degrassi aired new episodes nightly four days a week and story arcs became more serialized then episodic and even in the fall and spring arcs and into the present season where the summer format was changed back to a weekly one it has a more serialized ‘soapy’ feel at times then the seasons of yore…..anyway this episode marks a changing point at Degrassi and when it comes back in episode 25 you may not recognize the place which (Simpson even says that later on) But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Sav’s dressed as Elvis making a video PA announcement about the dance.

Alli is tutoring Drew who just knows he’s going to fail. They stop for a study break/make out session when Audra breaks them up. She comments how this is why he’s failing math and that if he focused on school and not girls maybe he’s be passing. She tells him how lucky he is because of the stink bomb and how he had an extra day for midterms. After Audra walks away Alli comments how Audra must think she’s some skank like Bianca. Drew says she just doesn’t like him sucking in school.

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10x21/22 Purple Pills RECAP

Holly J is carrying her and Fiona’s midterm snack haul down the street and toward the condo as they plan on studying and in between having Fiona come up with an EPIC winter dance theme. As they arrive at the condo however they are greeted by Laura and the family lawyer. Laura informs Fiona that the case against Bobby is moving to trial and she needs to give a deposition and the only way to avoid it is to drop charges.

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10x19/20 Still Fighting it RECAP

Riley passes Zane in the hallway and there is a smile between them as Riley soon meets with Anya. She asks if Riley plans to sign up for the schools bachelor auction since the girls would fight tooth and nail for him because he’s quite a catch. The guys would too if he wasn’t stuck inside the biggest walk in closet like ever…..She then asks how Zane is cause let’s face it she so saw their little energy exchange however Riley tells her all they talked about was math. She tells him he should go talk again and Riley promises he’ll do it tomorrow. She tells him the present is a gift and he should go give said gift to Zane in the form of flirting.

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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….

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10x05/06 99 Problems||RECAP

Riley and Zane are exercising, doing some stretching and generally getting frisky however not so much. Schools back now and whatever romance blossomed over the summer between the two boys has to have an ellipsis put around it. Riley’s a senior and QB1 and a shoe in for captain and if the guys think he’s gay….well that just isn’t going to happen now is it….no offence to present company. He promises when football season is over things will pick up (albeit still in secret I’d gather) but for now….it’s complicated. Zane comments that they can still hang out and perhaps even his soccer skills will transfer to the gridiron. Riley comments how Zane would look hot in a jersey. Snapping out of his haze however Riley says he needs to get back to training and had a blast over the summer.

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9x18 In Your Eyes recap

Peter is roleplaying with Riley in his anger management group. Peter asks Riley if he’s talked to the councilor about his other little issue….namely the fact that he’s gay. Not that there is anything wrong with it just that it would help if he came out to someone else aside from just his friend. Anya comes into the room after the meeting is dismissed wanting to interview the school’s most eligible bachelor for the video yearbook….Riley.

WHATEVER IT TAKES