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Tonight concluded the episode named after a Rihanna song. We said goodbye to another class of Degrassi students.
Fiona wakes up late and is avoiding Holly J's calls. Her mother worries about her going to the graduation but Fiona assures her she's fine. Fiona is hiding her empty wine bottles from her mother. Fiona arrives at the graduation full of resentment for Holly J leaving her. Holly J is angry at her for being selfish and informs her that she is getting her surgery the night of prom and will not be able to attend. Fiona leaves as Holly J gives her emotional valedictorian speech for the class of 2011 and the graduates receive their diplomas. She later runs into Charlie who catches her with alcohol. Fiona confides her fears about Holly J leaving her alone and confesses that she let Mr. Tuxedo Pants out of her apartment. Charlie berates her and tells her that she pushes people away. Fiona takes her advice and surprises Holly J at the hospital where she apologizes for her selfishness. Holly J is tired of fixing problems for other people so Fiona surprises her when Anya and Chantay show up to celebrate prom early. The girls take a fun limo ride through the city that leads them to Degrassi. The girls decide to leave their mark on Degrassi by leaving their hand prints in the cement. Fiona confesses to drinking the night before but assures them that she's better now. Fiona smiles as her friends leave their hand prints and initials so Degrassi never forgets them. The next day Fiona goes to apologize to Charlie and finds out that the cat is now safe at home. Fiona then informs her that she'll be missing prom as well because she's going back to rehab.
Anya breaks the news to Riley that she's going to prom with Owen now. Later Riley's mother accepts and comes to terms with the fact that he is gay.
Katie and Marisol prepare for the future running student council. Katie worries about having sex with Drew. He soon happily informs her that he is STI free and invites her over to watch movies in his basement. Katie has Marisol crash the movie date to avoid having sex with Drew. By the end of the night Drew has had enough and asks Marisol to leave. Katie confesses that she is not ready for sex and Drew informs her that he invited her over to meet his mother because she's important to him. The two go upstairs to get to talk more with his mother. The next day Katie informs Drew that Bianca signed up for Grade 9 orientation and she does not know whether or not to trust her. After Katie steps away Drew declines a phone call from Bianca.
Annie Clark and Charlotte Arnold gave great performances in this episode. It was surprising to see an absence of the Owen and Anya story, but it seemed like a good choice given the graduation story. We said goodbye to the seniors as we know them. This episode gets an A and is probably one of the better Degrassi graduation episodes. It is almost the end of Degrassi: Now or Never!
Tonight kicked off the FINAL week of Degrassi: Now or Never with an episode named after a Rihanna song. We are dealing with character's past, present, and futures.
Even though Fiona is not graduating she is still excited to be going to prom with her friends... if she can find a date. Fiona runs into Charlie and gets invited to an upcoming art show of hers. Fiona cannot help but notice how fine Charlie seems to be doing post break up. Things get more complicated when she finds out Holly J and Anya will be bringing dates. She attempts to ask Eli to be her date but he is already planning on being a server with Adam at the prom. She later goes to Charlie and apologizes for what happened with their break up. Charlie assures her that everything is fine between them, she's just upset that she cannot keep her cat (Mr. Tuxedo Pants) at her Mom's. Fiona offers to take him in and then invites Charlie to prom, which she accepts. Holly J does not approve of her decision, but Fiona insists that it's platonic. Fiona shows up to the art show and sees the painting that Charlie did of her. She later buys the painting from the woman selling when Charlie steps away. Later Charlie introduces the woman as her girlfriend Meredith. An upset Fiona grabs alcohol as she leaves the show. Fiona cries as she drinks at home with Mr. Tuxedo Pants at her side. She feels alone and unloveable and pushes the cat out of her home then continues to drink.
Anya has been accepted into the army and is excited to leave for basic training. Riley points out the demanding training she is about to go through. Later he invites her to the prom. She later runs into Owen and assures him she's off cocaine before she asks for his help training. She struggles to keep up during the work out but does not quit. Eventually Owen gets Anya into good shape for the training. The two discuss their break up and he tells her how much he likes her when she's off cocaine and confident. She later shows off her new uniform to Owen and proclaims that she now feels willing to wear it. Owen kisses her and tells her that they need to make the most of the time they have left together and request to be her date to the prom.
Katie is upset that Drew will not accept her best friend Marisol. Drew later praises her for her loyalty to Marisol and the two plan to go to prom together. Later Marisol suggest that Drew is going to want sex after prom. Katie worries as she is no where near ready for sex. She later goes to question him about STI's and accidentially suggests that she wants to have sex with him soon. Drew is excited and Katie lets him believe that she's ready for sex.
So far this looks to be a promising episode with a lot of emotions. Annie Clark is giving some of her best performing. We will post a review along with the recap of part 2 tomorrow.
Nothing big or major spoiling. But it does give a way a small surprise from Take a Bow (Part 2) which will air tomorrow night. A very emotional scene with Charlotte Arnold (Holly J) and Annie Clark (Fiona).
Candace Bushnell wrote a book entitled "The Carrie Diaries" as a prequel to the hit series Sex and the City! It follows the life of a young Carrie Bradshaw before her years on the show. They are currently shopping around a series based on the book which may be picked up by The CW. No word on if this will be a teen drama rather than a teen comedy, but most reboots lately are taken in a more dramatic light. Though The CW has stated that they want to air more comedies.
Would you like to see The Carrie Diaries join 90210, Gossip Girl, The Secret Circle and Vampire Diaries on the young teen oriented network?
If it follows in what seems to be becoming a tradition for the network, maybe we'll see an actress from Degrassi in the lead role? (Shenae Grimes from 90210 and Nina Dobrev from Vampire Diaries both came from Degrassi). We could totally see a lighter-haired Annie Clark as a young Sarah Jessica Parker.
Should this project happen? Should happen on The CW? Should the franchise be left alone? What are your thoughts. If it's going to fall into the genre of teen drama then you better believe we'll be following this story!
If you aren't following the cast of Degrassi on twitter, then you might want to consider it. The show has convinced most of it's cast to get twitters along with some of the staff. It's a great way to connect with the fans, get feedback, and leak secrets... this was one of the major reasons why fans new to expect uniforms due to tweeted pics.
Last week executive producer Stephen Stohn tweeted this picture from the Degrassi graduation:
Looks as though Holly J Sinclair might indeed be the valedictorian for the class of 2009? 2010? 2011? Guess we'll see. They still didn't tell us what year Peter's grade took place in.
And Fiona's future is basically spoiled Annie Clark all but confirmed it with her latest tweet: "Incredible day on set with @_samanthamunro, Jajube and Char. Degrassi won't be the same without you." Plus numerous pictures of her with the cast at read throughs for episodes later. Fiona will be held back a year and remain on Degrassi.
She also tweeted a picture from Degrassi's next prom:
