"People are pissed man"
Tonight was the conclusion to the episode named after a Justin Timberlake song. Degrassi proved they can still bring up issues that we rarely see addressed on TV, as well as tell very high school tales.
Dave can feel that people aren't happy with him about referring to Adam as a "tranny" on air. He stands by his freedom of speech rights, however that doesn't stop the LGBT club from petitioning him to be kicked off Degrassi airwaves. A disappointed Dave learns that Sav agrees and kicks him off the show, leaving Adam to host alone. Dave recruits Wesley and Conner to join him in putting on dresses and going into the girls' washroom to prove a point. The boys leave Dave to protest on his own. Adam walks into Dave as he is getting thrown out of the girls' washroom in his wig and dress. Dave reminds Adam that he is not really a guy and should not be hosting the show, Adam knocks Dave down and the two begin to fight which gets broken up by Principal Simpson. Dave's father sits in as Dave is punished for his actions, and Dave still shows no remorse for what he has said. Later in detention Adam reminds Dave that black people were discriminated against similarly 50 years ago. Dave later locks himself in the recording room where he forces the school to listen to his apology. Once the door is unlocked Adam joins him and the two go back to hosting Mano a Mano. Dave politely questions Adam about being transgendered on air so Adam can share with the school. The two appear to be cool again.
Fiona is no longer skipping, as she does not want to risk being sent back to New York. She worries about not hearing from Charlie since her mother embarrassed her by yelling at her in front of Charlie. Fiona visits Charlie at work to witness her fighting with her friend, when she questions Fiona is pushed away and Charlie tells her to go back to high school. Fiona goes back to feeling lonely so Holly J tells her to find some sort of project to get involved in. Fiona goes to drama class where Eli begs her to come up with something, as she is the only person with good taste in the class. Fiona suggest that they let Eli write the play, which leads to Fiona being appointed as director. Fiona is later greeted by Charlie who shows up to apologize. Charlie is now homeless and stressed out. Fiona invites Charlie to stay with her, which Holly J warns is a bad idea.
Clare is frustrated that Katie will not allow her on the paper. Clare stops by and pays Katie a visit in the newspaper room. She explains that she had a rough semester with her ex boyfriend Eli and needs this to move on and keep her mind off of it. Katie still refuses to let her join the paper. At lunch, Alli begs her big school president brother Sav to talk to Katie. Later Katie informs Clare that Sav berated her for not having enough grade 10's on her staff. Katie offers a clean slate with no grudges and invites Clare to join. Her first assignment is covering the school play which is being written by Clare's ex boyfriend Eli Goldsworthy.
There were no crazy intense or emotional moments as many had speculated. But transgender issues are being touched on in ways that no other show has done before, and Degrassi deserves praise for that. Fiona's story proves to be one of the many that suffers from having a character outside of Degrassi with no ties to the other characters. But her predictability was nice to see, the rich girl who wants people to like her offering Charlie a place to stay. We have gotten to know Fiona quite well. Katie has made a nice entrance as not quite the Queen Bee but still a force to be reckoned with. This episode gets a B+, it also sets up for more stories to come with all of these characters which is great to see.
Tomorrow: Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Part 1)
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