Degrassi: Dead and Gone (Part 2)

"I need to end this"

Tonight was the finale to Degrassi: Now or Never! It concluded with an episode named after a T.I song. It's prom night and the students show up at the off campus dance.

Katie walks in with Drew and is shocked to find out he invited Bianca. Adam and Katie warn him about having Bianca there bu the insists that someone needs to be there for Bianca. Drew tries to push Bianca and Katie to get along. Later Katie and Drew get up to dance and Bianca takes Adam out to the dance floor. The two have fun and Bianca apologizes for the events that happened last semester when they took ballroom dancing together. Bianca has a fun safe night and thanks Drew for helping her. Things turn ugly when Vince shows up and Bianca finds out Drew talked to him. Vince gets rough with Bianca and Drew stands up for her. He beats up Vince and orders him to leave. To every one's horror Vince pulls out a gun and fires two shots into the audience before he runs out. After Vince leaves everyone stands up. Drew makes sure Katie is okay but then sees Clare and Eli sitting next to Adam who has been shot. Katie tries to help Adam while the police are on their way. Bianca grabs Vince's gun and announces that she needs to end this. The EMT's assure Drew that Adam should be okay. Drew asks Clare and Eli to ride in the ambulance with him and he has a moment with his brother before he leaves to find Bianca and Katie goes along. He finds Bianca waiting in the ally with a gun. He tells not to shoot Vince but she would rather go to prison then continue the way things are now. Drew promises to find a way to keep Bianca safe and get rid of Vince and his guys, he gets the gun from her. Adam's emotional Mom meets him at the hospital. That night Vince is arrested by the police. By morning Drew, Bianca, and Katie arrive at the hospital where his mother is angry for him bringing Bianca. Drew informs her how much Bianca sacrificed to put Vince away and now she needs their help with a lawyer. His mother agrees to help Bianca out.

Clare left for prom early and Jake knows how upset she is. His father warns her how difficult it would be dating his soon to be stepsister. Jake and Clare meet up together at prom. She's upset that he's not upset about their parents getting married. She demands that they team up to stop the wedding. The two get into an argument and Jake suggest that they cool down their relationship. Jake then walks out of the prom and leaves Clare with her friends. After Adam is shot at prom, Eli and Clare go with him to the hospital where Clare catches Eli up on what's going on with her Jake. Eli is sorry that her relationship is ending but she suggests that it wasn't meant to be.

The Degrassi seniors enjoy their last night together. They video chat with Holly J who is in the hospital. Sav tells them he forgot the crowns and excuses himself back to Degrassi and enlists Ms. Oh to be his ride. Riley and Zane chat and Riley informs him that he officially came out to his mom and soon his father. Zane then shares that the two will be going to the same school. Sav surprises Ms. Oh with a romantic night planned at Degrassi. The romance is interrupted when they get texts alerting them about the shooting. They return to see Adam being taken to an ambulance and she proclaims that they made a mistake. The next day Sav gets ready to take Alli to her science program but stops to say goodbye to Ms. Oh. She assures him that if things were different then they could be together and kisses him goodbye. Sav looks at the hand prints that Holly J, Chantay and Anya left behind. He tells Alli that he'll miss the intense Degrassi. She assures him that she'll keep him updated as the drama never stops at Degrassi.

This was by far one of Degrassi's best episodes and not just because of the shooting. Alica Josipovic and Luke Bilyk really seemed to be lacking acting skills in season 10 but they have been two of the strongest this season and tonight was their finest. This was probably the most closure we've ever gotten on a graduating class from Degrassi. This episode gets an A+ and Now or Never has been a great ride.

Though the Halloween Special seems oddly placed. It's hard for one to tell whether it's for real or another fantasy Halloween scenario.



Interview with Degrassi Stars!

Tonight's new episode of Degrassi entitled "Idioteque" will be continuing the story of Anya and Owen who hooked up on last night's episode, as well as Bianca and Drew who killed a man in self-defense in the season premiere.

 Hollywood Life interviewed the two sets of actors about their on-screen couples. Watch the interview with Luke Bilyk and Alicia Josipovic, as well as Daniel Kelly and Samantha Munro.

http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2011/07/19/degrassi-season-11-now-or-never-premiere-drew-bianca/

http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2011/07/21/degrassi-season-11-owen-anya-interview/

Rape, murder, love scenes, bad girls, and Star Wars? Find out what these kids are talking about!

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Degrassi: Spring Fever

Degrassi is back on the air! Tonight Degrassi returned to it's telenovela summer format! 4 episodes a week for 7 weeks! They kicked things off with the special Spring Fever! 3 words to describe this episode: cute, romantic, intense...

Drew and Bianca are enjoying their new relationship this semester. Bianca uses her dance skills to win tickets to the Keke Palmer concert, which she shares with Drew's friends and their girlfriends. As they leave an ex boyfriend of Bianca's named Anson starts hollering at them.The two later go back to Drew's house but lose track of time and Drew is busted having a girl over at 4am. Now he is grounded from the concert and his friends remind him that he should worry about letting a girl like Bianca go to a concert alone. Drew's mom does not approve of Bianca and orders him to stay home. He later sneaks out and goes to the concert anyways just as Bianca is being confronted by Anson again. She warns Drew that Ansons is dangerous and involved in a gang, but Drew berates her and accuses her of cheating. KC later reminds Drew that not everyone has a life as nice as his. He tries to find Bianca before something bad happens. However, Bianca is grabbed by Anson and dragged into a nearby ally where he attempts to rape her. Drew finds them and grabs him off. The two fight and Anson pounds on Drew, Bianca begs him to stop and finally smashes his head with a brick. The two run off and Bianca drops her new ID bracelet just as one of the gang membes runs up. The next morning Drew and Bianca find out Anson has died, but Bianca won't risk going to jail by turning herself in. Later they are confronted by gang member Vincent who threatens their lives. Later he requests that Drew join in on their gang antics and shoot someone in order to save his own life. In the end Drew makes the decision to confess to Dave's cop father and take the fall for what happened to Anson. Bianca watches as Drew leaves in the cop car.

Fiona is all set to go to the Caribbean and hopes to find love, but her plans end up being cancelled due to a volcano. She reluctantly joins Holly J in her art class for the break. There she meets Charlie, whom she is instantly infatuated with. Fiona later flirts with her over her scooter and Fiona nervously lies and says she has her own scooter and is invited to go for a ride sometime. She and Holly J try and find a way to get a scooter and licence in time but are unsuccesful. The next day Fiona admits her situation to her which leads to Charlie confirming that she is a lesbian as well. After making sure Fiona isn't involved with anyone, Charlie invites her for a ride around town. The two later go back to Fiona's place and sketch each other. While Fiona poses in her bikini the two begin to make out, but Fiona pulls away and suggest they go back to drawing. The next day Fiona explains she wants to take things slow as friends first, which Charlie happily agrees to.

Sav and Alli spend a lot of time together with painting the inside of their house for their parents. Sav is still down about being dumped by Holly J. While out he runs into a mysterious girl who invites him to the Keke Palmer concert. Sav is shocked to find out that she is indeed Keke Palmer, who pulls him up on stage. The next day after beginning to miss her, Sav tracks down Keke. She convinces him to ditch her people and hang out for a bit. The two chat at The Dot and share a kiss before Keke leaves. Sav later video chats with her and says he enjoyed the boost she gave him. Sav is getting back to his old self and getting over his broken heart.

This has to be one of Degrassi's greatest season premieres! It could be the best, it is definitly up there with season 2's "When Doves Cry" and season 7's "Standing in the Dark". Luke Bilyk and Alicia Josipovic proved themselves as actors, as well as their characters Drew and Bianca. We finally saw a more human side to Bianca and a side of Drew we can have sympathy for. That scene in the ally is one of Degrassi's most intense moments of all time. Fiona's love story was written very well, and even if it is shortlived, this was still a good story for Fiona's first lesbian romance. Even Sav's little story was cute and Keke Palmer was a nice guest to see. This was a great way to kick off season 11 instead of trying to build up something like last year, they really did start off with a bang (though no gunshots were fired in this episode). This episode gets an A and not lightly. Degrassi brought it tonight and let's hope the rest of Now or Never can live up to this. The bar has been raised.

Tomorrow's episode: LoveGame.