Episode
Degrassi: Closer to Free (1)
Overview
Jenna meets Becky, and she invites Jenna to her home, without mentioning the Christian group there to meet her. Becky pursues a relationship with Jenna, but it is Becky's attractive brother, Luke, that Jenna is most invested in. Clare receives advise from her mentor, but when she turns down Connor's, he publicly posts her comments on Twitter. Drew finds schoolwork difficult, with his concussion, but a job at the mall seems natural.
Details
- Series
- Degrassi
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2012-07-30
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Closer to Free (1) is Episode 9 in Season 12 of Degrassi. It aired on 2012-07-30. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 8: Say It Ain't So (2)
Alli goes to a doctor for a pregnancy test, and decides if she is pregnant she will not stay with Dave to have a family. Dave breaks up with her, and not being pregnant, Alli decides she will be more committed to school, than Dave. Jake tries to construct a roof top garden, at Degrassi, with the help of Katie, rather than his father, he learns he still needs the help. Campbell snaps at Maya, on the day of a game, he becomes sick and emotional in the washroom, however he wins Maya back after the team wins.
Episode 10: Closer to Free (2)
Jenna is baptized, in hopes that is all it takes to be with Luke, but he remains uninterested. Becky hears about Jenna's true intentions, and after prayerful consideration, Jenna becomes a stronger Christian. Clare feels humiliated by the Tweets her classmates make about her, she begins trending in Toronto, but accepts the criticism, and overcomes it. Drew skips school to accept the job, and when his mother disapproves, he moves in with Fiona.
More episodes from this season
Episode 7: Say It Ain't So (1)
Alli finds out that she can finish school a year early, and get an exclusive place at MIT. However she does not know if she is sick because she is nervous, or pregnant due to skipped birth control pills. Jake decides to forego college and work for his father, as a carpenter, but finds he must convince others he knows green carpentry. Rookie hockey player, Campbell, has trouble fitting in with the team, and does not like Dallas' encouragement to find a girlfriend.
Episode 11: Waterfalls (1)
Clare pitches some news ideas to her mentor, and he asks for more original ideas from her, to define her, however he takes the school play idea, and interviews Eli. Clare convinces him to let her write it, not seeing that her mentor is very interested in her. K.C.'s mother becomes involved with his life, and friends, he and Bianca decide to set her up with their teacher. Maya and Campbell go on their first date, but chaperone Katie slows them down.
Episode 6: Got Your Money (2)
In order to pay for his date with Tori, Zig steals money left in the open by Student Council. He has a change of heart, winning back Tori at the school dance. When Fiona paraded her relationship with Imogen around school, it scared Imogen, but Fiona learns that Imogen needs to be eased into this. The hockey team learns that Dave is playing a gay character in the upcoming play, and Dave reacts badly until Eli talks to him.
Episode 12: Waterfalls (2)
Clare's mentor apologizes for the night before, and she only confides in Alli. He sexually harasses her again, but because he reported that she was in love with him, Clare has no proof, and she decides to suffer alone. K.C.'s mother and teacher are both interested in each other, but the night ends with the news that K.C.'s father will be released from prison early. Maya has another date with Campbell, but she starts to appear interested in him becuase he is an athlete, they talk, and share a kiss.
Episode 5: Got Your Money (1)
As Tori and Zig's four month anniversary approaches, Tori pressures Zig for an extravagant event. However, Zig is poor and can only put on a show with the help of Maya. Dave has trouble becoming a gay Romeo, and Eli gives him the convincing he needs. Fiona returns to Degrassi, but Imogen is not as excited. Fiona joins student council.
Episode 13: Rusty Cage (1)
Campbell feels he is letting his hockey team down, and decides to fake sick to miss a practice, and be with Maya. The team finds out he was singing karaoke, and Dallas makes him skate until he collapses. K.C.'s father is out of prison, and is showing that he has changed himself, getting a job, and flirting with K.C.'s mother again. Fiona's loft is a mess, both she and Drew blame each other.
Episode 4: Walking On Broken Glass (2)
Drew tries to win back Bianca, by entering the academic wiz team, but his concussion symptoms are revealed. Drew explains his MMA past to his mother, and tackles a shoplifter at the mall, not helping his situation, but winning back Bianca. Eli and Becky continue to clash while casting Romeo and Juliet, when Becky labels Tristan as "confused", Eli changes the two leads to homosexual males. Tristan tells Campbell he was posing as Maya, causing Campbell to become angry at both of them.
Episode 14: Rusty Cage (2)
Campbell continues to consider his hockey performance, and when he plays right wing, he becomes a hockey star. The attention overwhelms him, and he begins to consider self harm and leaving hockey, Campbell does both by jumping off a catwalk. K.C. realizes that his father is a bad influence on his mother, and when he shows up at their home drunk, K.C. and his mother decide to move to Vancouver. Drew teaches Fiona to be humble, and how to clean.
Episode 3: Walking On Broken Glass (1)
Katie hopes to get a fresh start, but is still angry at Drew and Bianca. She decides to expose the secret of her and Drew losing their virginity to the school thus finally freeing herself. Eli learns that Principal Simpson approved Becky's play idea, a musical, as opposed to his drama. Tristan develops a crush on Campbell, a hockey player new to Degrassi, and poses as Maya online to talk to him.
Episode 15: Never Ever (1)
Imogen designs an intricate and expensive set for the school play, and asks her mother, who she despises, for money. Fiona meets Imogen's father, who has problems remembering things, like driving over the family dog. Katie likes Jake, but is convinced it is not mutual, instead Dallas catches her eye. Becky tries to interfere with the play's ticket sales, by asking for donations to less fortunate.