Eye of the Tiger

"You're dead to me already."
— Jimmy to Spinner, officially ending their friendship.

Eye of the Tiger is the sixteenth episode in Season 4 of the Canadian television series, Degrassi: The Next Generation. It originally aired on December 14, 2004 on CTV Television and on July 8, 2005 on The N. The episode shares its title with the song by Survivor.

Plotline[]

Primary[]

Jimmy is finally out of the hospital and everyone's thrilled to have him back at school, except for Spinner.

He's forced to decide whether to lose his friend by confessing his role in the shooting which put Jimmy in a wheelchair or stay quiet and feel guilty.

Secondary[]

Danny is sick of third wheeling with J.T. and Liberty, so he tries to break them up by revealing their relationship to Mr. Van Zandt.

Overview[]

Jimmy returns to school and the whole school is eager to see him back in action, but Spinner has something he wants to reveal about what really happened the day of the shooting and how it's gonna affect him long-term.

A guilt-ridden Spinner tries to redeem himself with Jimmy, but will he tell him how him and Jay told Rick that Jimmy set the whole thing up causing him to get shot?

But in the end, after being outcasted by everyone and "dead" to Jimmy and his friends, Spinner ends up expelled by Hatzilakos, crying in shame.

Also Danny doesn't exactly agree with the new relationship between J.T. and Liberty and even begins to feel jealous towards them as he thinks J.T. isn't good enough for his sister.

Cast[]

Regular Cast (Ordered Alphabetically)

Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt
Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson
Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk
Ryan Cooley as J.T. Yorke
Jake Epstein as Craig Manning
Aubrey Graham as Jimmy Brooks
Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason
Andrea Lewis as Hazel Aden
Melissa McIntyre as Ashley Kerwin
Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi
Cassie Steele as Manny Santos

Supporting Cast

Absences

Music[]

"Suburbs" by Junior Achiever - Heard when Spinner is helping Jimmy around school.
"Shadow Of Lies" by Billy Klippert
"Takin' Care Of Business" by Randy Bachman

Quotes[]

Jimmy: "My basketball career, my entire future, gone."
Spinner: "Don't say that, you're getting better."
Jimmy: "Rick put me in this chair for life!"
Jimmy: (to Spinner) "You're dead to me now."
Jay: "This guy? He's nasty, tastes like fire, rubs people the wrong way. This guy here? Sweet, refreshing. But when these two get together, bad news. Kind of like you and me."
J.T.: "Hmm, let's see. Rolling on the cement with you, or rolling in the water with your sister?"
Danny: "You're gonna be in trouble if Dad catches you."
Danny: "She's the smartest girl in school and you don't even have an IQ! You don't deserve her."
Spinner: "Hey. Um, listen man. About the hospital..."
Jimmy: "Wheels. Chair. It's a wheelchair. Gawk all you want, it's not going away."
Spinner: Dude, I would have come, but things got crazy around here and you know how it is."
Jimmy: I understand. I probably should have been there for you instead of at the hospital getting a bullet removed from my spine. My bad."

Trivia[]

This episode is named after the song "Eye Of The Tiger" By Survivor.
Although Spinner is "dead" to Jimmy, Darcy Edwards helps them reconcile in High Fidelity (2).
When Jimmy is in front of the car, he mentions all of Spinner's past misdeeds: such as him stealing his MP3 Player, mistreating Marco for being gay & cheating on Paige for Manny until she broke up with him for his involvement, and repeatedly harassed Rick Murray until the school shooting
In this episode Spinner and Jay are expelled from Degrassi.
This episode marked the end of Manny and Spinner's relationship.

Gallery[]

Links[]

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Season Four Episodes

Ghost in the Machine (1) • Ghost in the Machine (2) • King of Pain • Mercy Street • Anywhere I Lay My Head • Islands in the Stream • Time Stands Still (1) • Time Stands Still (2) • Back In Black • Neutron Dance • Voices Carry (1) • Voices Carry (2) • Bark at the Moon • Secret (1) • Secret (2) • Eye of the Tiger • Queen of Hearts • Modern Love • Moonlight Desires • West End Girls • Goin' Down the Road (1) • Goin' Down the Road (2)