Talking in Your Sleep is the seventeenth episode of Season 7 of Degrassi: The Next Generation. It aired on April 28, 2008 in Canada, and on May 9, 2008 in the United States.
Summary[]
When Paige asks her roommates for redecorating help, Marco and Ellie need convincing, but Griffin's happy to spend time working—and flirting—with her. When they give dating a shot, he cools off fast, and Paige realizes she doesn't know him as well as she thought. Hooking up with a roommate is guaranteed to get complicated, but that's not the only reason Griffin's acting so distant. What's he trying to hide? Meanwhile, Darcy regrets trusting Jane with a secret.
Main Plot[]
Paige is on her A game - she's excelling at work, Andrea's given her a raise and she's going to use the money to redesign her bedroom. But a kink is thrown into the works when a distraction appears in the form of roommate Griffin. Though Paige is happy, she's soon sure Marco was right - now that Griffin got what he wanted, he's not interested any more. Why does he seem so distant? What is he hiding? When Paige discovers the truth, she realizes her little distraction is a lot more than she bargained for.
Sub Plot[]
Jane's having trouble interpreting Spinner's guy-isms, so when Darcy offers some advice, a light bulb goes on for Jane. This is what girlfriends are for! Darcy's been needing a friend too, but does Jane understand the sacred rules of friendship?
- This episode is named after the song, Talking In Your Sleep by the Romantics.
- Jane reveals that Lucas Valieri is her brother, and that she changed her birth name so she wouldn't be associated with him.
- Paige mentions her relationship with Alex to Griffin in this episode and claims that Alex was the only girl she was ever romantically invested in.
- Paige mentions Dylan's departure for Switzerland to play hockey.
- Lauren Collins received a Gemini nomination for this episode.
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Regular Cast (Ordered Alphabetically)
- Paula Brancati as Jane Vaughn
- Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk
- Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash
- Aubrey Graham as Jimmy Brooks
- Shenae Grimes as Darcy Edwards
- Jamie Johnston as Peter Stone
- Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason
- Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi
Supporting Cast
- Quincy Bullen as Grade niner
- Michael Kinney as Darryl Armstrong
- Linlyn Lue as Laura Kwan
- Marc Minardi as Lucas Valieri
- Nathaniel Stephenson as Griffin Pierce-Taylor
- Kay Valley as Nurse
Absences
- Dalmar Abuzeid as Danny Van Zandt
- Charlotte Arnold as Holly J. Sinclair
- Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt
- Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson
- Melissa DiMarco as Daphne Hatzilakos
- Nina Dobrev as Mia Jones
- Marc Donato as Derek Haig
- Mazin Elsadig as Damian Hayes
- Mike Lobel as Jay Hogart
- Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson
- Cassie Steele as Manny Santos
- Amanda Stepto as Christine Nelson
Paige: "Alex. A.k.a. the only girl I was ever into. Yeah, make that one gay kid and one undecided."
Paige: "Yeah?"
Griffin: "They're not going to be looking at the walls."
Jane: "Why do you have to be such a girl?"