Greek – Cappie and Dale are the new Cappie and Rusty, AND Dale and Rusty

This friendship was a stroke of genius by the writers! As opposed to a few months ago, when Cappie and Dale were merely secret phone buddies, they are now not only confidants, but also the founders, and sole members, of Booktacular, their book club. Just awesome.

I love that Casey is apparently a girl that the pair “has in common,” and that they did battle over the Catholic recruiter chick (Got God?) — Dale interested in her religion, Cappie solely in what lies skin deep. The mere fact that Dale turned to Catholicism for his absolution, because their rites are stricter than his own … classic Daley.

The great thing is that this is getting explored in the first place. I think the entire relationship was accidentally backed into, something sensed from a moment here or there in chapters one through three. Back then Dale was more of a judger, and what we saw of Cappie left more behavior to be judged. When Dale and Cappie got drunk and hung out at that polymer science nerd-fest back in chapter three, the legend began.

In chapter four, it was all about, “wouldn’t it be funny if we referenced their friendship?” And that it was; but nothing can compare to seeing the two on screen as a team.

Their success has also guaranteed us more of both actors, which was a major complaint that I’ve had of late. True, it’s disappointing that Dale doesn’t seem to be getting in much Rusty or Calvin time — Calvin barely made it into this week’s episode — but last season that would have meant no Duke at all. And yes, Rusty without Cappie makes for a rather dull Rusty, but any Foster is better than none.

How’s my batting average? Nothing lost from my 3.5 last week, but nothing new on the horizon. #1 (Casey and Cappie on and off again) is looking like a promising bet, but more of a long-hauler … I’d imagine I won’t be able to call that one until at least the end of this chapter. I guess we stand firm at .269.

Dale and Cappie are all good, all the time. Even so, there’s always a quotable moment that stands head and shoulders above the rest. This week’s? Here’s what happened when Dale told Cappie about his night of passion with Sheila:

“It was magical … ly disgusting. She made noises like a banshee; it was like a farm animal in late-stage labor. Leaving me feeling as soiled as a veterinarian’s glove.” – Dale

“Are you sure that you did it right?” – Cappie

Oh, boys!

Clacked by Aryeh S.
on Sep 09, 2009 @ 13:00 EST5EDT