Finally! After what seemed like forever, the Degrassi writers gave us an episode featuring some of our favorites that we hadn't heard lately. While Manny prepared for her debutant ball, Jimmy met a girl in physical therapy just as his relationship with Ashley began to fizzle out.With her 18th birthday rapidly approaching, Manny found herself in another tight spot with her parents. In addition to forcing her to partake in a traditional Filipino debutant ball, the college fair hit Degrassi, providing yet another opportunity for Manny to clash with her folks. Manny has always wanted to pursue a career in theater but with her parents paying for college, Papa Santos had his own ideas regarding his daughter's career path. All of the pressure she was getting from her parents caused Manny to crash the family BMW with no other option but to go to Jay for help in secretly fixing it. When Jay came through just in time to get the car back without Manny's parents noticing, Manny cooked up a sche...
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Last week on Degrassi, Spinner found out he has testicular cancer and let all of his rage out on the Lakehearst bully. In Part 2 of that storyline, Spinner continued to deal with his health issue. Just when Spinner extended the olive branch to the Lakehearst bullies, he found out that his fight with Johnny was uploaded to the Web and has developed quite the following. Johnny was interested in capitalizing on this Internet fame and tried to coerce Spinner into staging more fights. He even offered up his barking friend Bruce to be the next to step into the ring. Spinner wasn't into it until he found out his cancer treatment would involve losing one of his testicles. Then, in what was supposed to be a highly emotional scene, Spinner took a page from the book of Britney and shaved off his hair. With a new 'do and a need to prove his manliness, he sought out Johnny for Round 2 of their fight. At the college house, Marco's social life was taking a serious nosedive. Ellie was too busy w...
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After last week's shortened Halloween episode of Degrassi, most of us were hoping this week's return would be worth the wait. Oh boy was it ever!As things at the high school picked back up, the Lakehearst kids were up to their old tricks of causing trouble and picking fights. The same thuggish dude who was an accomplice in JT's stabbing has been wreaking havoc at Degrassi by picking fights with anyone willing to stoop to his childish level. Having had enough of it, our old friend Spinner (remember him?) stepped in and tried to put a stop to the Lakeheart bullies. Of course, he had an ulterior motive trying to impress his new crush Jane, but his actions were heroic by anyone's standards. Although Spinner didn't use violence to prevent the fight in the cafeteria, the principal caught wind of the altercation and gave Spinner a stern warning that he's still on thin ice.Meanwhile, Spinner's ex Darcy was almost done with her therapy sessions after trying to take her life following her rap...
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Before I can get into this week's episode, I have to put it out there that I'm a huge fan of zombie movies. I've seen 'em all! My favorite of them being Shaun of the Dead, which (in case you haven't seen it) takes a more comedic approach to the classic zombie story. When I found out the Halloween episode of Degrassi was going to be about zombies invading the high school, my love for this show was completely renewed. I thought it was ridiculously cool when they got Kevin Smith to do a guest stint, but this week's episode brought it to an even higher level. And just to sweeten the deal, the writers made a great decision not to include any of the new Lakehurst kids in the mix. But now for my recap.You had to guess something odd was happening when the episode kicked off by going right into the opening theme. What? No setup for this week's dramafest? Instead, they interrupted the credits for an emergency alert. Apparently, genetically modified vegetables have caused a global catastrophe ...
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Before I can get into this week's episode, I have to put it out there that I'm a huge zombie movie fan. I've seen 'em all! My favorite of them being Shaun of the Dead which (in case you haven't seen it) takes a more comedic approach to the classic zombie story. When I found out the Halloween episode of Degrassi was going to be about zombies invading the high school, my love for this show was completely renewed. I thought it was ridiculously cool when they got Kevin Smith to do a guest stint but this week's episode brought it to a new level. And just to sweeten the deal, the writers made a great decision not to include any of the new Lakehurst kids in the mix. Now for my recap:You had to guess something odd was happening when the episode kicked off by going right into the opening theme. What? No setup for this week's drama fest? Instead, they interrupted the credits for an emergency alert. Apparently, genetically modified vegetables have caused a global catastrophe and the und...
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It seems like forever since we've gotten a Degrassi episode that didn't focus on the Alex-Paige or Peter-Darcy relationships. This week, the Degrassi gods answered our prayers and gave us an update on Ashley and Jimmy's coupledom, along with the rest of the high-school kids. I tend to prefer the high-school-centric episodes over the college eps, since those college kids don't ever seem to leave that house. Don't they have classes? Nevertheless, I was just really glad to finally have some time with a couple of the kids who we haven't seen in a while. The episode picked up after Craig Manning's debut album dropped. His old friends all got a copy and it didn't take long for them to figure out who the songs "She Is the Ash," "Redheaded for Trouble," and "Thong Girl Wrong Girl" were about. He even had some younger fans at Degrassi who were envious of Ashley's past with him. The success of Craig's album (and his failure to credit her on one of his songs) got Ashley to reconsider her old ...
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After the intensity of last week's episode, us Degrassi fans needed a bit of a breather. Between the drugging, the rape and the suicide attempt, I was kind of expecting the second episode of the new season to not have a whole lot going on. But the title of this episode says it all. While certain relationships are slowly blossoming, others are quickly wilting away. Over in college world, Alex was beginning to overstay her welcome at Paige's pad while the roommates began their search to fill the room for rent. Despite overcoming some difficult times recently, Alex needs to figure out her next move. Playing house with Paige might be fun but it's not helping her get any closer to achieving her post-Degrassi aspirations. As Paige tried to move on from her crash-and-burn at Banting, Alex reconnected with Jay and let a bit of the old Alex out again. Getting stoned in the house where you are just a freeloading guest is not the best way to keep yourself in your hosts' good graces. Meanwhile...
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Attention Degrassi: The Next Generation fans: The new season kicks off this Friday night and it's looking to be a good one. Lakehurst and Degrassi, once bitter rivals, now united under one roof. Bring on the drama! Check out the preview clips on TVGuide.com's Degrassi: The Next Generation page or by clicking the link underneath this post.
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In this week's episode of Degrassi, Paige became gay and there was a pregnancy scare at the high school. No, it wasn't a rerun, but it wasn't anything new either. If I weren't loving the Alex storyline, this blog would be a rant of my annoyances with this season. However, the conclusion of this two-parter put an end to Lextasy (Alex's stripper alter-ego) and what I can only hope is the ultimate end of Emma and Sean.As soon as Alex put aside her feminist views and got up on the stage, it was only a matter of time before one of her clients propositioned her to take things to the next level. Leave it to some sleazy rich guy coming on to her to give her the wake-up call she needed to finally toss in the G-string and the body glitter. But with all the insanity Alex has gone through recently, the last thing she needed was Paige throwing yet another hissy fit, no matter how valid her points may have been. It's not about you, Paige! It's about keeping food on the table and a roof over your ...
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This was by far the most depressing episode of Degrassi that I've seen since JT's death. We've watched for months as Alex has attempted to clean up her image and score those grades that will get her into university. She made amends to the people at Degrassi whom she has wronged in the past. She's tried her best to rid herself of the bad influences in her life and find a circle of friends that don't trade plastic bracelets for sexual favors. Yet despite all of these positive changes, life just can't cut Alex a break.Although I've had a lot to say about the quality of the episodes this season, this one def. took the show one step out of the trenches. My heart dropped in the opening scene when it became clear that the scumbag "father figure" in Alex's life was taking her and her mother for all they're worth (which was very little to begin with.) Then, just in the nick of time to stir up some more trouble for poor Alex, her old friend Jay shows up with a new girlfriend who recommends sh...
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