Back In Black is the ninth episode of Season 4 of the Canadian television series, Degrassi: The Next Generation. It originally aired on October 19, 2004 on CTV Television and on December 17, 2004 on The N. The episode shares its title with the song by AC/DC.
Extended Overview
Sean is tired of being treated like a hero when he sees his mother on the news doing an interview.
He, Ellie Nash, Emma Nelson and Jay Hogart all go to visit Wasaga Beach to see Sean's parents. In the end, Sean moves back to Wasaga with his parents, leaving Ellie heartbroken.
Meanwhile, Toby is rejected by J.T. and Danny for being friends with Rick.
Then, Manny tells J.T. off, telling him he "out-geeks them all" and that he "just can't be the bigger man." This causes J.T. to rethink his words, and then apologizes to Toby for how he treated him.
In the end, J.T. attends Rick's funeral, along with Manny and Toby.
- Many flashbacks take place from the incident with Rick in this episode and from Season 4.
- This isn't the last appearance of Sean. He comes back in Season 6, but doesn't date Ellie again. Instead, he sets his sights on his old girlfriend, Emma, when she is going out with Peter Stone.
- This episode is named after the song "Back in Black " by AC/DC.
- The scene where Sean looks sad as his friends leave is one of the clips used in Daniel Clark's video montage in the Season 6 opening credits.
- This episode marks the end of Ellie and Sean's relationship.
Regular Cast (Ordered Alphabetically)
- Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson
- Daniel Clark as Sean Cameron
- Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk
- Ryan Cooley as J.T. Yorke
- Jake Epstein as Craig Manning
- Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash
- Jake Goldsbie as Toby Isaacs
- Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason
- Andrea Lewis as Hazel Aden
- Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson
- Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi
- Cassie Steele as Manny Santos
- Dan Woods as Daniel Raditch
Supporting Cast
- Dalmar Abuzeid as Danny Van Zandt
- Cynthia Asperger as Mrs. Murray
- Inga Cadranel as Rachel Rhodes
- Brandon Carrera as Tyler Bishop
- Deanna Casaluce as Alex Nuñez
- Jayne Eastwood as Nona Cameron
- Shawn Lawrence as Mr. Cameron
- Mike Lobel as Jay Hogart
- Jennifer Podemski as Chantel Sauvé
Absences