Episode
Degrassi: Mr. Brightside (1)
Overview
Drew continues to train in mixed martial arts, with the mindset that he would be ready if anyone were ever to attack him. The news of unsupervised fighting gets to Principal Simpson, and he closes the weight room to unsupervised activities. Alli tries to sell Dave to her parents, but he feels that the presented self is not him. Holly J. finds out exchanging money for organs is illegal, and her birth mother is still not willing to give up her time and kidney for Holly J.
Details
- Series
- Degrassi
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2011-08-15
Episode context
Mr. Brightside (1) is Episode 18 in Season 11 of Degrassi. It aired on 2011-08-15.
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Episode 17: Lose Yourself (2)
Jenna and K.C. get a visit from child services, after Jenna finds out K.C. has been cheating with Marisol at work. Their arguments grow as K.C. continues to leave Tyson with Jenna, and they decide to break-up, and put Tyson up for adoption. Sav's love song to Miss Oh is leaked to her, and thinking things have been ruined between the two, Sav attends a concert, where he meets Miss Oh on a friendly basis. Clare is concerned Eli is jealous of Jake, but after reading the school play, she finds out Eli has made her character the hero.
Episode 19: Mr. Brightside (2)
Drew continues to increase the intensity of his fights, hoping to distract him from his fear of being beaten. At an illegal fight club, a fight goes to far, and is stopped by Katie. Drew's new girlfriend then teaches him to direct his skill into taekwondo. Dave returns to Alli's parents, as himself, and her father takes a liking to him, but with a warning. Holly J. continues regular meetings with her birth mother, and when Fiona buys her old prom dress for $20,000, she agrees to donate her kidney.
More episodes from this season
Episode 16: Lose Yourself (1)
Jenna struggles to find a way to attend Degrassi again, so K.C.'s mother agrees to watch the baby, Tyson, in the mornings. Jenna leaves Tyson unattended, and he falls off a table. Sav, with a crush on Miss Oh, competes to write the score for the school play. He wins, but is blackmailed into working with his competitor. When Clare finds out Eli has hired Jake to construct sets, she worries Eli is out to harm Jake.
Episode 20: Extraordinary Machine (1)
Eli's unstable, off medication self, convinces he can start up a relationship with Clare, but everyone else, save Imogen, just find him crazy with the multiple script changes. K.C. and Jenna interview a couple to adopt the baby, but K.C. has second feelings when the prospective parents says they are not into sports. Anya continues her cocaine addiction, as she tries to find a career path, she sees an advertisement for the Canadian Forces.
Episode 15: U Don’t Know (2)
Holly J. finds her birth mother, and after mustering the strength to ask her to be a kidney donor, she asks Holly J. for $20,000. Adam worries that Katie is not attracted to him, because of his growing breasts, he asks to have surgery, but is too young, and instead wears a compression vest. Imogen has feelings for, and continues to flirt with, Eli, but she receives nothing in return.
Episode 21: Extraordinary Machine (2)
Despite Imogen's efforts, Eli is obsessed with getting Clare back, to the point of framing Jake for drug possession. His feelings erupt at the end of the school play, in an improvised monologue, saying there are no happy endings in life. Anya's army application is rejected when she fails the drug test, and her secret is revealed to her mother, but she continues to pursue this career path. K.C. and Jenna give up their baby, Tyson for adoption.
Episode 14: U Don’t Know (1)
Holly J. starts to look for a kidney donor within her family, and when she finds out no one has the same blood type, she starts to suspect she was adopted, which are proven true. Adam is attracted to Katie, and thinks she may be reciprocating this feeling, but when Marisol says otherwise, he worries about his female appearance. Imogen wants to play the role of Clare in the school play, so she begins shadowing her.
Episode 22: Drop It Like It's Hot (1)
Alli plans a date night in order to tell Dave she will be gone for the summer, and Dave presumes he is going to lose his virginity. The miscommunication causes Dave to stop talking to her, until she buys him NBA tickets with her poker winnings, which she obtains by card counting. Wesley is threatened by another male student, when he joins him and his girlfriend in a science project, Wesley then lies about driving to impress her. Bianca is threatened by a gang member into peddling drugs at Degrassi.
Episode 13: Should've Said No (2)
Clare finds out her father cheated on her mother before they divorced, causing her to question her casual relationship with Jake. After she decides to be exclusive with Jake, they find out their parents are dating. Drew considers moving, which upsets his younger brother, Adam, when he can not handle the stresses at Degrassi, but instead takes up ultimate fighting (mixed martial arts). Dave's feelings for Alli intensify, so he decides to be truthful with his girlfriend, causing her to dramatically break-up with him.
Episode 23: Drop It Like It's Hot (2)
Alli finds an underground poker group, and becomes addicted. A game becomes too intense, and Dave must call his father to breakup the game, and ultimately the two. Wesley is pulled over while driving without a driver's permit, but his girlfriend remains by his side. Bianca becomes friends with Imogen.
Episode 12: Should've Said No (1)
Jake and his father are helping Clare's mother with home renovations, and Clare sees Jake shirtless. Clare can not keep her mind off how handsome he is, and wants to start a relationship, but hears he asked Katie out. When talking about their parents, they decided to keep it casual. Drew is suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder when trying to fit back into school, he cannot handle the people at school, and asks his mother to move. Dave tries to convince himself that it is alright to be friends with Alli, but when he has to lie to his girlfriend about seeing her, he reconsiders.
Episode 24: Don't Panic (1)
Katie keeps her relationship with Drew secret from long time friend Marisol, which makes Marisol upset when she finds out. After Katie calls Marisol a home wrecker at a student council rally, Marisol reveals to Drew Katie's bulimia. Eli returns to Degrassi with some counseling, but is unable to apologize to Jake. Sav and Miss Oh flirt over music.