“Closer to Free (2)”
Season 12, Episode 10
Information
Can. Airdate	July 31, 2012
U.S. Airdate	July 31, 2012
Prod. Code	1210
Episode Guide
Previous	“Closer to Free (1)”
Next	“Waterfalls (1)”

Closer to Free (2) is the 10th episode and part of the Showndown summer event in Season 12, it aired on July 31. 2012.

Main Plot

After being rejected by Luke, Jenna decides to get baptized. The next day, she finds out that Luke rejected her because he wasn't ready for a relationship, not because she wasn't Christian enough. She admits to getting baptized for a guy, and not for seeking Christian solace, and using Becky to get closer to Luke, Becky overhears and walks out of the stall looking hurt. Jenna realizes what she did wrong, and she keeps her Christian faith. She apologizes to Becky in church, hoping that Becky would forgive her 'as most Christians would', and she does, as long as Jenna stays away from Luke.

Sub Plot

Drew and Bianca are first seen walking into class while Drew is on the phone with Max and learns that he got the job. She asks him if he should really have it when they bump into Fiona and help pick up her papers. Drew calls Fiona a witch and sits down with Bianca while their teacher starts passing out the latest test scores. He gets up and leaves while Bianca tries telling him he'll get in trouble if he ditches again. He says he's already in trouble and goes home. At home, he is putting on his uniform when Audra walks downstairs and asks why he's home. When he says that he's not sick, but just going to work, she tells him that there's no way and that he must go back to school. He says that it doesn't matter and that he's failing all of his classes anyway. Before he leaves, she pulls him away saying that as long as he lives under her roof, he goes to school. She goes upstairs and he grabs his duffel bag and packs some clothes and leaves. That night, Fiona let's him into her condo and the two seem to have made up. She says that they will split the rent 50/50 as well as a few other rules and he agrees. She tells him to make himself at home and he flops on the couch.

Third Plot

Clare meets with Eli in the gym during musical rehearsal, upset about the twitter trend #stuffclaresays. Eli tells her to calm down and just let it blow over. At her internship, she is further embarrassed when Asher see's more of the tweets saying "I love working with Asher." When he sees she is distracted by them he harshly sends her home and tells her to return when she's actually ready to work. The following day Clare, Connor, and Adam are in class ready to present their presentation. When the teacher stops Clare less than a minute into the presentation, things heat up ending with Connor leaving the room and Clare embarrassing herself with another quote for #StuffClareSays. Later that day she finds Connor and Adam watching a video featuring K.C., Connor, Dave, and Adam all wearing wigs and mocking Clare. Clare apologizes to Connor and they all watch the video together laughing. Clare returns to work and Asher apologizes for being so harsh to her and inappropriately adds that he loves working with her too.

v - e - d Season Twelve Episodes

Degrassi: Showdown Episodes Come As You Are (1) • Come As You Are (2) • Gives You Hell (1) • Gives You Hell (2) • Got Your Money (1) • Got Your Money (2) • Say It Ain't So (1) • Say It Ain't So (2) • Closer to Free (1) • Closer to Free (2) • Waterfalls (1) • Waterfalls (2) • Rusty Cage (1) • Rusty Cage (2) • Never Ever (1) • Never Ever (2) • Sabotage (1) • Sabotage (2) • Scream (1) • Scream (2) Degrassi 12B Episodes Building a Mystery (1) • Building a Mystery (2) • Doll Parts (1) • Doll Parts (2) • I Want It That Way (1) • I Want It That Way (2) • Tonight, Tonight • Degrassi: Las Vegas Degrassi: Anything Can Happen Episodes Bitter Sweet Symphony (1) • Bitter Sweet Symphony (2) • Ray of Light (1) • Ray of Light (2) • Karma Police (1) • Karma Police (2) • Zombie (1) • Zombie (2) • The Time of My Life