"Every decision has consequences"
A funny thing happened during the first half of this episode of Greek. I found myself bored enough to have to check my emails and do other stuff on the computer during the episode. As uneven as this season has been, the episodes have at least been able to hold my full attention. None of the stories were working for me and it just didn’t feel like Greek to me.
And then another funny thing happened. The last 20 minutes were able to redeem most of the season and provide one of my favorite moments of the shows history.
As per usual, let’s get the stuff I didn’t like out of the way. The thing I disliked the most was easily the Ashleigh storyline. I completely understand and support the idea that she could not end the show with Simon. It’s a character we just met and would be completely non-sensical. However the whole plot of him buying her things and giving her money just seemed so unlike this show. Aside from the inferred prostitution of the whole story, it just didn’t make much sense. Ashleigh is a very strong person and I think that, even at the mention of Simon trying to “buy” her, she would have headed for the hills. I also did not enjoy the whole lead up to the trial. Even though it ended up just being a coy trick on Evans part, his whole “it should be us” speech felt really flat and forced. It came out of nowhere, with absolutely no build up, so the pay off at the end when we find out that it was all a ruse fell short. In addition, it was foolish of them to suggest there was any chance Casey would even think about Evan over Cappie. One week after writing that relationship so well, they try to make us think that a confession Evan made on a whim could actually cause Casey to rethink her situation? And what the heck was the point of Cappie’s story this week? There was an aspect of it that I liked which I will discuss later, but for most of his story it just kind of seemed like he was in a different show then everybody else.
Now for the moment that may have redeemed this season. Nothing brought me more joy then seeing Calvin and Rusty come to Dale’s aid at the pledge talent show. While Greek on its core is a show about the Greek system and college life in general, on a greater scale it is about the friendships that a person makes at a turning point in their life. The heart of the show is about Casey and Ashleigh, Rusty, Dale and Calvin, and Rusty and Cappie. Even what Evan and Cappie used to be and what they have become. These are the few people who are by each other’s side when the real ascent into adulthood begins. Not only did Rusty and Calvin come to Dale’s aid when he needed it the most, they risked school wide embarrassment just so a friend, who had previously doubted there intentions from the start, would not be alone in his shame. The other really redeeming aspect of the episode was Casey finally sticking it to Evan. Evan, while once a decent guy, has lost every shred of that and seeing him put in his place by team Legally Blonde rather enjoyable
SOME OTHER THOUGHTS:
Despite not liking Cappie’s storyline, I did really enjoy the scenes with him and Ashleigh together
Been a while but it’s the triumphant return of the “I Hate Trip Meter” No doubt about it, it’s a 10 out of 10 this week
We get another triumphant return and that is the return of Bitch Rebecca Logan! She is a much better character when she has a chip on her shoulder.
Is this the last we have seen of Simon? If so I would say they really underutilized a great guest star.
So we have two episodes left. Hopefully the last 2 hours can build on the great last 20 minutes of this episode. As for the episode as a whole, I give it a 7 out 10.
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