Episode
Degrassi: Purple Pills (1)
Overview
Fiona becomes stressed when she has to record her testimony against Bobby, and self-medicates by drinking champagne, rather than taking the prescription her therapist gave her. Initially Holly J. is worried that this will affect the parent's decision on a Vegas teamed school dance, but the theme goes ahead. After a good date with Zane, Anya again asks Riley when he is going to come out. He decides to run for king and queen for the upcoming school dance, but when the nomination list is released before the last football game, he decides to confirm his sexuality with his teammates, and Drew defends him in the following harassment. Meanwhile, Adam is feeling rejected by Eli, now that Eli is in a relationship with Clare. Adam decides to befriend Fitz despite Eli and Clare's warnings.
Details
- Series
- Degrassi
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2010-08-23
Episode context
Purple Pills (1) is Episode 21 in Season 10 of Degrassi. It aired on 2010-08-23.
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Episode 20: Still Fighting It (2)
Riley upsets Zane again when he takes things too far with Owen. His intentions were to show Owen the homophobic comments will not be dismissed, but Zane sees that Riley is just being violent and he doesn't like it. After Zane is put in danger, Riley realizes what Zane said, about violence not being the solution, and tries to win Zane's forgiveness when he bids the most on Zane at the bachelor audition. Riley agrees not to fight any more, winning back Zane's trust. Claire uses Adam to help understand Eli and find out why he has been giving her mixed signals. She finds out where Eli lives after forcing Adam to tell her using guilt. Claire confronts Eli at his house, and Eli decides to tell Claire the truth because he doesn't want to continue to hurt her. Eli drives Claire to a spot in town where he reveals is where his ex-girlfriend had died on the way home, by getting hit by a car while riding her bike, from an argument they had. Eli blames himself and tells Claire that he doesn't want that to happen again and that was the reason why he was giving her mixed signals. Meanwhile, Drew tries to teach Wesley to be more confident, but with no one bidding on him at the auction, Anya bids on him for two dollars and wins him, making Wesley happy, even though no one else bid on him beside Anya.
Episode 22: Purple Pills (2)
Fiona takes medication to help reduce her stress but it could ruin her chances in her legal case against Bobby.
More episodes from this season
Episode 19: Still Fighting It (1)
The homophobic comments in the football dressing room get worse, and Riley starts to see how it affects Zane. Anya convinces him to attend a dealing with homophobia discussion, and he realizes that he hates himself and is taking it out on others. Riley decides to teach the football team to be sensitive to other's feelings, only to have it backfire with a vandalized locker. While acting out the last scene of Romeo and Juliet for english class, Eli gives Clare mixed signals of his feelings toward her. When she tries to confront him the next day, he indicates that he has no feelings for her. Meanwhile, Wesley signed up to be an eligible bachelor for an auction to raise money in hopes that his crush Anya will bid on him. He tries to have Drew help him to be cool, so he can impress Anya, in exchange for tutoring.
Episode 23: All Falls Down (1)
Sav and Holly J manage to convince Mr. Simpson to ignore the PTA ruling and cancel it on "Night in Vegas" dance by promising to keep the event trouble free. Bianca takes Drew to the boiler room in attempt to make Drew unfaithful to Alli.
Episode 18: Tears Dry On Their Own (2)
Jenna must deal with her biggest fear, being a teen mother. With her parents out of the picture, and just her brother to rely on, she seeks comfort in K.C., only to find out that he expects an abortion. After finding out she is already 20 weeks along, and it is unsafe to abort, she breaks up with K.C. Although Connor gets his computer privileges suspended, he contacts the women, and she meets him after school. In her car, she gets too personal with him, and he leaves. Meanwhile, Anya and Riley are both attracted to the same doctor, and when they determine he is straight, she convinces him to talk to Zane again.
Episode 24: All Falls Down (2)
Holly J and Sav manage to convince Mr. Simpson to ignore the PTA ruling to cancel the Night in Vegas dance by promising to keep the event trouble free. Drew is suppose to go with his girlfriend Alli, but when Bianca steps in with a proposition he can’t refuse, his relationship with Alli is put to the test. Meanwhile, Fitz promises to end his fight with Eli on one condition – Clare must to go to the dance with him. But when Eli refuses to back down things get out of hand putting the fate of Degrassi Community School in jeopardy.
Episode 17: Tears Dry On Their Own (1)
Jenna auditions for a talent competition, The Next Teen Star, but is still concerned about her growing belly and other symptoms. After getting into the top 24, Alli successfully convinces Jenna to take a pregnancy test, since she admitted not always using protection with K.C., her boyfriend. The test is positive. Connor meets the lady he met online again at a gaming store, but Wesley and Dave interrupt causing her to leave. Meanwhile, Zane tries to convince Riley to be concerned about the homophobic comments in their football team, but Riley avoids all of them, and spends time with Anya.
Episode 25: Don't Let Me Get Me (1)
After the disaster at Vegas Night, Degrassi is under the weight of a major discipline crackdown. New rules, new security, and a stiff new dress code. Alli actually welcomes the New School Order as just the fresh start she needed, but rumors about what happened in the boiler room are dogging her. And worse, she's been assigned to a mandatory "self esteem seminar" with none other than Bianca. Is Alli really ready to leave the past behind? Meanwhile, Jenna's keeping her head down, camouflaging her pregnancy, and trying to make some headway at Next Teen Star on sheer musical talent -- without much luck. Could her baby bump actually be an asset in the competition?
Episode 16: My Body Is a Cage (2)
Adam feels pressure to detransition from his mother and his fellow students. He decides to dress up as Gracie for supper with his grandmother. He then starts to live as Gracie again and begins to burn himself. It is revealed that Adam has resorted to self harm to cope with his gender dysphoria in the past. After Clare catches him burning himself, she convinces Adam to stop trying to please everyone else and resume living as a boy. Adam's mother decides to accept him and joins Eli, Clare, and Drew in burning Adam's "Gracie" clothes. Anya struggles to deal with her mother's cancer, and sabotages a school project with Holly J. and Sav, which Holly J. took as being mad about them being together. Meanwhile, Dave is still trying to get the attention of Miss Oh, and finds out she just broke up with her boyfriend.
Episode 26: Don't Let Me Get Me (2)
After the disaster at Vegas Night, Degrassi is under the weight of a major discipline crackdown. New rules, new security, and a stiff new dress code. Alli actually welcomes the New School Order as just the fresh start she needed, but rumors about what happened in the boiler room are dogging her. And worse, she's been assigned to a mandatory "self esteem seminar" with none other than Bianca. Is Alli really ready to leave the past behind? Meanwhile, Jenna's keeping her head down, camouflaging her pregnancy, and trying to make some headway at Next Teen Star on sheer musical talent -- without much luck. Could her baby bump actually be an asset in the competition?
Episode 15: My Body Is a Cage (1)
Adam develops a crush on Bianca during a ballroom dancing lesson in recreational gym class. When the two begin to flirt with each other, Bianca discovers Adam's concealed breasts while playfully pushing him on the chest. Perturbed, Bianca concludes that he is a transboy and outs him to Fitz and Owen, who react violently. Adam's transgender status is revealed earlier in the episode when he is seen binding his breasts and again when he comes out to Eli and Clare after Clare sees him drop tampons from his locker. Adam's mother pressures him to dress up as "Gracie" (Adam's birth name) for his grandmother's impending visit. Leia leads Anya on to think Anya's mom is having an affair, but her mom tells her that it is worse. Dave tries to get Miss Oh to laugh at his jokes but she will not budge.
Episode 27: Love Lockdown (1)
Declan's back for a visit and he wants Holly J back too and Sav's not to happy about it. Will she choose their loaded history over her 'casual' thing with Sav? Clare starts to consider getting a piercing and disobeying parents.