Degrassi: The Next Generation (Season 2)
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The second season of Degrassi: The Next Generation originally aired between September 2002 and February 2003 producing a total of 22 episodes. The season was released on DVD June 21, 2005.
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"When Doves Cry, Part 1" | September 29, 2002 | 16 | 2x01 | by Prince |
| Sean and Emma meet the new kid, Craig. He lives with his father while his sister Angela lives with his stepdad Joey. Craig's father has forbidden him from making contact with Joey and Angela, but Craig can't help himself. Craig's dad is not happy about this and beats Craig. Craig hides his physical and emotional pain, but his friends Sean and Emma know something is up. Hazel and Spinner offer Paige money to go out with JT. | |||||
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"When Doves Cry, Part 2" | September 29, 2002 | 17 | 2x02 | by Prince |
| Craig soon has to run away from home, and the secret about his abuse comes to light. JT gets a kiss after his date with Paige. | |||||
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"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" | October 6, 2002 | 18 | 2x03 | by Cyndi Lauper |
| Emma and Manny sneak into the high school '80's dance strictly for upperclassmen. Meanwhile, Spinner and Jimmy enter the breakdancing contest to win tickets to a Maple Leafs game, but do not fare well against Marco. | |||||
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"Karma Chameleon" | October 13, 2002 | 19 | 2x04 | by Culture Club |
| Now an outcast, Ashley wants everyone to forgive her and they do, until Ashley says yes when Sean asks her out. Toby meets the girl of his dreams, Kendra, who turns out to be the younger, adopted sister of Spinner. | |||||
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"Weird Science" | October 20, 2002 | 20 | 2x05 | by Oingo Boingo |
| Emma wants to win the science fair and doesn't want a new dad (Mr. "Snake" Simpson, who is dating her mom, Spike). Spinner cannot control his erections. | |||||
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"Drive" | October 27, 2002 | 21 | 2x06 | by The Cars |
| With Joey gone for the weekend, Craig, Sean, Marco, and Spinner take one of Joey's cars at his lot for a joyride and get caught. Ashley decides to get a navel ring after seeing one on Ellie, but then chickens out. | |||||
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"Shout, Part 1" | November 3, 2002 | 22 | 2x07 | by Tears for Fears |
| Paige is excited that she is popular and that a cute older guy, Dean, from the opposing team has asked her to a party. Paige ditched a date with Spinner to hang out with Dean, bringing Hazel for company. When Dean and Paige get a moment alone, he rapes her. Toby and JT get into a heated argument over a locker dispute. | |||||
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"Shout, Part 2" | November 10, 2002 | 23 | 2x08 | by Tears for Fears |
| Still dealing with her rape, Paige enters a music contest with Hazel and Terri. Hazel's horrible singing forces Paige to make up with Ashley and ask her to join the band. But when Ashley introduces a song that deals with rape, it does not look like Paige can handle it. Liberty acts out in an attempt to show JT he doesn't know anything about her. | |||||
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"Mirror in the Bathroom" | November 17, 2002 | 24 | 2x09 | The English Beat |
| Toby wants to be popular like Sean is, so he joins the wrestling team. He ends up trying to make weight by taking laxatives and passes out during a match. He eventually develops an eating disorder. Terri gets teased about her weight after becoming a plus-size model. | |||||
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"Take My Breath Away" | November 24, 2002 | 25 | 2x10 | Berlin |
| Manny and Craig go on their first date, but Manny reminds Craig of his younger stepsister Angela. Hazel decides to go after Marco, but unknown to Hazel, Ellie has a secret crush on him. | |||||
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"Don't Believe the Hype" | December 1, 2002 | 26 | 2x11 | Public Enemy |
| Hazel is afraid to have her religion revealed to the school through an international project and decides to hide it. That is until a Muslim girl whose project has been tagged gets her to get over her fear. JT does not want the fact that he can sew to come out. | |||||
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"White Wedding, Part 1" | January 5, 2003 | 27 | 2x12 | by Billy Idol |
| Spike prepares for her wedding and discovers that she is pregnant. However, she knows that Snake doesn't want kids until later. Meanwhile Toby, JT, and Craig want to hire a stripper for the bachelor party. Manny invites Emma's ex-boyfriend, Sean, to the wedding without Emma's permission. | |||||
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"White Wedding, Part 2" | January 5, 2003 | 28 | 2x13 | by Billy Idol |
| When Emma tells Snake about her Spike's pregnancy instead of Spike, they argue and the wedding nearly gets called off. After calming down, Snake forgives Spike and they make it in time to their wedding. The stripper performs at the bachelor party, then attends the wedding the following day. Sean and Emma reconcile and share their first kiss under a tree. | |||||
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"Careless Whisper" | January 3, 2003 | 29 | 2x14 | by Wham! |
| Shortly after Ellie becomes his girlfriend, Marco starts to realize that he might have feelings for boys. Meanwhile, Kendra feels suffocated by Toby. | |||||
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"Hot for Teacher" | January 10, 2003 | 30 | 2x15 | by Van Halen |
| JT has a thing for the science teacher, Ms. Hatzilakos. Meanwhile, Jimmy and Spinner swear to tell the truth to each other, but will too much honesty hurt? | |||||
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"Message in a Bottle" | January 17, 2003 | 31 | 2x16 | by The Police |
| When life gets Sean feeling stressed and defeated, he turns to alchohol. Jimmy and Ashley are slowly, but surely reconnecting. | |||||
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"Relax" | January 19, 2003 | 32 | 2x17 | by Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
| Liberty tries to take control of the girls' floor hockey team, but they get tired of her bossiness. Terri, after reading Paige's palm, believes Paige is dying. | |||||
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"Dressed in Black" | January 26, 2003 | 33 | 2x18 | by Depeche Mode |
| Jimmy's feelings about Ashley's new goth look threaten their rekindled relationship. JT convinces Toby to buy condoms. When Spinner finds out, he threatens to beat him up. | |||||
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"Fight for Your Right" | February 2, 2003 | 34 | 2x19 | by The Beastie Boys |
| Emma protests against genetically modified food, and is suspended for censorship. Spinner, jealous of Jimmy being rich, steals Jimmy's MP3 player. | |||||
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"How Soon Is Now?" | February 9, 2003 | 35 | 2x20 | by The Smiths |
| Six months after she was raped, Paige has stopped blaming herself and feels happier than ever until she finds out that Bardell is playing Degrassi and Paige's rapist Dean will be there. After Paige tells Spinner what Dean did to her, he violently confronts him. They finally become a couple at the end of the episode. Marco and Ellie clash while working on a commercial together and he enventually tells that he knows for a fact that he's gay. | |||||
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"Tears Are Not Enough, Part 1" | February 16, 2003 | 36 | 2x21 | by Northern Lights |
| Craig is so nervous for finals that he is willing to get study help from his dad, but things go from bad to worse after his dad hits him again and goes off driving. Craig finds out his dad got into a car accident and died. JT gets tutoring help from Liberty, on the condition that he takes her to the year-end dance. | |||||
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"Tears Are Not Enough, Part 2" | February 23, 2003 | 37 | 2x22 | by Northern Lights |
| Craig acts strangely after his dad's death, seemingly not caring about it at all. However, it all catches up to him causing him to break down and cry. Liberty and JT go to the year-end dance together. | |||||
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