Although I’m sure all of you know this already, Degrassi isn’t the first time Aislinn Paul (“Clare”) and Munro Chambers (“Eli”) have acted together. They appeared in a 2005 made-for-TV movie, Murder in the Hamptons, as twins! See for yourself:

In this video interview, Munro attributes their on-screen chemistry to having worked together before.

bonus fun fact! munro has a twin brother in real life — thomas.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve never looked so forward to a new season of Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Degrassi: The Boiling Point has everything to do with it. (Well, Eli Goldsworthy does too, but we’ll get to that in a moment.)

The programing experiment known as Degrassi: The Boiling Point began (in the United States) on July 19th with the special Degrassi Takes Manhattan: The Heat Is On The next six weeks brought new half-hour episodes of Degrassi every Monday through Thursday night through August 26th. The Manhattan special certainly set up the expectation that the mid-season episodes would be, well, explosive. It did include an unexpected wedding, and the final frontier of American taboo — incest — after all. What followed were break-ups, hook-ups, and the addition of exciting new characters. Sure, the Boiling Point episodes “borrowed” plots from every show from Friday Night Lights to Gossip Girl, but thankfully those are two of my favorite shows.

As it was left, Degrassi (the school and the show) will never be the same. Mr. Simpson is in, er, hot water, over the mid-season finale’s events, and things are going to change. But, how did it get to that point? Let me take this opportunity to break down the 10 things you need to know before the Fall premiere.:

1. As much as I liked to think Ali would end up with Johnny, a new stud is in town, and his name is Drew, and he’s, well, hot. Although we leave the couple in shambles as Drew has already cheated on Ali, I doubt they’re over. You see, Drew’s hot, but he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed, and has a serious inferiority complex when it comes to Ali’s intelligence. I think he’s a good guy at heart, so I hope these two kids can work it out. It looks like Drew’s mom is going to be an obstacle, however, as she already thinks the worst of Ali, and everyone else. And who did Drew cheat with? A new character, Bianca, who so far is just a bitchy nuisance. I hope this doesn’t last long.

2. Despite the fact that they look like they couldn’t be any more unrelated, Drew has a brother named Adam. Adam (née Grace) was born a girl, and no one at Degrassi knew. Well, they do now. Although he had a rough time at first, he’s found his niche with Eli and Clare, and hopefully won’t be a third wheel for long. (The fact that we were to believe that no one even suspected she was a girl was a little far-fetched, but whatevsies.)

3. Although this would be a nice segue into Eli’s arrival, I’m saving him, the best, for last.)

4. Declan and Holly J. are kaput as Holly J. realized she couldn’t just live off of Declan’s money forever and needed to be her own woman. Declan used to be my favorite character, so hopefully he’ll return, but for now it seems Sav is keeping Holly J. warm. I don’t know that I buy this match-up, but I’ll let it go for now as Sav is obviously just a rebound, and that fact is written all over Holly J.’s face during the Blair/Chuck-inspired striptease in “All Falls Down (Part 2).” Also, Sav doesn’t move anything but his mouth when he speaks, so that bugs me. I thiiink I saw Declan in the Fall preview trailer, but I honestly can’t tell.

5. While Declan is off in New York, his sister Fiona is driving me nuts in Canada. She moved back to Canada after experiencing abuse with her New York boyfriend, Bobby. Then she paid Holly J. to be friends with her. Then she bought a pig. Then she drank a lot of champagne. And now? Well, she’s gone for now.

6. Oh, Jenna is pregnant with K.C.’s child, and he doesn’t want any part of it. I guess we’re supposed to hate him because he’s not being a man, right? But, he’s not a man. The fact that they’re even having sex is still disconcerting to me, but I find it interesting how flippantly the characters on this show handle pregnancy. First, Anya lies to Sav about being on the pill. Then Anya and Sav lie about being pregnant to win a school election. Then Anya lies about having a miscarriage, one of the most painful experiences in a woman’s life. Now, Jenna finds out she’s pregnant, but she’s not just a “little” pregnant, she’s almost FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT! I hate to say it, but when K.C. yelled at Jenna for taking away their options, I agreed with him. I know, I’m a horrible person. She also took diet pills because she was gaining weight and hadn’t been getting her period. Yeah, why would she put two and two together? (Rolls eyes.)

7. Riley has come out. Gotta say even the actor who plays Riley looks uncomfortable playing a gay guy, but I love Zane, his boyfriend, so I wish them the best. Now that Riley’s out, I’m not quite sure where their storyline will go, but guess we’ll find out.! Honestly, I’m just happy Riley has stopped taking his self-loathing out on others. It was getting old.

8. The dorky boy characters Connor, Dave, and Wesley are still around, but not doing much of anything. Well, Connor had an online girlfriend who was maybe the grossest woman I’ve ever seen. Hopefully they’ll get storylines soon. I’m not sure if we’re supposed to want Dave and Ali to end up together, but I like her with Drew, so I’ll just forget he exists for now. Oh, also, Wesley plays the flute.

9. OK, finally that brings me to Clare and Eli. Sigh. Elijah “Eli” Goldsworthy (yes, he’s Jewish) is the new emo boy in town, driving to school in a hearse and quickly gets on Clare’s radar, as the two are paired up as writing partners. They have chemistry almost immediately, and why wouldn’t they? Clare’s new haircut is great. Anyway, just as things start getting close between the two, Eli pulls away. Why? Because he feels responsible for his ex-girlfriend’s death. So, they decide to take it slow. For one episode. Now, he and Clare are official. However, there’s a bully at school, Fitz, who’s been messing with Eli, and Eli cant let it go. Eli plays pranks on Fitz, ultimately resulting in Fitz coming to school with a knife, and pulling it on Eli. Don’t worry — Eli’s OK, and Fitz is taken away by the police. But Clare’s not happy with how Eli handled the whole thing, so their relationship is in flux when we leave them. Hopfeully they’re together when the show returns cause Eli is the best thing to happen to this show in a long time. He and his smirks, that is. Without getting too pervy, if I were still in high school, Eli is exactly the kid I would like … if I could get past all the black he wears. I mean, the kid says “l’chaim” in the final episode. What’s not to love?

10. Did I mention Eli? I did? Whoops.

Hm, I’m sure I’ve missed some things. I’m not even going to touch what happened to the older characters in Degrassi Takes Manhattan because, I hate to admit it, but I still haven’t watched the whole thing, and also, who cares about those people anymore?! We’ve got Eli! It never ceases to amaze me how seamlessly Degrassi ditches and adds new characters.

I don’t know who to thank at Teen Nick for the gift that was The Boiling Point. It was a big risk, and as much as I know better than anyone that Nick Cannon probably isn’t responsible, he just might be. The network really has done somewhat of a 180 since he arrived there, and I think all the changes have been for the better. So, Mr. Mariah Carey, I salute you. And for those of you that missed the Fall preview, check it out.

Oh, and before I forget, big news! I’ll be recapping every episode of Degrassi when it returns in the fall, so until then, keep “going there.” Degrassi: The Boiling Point sure did.

“Nooooooo!” Oh, I’m sorry that was just me yelling at the outcome of this week’s season finale, but we’ll get to that in a moment. First, let’s talk about everything else. It’s Spring Break and as is tradition everyone that attends CRU goes to Myrtle Beach. I can’t even fathom going on Spring Break every year with everyone you see every other day of the year, but I think it could have made for some interesting hook-ups (and break-ups!)

Rusty and Dana are taking their first Spring Break trip together and are excited to “save some money,” and share a room. Unfortunately Dale tags along and acts as a total cock block the whole time (to be fair, Dana kind of cock-blocked herself with those horrendous braids!). In the end, Dale reveals that he just wants to meet a nice girl, to have what Rusty and Dana have. And, seriously, thank G-d for Dale because if Rusty and Dana had had sex on that gross bed, just, ew. Dale’s little Room Raiders-style black light investigation was, well, illuminating.

Evan and Rebecca continue to struggle with their relationship, but Rebecca finally sucks up her pride and apologizes to Evan for cheating on him. Although Evan rejects her apology at first, with the help of Calvin, he too sucks up his pride and they get back together. Can I just say that Evan is looking pretty slammin’ lately? I may just be a sucker for a guy in a striped button-down though.

Calvin not only helps Evan in this episode, he helps himself. See, Grant — whose hair color is seemingly back to normal — has nominated his ex-boyfriend for president against evil Trip. Although Calvin looks like the underdog in the election at first, he actually teams up with the KTs to pull off their “Mission: Possible,” and emerges as a hero to his own brothers, securing their votes! I have a feeling it won’t be the last we hear of Trip, though. Meanwhile, I’m still a little confused as the point of all the KTs’ scheming. By my account, by the end of Phase 4 of their mission, the Omega Chis still had their charter but lost the Spring Break house for the second time, which is exactly where they stood by the end of Phase 2. Someone tell me if I’m missing something!

While Spring Break means pranks, sex and, well, sex, for some, it means impending graduation to others. Ashleigh is nervous about employment after school but tracks down this season’s version of “The Hotness Monster,” in the form of Faith Flowers, Ashleigh’s “Fairy Jobmother.” Faith is a trend forecaster and Ashleigh decides she’s going to be one too. She pleads her case to Faith and ends up with an unpaid internship. Sounds about right. It seems Ashleigh will be moving to New York City!

Casey finds out that she got into George Washington University and not CRU, which means she should be moving to Washington D.C. for law school. Instead, though, she decides to take the new housemother position that just magically opened at ZBZ (Oh, writers, you’re so transparent.) While Casey worries about the move, Cappie worries about the best time to bestow his lavalier upon his woman. It is her birthday after all. When Cappie finally finds the right moment (which is apparently not right before you’re about to bungee jump), Casey changes her mind and tells Cappie that she has to go to D.C. She asks him to go with her but it doesn’t go over well. She wants to stay together till graduation but he breaks up with her right then and there instead, which brings me to … “Nooooooo.” Spring Break? More like Spring Break-up! (Har har)

I honestly have no idea what next season will bring — I’m just happy there will be one, but only keeping Cappie and Casey together for half a season is just plain cruel. Things that wouldn’t be so cruel next season are Calvin and Heath giving it a real college try, Rusty and Dana finally “saving money,” and MORE CLARK DUKE!

I gotta say despite my sadness over the episode’s conclusion, Cappie was really on point with his one-liners with “And you know they really did admit you because George Washington University cannot tell a lie,” and this one, which had me guffaw loudly: “Happy Spring Break, Evan Pompeo … of Grey’s Anatomy fame.” Dale wins runner-up for his Alien/Predator comment about Dana’s braids. Ha! (Did I mention that I just found out Clark Duke is on Twitter @clarkduke!)

Anyway, on a personal note, I want to take this opportunity to thank all that have read my recaps this season. I’ll be back next season, so stay tuned for premiere date updates!

It was Greek Week 2003, and it was maybe the greatest day of my life. At the big talent show, my sisters and I busted out moves to Justin Timberlake’s hits. We got a standing ovation and the win, and I, well, got to show off my freestyle moves. It was amazing. (G-d, I wish someone had taped it. Fortunately, I still have the t-shirt [pictured.]) But, yeah, Greek Week is important. Canceling Greek Week is blasphemous. But that’s exactly what our fair Greeks were at risk of this week. Without a full Greek Week, ZBZ wouldn’t be able to earn enough blue ribbon points to regain their spot at No. 1 before Rush — ahem, I mean Recruitment. Catherine comes up with the brilliant plan of reinstating an old event, a goddess beauty pageant, to complement the men’s golf event, and so CRU’S Goddess of Brains and Beauty Competition is born.

Although Rebecca wants to compete, Casey takes the spot. Both Rebecca and Cappie call her out for always wanting to be the hero, something Cappie should probably be telling himself, but we’ll get to that in a minute. Casey is ready to compete, but Gamma Psi sabotages her eveningwear gown. Fortunately, Rebecca has a ton just waiting for wear, so she takes Casey’s spot. As Rebecca walks out during the eveningwear competition, Evan’s terrible brothers heckle her, calling her a “slut,” and other profanities. Evan reprimands them, but seriously, why hasn’t anyone beat up “Pumpkinhead” Trip yet? And, where did Evan get the shirt he’s wearing in that scene because it’s amazing! But, anyway, Rebecca shows that she is, in fact, human, and starts crying backstage. Casey finally acts like a big sister and gives Rebecca the confidence to finish competing. The final challenge is the Q+A portion Her final question is about healthcare reform! Talk about timeliness! Too bad she doesn’t answer it, and instead gives a rousing speech about the double-standard of male vs. female sexuality. She wins, Evan wins, but they don’t yet reconcile. (We’ll probably have to wait till Spring Break for that.)

Cappie and Casey prove once again that they’re very similar … at least in terms of their roles in their respective houses. Cappie, too, always has to be the hero, to the point that he doesn’t trust Rusty enough to help him when he needs it. When Rusty finds out that Evan and Cappie called a truce last year, he feels betrayed, especially since he’s gotten punched by Evan for the umpteenth time just recently. After the KT pledges misguidedly kidnap Cappie and Rusty before their big golf event, Cappie and Rusty realize they have issues — Cappie treats Rusty like a little brother, not like a friend. In the end, though, they collaborate on a perfect Omega Chi revenge plan, which will be fully carried out during Spring Break, i.e. next week’s episode. On a sidenote, although the KT pledges’ kidnapping idea was kind of birdbrained, I can appreciate their attempt in trying to do something big, to leave an impression on the house. That’s what this whole episode was about, and it’s a real concern of younger brothers/sisters in houses … or so I hear.

In Relationship Land, Dale asks Calvin to help him with a young Christian who thinks he might be gay. In the process of helping him, Calvin finds that he’s projecting the idea of a perfect gay relationship, but he’s not in one. See, Grant wants to go on a big gay cruise for Spring Break, and Calvin doesn’t. After Grant suggests they spend Spring Break apart, Calvin realizes Grant needs to sew his wild oats and be single. The two break up. Eh, I’m not too upset about this, especially because the writers have left me with hope that Heath might re-enter the picture, which is what I wanted all along! Yeeeee!!! What’s really interesting is the allusion to the pressure put on gay couples to stay together to validate gay relationships. Calvin very eloquently posits that relationships are hard for everyone. See, gays shouldn’t be given equal rights because they too are capable of long-lasting committed relationships, they should get equal rights because they’re human.

Did I mention that my dreams came true and Laura and Dale really were hooking up?! But, she made them hide it, and when Dale couldn’t take it anymore, he told her. She wouldn’t oblige an open relationship, so he told the whole house they were hooking up after they broke up. I’m bummed we didn’t see more of them together. Who knows — maybe he and Catherine can give it a go. Oh, and apparently Ashleigh and Pete broke up. Meh — I couldn’t have cared less, but he was a dude, so this is probably a good thing.

Unfortunately, no one wins Quote of the Week this week, but I was amused by the fact that Rusty used WD-40 to break he and Cappie free from their kidnapping, and repeated the name of the product multiple times, but the producers covered the label on the can. I’ll chalk that up to production fear that they wouldn’t get clearance in time. They could always fix in post-production if they needed to. Anyway, speaking of WD-40, this is a t-shirt from Wilson Day, a student volunteer day, my freshman year. Just ‘cause.:

The season finale is next week, and we’re brought back to Myrtle Beach for Spring Break, the site of a very memorable Season 1 Cappie-Casey kiss. It looks like Cappie’s going to propose, but judging by the size of the box, I’m guessing he’s just offering his lavalier — the one he planned on giving to Casey freshman year and didn’t. But, that’s just my guess. I’d love to hear your guesses on that, as well as how Rusty and his KT brothers’ plan for torturing the Omega Chis once they’ve settled in one of the KT brother’s father’s Myrtle Beach house. I’m going to assume small vermin might be involved.

Finally, Greek’s writers devote an entire episode to the ’80s, especially the films of the late John Hughes. And since I imagine the writers to be a bunch of people I should probably be either best friends with or dating, this seems so fitting. And “Camp Buy Me Love?” The triple entendre is is out of control, guys!

Rusty finds himself in quite the predicament this week — he’s dating two girls, which honestly isn’t that horrible in theory. Who needs to settle down, anyway? What is horrible is that he’s lying to both of them. He asked Dana out thinking Katherine would be over him after last week’s sex rejection, but he was wrong! So he agrees to take Katherine to the ’80s party at Dobler’s. Yikes! After a talk with Ashleigh he realize he needs to tell Katherine the truth — that Dana is his better match. In doing so, however, he realizez maybe he made the wrong choice. Maybe Katherine is his perfect match (yay!) He goes to Dobler’s during the party, but Katherine is already being wooed by Evan, the preppy jackass. Rusty and Evan get into a fight over the whole Rebecca/Beaver thing and Evan punches Rusty in the face. Rusty realizes he and Katherine aren’t meant for each other after all, and he tries to get Dana back. He pulls a Lloyd Dobler outside her window, but it was kind of unnecessary since she didn’t hear his message about going after Katherine in the first place. Anyway, they kiss, and Katherine catches the eye of some dude at Dobler’s (Um, why am I only now starting to think the bar was named after Lloyd in the first place?!) If Rusty’s choosing Dana means we see less of Katherine, I will be pissed! Otherwise, I wish them the best. She’s still no Jen K.

Oh, and Evan? He was just going after Katherine as a distraction from Rebecca. He and Calvin steal back the diamond necklace, but while in Rebecca’s room see that she saved the stub from their first date. Perhaps there’s hope for them yet.

Cappie and Casey continue to struggle with their future, but now they have a little help from Cappie’s parents. Take a tangent with me, won’t you? When I saw that Leah Thompson would be guest-starring as Cappie’s mom, I remembered how much I liked Caroline in the City and Caroline’s relationship with her illustrator Richard Karinsky, played by Malcolm Gets, so then I obviously spent awhile looking up clips of them on YouTube. You should try it sometime. OK, you can come back with me now. Cappie’s parents, April and Tobias, take Cappie and Casey camping. At first, Casey doesn’t want to go, but after April tells her that they will be talking about the future, Casey is all for it. Too bad they don’t mean Cappie’s future. In fact, we not only learn where Cappie learned how to accessorize, but where he got the idea that it’s OK to stay in college forever. Guess what? It’s not OK. His parents think the idea of a four-year education is bourgeois, but I think the opposite. Staying in school forever on your family’s dime, never earning your own money seems more bourgeois to me. But, hey, who am I to judge? Anyway, not all too shockingly Cappie’s parents’ real “future talk” was really about the fact that they are splitting up. April tells Casey the news, saying that sometimes love isn’t enough to keep two people together, that some couples are short stories. CAN PEOPLE STOP TELLING CASEY THIS?! SHE IS VERY IMPRESSIONABLE! Anyway, she agrees not to bring up the future until graduation, but she knows that she and Cappie won’t last. Sigh. I’m gonna guess she’s getting into law school at CRU (hello, Season 4!), so this point is probably moot.

This episode had a lot of great moments, and for a pop culture junkie like me, the movie references were very satisfying. And although I’ll forgive Ashleigh for making me feel old in saying that she was born in the ’90s, she had my favorite quote this week. She and Rusty walk into Dobler’s to catch Katherine, and Ashleigh looks down at her outfit and expresses regret that she forgot to put on her costume for the party. Um, chick is wearing pink leather racing gloves, suspenders, and a damn spray-painted cassette tape around her neck! Oh, Ashleigh, to be your costume designer.

Oh, and I almost forgot! See, my alma mater had an ’80s party every year too, thrown by the good brothers at Theta Chi. Here’s a pic of my friend (and faithful reader Lilya’s boyfriend) Dan and me from senior year. I guess I was the preppy jackass.

I’ll try to post another tomorrow, so come back, will ya?

P.S. Please let Dale and Laura hooking up be true!

UPDATE: As promised, here is a photo of my friend Kara and I as Bill and Ted for another 80s party:

It’s Mardi Gras! You can’t tell, but I’m flashing you all right now. You’re welcome. Anyway, everyone’s preparing for the big celebration in different ways.

First we have my current favorite pairing — Katherine and Rusty. My girl Katherine will not only be Rusty’s date to the big KT Mardi Gras party, but she wants to give it up for the first time! While Cappie explains why Rusty should go for it, Casey and Dana are total cock blocks, and urge Rusty to wait. Honestly, if the chick wants to lose her virginity, let her! Rusty actually decides that he’s ready to do it, but Katherine kind of ruins it by admitting she “just wants to get it over with.” Poor girl. Also, Dana admits that she still likes Rusty. Although I’m sure we’re supposed to want Dana and Rusty to get together, I just don’t. I am not invested in their “will they/won’t they” story at all. I want him with Katherine! The preview for next week shows Rusty saying he’s “dating two girls,” so yeah, this isn’t going to end well.

Casey is freaking out about the LSATs, which fall on the same day as Mardi Gras. I honestly can’t remember which day it was, but I remember that when my friends took the LSATs, it too fell on a big drinking day that they had to miss, so that coincidence kind of freaked me out. Before she goes to her test she finds Cappie’s blank major declaration form. Although this knowledge briefly distracts her during the test, she didn’t have a complete meltdown. Leaving her test, Joel was there waiting for her with cookies and Scotch. (Can I date him?) She chooses to miss the Mardi Gras festivities and hangs out with Joel, who obviously tries to kiss her. She rejects him, but I doubt this is the last we’ll see of Joel. Casey admits to Cappie that she almost kissed Joel, and Cappie admits that he kind of never wants to graduate. Honestly, I’m almost angry at the writers for how pathetic they’re making Cappie. If they’re trying to make it easier for me/us if Cappie and Casey do end up breaking up, they’re doing a good job. Although since the show was picked up for another season (yay!), I can’t imagine how that would even work.

Things aren’t going so well for Rebecca and Evan either. The fact that she already lost the diamond necklace he got her last week wasn’t a good sign, but she really took the cake this week. Although Evan planned to take Rebecca out for Mardi Gras, Calvin sets up a bartending gig for him at Gentleman’s Choice so he can earn … $500, the amount of money he stole from the house and for which he subsequently hocked his laptop to pay the house back. Ashleigh and Rebecca end up at Gentleman’s Choice and Evan witnesses Rebecca kissing a guy. He confronts her about it, they get into a fight, and he leaves her calling her “heartless.” And you know what? I’m on Team Evan. Rebecca’s “love doesn’t exist” crap is getting old. Not only does she kiss the random guy in the club, but she lies to Evan about him, telling Evan that he was gay, which he wasn’t. Although I want to believe Rebecca is truly a good person, the ease with which she lied to Evan was kind of gross. Hopefully the timing of Evan and Rebecca’s and Cappie and Casey’s fallouts are just a coincidence. If something happens between Cappie and Rebecca because of their common immaturity I will scream!

Although not much happened between Calvin and Grant, I do want to make a point to say that I am noticing how they’re “gaying” themselves up, and I’m a little torn on the message. Although I’m in favor of anyone exploring their sexuality however they want, I almost think the characters’ adoption of stereotypes is a little disconcerting. If Calvin wants to be a buttoned-up dude, then let him. Does listening to Lady Gaga and taking his shirt off at gay clubs make him a better homosexual? I really don’t think so. I’m interested to hear what you all think about the subject. Am I just being an uptight straight? Maybe so.

Finally, the line of the night goes to Katherine for her declaration “I’m prepared to dance,” while trying to seduce Rusty. I half-expected her to whip out some classic American Pie moves, but it looked like she was going for more of a cotillion thing. Either way, it was a-mazing.

We’re just going to pretend for a moment that I didn’t choose to watch both The Bachelor: After the Final Rose and Be Good, Johnny Weir over Greek last week, and that I’m not a giant hypocrite. We’re also going to pretend that this recap isn’t a week late. To make amends, I offer you a screen grab of Calvin’s screen so that you too can make your very own gaylist!

Now that you’ve forgiven me, let’s talk about the episode. It’s chaos at the Kappa Tau house as a family moves next door to the house and starts making demands on the house’s way of life like curfews. To make matters worse the father is a faculty member. At first, Rusty tries to kill him with kindness by pretty much agreeing to everything he wants, but in the end the brothers decide to go a different route — they bring Professor Hilgendorf into the fold, making him an honorary pledge. Well, Pledge “T-Bag” (gross) has a little too much fun. He ultimately decides that he’s too old to be hanging out at the frat house, but at least now the guys can go back to doing everything they want. Not sure if it will be the last we see of Professor Helgendorf, but he did leave quite an impression on Cappie. See, Rusty had originally hoped that the professor could serve as some sort of faculty advisor to Cappie, and although at first it seemed like he wasn’t quite filling that role, he did in the end. See, nothing’s cute about an overgrown frat boy. Ryan Reynolds may have made it seem that way in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder, but, well, that was a film, and Ryan Reynolds could make being an axe murderer cute. Although I’d like to think that the professor’s message was that Cappie should really just grow up already, I think Cappie may have understood the message very differently — because things will never be the same once he leaves, he’s decided he doesn’t want to leave. Oy.

While Cappie struggles with the future, so too does his girlfriend, Casey. She has finally decided she wants to go to law school, but is having trouble with her personal statement. She enlists the help of Katherine who has already been admitted to Yale Law. Asheigh gets jealous because Casey isn’t asking her for help with it and is generally being ignored while she organizes their freshman dorm reunion. I don’t know how many times I can say that Ashleigh’s character is just super-annoying. I understand it’s frustrating when you start to feel like a friendship is slipping away, but seriously! Anyway, in the end, Ashleigh is actually the biggest help to Casey’s personal statement, and their friendship is restored.

Probably the most thought-provoking aspect of their conflict was Joel’s comment: “Some people should be around your entire life and some should just make an appearance.” It’s sad but true. As someone who cleans out her phone and buddy list almost monthly but also recycles love interests, you eventually realize that some people aren’t worth your time. As jobs, relationships, and more get in the way, friendships become harder and harder to maintain, and sometimes there are casualties, and that’s OK. Although Casey certainly isn’t throwing Katherine away (she borrowed one of her favorite books for G-d’s sake!), I think she realized Ashleigh’s a keeper too. My worry is that Casey comes to realize that perhaps it’s Cappie who is “making an appearance.” As Rebecca threw Cappie’s comment about going wherever Casey went back in his face and he kind of backpedaled a bit, I got nervous. Also, Joel and Casey are getting chummy. I’m going to forget about it until something actually happens, though.

Over at the Omega Chi house, it’s been discovered that $500 are missing from the petty cash box. Obvious to the viewer, Evan stole it, but he, Grant, and Calvin don’t want to embarrass anyone. Instead, they pass out envelopes so whomever stole the money can return it anonymously. Unfortunately for Evan, Calvin uses his super-secret magic ink — or, you know, a pen — and writes Evan’s initials in Evan’s envelope. Calvin discovers Evan was lying the whole time and lays a pretty thick guilt trip on him. Evan has fallen from grace so many times in Calvin’s eyes, I wonder when enough will finally be enough.

This episode was not a very lighthearted one, but it was necessary to move a few storylines forward. And, for a change, Calvin had the best line of the episode when he said, “I’m sorry please don’t tell me you just compared me listening to Lady Gaga to you being a thief and a liar.”

Also, this is a totally random, but are we to believe the grass in the KT backyard would be that green with all the crap that goes on there? I don’t think so.