Peter, Man, I Don't Want To Fight!
Peter: Why Not? You're A Loser!
Everyone Knows It, We All Talk About You Behind Your Back!
You Gonna Hit Me, Huh?
You Gonna Hit Me?
(takes Deep Breath)
Inhale, Count.
Exhale.
I'm Not Gonna Hit You.
We'll Deal When We're Chill.
(sighs)
(applause)
Ms. Sauve: Nice, Riley!
You Took Yourself Out Of A Volatile Moment.
Anger Is Just A Reaction.
To Sadness, Fear,
Insecurity.
Acknowledge The Real Problem,
And You'll Be Free.
Thanks, Everyone.
(bell Rings)
Peter: So, Have You Talked To Sauve About The "real" Problem?
You Know, I Wish I Could Tell Everyone.
Meet New People, Make New Friends.
Gay Friends?
Anya: There You Are!
I Need To Interview Degrassi's Most Eligible Bachelor
For The Video Yearbook.
I'll Be Right With You.
No, Not You.
(scoffs) Me?
Anya: Yeah, You Won By A Landslide!
The Girls Wanna Know What Makes You Tick!
Great...
♪♪♪♪♪
♪ Whatever It Takes ♪
♪ I Know I Can Make It Through ♪
♪ If I Hold Out ♪
♪ I Know I Can Make It Through ♪
♪ Ooooh-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh ♪
♪ Be The Best ♪
♪ The Best That I Can Be ♪
♪ Whatever Takes ♪
♪ I Know I Can Make It ♪
♪ I Can Make It ♪
♪ I Can Make It Through ♪
♪ Whatever, Whatever ♪
♪ Whatever It Takes ♪
♪ I Know I Can Make It Through ♪
Pa Announcement: Passion For The Planet?
Degrassi Green Committee Is Looking For New Members.
Visit Them In The Cafeteria Today.
Does Riley Stavros Like Blondes Or Brunettes?
Huh? Uh...
They're All Good.
Keeping An Open Mind!
So, What's A Girl Gotta Do To Get Your Attention?
Just Um...
Be Nice?
You Realize I'm Being Marked On This
For Communications Class, Right?
I'm Sorry, I'm Trying.
(record Button Beeps)
Anya: Riley Stavros,
Man Of Mystery.
(calming Music Plays)
Yoga Instructor: And... Release.
Continue To Cool Down At Your Own Speed.
Namaste.
Zane: See 'ya Next Time, Riley.
(sighs) See 'ya, Zane.
Good Luck On The Biology Final!
Anya: That Was So Relaxing!
Thanks For Letting Me Tag Along.
Anyway, Um...
You Said You Were Gonna Tell Me Who You Had A Crush On.
Oh Um, Uh, I Guess... Nobody Right Now.
Really?!
Riley: Anya...
I Have Something To Tell You.
It Might Freak You Out.
Well, Lucky My Chakras Are Aligned.
Okay, Um...
I-i Like...
I Like Guys.
What?
You Do? Are You Sure?
Yeah. Very Sure.
(laughs) This So Exciting!
Am I The First Person You've Told?
Only Peter Knows, But-
You Totally Have A Crush On Zane!
Riley: Wha-?! (laughs Self Consciously)
No! I Mean, He's- He's Not Even... Gay.
Mmm...
Oh, Forget It.
Let's Just Keep This To Ourselves, Okay?
Yeah.
Believe Me, I've Got Stuff I Wouldn't Want People To Know.
So, It Goes In The Vault.
Promise.
Thanks.
For Being Cool.
(kc Sighs)
Pa Annoucement: Reminder:
Smoking Is Not Permitted Anywhere On School Property.
Anyone Caught, Will Be Immediately Suspended.
(clears Throat)
Anya: I Have Intel. Riley: What?
Riley, Zane's Gay!
Says Who? How Do You Know?
It's Not That Big A Secret,
Once You Start Asking Around.
Well, Good For Him.
So, You Gonna Ask Him Out?
I-i Don't Know!
Well, You'd Better Decide.
Hey!
I Think I Nailed It!
That Bio Exam?
Oh!
Thanks For Wishing Me Luck.
Hey, Great.
Now That I'm Done Studying, I Don't, Uh...
Know What To Do With Myself.
Uh, Wanna Hang?
Sure! Uh, Coffee At The Dot?
If You're Free.
'kay.
Cool! I'll... See You In An Hour.
(riley Laughs)
You Have A Date!
No, It's Just Uh...
Wait, Is It?
Don't Be Nervous, What's The Worst That Could Happen?
(sighs)
(sighs Heavily)
Right On Time!
They Don't Call Me Big Ben For Nothing.
They Call You "big Ben?"
No, Not Really.
(laughs)
The Coffee Sucks Here, You Wanna Go Somewhere Else?
Oh!
Sure.
Zane: Whoo!
I Feel Like Spider Man!
Riley: Sometimes I Come Here After The Construction Guys Go Home.
You Can Kinda Be Alone.
Secret Clubhouse, Huh?
What Are The Rules? No Girls Allowed?
Guys Only Club.
And Uh, What Do We Do?
Well, If I Tell You, I'd Have To Kill You.
Wow, This Club Sure Has A Lot Of Secrets.
Are We Hiding From The World Up Here?
(sighs)
It's Good To Be Away From People We Know.
Less Stuff To Explain If Anyone Sees Us.
You Mean... Explain That You're Gay.
So You Are.
What Are You Ashamed Of?
Security Guard: Hey!
No Trespassing!
We're Talking!
Not Any More. Let's Go.
Get Your Hands Off Me!
Security Guard: Come On!
Get Your Hands Off-
I Said, Get Your Hands Off Me!
Inhale, Count.
Exhale.
Inhale, Count.
Exhale.
You're Okay.
(sighs) You're Okay, Riley.
Pa Announcement: Attention Degrassi: Come Out And Support
Our Degrassi Midget Basketball Team...
Hey, Can We Talk?
Are You Sure You Wanna Be Seen With Me?
Aw Man, I'm Really Sorry About Yesterday.
Seriously, You Left Me With That Rent-a-cop?
What's Wrong With You?
I've Been Dealing With Some Anger Issues.
I Had To Leave Before I Did Something Stupid,
Like, Punched Him Out!
The Yoga, That Part Of It Too?
Well, It's Helping.
Sounds Like You're Working On It.
So...
Does Uh, Therapy Include Coming To The Lgbt Mixer Tonight?
(sighs Heavily)
So Really, You're Not Coming Out At All.
Maybe Not.
You're Gonna Be Lonely, Riley.
I Hope Your Privacy's Worth It.
Zane...
♪♪♪♪♪
♪ This isn't me ♪
♪ I'm not happy ♪
♪ Can you feel it too? ♪
♪ How long ♪
♪ Should I drag this on ♪
♪ Waitin' around ♪
♪ For what's already gone ♪
♪ I don't know what to believe in ♪
♪ Sink into this ♪
♪ Straightjacket feeling ♪
♪ I am afraid ♪
♪ I am falling ♪
Peter: You Guys, The Mixer's Upstairs.
Follow Me.
♪ Ah Ah ♪
♪ I Pray ♪
♪ I... I Pray ♪
♪ I... ♪
(siren Wails)
Oh, Riley! Perfect Timing!
Can You Help Me Carry Some Of These Up, Man?
I Can't Go Up There.
I Got Halfway Up, But I...
I Just Can't.
There's A Lot Of Heteros Up There.
You Can Pretend You're One Of Us.
We Don't Mind, Really!
But I Do! I'm Sick Of Pretending.
Oh Okay, Well, You Can Sell Drinks.
And Be My Assistant.
(sighs With Relief) Thanks, Man.
We'd Better Hurry.
Ah, You Nervous?
I Feel Like I'm Gonna Hurl.
Okay Well, Let's Hurry Then.
(dance Music Plays)
♪♪♪♪♪
♪ I Can't Wait ♪
♪ 'til You Pick Me Up ♪
♪ Tonight ♪
♪ You Know, I Should Take The Wheel ♪
♪ And Drive ♪
♪ As I Thought You Know ♪
♪ Ultimately Why... ♪
You Came!
Eventually.
Don't Worry, I Won't Out You.
Just Uh, Try To Have Some Fun.
Zane, This Is All New To Me.
(laughs) It's New For All Of Us!
You Think I Came Out In Preschool?
Let's See You Dance!
You Want To Try That Again?
Maybe Put Some Effort Into It This Time?
Whatever, I Have Moves!
(both Laugh)
Come On, Join The Club.
I Think You'll Like It.
♪ I Can't Wait ♪
♪ 'til You Pick Me Up ♪
♪ Tonight ♪
♪ You Know ♪
♪ I Should Take The Wheel ♪
♪ And Drive ♪
(partygoers Chatter)
Zane: So, How Was Your First Lgbt Mixer?
Riley: Next Time, I'm Taking You To A Baseball Game.
Hey, Your Dancing Wasn't So Bad!
Wait... Next Time?
(sighs) Well, We Had Fun, Right?
So Chances Are, We'd Have Fun Again?
Good Plan.
Um...
I Should Grab This-
Totally.
You Have My Number, Right?
Mm-hmm.
Oh.
I'm Uh... I'm Glad You Came Out Tonight.
Yeah...
Me Too.
Zane!
(laughs)
♪ Someday ♪
♪ Be All Right ♪
♪ Someday ♪
♪ Be All Right ♪
♪ It's A Long Way ♪
♪ To Happiness ♪