Episode 7 (“47 Hours and 11 Minutes”) covers Parents’ Weekend as Casey, Rusty, Rebecca and Dale all have parental issues. Episode 9 is “No Campus for Old Rules” in which tensions heighten between the Greeks and the non-Greek students (this episode contains references to both Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and the original Beverly Hills 90210 which I suspect the young folks will miss entirely).
Episode 10, “A Tale of Two Parties,” was my favorite: when Omega Chi throws a party to celebrate the campus restrictions being lifted from the Greek system, the uninvited Kappa Taus throw their own shindig. “Spring Broke” (episode 12) is the finale to Chapter Two as the gang packs up and heads to Myrtle Beach for spring break.
Greek keeps up the character development begun in chapter one: these kids are pretty realistic, aside from being ridiculously attractive. Casey struggles to forgive the people who’ve hurt her in the past, realizing that she has to deal with them on a daily basis – they’re not just going away. Cappie begins to mature a little from his Animal House-esque beginnings; as the show’s erstwhile hero, he’s thoughtful and caring in his dealings with both Casey and Rebecca, supporting the former as a friend (with some unresolved feelings) and allowing the latter to let down her guard and become more human. In addition, Evan and Frannie (Casey’s ZBZ big sister) - characters who would be presented as villains in other shows – are shown to be conflicted, struggling with themselves to make decisions they and the people around them can live with.
There are not much by way of extras in the three-disc DVD set: the aforementioned flashback episode featurette; a blooper reel; several commentary tracks; and the music video for “Natural Disaster,” a song by the show’s house band, Plain White Ts.
Fluff with a heart of gold, Greek continues to improve in this second season. I have nothing but high hopes for it in seasons to come.
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