Greek – Wild turkeys always make for the best Thanksgiving feast

Since watching this episode of Greek, I’ve been trying to come up with a mental list of TV shows that managed to conveniently arrange for all of their adolescent characters to stay behind somewhere and make Thanksgiving together. The real 90210 keeps popping into my head, but I just can’t put my finger on it. I’m sure that Brandon and the gang did it more than once.

But likely not with as much promise as a Rusty and Dale cooked dinner. I saw it being added to the annals of television kitchen disasters, especially with Dale deep-frying the turkey out on their porch. Maybe even a building fire, trouble with Sheila the rental agent … who knows?

But then I forgot, just as the writers at times do, that Rusty and Dale are polymer science honors engineers, and their “polygamy science project[s]” (thanks, Beaver!) wait for no turkey holiday. At least Dale started a lab fire.

Rebecca and Casey spending one-on-one time together is not really what I want for the holidays. But the sad truth is that, besides for Ashleigh, there is no other go-to gal for Casey to hang out with. It could have been an opportunity for her to spend time with Cappie and Evan, but I did really like seeing Cappie spending time with his brothers in the turkey hunt. Besides, Evan, Casey, and Rebecca made for a hilariously awkward and uncomfortable threesome, so there was that.

Anyone else wondering why Heath would be graduating early? I mean, in the grander scheme of the show, not what personal reasons the character — who gets dumber as the weeks go by — would have to be out in less than four years. And did you hear Cappie tell Heath that, “had he realized that this would be Heath’s last turkey hunt….”? They’re seniors, so graduate in December or May and you’re not going to make it to next November. Was that a subtle way of letting us know that Cappie is due back for a fifth year?

For the first time in the history of Greek, Cappie and Casey connected romantically — for these purposes I don’t count the revenge sex that they had in the beginning of season one. Though I will get to how that affects my batting average soon, that was not the couple news that rocked me the most.… Instead, it was the schism that’s suddenly formed between Dale and Rusty. How upsetting was that?

I think Dale’s been underestimating Rusty from day one (not that Rusty’s ever shown the aptitude for an honors program, but still), and I’m not sure that Rusty was at fault here for competing with Dale for a potential grant. Should Rusty really be held back because his friend is in the running? Is competition suddenly a bad thing? Then again, Rusty could have come to Dale’s aid after the fire ruined his project. But whoever was in the wrong, it made me sad.

But back to happy thoughts: with Cappie and Casey locking lips, put me down for some #1. I have #s 5 and 6 locked up, and I still argue that there’s some #7 (Evan pining for Casey) going on — let’s call it a half.

I got #8 when the boys road tripped to a Comic Con, and Beaver reading the turkey hunt clue gives me #9, even if we already knew he could read and write. Thank goodness Dale’s been around and I can count #10, and we’ve gone back and forth on Cappie and Rusty hanging out, so #12 is a half. And lastly, Casey knowing the sordid details of Evan and Cappie’s re-friendship gives me 50% of #13. Even reducing my three halves to three thirds (I’m willing), I’m at 7 for 13, or .538 … and it feels so good. That’s Yankee territory! (That’s right: the microphone is mine, Oreo!)

And finally, some quotes to fill the time between now and next week’s mid-season finale:

“My parents don’t celebrate Thanksgiving; they side with the Native Americans. And the turkey — they’re vegetarians.” – Cappie

“I care about old people … I watch Desperate Housewives.” – Rebecca

Clacked by Aryeh S.
on Oct 27, 2009 @ 12:00 EST5EDT