Degrassi: Next Class

Have an amazing day.

Thanks, sweetheart.

You're sure you're okay to get to school on your own?

Absolutely. Now get going.

I know how much you love those heritage board meetings.

Hi. Yes, this is Diana Hollingsworth.

I'm just calling because Frankie is still ill

and won't be able to come to school.

Thank you.

So I guess you don't need a ride to school.

You playing hooky again?

You could join me.

How long do you think you can keep this up?

Forever?

I can never go back to that place.

Okay. No, I know, I get it.

But I have to go.

I have a physics test.

Come on.

You're not gonna make me go swimming on my own, are you?

Uh, no suit.

- It's no problem. - Okay.

Now this is the kind of truancy I could really get behind.

You are such...

Frankie? Are you still here?

- - Mom, we were just, um...

I can see what you're doing.

I just got a call from the school, asking for a doctor's note

for the two tests that you've missed

during the four days that you've been absent.

I can't go back there.

Because you'd rather stay home

and fool around with your boyfriend?

Okay, look, that's not...

Okay, time for you to go. Now.

Get dressed. I'm driving you to school.

And you have no idea how grounded you are.

- But, Mom... - No excuses.

And you're not gonna see Jonah again. No arguments.

Um... look at this giant squid

these Russian fishermen just caught.

Terrifying. Uh, my turn.

Okay...

Hmm. Summer science...

at Caltech?

Yeah, it's an amazing program for senior students.

You just have to write an essay to apply.

That's due in... two days.

- There's no way. - That's plenty of time.

I can help you if you want.

- You sure? - Yeah, it'd be my pleasure.

Guess who totally almost passed her history test?

- -

Does your stomach still hurt? It's been, like, three days.

It's just a pulled muscle or something.

Maybe you should go to the doctor.

Unnecessary. Just go see my homeopath.

Your what-eo-path?

Homeopathy is a totally natural way

of treating the body that uses what makes you sick

to make you better.

He needs science, not wizard's magic.

- Just go to the doctor. - Mmm-hmm.

I don't have time. I gotta write the essay.

Who do you think cares about you more?

Shay?

Or me... your girlfriend?

Attention, Degrassi.

The Dragon Slayer Club will be raffling off two tickets

to the robo battle next week.

- Please sign up at the office. -

- Thank you. - He was so, so cute yesterday.

Okay, class, take your seats.

Today, you'll continue discussing Animal Farm with your partner...

Frankie.

Glad to have you back.

We're gonna have to get you partnered up.

Anyone want to volunteer to let Frankie join in their discussion?

Not to worry. Frankie, why don't you come up here,

I'll catch you up and get you started on this, okay?

Yeah. Um, sure.

Are you sure you're comfortable with that, Frankie?

Pipe down, Baaz, okay?

- - Everyone get started.

Grab a seat. Yeah.

That's what I thought.

Yeah, so it's all gonna work out just great.

- Hello, beautiful. -

Oh, isn't that just the cutest thing.

Say hello to Degrassi's hottest power couple.

Oh, hardly.

Miles and I have that title firmly secured.

Does Miles bring you a non-fat hazelnut latte every day?

Okay, that's less boyfriend

- and more "indentured servant." - Mmm-hmm.

Oh, well, you should be taking notes.

Acts of kindness keep a relationship going.

Well, that and a rising Hastygram profile.

Our pics regularly get 150-plus likes.

I bet we can get just as many likes in half the time.

- Sounds like a challenge. - Because it is.

The couple with the most likes by the end of the day

is officially Degrassi's cutest.

- Hold this. - Okay.

You're the videographer. Press record.

- Okay. - All right, uh...

- - Okay, a little... little further back.

Little more. Little more.

- -

Oh, my gosh!

- My lady. - I hate those things. Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Maybe we should get you to the nurse.

Yeah, all in due time.

- Did you get the video? - Yeah.

Little more. Little more.

- -

- Oh, my gosh! -

My lady.

This is awesome.

Hashtag, love hurts.

- You two are toast. -

You should have seen the way everyone was looking at me.

There is no way I can go back there.

- I'm sure it wasn't that bad. - It was.

I can't do that every single day.

Okay, so then what's your plan?

What if we just disappear?

What?

Even thinking about walking through those doors again

makes my chest go all tight.

- Frankie, school will get better. - No, it won't!

Everyone's already made up their minds that I'm a racist.

Okay. What's the plan?

I've always wanted to go to Costa Rica.

Oh, me, too.

But I think we're probably going to have to settle

for something a little less scenic tonight.

I don't care.

As long as I'm with you.

Hey.

You okay, buddy?

Lola gave me these pills for my stomach thing

and I'm trying to figure out how many to take.

Take as many as you want.

Or, take none. It'll have the exact same effect.

They better do something.

I don't have time to go to the doctor. I gotta finish this essay.

Are you sure you aren't just suffering from an acute case of guilt?

- Over what? - Shay.

Uh, he likes her.

I have eyeballs.

Okay. Well, why should he feel guilty? He's not doing anything wrong.

He's emotionally cheating on Lola.

Okay, that is not a real thing.

And the girl's done so much for me.

She basically started a race riot in my honor.

I'm sorry, but good guys don't get to have their cake and eat it, too.

Sorry, bud.

- Little more. Little more. -

- - Oh, my gosh!

My lady.

Wow, Zo, you are literally a femme fatale.

Well, you'll all be relieved to hear that it's just a sprain.

Laugh all you want, but our video is getting reposted like crazy.

Okay, I wouldn't call 20 reposts "crazy."

- - Okay.

- Let's talk about romanticism. -

What's your first reaction to this painting?

If that buzzing means that it expresses the horror and chaos of war,

then you're right on the money.

Sorry.

Okay, what is happening?

Oh, my God.

Shane Dawson reposted our video,

- and now it's blowing up like crazy. - I assume that's a good thing.

Well, he has over, like, six million vlog subscribers.

It's totally a big deal.

Okay, I'm happy for you.

But let's put them away till the end of class, shall we?

Yes, of course.

Okay, now, Goya didn't have

as many reposts in the day, but this painting...

Did your post get shared by online royalty?

I guess that means we win.

We're going out tonight. Gotta celebrate.

All right, let's take the next ten minutes

and write a paragraph about your initial reactions to Goya's work.

To make your application pop,

you should find a way to bring in the environmental side of these squids.

Don't you think?

- Okay, you don't look so good. - Yeah.

Those things that Lola gave me didn't actually work.

Big surprise. I told you, you should have gone to the doctor.

It's just a stomachache.

- Forget it. - Whoa! What're you doing?

Sit still.

Ah!