Tuesday, May 6, 2008

47 Hours & 11 Minutes



Welcome to Greek-vivor! Every week, we review the week's Greek episode and, in a Survivor-style system, award points to the Greek students best making their way through the college outback. The section ahead contains spoilers for this weeks episode.

I beginning to feel like the show is dragging a little bit. Maybe that's just because it's hit mid-season, but I must admit I'm not feeling the week to week draw I was last season. But on the whole this episode fit solidly with the season. It was a Cartwright-centric episode, with no info whatsoever on the Omega Chi folks. We saw Casey well-up with tears, not once but twice! Besides drawing the eye of all male viewers, Spencer Grammer is actually a pretty good actress. I'm surprised we're not seeing her appear more frequently in front of the camera. She seems like a shoe-in for the next mindless "hot-girl-detective-solves-mysterious-murder-while-being freaked-out" flick. Heck if Paris Hilton can get killed in one, why not Spencer Grammer>

But let's look at the standings!







-Single significant appearance on the show manages to drag Casey into further disfavor with Casey's parents. No reason to get all cocky just because you're winning Greekvivor... -2

Net Change: -2
Sum: 115







-War metaphors extended to include parents weekend +1
-Shut down in meeting Rebecca’s father -3
-Receives lovestruck stare from Casey +2
-Call out Rebecca on using him +3
-Gets greasy burger apology. Actually sounds pretty good right now...+2

Net Change: +5
Sum: 114







-“This whole weekend is about you, little man” +1
-Casey bestows name for the episode "47 hours, 11 min."...Wait, Casey can do math? +1
-Hosting tea for senator. Receives national attention due to philandering, education-fund cutting politician. +3
-Managed to keep parents away from her own freshman weekend. +2
-Rescues Rusty from his own parents' weekend. +2
-Parents tramp down pretty hard on Casey. This whole comparing kids thing is Taboo according to the Cyprus Rhodes Psych. Department. -2
-Whoa, sticks up for Rebecca. Actually acts like president rather than vengeful wench. +2
-And gives love-struck stare at Cappie +2
-Ambushes Rusty with parents at Kappa Tau party. -15
-Gets parents approval. +10
-Gets watery eyes twice in one episode: once when Rusty stands up for her, another when mother admits she sees value in Casey. +10


Net Change: +16
Sum: 102








-Mother calls him "sugar toast" -3
-...and "tatter tot" -3
-...and force him to walk through his daily routine -2
-...and watch Passion of Christ while Dale hides outside his room. Luckily, Rusty shows up in time to give Dale advice which is really only for Rusty. I swear, this show becomes more like Gray's Anatomy everyday...-2

Net Change: -10
Sum: 87








-Hasn't even moved in the papason chair, but already trying to take over ZBZ. -3

Net Change: -3
Sum: 100








-Shuts down Cappie on meeting the folks -2
-Mother doesn’t show to parent's weekend -2
-...because her father having an affair -2
-...again -2
-Introduces Cappie to her father +3
-...but just to piss off father -3
-Downs cheetos like nobodies business. Keep her away from my chip-and-dip. +1
-Decent apology. A 4.0 on the 5-point Oprah Winfrey scale of apologies. +5


Net Change: -3
Sum: 107







-Actually named "Charles" +1

Net Change: +1
Sum: 106








-Misses plea for war in Cappie rhetoric. Tries cleaning up, when the pledge brothers are all for flying their flags. -1
-Told parents KTG was a service organization. That's 5-pointer on the 5-point Casey Cartwright scale of dirty lies +3
-Dale’s parents treat him like heathen -2
-Says fraternity is closed because boys are out of town in Mexico. They actually go for it. Another 5-pointer! +3
-Reason for nickname Spitter: "I spit on injustice” +1
-Kappa Tau’s become Amelia Bedalias. Cleanup house and even adopt service ideal +2
-Gives Casey credit in teaching him how to lie. I would have taken away points if he didn't. Good call, Spitter. +2
-Parent Ambush! -5
-When his brothers are drinking! -5
-And he's dressed as a French maid! -5
-Gives good pep talk to Dale +5
-...Which Dale ignores -1
-Stands up to parents for Casey, demands menu +15

Net Change: +12
Sum: 81

All in all an interesting week. Next week, we look to have the Greek Games including a Mr. Purr-fect competition. Look to meet Casey's new love interest in the next one. I must say, Casey doesn't do as well when she's got a boy to use and abuse, this might not work out in her best Greekvivor interests.


Ashleigh (115)-2
Cappie (114)+5
Rebecca (107)-3
Calvin (107)N/A
Beaver (106)+1
Casey (102)+16
Frannie (100)-3
Dale (87)-10
Rusty (81)+12
Evan (78)N/A

Thanks for reading! See you next week!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

All Casey's clothes were from Anthropologie! She should get extr points for that!

Anonymous said...

somehow I doubt greg notices that stuff...I ditto everything on Spencer Grammer man. Way hot.

I don't think Greek's gotten worse, though.

Anonymous said...

I thought you were never going to post! Yeah, I don't think Greek's going downhill. It's just in that awkward midseason stage every show goes thru. Give it time!