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“Love is a Battlefield”
Season 7, Episode 3

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Can. Airdate	May 19, 2008
U.S. Airdate	October 12, 2007
Prod. Code	703
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'Love Is A Battlefield' is an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation and is part of the seventh season. It is the third episode of the season and the 122nd overall. It aired on October 12, 2007 in the United States and October 12, 2007 in Canada.

Summary

Paiges 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. She 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. She 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. Paige and she 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.

Subplot

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, and 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's final appearance.
This marks the end of Paige and Alex's second and final relationship.
This marks the first appearance of Griffin Pierce-Taylor.