In Tailgate Expectations, it was great to see Heath again! Heath used to be Calvin's boyfriend (sort of), but as Heath points out, Calvin liked sports and he didn't. So, they didn't work out. Heath approaches Rusty and volunteers to help with the float competition all the Greek houses are participating in. The Kappa Tau's are paired with the ZBZ girls, and both houses have their reasons of why they want to win. Kappa Tau's enthusiasm for the project comes from Rusty, who wants to win the competition money to rebuild the fallen Vesuvius (a volcano that was able to make it rain beer). Heath wants to help because he wants to leave his mark on Kappa Tau history before leaving for medical school. It was nice to hear he was going to medical school since a lot of the frat guys are just silly and random in the background. It was like the writers were making the not-so-subtle statement, "Slackers have goals, too."
The float competition forces Casey and Cappie to work together despite vowing to stay apart. They manage to avoid each other pretty well, but when the float breaks down on the way to the competition, Casey turns to Cappie for help. He calls her out on always dragging him into her life as he tries to move on and they get into a shouting match on the street. We never see where the argument goes because the tow truck guy finally comes and breaks it up. At the end of the episode, Casey admits to Ashleigh how much she misses Cappie (not so much of a shock) and we're left wondering how she is going to deal when Max comes back to CRU. I felt this plot line was pretty much a bridge to the finale. There wasn't much depth, but it was necessary to set up the next episode.
While Casey and Cappie are having their own issues, Rusty, Heath, and Ashleigh plot against the Omega Chi and IKI float and attempt to sabotage it. The float was of Marc Antony and Cleopatra, and it was rigged so that the figures hugged each other. Heath and Rusty find a way to re-wire the float so that Cleopatra is the only one moving in for a hug and ends up in an interesting position. Once she is in place, the float exploded with beer. Ashleigh was really excited with their victory, especially after she got to see Frannie drenched by her own float.
The float gag was genius. I was glad Heath finally got the credit he deserved for pulling off one of the biggest pranks in Kappa Tau history. He even got a nickname, "Doc." I'm glad Calvin and Evan weren't upset with the float and just rolled with the punches. It's nice to see Cappie and Evan getting along for a change. Evan's new friendship with Rebecca was also a good move by the writers. I didn't see how much they could relate to each other from their family backgrounds, but now I get how they would uniquely understand each other. Ashleigh's little side plot with her boyfriend was okay, but I don't ever think it's that dumb to run around with body paint at college. That takes forever to do, and the Garnet and Gold guys were a huge part of FSU culture. You gotta show those guys respect for their craziness, not be embarrassed by them.
Okay, on to the big one...the season finale. "At World's End" centers on Casey's decision to finally choose once and for all between Max and Cappie (It was cute that Ashleigh compared her to Joey Potter and Felicity to give a shout out to other teen dramas!). Max comes back early from England to surprise Casey, and immediately pick up on the weirdness between her and Cappie. He is kind of an ass to Cappie, and is surprised when Cappie doesn't come back at him with the same attitude. This made me sad because Max is so polite, and I hated that the writers made him come off bad in this episode to make you root for Cappie. I think the whole audience roots for Cappie anyway. We don't need more reasons. Casey eventually realizes Cappie is the one for her and tells him at the Kappa Tau's end of the year bash. He tells her she isn't thinking straight and turns her down. Max sees them together, and even though Cappie covers for Casey, she decides to break it off with him anyway.
While all the usual Cappie/Casey drama is going on, Dale and Calvin devise a plan to battle their temptations. They decide to start a new purity pledge so that Dale can ward off his cougar girlfriend, and Calvin can avoid letting anything happen between him and his hot, gay roommate. The support they offer each other is awkward and humorous. Dale pretends to be Calvin's boyfriend when he catches him with his roommate, and Calvin returns the favor when he walks in on Sheila all over Dale. With barely any emotion he says "Sheila stop. Dale is my boyfriend." It's pretty funny. They end up giving into their desires anyway, and there's a great moment where Calvin throws his purity pledge ring aside and Wade picks it up and utters "My Preciousssssss." Haha, I love Lord of the Rings references.
The episode ends with the cliffhanger we all saw coming. Ashleigh joins Cappie up on the roof and tells him that Casey's attraction is sincere. She then asks him what he is going to do now that is is the "end of the world." He just looks up, and it fades to black. Will they get together? I don't know. I still stand by the idea that they won't get together until the show ends, although I'd really love to see them as a couple for a bit. I guess we will find out in later. Greek returns August 31st at 9 pm. Set your Tivo's now, people.
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