Degrassi: The Next Generation

"Wannebe" is an awesome Degrassi episode! This is a very interesting because this episode deals with two different points of view on cheerleading. Emma thinks that cheerleading is sexist and demeaning while Manny thinks it's just something fun to do and she's good at it. I can understand both points of view, but Emma wasn't a very good friend to Manny in this episode. I really liked the JT, Toby, Liberty, and Spinner subplot. It was entertaining. And you rarely get to see Spinner hang out with JT, Toby, and Liberty, so it was nice to see how his character would behave around them. Anyways, I give this episode a 9/10.

liberty's boot's are cooler than pee wee hermans shoes, and pee wee hermans shoes and i are like THIS son! really though, this is a great episode, it shows how nuts emma really can be. even though her character has been toned down the last couple of seasons, this reminds us of where she's going to be in 30 years : living above a church with pigeons and mccully culkin. manny shows how fun she can be, and how sometimes you just have to do what you want, no matter what your friends think. this is the last we see of liberty's cool boots.

I thought that this episode was very good. But I wanted to see Manny and Paige fight but they didn\\\'t. I didn\\\'t like Paige and hazel in this episode because they were evil. I also didn\\\'t like emma in this episode because she should have let her friend do what she wants to do and she should support her in whatever she chooses to do. I didn\\\'t think that the spirit squad was sexist because both boys and girls could join the group. Emma is always critisizing things. Anyways overall this was one of my favorite episodes in season 1.

It was an ok episode. The thing that bothers me is that Emma is sooo perfect. Endangered animals, no sexism, etc. Id never do cheerleading myself, but I think Emma is overexadgerating. If some people like waving pompons to cheer on others, let them. Whats the big deal? And i dont think this was much of an aggresive article. But the main thing i like is that Manny does what she wants, not what emma tells her.

Although I don't really like cheerleading, I would never take the issue as far as Emma did. She was a little ridiculous about it. If the girls want to be on the squad so be it; Paige and Hazel were not forcing anyone to be on the squad. Emma needs to learn to understand to see things from other points of view, rather than just her own. The JT, Toby, Spinner thing was just kind of filler to fill up the other half of the episode. Sure what Paige did was wrong, and I love that Manny told her off like that, but Emma was just completely unrealistic in her expectations. She needs to realize not everything is about/against her.

I personally liked this episode.



Manny expresses an interest in joining cheerleading, but Emma is against it. She writes an article for the grapevine after manny ditches her to hangout with Paige & Hazel. Paige & Hazel plot to rip Emma's article against cheerleading out of every copy of the paper, & Manny is asked to do it too & be involved. Now Manny must choose between becoming a cheerleader & hanging out with the coolest girls, or her best friend.



EXCEllENT episode =) one of my favorites



xoxo nicole