Queen of Hearts is the seventeenth episode of Season 4 of the Canadian television series, Degrassi: The Next Generation. It originally aired on January 17, 2005 on CTV Television and on July 15, 2005 on The N. The episode shares its title with the song by Juice Newton.
Summary[]
Ellie's broke and, if she can't raise some rent money, she's faced with the prospect of moving back in with her mom. She's so desperate that high-stakes gambling with Alex starts to look like a good idea. Meanwhile, Paige wants to know what Matt's hiding from her.
Main Plot[]
Struggling to pay the rent, Ellie discovers she can earn money by playing Euchre with Dylan's hockey team.
When Alex wants to play for more money, Ellie has to decide whether or not to gamble her rent away.
Sub Plot[]
Paige and Mr. Oleander are having a secret relationship, but the two are having difficulty finding any place private where they can be together, even resorting to secret meetings in the boiler room.
Their dates are continuously interrupted and when Matt stands Paige up on one date, she wonders if he still seeing his ex-girlfriend behind her back.
Paige goes to his apartment to confront him, but discovers he lives in a poor, beat-down apartment with a leaky roof.
Realizing she wasn't trusting him, their relationship becomes even stronger as Paige uncovers the side of him that he had been hiding.
- This episode is named after the song "Queen Of Hearts" by Juice Newton.
- This episode marks the death of Ellie's pet ferret, Bueller Nash-Cameron.
- This episode marks the final appearance of Caroline Nash.
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Regular Cast (Ordered Alphabetically)
- Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson
- Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk
- Jake Epstein as Craig Manning
- Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash
- Aubrey Graham as Jimmy Brooks
- Andrea Lewis as Hazel Aden
- Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi
- Cassie Steele as Manny Santos
Supporting Cast
- Adam Bloch as Ben
- John Bregar as Dylan Michalchuk
- Deanna Casaluce as Alex Nuñez
- Marjorie Chan as Meeri
- Melissa DiMarco as Daphne Hatzilakos (voice only)
- Tyler Gallagher as James
- Christopher Jacot as Matt Oleander
- Kirsten Kieferle as Caroline Nash
- Ted Ludzik as Mr. Martin
Absences
- Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt
- Daniel Clark as Sean Cameron
- Ryan Cooley as J.T. Yorke
- Jake Goldsbie as Toby Isaacs
- Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason
- Pat Mastroianni as Joey Jeremiah
- Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson
- Melissa McIntyre as Ashley Kerwin
- Stacie Mistysyn as Caitlin Ryan
- Amanda Stepto as Christine Nelson
- Dan Woods as Daniel Raditch
Ellie: "My mom was drunk. Always drunk, right up to the night she lit the house on fire."
Alex: "But she's sober now and paying your rent. All the time trying to make things right with you. Wow, what a monster."
Marco: "I was sans product this morning, Craig." (to Ellie) "And you said it looked fine!"
Mrs. Nash: "It's the middle of the night, Ellie. There's no emergency?"
Ellie: "I had to be sure of something."
Mrs. Nash: "Sure of what?"
Ellie: "That you could come over. That you were sober. You weren't drunk."
Mrs. Nash: "You woke me as a test?!"
Ellie: "I wrote a letter to Mr. Martin. It says I'm giving two months notice."
Mrs. Nash: "Oh, so you're coming home!"
Ellie: "I...I said I wrote it, Mom. I haven't given it to him. Not yet."
Mrs. Nash: "But you're going to?"
Ellie: "No more drinking?"
Mrs. Nash: "The best I can do is try. Day by day. Try."
Ellie: "Then promise me you'll try and make it easy for me to trust you."
Mrs. Nash: "Come home, Ellie. I'm tired of being alone."
Ellie: "Yeah. Me too."