SPOILERS AHEAD!
Road trip. The return of hottie Craig Manning. Jay Hogart screwing up, as usual. I need popcorn fast. I grew up on Degrassi, a Canadian drama which loves to bring all of the old skeletons out of the closet — abortion, rape, sexuality, everything. On April 4, one of the best (hands down the best) episodes of the season will premiere.
It is all centered around bad boy Jay Hogart (Mike Lobel). Jay joined the show in season three. To be perfectly honest, I absolutely hated the guy. He was just this horrible person: stealing laptop computers, bullying guys who would eventually become school shooters, and cheating on his girlfriends. He's not someone I'd get along with. However, four seasons later, he just grew on me. He's not a complete failure — he stopped Spinner (Shane Kippel) from torching the school.
Jay's dating Manny (Cassie Steele). Manny wants to keep it casual, but Jay is ready to get serious. He actually wants to marry her, but any time Jay suggests it, Manny freaks out. Manny's a struggling actress and will do anything for personal freedom and a spot at Smithdale University. Her parents are in love with Jay, so she comes up with a plan to gain more freedom by getting "engaged" to Jay. Manny wants a spot in the Smithdale theater, but in order to get it she needs two things: an audition and a demo tape. Jay helps Manny make an audition tape; it's perfect. She's sure to get the part.
Manny plans a road trip to Smithdale for her audition. Jay's coming, of course, along with gal pals Emma (Miriam McDonald), Liberty (Sarah Barrable-Tishauer, interviewed by BC Magazine) and Ashley (Melissa McIntyre). But after a fight about their future, Jay is kicked out of the car. Jay, on the spur of the moment, tries to sabotage Manny by replacing her audition tape with a tape of them making out. Jay has a change of heart though, and hitches a ride to Smithdale with Jimmy (Aubrey Graham) and Spinner (Shane Kippel), who are trying to get to a Purple Dragon concert.
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