Season 3, Episode 6: Gangsta Gangsta

Feeling lonely and neglected by his brother and Emma, Sean’s drawn to car-loving, tough-talking Jay and his group of buddies. J.T.’s been spending more time with Paige and the popular kids, leaving Toby in the dark.
wikipedia.org summary:
The relationship between Emma and Sean hits a series of sour notes when Emma’s troubles at home divert her from her boyfriend, leading Sean to become friends with Jay Hogart, one of Degrassi’s leading thugs. Meanwhile, J.T. begins to distance himself from Toby and associate more with the “in crowd”, much to Toby’s disappointment.
imdb.com summary:
Snake’s illness is causing a strain on Emma and Sean’s alone time. Sean, feeling lost without Emma’s support, has thoughts of his old troubled life. He starts to gravitate toward trouble-makers Jay, Alex and Towerz. A fight with Emma over their lack of time alone together turns Sean’s thoughts into reality. Sean does whatever he feels he needs to be to be accepted, an act which ends up hurting Emma. Meanwhile, J.T. is hanging out with the in crowd – his new friends – leaving Toby in the lurch. At a sleep-over at Toby’s, an embarrassed J.T. has a wet dream over Liberty, which Toby lords over him as blackmail in also being able to hang out with the in crowd.












