All language subtitles for Degrassi TNG s14e11 Firestarter 1

It's totes off that you're all here.

You may feel the candidates don't take
you seriously because you're teenagers,

but to me, you're the hashtag future.

You can't say hashtag. I just want to
relate to the teens at the Young Voters

Forum. Don't try to sound cool. If you
try, you just seem nerdy. So no epic

either?

You know, maybe we should fire Andrea
and hire you as my campaign manager.

Well, after all our hard work preparing
for today's youth forum, I wouldn't

blame you.

Okay, daily briefing time. What's the
press going to heckle me with today?

They may ask you about the oomph chat
cheerleading scandal.

It's this app that sends pictures that
disappear in one to ten seconds. And why

on earth would anyone want that?

To send boob shots?

What?

That's what the cheerleaders were doing.

For money.

Did you know about this, Frankie?

No. No, it's just a rumor.

I'm pretty sure. I mean, it seems crazy.

I don't know. Arlene saw some
screenshots with some pretty

birthmarks. Also, I quit cheerleading a
long time ago.

Remember? Yeah, of course I do.

Because you're the only one of my kids
to get the Hollingsworth work ethic and

intelligence.

I'll see you at the forum today.

You, come with me.

You've got dad fooled, but not me.

Hey, I did work hard on this forum.

Hmm? I've been chatting your boobs for
money.

I've known you for 14 years, Frankie. I
know your lie face.

Okay, I did it once, but then I quit.

What do I do?

Have you learned nothing from Dad's
political maneuvering?

You just need a scapegoat.

Give him someone to blame.

But you better figure it out soon,
because if you're accused, then that

fail could tank Dad's whole campaign,
and then he'll hashtag hatred council.

I have some practice schedules for y
'all. Some lanyards. Help yourself.

Hi there.

Got some practice schedules for you
girls.

Complimentary water bottle.

There you go. Welcome to Degrassi.

What are you guys doing?

Volunteering.

All this oomph chat stuff going on, all
the joiners are really being questioned.

Plus, meeting all these visiting
cheerleaders.

I like my odds.

You like zero?

You like cheerleaders?

They're pretty and flexible.

And way out of your league. Says the guy
who got dumped by a cheerleader this

year. So he never went out. Because she
refused to date you.

It's not what happened, all right?

20 bucks says I can get a cheerleader's
number before you can.

Whoa. It can't just be any cheerleader.

You could just pick off the weakest
antelope in the herd.

Too easy.

What about that ice queen? Yes.

First one to get their number wins.

Let's make it interesting.

The loser has to be a cheerleader. He
has to dress up, do a cheer in front of

the visiting cheerleaders.

You mean the tiny skirt, the little top,
and the bow?

Are you worried it's going to clash with
your pointy red hair? No.

Because you'll never find out. We'll see
about that.

May the best man win.

All right.

Are the police here because of that move
chat thing?

To investigate the cheerleaders.

I thought you'd be happy.

They were going to get their just
desserts.

Yeah. I guess I'm just nervous about the
forum today.

My dad's never put me in charge of
something so big.

We can do anything.

I thought we'd be wading into the wild
world of liquids today, but having

students pulled out for questioning will
be too disruptive.

We'll have a work period instead.

Were you guys really interrogated?

For an hour.

I played dumb.

I think it worked, but I don't know how
long I can keep it up. They want to boot

us from regionals. You deserve way
worse.

Sorry we let Zoe bully you.

Didn't know what else to do.

Well, I do.

We get Zoe to admit she came up with the
grassy nudes and made us all do it. You

want us to turn on Zoe? You'd rather we
all go down? We just need to keep quiet.

Zoe says there's no way anyone but us
has any real proof.

What about the blackmailer?

Zoe said the system was airtight. What
if she's wrong?

How long do you think you'll get
grounded for selling naked pictures?

You can't even count that high. If Zoe
doesn't take the blame, we all go down.

Girl, from our children's school are
sending naked pictures for money, and we

hear about it on the news?

Well, the news does tend to
sensationalize these things. I heard it

cheerleaders, and yet you're still
letting them compete in regionals.

Ah.

Claire, you had some thoughts on this,
right?

Care to jump in here?

My VP of student council, Claire
Edwards.

I think these girls are innocent until
proven guilty.

If we shut down every team because of
every rumor, then we would have none of

those banners hanging in the gym. But it
was most likely someone from Degrassi.

Is this school safe for our daughters
anymore?

Safe as any.

And I assure you that there are lots of
positive leadership opportunities for

young women at this school.

I found mine in student council.

And didn't you wind up pregnant?

All right.

Hey, didn't see you there.

Right. You just dance randomly at
school.

What can I say? It makes me happy.

You should join me.

Oh.

Look at the time. I gotta be somewhere.

Why don't you give me your number and we
can do some random dancing at a later

date? I don't make a habit of giving my
number to strange guys.

Sorry.

Adorash. What is that?

I am so sorry.

It's nothing.

Let me help. Shouldn't you be getting
ready for regionals? At least let me

it so this date won't set.

Wow.

That's so nice of you.

Are

you

freaking kidding me? Someone has to take
the blame, Zoe.

So you want me to march to Simpson's
office and tell him I ran Degrassi Nudes

all by myself?

Well... If you mess up, the rest of us
may still even get a chance to compete.

Yeah.

So you're all on board for this one
-person -takes -all -the -blame idea?

Okay.

I hope you're happy.

How did that mom know about my
pregnancy?

Drew used to date Becky. That was
Becky's mom. I guess they're close.

Or has she heard the rumors?

What rumors?

About the student council VP that got
knocked up by her president at a school

event.

Don't forget that part.

Okay, what? Drew's like the hottest guy
in school.

It's big -time gossip. What am I going
to do?

I thought I could make it to graduation
without people knowing.

I can't stand people looking at me like
I'm some trashy teen mom like they did

when you were pregnant.

Ouch. Claire.

Moment, please.

If you need us, we'll be in the student
council room.

I am so sorry about that meeting.

But I have to ask, how does
homeschooling work?

Claire, you're one of my best students.

You excel in the school environment.

I know, but I can't stand people gawking
at me because I'm pregnant.

I am pregnant, by the way. It's going to
be okay.

How can you say that? My wife was a teen
mom.

At Degrassi, actually.

How did she avoid all the rumors?

Oh, she didn't. You can't.

Great. Bet she held her head high. She
graduated high school. She has a solid

career as a hairdresser.

She even married a really hot guy.

It's me.

You can be a teen mom and still have a
great life.

You just have to be willing to go for
what you want, despite what other people

might think of you.

Please tell me you have the name tags
for the Young Voters Forum.

I love your smile, which is why I hate
to have to show you this.

Face range?

Posted a few minutes ago?

It says I started the whole thing, made
girl do it, and took money.

No one's gonna believe it. What if they
do? What if my dad sees this?

You don't think it was the blackmailer,
do you? No, definitely not. He already

posted that thing about the
cheerleaders. But it wasn't him.

How can you be so sure?

You're the blackmailer.

I was only trying to help. Help?

Without you, no one would have known it
was them. No one could have blamed me.

No, I didn't mean for that to happen.

Look, I saw how sad you were after
losing cheerleading.

I wanted to make Zoe quit so you could
take her spot.

How could you do this to me? I did it
for you.

Okay, I didn't make that face range
paint. It was obviously Zoe.

Still, none of this would have happened
if you hadn't meddled. I'm not the wrong

person. I was trying to fix things. With
vigilante justice?

It's just called justice, Franks.

The world's unfair sometimes.

That's why there's superheroes.

No, you are not a superhero. You are a
dumb boy who did a dumb thing, and now

dad is going to hate me forever.

I have to get this down before anyone
sees it.

Okay, well, then let me help you. No.

You've already done enough.

I'm so glad you're doing this.

I would have been so lost.

I always carry a blanket.

For competitions, my girls have to look
perfect.

There. All set.

I should get back to my team. Wait.

Before you go, may I get a selfie with
my hero?

Perfect.

May I have your number? I'll send it to
you. May I?

Such a gentleman.

I'm surprised the guys are so nice here.

Why wouldn't we be? Because all your
girls are insane.

Well, I wouldn't say all of them. I
mean, look at your cheerleaders.

Sending nudes for money?

That kind of makes them prostitutes.
That hasn't been proven yet.

I guess not. But we've all heard about
their captain.

What, Zoe?

Yeah, that girl from that teen show.

It was all over the news for those
drunken videos. Hey, she was assaulted.

You don't know what she's been through.

I'm sorry. Are you into her or
something?

Because I kind of thought we were
hitting it off.

I have no idea what you're talking
about. Oh, you didn't make this?

Take it down now. I had this under
control until you tried to make me your

scapegoat. But I didn't do this. We all
did it.

Don't play little and innocent just
because you don't want Daddy to find

will tell everyone it was you, and I'll
point them to that face range page that

says how mad you were at me for kicking
you off the team, and outlines how you

orchestrated the whole thing to make me
look bad. The other girls will side with

me. The other girls who've just been
handed a get -out -of -jail -free card?

How could you do this to me after what
you went through this year?

Do you know what happens if people find
out I did this?

All that stuff gets dragged out again.
In the halls, the press.

You know what'll happen to you?

Nothing. Your rich daddy will bail you
out and make it go away.

Don't act like you know my family.

This isn't fair.

Life isn't fair, sweetie.

Now if you'll just move aside, I have a
regional championship to win.

cut and dye this morning, Barb?

Hubby's got a meeting, so I gotta get
the kids to daycare.

Great, thank you.

Mister, where are your pants? You gotta
have some pants for school.

Can you find us some pants, Mr. Simpson?

Now, we've been married for five years,
Claire Bear.

Call me Archie.

Oh, I love your bacon.

I love your bacon.

So good.

I know. Look, I'm late already. I got to
go. You are the best. Give me a kiss.

But to me,

you are the future. So thank you. Thank
you.

You know what? I also want to give a big
thank you to my darling daughter,

Francesca, because she helped organize
this event.

I have a question.

How can you control the city if you
can't control your kids?

I assume there's some news brief about
my son that I missed.

Not mild. Your daughter's been unmasked
as the oomph chat cheerleading madam.

And now you have zero options.

Frankie, Frankie, can we ask you some
questions, please?

Yeah, but before that, she's practically
begging me to take her number. And you

didn't because she said mean things
about the cheerleaders?

So you lost the bet on purpose.

I lost the bet on principle.

Because you have a thing for Zoe.

What?

No, what does it matter why I lost the
bet?

Nobody won. I wouldn't say nobody.

I didn't do that.

After you jilted her, she would have
given her number out to anyone who gave

a little bit of positive attention.

Wait, you're gay?

I had no idea.

Who says I'm gay?

Just want to see these idiots in short
skirts.

Stretching boys.

Want to see some high kicks?

I need to discuss education with you.

We already talked about this.

Dealing with rumors can't be easy, so
you can stay home whenever you need. Not

high school for next year.

Claire. I don't want to marry Principal
Simpson.

What are you talking about? It was a
dream about my future, and it was awful.

I can't put university off.

I think you're underestimating how much
work a baby is.

But a baby won't be here until after
Christmas.

And I'm not talking about Columbia.

I was thinking Ryerson for journalism.

My friends can babysit. I won't take on
more than I can handle.

We'd be spreading ourselves pretty thin.

But I have to try.

I don't want... My son thinking that I
gave up at the first challenge I faced.

I want him to think that I did my best
despite the challenges.

Despite what people thought of me.

Okay.

Then I guess we should talk about how
we've managed the childcare.

Really? As long as we can do it while we
stretch. Oh, I'm getting way behind

here.

Okay, yeah.

I am so sorry I didn't do what they're
saying. Okay, we'll figure it out, okay?

The press is going to have a field day
with this.

Three days left in the campaign, there
goes any chance we had to control the

narrative. At least I can't go out to my
children like this.

We should sue for defamation to show the
world what bullies they are.

Yes, but we'd have to be 100 % certain
that Frankie wasn't involved.

Obviously you weren't, right?

No.

I mean, not really.

I did, Umchat.

Naked.

For money.

Just once, I swear.

Could you do this to me?

I'm sorry. The whole team was doing it.
The whole team was doing it. This isn't

the time to get angry. We have to deal
with this.

Yeah, you're right. You're right. You
know, it's probably best that she makes

statement to the press while they're
still here.

I have to tell them we're suing? You
have to take responsibility.

For my one oomph chat?

For everything.

You want me to lie?

Any denial extends the story. We don't
have that kind of time. Just go out

there, say you made a mistake, and say
you're sorry.

We'll position you as the good father
who's dealing with it, and hopefully

bury the story before the polls open on
Monday.

Dad, that's not fair. It's life,
Frankie.

You're a good daughter. You make the
statement.

We'll give you a few minutes to collect
yourself.

Give me a G.

Give me an R.

Give me an A.

Can we stop?

You haven't even spelled my whole name
yet.

Give me a G.

Give me an R.

Hey. Are you making fun of us, jerk?

Whoa, I lost a bet, okay? I would never
make fun of you.

Then I guess you're the only person in
the world.

I don't care what these other people
think, okay?

I know you're a good person.

Why are you being so nice?

I'm always this nice.

If you hadn't stopped talking to me, you
would know that.

Okay.

Still got my number?

Yeah.

If I text it, could I maybe come watch
you compete tomorrow?

Only if you wear that.

All right, come on, let's do this.

Give me a G.

Give me an R.

Give me an A.

Give me a C.

Give me an E.

What's that spell?

I'm worried we're about to lose the
press corps.

Have you seen your sister? Is she out
front?

No. Why? What's going on? Family crisis.

It's a prize for once you're not
responsible.

She's not in her room.

Is she?

Sorry I freaked out on you.

You were right.

The world is unfair.

So what do you want to do?

I want justice.

I want to be a superhero.

I want to make Zoe pay.

I can make it through.

If I hold out, I know I can make it
through.

I know I can make it through.