Greek – The Gamma Psi fire was not just a bad dream

Greek returned tonight from semester break with part two of its third season, and I think we all know what that means….

No, I’m not talking about more parties and new couples. I’m still stuck on a topic that doesn’t seem to phase many people involved with the show (see my preview) — what happens at the end of this semester when Cappie, Casey, Evan, and Ashleigh graduate? Who will stay, and how will that work? And will it feel as forced as Andrea passing on the Ivys to stay near Brandon and the gang?

Unfortunately, tonight’s episode did not feed my need for information. But it actually managed to do one better … can you say Team Kettlewell?

That would be Todd and Tim, Dale’s new interns. That’s right … like Cosmo Kramer before him, Dale managed to hoodwink a couple of bright-eyed kids into jumping on his shooting star. Will they stay now that Rusty was victorious? Who knows, but it’s awesome to have Daley back. Let’s hope he sticks around this time (and that he shares other tidbits from Cappie’s Christmas newsletter).

I suppose we should discuss some of the drama that’ll dominate the show this season. The sisters of ZBZ seem to not be taking the Gamma Psi fire very well. I don’t think burying Katherine’s clipboard was the smartest idea, or the solution, but sticking together as sisters will help. You hear that Rebecca?

I wasn’t sure why Casey felt she couldn’t share the secret with Cappie. It fueled an inauthentic tension between them, which inevitably led Casey to question Cappie when he hadn’t done anything wrong. Ashleigh’s new hatred of men played a part in that, but it was Casey who really pushed Cappie away for no reason.

Not that he did her any better by not sharing his feelings about Wade, Ferret, and Jeremy getting expelled. Cappie has always been a well-rounded character, with the ability to share and emote. I found it very unlike him to keep that bottled up inside, away from both Rusty and Casey. Or at least Dale. And the result was his complete lack of perspective, at least as far as Wade was concerned. Actually, I kind of expected him to take some action. Where was that Cappie hiding?

I loved Rusty’s entire plot tonight, and I think his taking over as pledge educator will be great for his character, since he scores when he’s either with Dale, Calvin, or the KTs. Hopefully the job will suck him into the house more, and it’s bound to end up in a lot more hilarity, since Rusty’s Rusty, and the pledges won’t respect him for long. Who could respect The Impaler? Not like Beaver The Enforcer, or Dale The Drill Sergeant.

I’m disappointed that Evan seems to be ensnared by Rebecca now. After he and Frannie broke up I was finally enjoying him, and I even liked Evan and Rebecca as pals. This new thing is not for me, and it will only feed his distance from Cappie. And Evan’s friendship with Calvin is too marginal to keep him enjoyable on its own.

Speaking of Calvin, I was extremely happy that he ended things with Grant. What a terrible match for him. Of course that was until they got back together. And now it’ll just get worse; does Grant really expect immediate acceptance? Are Calvin and Grant about to turn into a PSA?

Hopefully Calvin will catch wind of the fact that Heath’s back, and he’ll reconsider getting together with him. And on a side note, can Heath seriously still go to med school after tanking his finals so that he couldn’t graduate?

So much to cover yet this season. I’m looking forward, because if tonight’s any indication, things are going to get really good.

Clacked by Aryeh S.
on Jan 25, 2010 @ 23:30 EST5EDT