Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Farewell to "Greek"

Next Monday is the series finale of "Greek," ABC Family's charming and quirky look at fraternity and sorority life in college. When this show first started, I didn't expect to enjoy it, but I am so glad I gave it a shot. While I was never in a sorority (and never had any desire to be in one), "Greek" has done a fantastic job of capturing the feelings and experiences that go along with being in college, whether that experience included Greek life or not.

"Greek" has not always been perfect. There have been episodes, even stretches of episodes, where the plots were silly or cheesy. But when it came down it it, the characters were pretty typical of true college experience, forming friendships in unexpected places, learning to accept their own oddities, finding love and lust (but never easily), going to epic parties and occasionally even to class. The final season has especially rung true to me, as the older group of characters try to move in a post-college world - finding and losing jobs, making their way through post-graduate schools and lying to their former friends about how successful they are.

While the major characters have evolved significantly over the course of the show, they are really only a minor part of "Greek"'s appeal. From snark queen Rebecca Logan to uptight Katherine, and from judgmental Dale to ditzy Beaver, the show has developed even it's minor characters into people we love to root for and love to hate. I know I'll miss them.



A moment of cheesiness, courtesy of the ZBZ girls, making a comeback after another sorority steals their dance routine:



And something a little more sentimental:



Finally, some funny scenes from a recent episode focusing on fan favorite Beaver:

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