Love Is A Battlefield is the third episode of Season 7 of Degrassi: The Next Generation. It aired on October 12, 2007 in the United States, and on May 19, 2008 in Canada.
Summary[]
Paige gets a job as a fashion assistant, while Alex is busy being lazy. Although when Paige's license needs to get renewed, Alex volunteers to be her driver. But not everybody can keep promises. Meanwhile, Manny and Damian get back together. Rumors spill about Manny being racist.
Main Plot[]
Paige gets a job as a fashion assistant, but all Alex is doing is laying on the couch. Alex had completed all of her extra credits at Degrassi and moved in with Paige, Marco, and Ellie.
Alex seemed to lack ambition, mostly sleeping in day by day. She volunteers to be Paige's driver until Paige can get her licensed renewed, eager to spend more time with her, but Alex ends up abandoning her and smokes with Jay.
Alex tries to make it up to Paige by showing off one of the dresses she was given to look after, but this only causes more tension between the two.
Paige has her make it up by sending out chocolates, but Alex decides not to do this since Paige's job was more like being a maid.
The two have a fallout at Paige's job where they break up.
The next day, Paige packs up all of Alex's stuff. Alex says she'll be staying with her mom's cousin in Ajax and that she has other options.
Alex & Paige knew it was time to end it since Alex felt alone and left behind by Paige's career plans, but that didn't make it any less painful for them to split.
Sub Plot[]
Manny and Damian get back together after their recent breakup. Manny wants Lakehurst and Degrassi to have the same squads and activities, but Damian doesn't.
They break up and Manny is accused of being racist by Holly J. Chantay & Anya believe the rumors.
Damian and Manny debate whether to merge the Degrassi and Lakehurst sports, clubs, and organizations together or leave them separate.
It is voted that the sports, clubs and organizations merge.
- This episode shares its title with a song by "Love is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar.
- This episode marks Alex Nuñez's final appearance.
- This is the first episode Chantay appears in without Darcy.
- This marks the end of Paige and Alex's second and final relationship.
- This marks the first appearance of Griffin Pierce-Taylor.
- This is Damian's first regular appearance.
- This marks the start and end of Manny and Damian's second and final relationship.
- Damian asks Manny if Emma is single. Even though he was joking, he ends up dating Emma later on.
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Regular Cast (Ordered Alphabetically)
- Dalmar Abuzeid as Danny Van Zandt
- Charlotte Arnold as Holly J. Sinclair
- Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson
- Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk
- Melissa DiMarco as Daphne Hatzilakos
- Marc Donato as Derek Haig
- Mazin Elsadig as Damian Hayes
- Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash
- Mike Lobel as Jay Hogart
- Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson
- Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi
- Cassie Steele as Manny Santos
Supporting Cast
- Raymond Ablack as Sav Bhandari
- Deanna Casaluce as Alex Nuñez
- Jake Goldsbie as Toby Isaacs
- Natalie Lisinska as Andrea
- Jajube Mandiela as Chantay Black
- Samantha Munro as Anya MacPherson
- Nathaniel Stephenson as Griffin Pierce-Taylor
Absences
Alex: "I wanted to surprise you..."
Paige: "Well, congratulations!"