Laura Betker of Sun Media is lukewarm on Degrassi’s sixth season finale:

• Monumental season ends
  “Wrapping up plot lines so quickly creates a bit of disappointment for audiences. Typically, season finales end with exciting cliffhangers to entice fan interest. Degrassi’s finale really had no loose ends. There is no pending excitement for fans and the two-part finale became a disappointment. The episodes felt more like a series finale rather than just a season ending.”

From CTV:

“Don’t You Want Me – Part Two” (Monday, May 14 at 9:30 p.m. ET on CTV)
Alex’s double life is finally bringing in the cash she wants but hiding everything from everyone is taking a toll on her schoolwork and her connection with Paige. Making money is the only way Alex and her mother won’t get evicted, so she tries to convince herself that she is making the right decision.

The Degrassi two-part finale will be available on demand on The CTV Broadband Network at CTV.ca Tuesdays at 9 a.m. ET (May 8 and 15) following their television broadcast on CTV.

Joel Rubinoff of the Waterloo Record talks about the Degrassi season finale (see second item):

• Series finale may mark end of Stiller’s reign
  “Years after compromising its integrity for a shot at the more superficial U.S. market, Canadian-made Degrassi: The Next Generation (9:30 p.m. Monday on CTV) — oft-cited as the greatest teen show on the planet –makes a welcome return to form with a season finale that trades, not in the high school stereotypes it has lately relied upon, but on a tempestuous same-sex romance that mines real emotions with poignant dramatic effect.”

From CTV:

• Degrassi star weights in on shocking finale
  “In typical “Degrassi” fashion, the two-part season finale is going somewhere the series has never been before – onto the stage of a sleazy downtown strip club. The controversial episode, called “Don’t You Want Me,” follows Alex (Deanna Casaluce) who takes a job as a waitress at a “gentleman’s club” in order to make ends meet and help her mother pay the rent.”