Degrassi: What's My Age Again?

"Surprise!!!!"

This episode was surely a surprise for one reason, or should we say four. This episode was named after a Blink-182 song and featured FOUR different plots going on. This seems to be a first for Degrassi, the usual formula is two plots for one part episodes and three for two part episodes. In a way it works for the telenovela format, though it was tough to get excited since only so much can happen with so many stories in 30 minutes.

Anya's 18th birthday is here!!! Her and her friends are coming up with themes for her party. Anya calls up Dr. Chris to remind him that she is now 18 and to invite him to her party. While he cannot make the party, he invites her to dinner. Owen is still lusting after her, but she informs him that she is not interested in him. Anya meets Dr. Chris for dinner where her breaks the news that he is joining doctors without boarders and is leaving the country. Anya is heart broken but comforted that they would have had a shot otherwise. Can her day get any worse? She did not get accepted into TU. Anya makes the most out of her situation and presents the idea of joining Dr. Chris on his next step. He shoots the idea down and Anya realizes he was not as serious about her as she was about him. An emotional Anya goes to Fiona's and is surprised by a party for her birthday. She tries to hold it together but eventually rushes to Fiona's bedroom to cry. Owen comes in and somewhat comforts her which leads to a liplock and possibly more on Fiona's bed.

Drew is dealing with his legal ramifications of the murder over Spring Break. Drew has taken the fall for killing Anson and things seem to be working out. His major worry is that Vince, the thug who threatened his life, will be after him. Drew is upset later to find out that they couldn't hold Vince and he was released. Drew's mother reminds him that she warned him against Bianca, which only upsets Drew more. Drew and Bianca celebrate being done with the drama by skipping class.

Conner's friends all have girlfriends, and he is feeling left out. His sexual urges are beginning to take more control over him. Hannah catches him staring at her chest and is immediately offended. Wesley tries to give him advice and tells him he needs a girlfriend. The three of them get invited to Anya's suprise party where Conner mistakenly tries to hit on Fiona, which leads to Fiona and Holly J laughing at him. An embarrassed Conner goes into Fiona's bedroom which leads him to her underwear drawer. Conner is fasinated by her undergarments and leaves with them when Anya bursts in and asks him to leave so she can be alone.

Jenna is now living with KC. He still wants to have a fun life, but Jenna needs him to spend more time with her and the baby. When the baby's crying is too much for KC he makes an excuse to leave and heads to Little Miss Steaks for a break. He asks Marisol about getting hired there, since she works as a waitress. KC passes it off as trying to do something good for Jenna and the baby, so Jenna approves.

This almost seemed like the beginning of a two-part episode. It was surprising to see four different plots going on, but somehow it sort of worked. One could speculate that Idioteque will pick up where all the stories left off on What's My Age Again?, but we shall see. This episode could have had a high grade, but with so many stories going on, there was little progression. It was sort of the opposite of last nights, where two stories could progress in a half and hour, four cannot. Still this gets a B due to starting some interesting stories.

Tomorrow's episode: Idioteque