Death or Glory (2)

Death or Glory (2) is the sixth episode of Season 7 of Degrassi: The Next Generation. It aired on November 9, 2007 in the United States, and on February 11, 2008 in Canada.

Plotline[]

Primary[]

Spinner seems to be doing himself in before his illness has a chance to. His feud with Johnny is a great way for him to let out his frustration, but the fights are taking priority over his health.

Secondary[]

Marco finally accepts that Dylan is gone and starts to socialize. This is the present and he begins to believe that anyone who strikes a conversation with him will be his new best friend.

Overview[]

Spinner finds it difficult to deal with his bad news, especially since his father died of cancer. His behavior becomes increasingly antisocial as he shaves his hair into a Mohawk and begins to pick fights with Johnny DiMarco, Lucas Valieri and Bruce the Moose, though this causes him to become a hero among the Degrassi students for fighting the Lakehurst thugs. Mr. Simpson warns Spinner that the police will get involved if he does not stop fighting, and Spinner realizes that if he does not stop, his recovery over the forthcoming months will be difficult.

Cast[]

Regular Cast (Ordered Alphabetically)

Dalmar Abuzeid as Danny Van Zandt
Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt
Paula Brancati as Jane Vaughn
Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson
Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk
Melissa DiMarco as Daphne Hatzilakos
Marc Donato as Derek Haig
Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash
Aubrey Graham as Jimmy Brooks
Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason
Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi

Supporting Cast

Denis Akiyama as Oncologist
Steve Belford as Jesse Stefanovic
Robin Craig as Mrs. Mason
Marc Minardi as Lucas Valieri
Scott Paterson as Johnny DiMarco
Nathaniel Stephenson as Griffin Pierce-Taylor
Natty Zavitz as Bruce

Absences

Music[]

"The Future" by God Made Me Funky (Griffin invites Marco to hang out)
"To A Friend" by Alexisonfire (Spinner shaves his head)
"Get Up" by The Nein (Marco interrupts Griffin with his friends)

Quotes[]

Spinner: "You want a show!? You want a show? You've got one. C'mon Johnny, cameras are rolling man!"
Johnny: "Hey man, chill, alright!"
Spinner: "Sorry, Johnny boy. Man up!"
Spinner: "Look, we gotta stop this Lakehurst-Degrassi crap, okay?"
Johnny: "Look, who cares about that, all right? We're famous."

Trivia[]

This episode, "Death or Glory", is named after songs by The Clash, Holocaust, Rose Tattoo, and Motörhead, plus an album by Running Wild, an EP by Divinity Destroyed, an 1895 military march, a video game by Wise Owl Software, the motto of Queen’s Royal Lancers of the British Army since 1993, and a Russian novel by Vladimir Vasilyev.
Shane Kippel was nominated for a Gemini award for his performance in this episode.