Edgemont

- Season 2

(2001)

Anika starts a betting pool, Mark and Laurel are paired for a class assignment with interesting end results, and Anika pushes Chris to his breaking point driving him to Tracey.

Craig organizes a school rally to support Kat's cause, Kat plants doubts in Laurel's mind about Mark's relationship with Jen. Erin and Anika befriend Kelsey to get at Chris. Jen writes about Kat and makes letter of the day in the local newspaper. Anika wins another bet.

Things heat up on the Chris Laidlaw website. Laurel breaks things off with Mark and then makes up with him again. Kat's crush on Craig intensifies by the minute. Craig persuades Kat to try home schooling. Jen and Mark agree to move on with their lives.

Jennifer walks in on Mark and Laurel kissing; Erin and Anika's website on Chris lands them in hot water. Mark finds out he doesn't know Laurel as well as he thinks. Craig tries to get out of his date with Kat but gets more entangled. Jennifer thinks that Jordan wants to ask her out.

Derek's community service at the school takes a bad turn when he gets into an altercation with Chris. Jennifer tries to set Shannon up with Jordan and it causes a rift in their friendship. Craig has to deal with the fallout from his kiss with Kat. Mark discovers some unsettling news from Laurel's past.

Jen decides to go to the school dance solo - and winds up having one of the worst nights of her life. Things between Mark and Laurel are still tense after his discovery that she went out with a twenty-year-old. Anika tries on a kinder, gentler image. Shannon and Craig make the mutual discovery that they like each other. Gil discovers he really is a sleazeball.

Mark discovers Laurel is moving back to Toronto. At the same time, Jen enlists his help to stop Derek from taking off to Mexico. Erin thinks her feelings for Kevin are reciprocated till she finds out he likes someone else. Shannon and Craig decide to move forward with their romance.

Laurel and Mark disagree on the ending to her video while Craig and Shannon worry about their on-screen kiss. Jennifer has an ugly run-in with Chris. Seeing Chris' cool-factor plummet, Tracey decides to take action. Kevin can't believe his luck when he winds up with dates with both Erin and Brenda.

Mark discovers a bottle of vodka hidden in the rec room. Erin finds out about Kevin's date with Brenda and decides to put a stop to it. Laurel questions Shannon's feelings for Craig, causing a rift in their friendship. Anika starts to spin public opinion back in Chris' favour.

Kat plans a weekend getaway with Kurt. Shannon breaks up with Craig. Kevin can't figure out why Erin and Brenda are mad at him. Chris redeems himself in an unexpected way (and Anika takes full credit). Erin persuades Gil to teach Kevin a lesson.

Laurel and Mark are blind-sided by the news that Laurel is leaving much sooner than expected. Gil and Kevin prepare to do battle over Erin. Jen discovers that Shannon has been haunted by questions about her sexual identity.

Anika and Chris plot how to use Shannon's poem against her. Jennifer and Shannon cope with the growing mystery of Anika's campaign focus. Gil and Kevin face another fight. Mark and Laurel try to define their future. Craig discovers that, despite Shannon's change of heart, his love life is far from over.

The election moves into its final phase and the outcome surprises everyone. The school is buzzing when the author of the poem appears to be outed. Laurel and Mark face a final parting. Kevin and Erin tentatively come together.