Going Greek

I've been gone for a while to the beach, but here I am once again. I refuse to talk about my personal life right now; there's a lot of things bothering me, things I can't bring myself to write about just yet. So, let me distract myself by blathering on about tv yet again. This week, I'm talking Greek.

The show comes on ABCFamily, and it's an underrated gem. It's unusual in that the show is entirely about college kids; most shows like to feature teenagers in high school and the tumultuous ride that entails, but Greek realizes that college kids have just as many problems and can have way more fun. This season has mostly built up a relationship between frat boy Cappie and sorority princess Casey. I'm not sure why I should want them to be together, or why they even want to be together. We've only seen them be a couple in flashbacks, and that was when they were freshmen (they're seniors now). They were together for like six months, and they were brought apart by the fact that Cappie liked to party and hang out with his brothers more than he liked being an attentive boyfriend to Casey. Three years later, and nothing has changed.

I suppose I can understand why Cappie would still have a thing for Casey--he's the only girl in which he's had a relationship (everyone else has been hookups or casual dating). Casey is also the reason that Cappie stopped being besties with Evan, the guy Casey dated for two years after dumping Cappie. Yes, you heard that right; Casey dated a guy for TWO YEARS after she dated Cappie, and yet she's STILL hung up on a guy she dated for six months. I get that Cappie appeals to Casey's funloving side, that she can be relaxed and comfortable around him. But he's a guy with no known goals in life, no plan, and hell, we don't even know his major or even his real name. Cappie could happily spend the rest of his life throwing back beers in the frat house, but Casey realizes there is more to life than college. We know she cares about her studies, that she has considered careers in law and politics. Though she may have fun with Cappie in the shortterm, eventually the same problems from their first relationship will come back to haunt them.

I'm certain my problems with this coupling will be moot, since Casey/Cappie are most likely endgame. And when they do inevitably get back together, I'll react in much the same way as I did when Kelly and Dylan ended up together on Beverly Hills 90210: with a sigh and an eye roll.