Oscar nomz

Just three frustrating snubs this year for me. Christopher Nolan gets no Best Director nom for Inception; instead it goes to critical darlings Joel and Ethan Coen. The Town gets absolutely nothing. Oscars: learn to love blockbusters (yes, they can be smart, too) or you will stay irrelevant forever. No Best Supporting Actor nom for Andrew Garfield, which is just plain stupid. The Social Network worked because of his gorgeous performance. I effing love those crazy Tumblr kids for already creating this.

Also, all this Oscar insanity means it's time for this:

Things I love and hate this week

That's right; I only love and hate. I don’t feel things in the middle.

Love:

1) Two of my favorite shows returned this week – both comedies and both shows that have grown considerably since their freshman seasons – Parks and Recreation and Royal Pains. The return of Parks couldn’t have been any better, and the addition of Rob Lowe to the show was a genius move. On Royal Pains, the underrated and always hilarious Paul Costanzo got to show off some serious acting chops when he surprisingly started crying during a scene in which his father has a heart attack and then later on showed some serious anger at his situation. This is a new thing for Costanzo, whose resume includes movies like 40 Days and 40 Nights, Josie and the Pussycats and Road Trip, so it’s cool that Royal Pains realizes it can be a platform for Costanzo to be something other than the comic relief.

2) I’m not a huge fan of Jersey Shore, but I’ve somehow caught all of the third season so far. The famiglia is back at Seaside Heights, which means everything is in its right place. Like the eloquent Pauly D says, “it’s like coming home again.” The house working to cheer up Snooki on Thursday’s episode was adorable. But really, my favorite thing about the show is JWoww. I am trying not to be ashamed here. But she’s tough and she’s a good friend. And the new guy she likes is from New England. What’s up, home state.

3) This shot of the X-Men: First Class cast that the L.A. Times published earlier this week. Just seeing James McAvoy as Professor X and Michael Fassbender as Magneto is so exciting. The casting was done so well here. I really think this movie is going to be fantastic.

4) Tina Fey’s obscure reference to Grey Gardens on Thursday’s episode of 30 Rock. Liz Lemon holds a press conference as "Jack’s wife," complete with a Jackie O pillbox hat and a strange Kennedy-esque accent. She tells Jack that she was doing “Drew Barrymore's impression of that crazy lady.” That would be Drew Barrymore playing Little Edie in HBO’s Grey Gardens. Thank you, Liz, for speaking my language.

5) I suppose you could consider this old news, but it got a lot of traction on VH1’s Top 20 Countdown this week – Adele’s new song, “Rolling in the Deep.” I love her, but I love revenge songs even more. What other voice in pop music right now could sing “See how I’ll leave with every piece of you/ Don’t underestimate the things that I will do,” and sound so frighteningly sincere?

Hate:

1) Can How I Met Your Mother go back to being funny? I don’t doubt that every single member of the cast has the potential to be a dramatic ac-TOR, but unlike Royal Pains, the serious moments are uncomfortable and completely out of character for the show. The actors even seem unsure of themselves. I almost felt like I should be laughing at the funeral and then I felt guilty, and then I felt weird.

2) Oprah is going to reveal some big family secret on her new network, which makes me want to vomit, to put it lightly. Can she go away already? Or maybe just decide not to exploit her family? Would that be possible?

3) Entertainment Weekly’s current cover story, which claims that Glee is “leading TV’s gay-teen revolution,” particularly because the gay characters on Glee are not simply comic relief because of their flamboyance or feminine qualities, and are not one-dimensionally tortured because of their "gayness." Their relationships and lives are looked at and taken seriously. Sure – but Greek was actually one of the first shows of this “new class” of television to do that with the character of Calvin, and it isn’t even mentioned in the little blurb EW gives. Come on! The creator of Greek literally spells it out in this video from two years ago.

Golden Globes LiveBlog!

6:00 TVNZ: "Ah, Ryan Seacrest, we meet again."

6:03 Olivia Wilde starts the night off right fashion-wise with a gorgeous Marchesa dress. But her hair is a strange color and I don't like her bangs. If she had pulled off the whole look, I might have died of jealousy, so it's good that she didn't.

6:15 It's not normal that I just immediately recognized Kevin Spacey's voice in that Kayak ad.

6:19 Speaking of Kevin Spacey, there he is! I like his sunglasses! Weeeee!

6:20 Jennifer Love Hewitt, you are wearing a Jersey girl's high school prom dress. And you are orange. And you just tried to pronounce Hawaii like a native. Sorry.

6:26 Mark Salling gets flustered when Ryan Seacrest asks him if he's a "player" like his character. Kind of sweet but also kind of embarrassing that these Glee kids don't know how to manuver the red carpet (with the exception of Lea Michele).

6:29 Jayma Mays looks incredible. Love her.

6:38 Ricky Gervais: "Beer's not an alcoholic drink...it's like a soft drink."

6:43 Natalie Portman's dress is so ugly. Looks like a pink drape with a Christmas bow stuck on it. I am happy about this because I don't like her. Shadenfreude.

6:45 Jimmy Fallon - being the class act he is - shakes all the fans' hands he can reach.

6:48 Julie Bowen is her character on Modern Family. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, though! Guys!

6:52 Giuliana calls everyone "sweetie." Is this an Italian thing?

7:00 Ryan is interviewing my two favorite people in Hollywood at once - Jimmy Fallon and Jason Segel! Also, Heather Morris and Naya Rivera look fantastic. Heather Morris looked so good at the Fox Party the other night, too. Love to see Hollywood rookies shutting it down. A glimpse of January Jones' dress tells me she's continuing on her quest to convince us she's not Betty Draper by dressing like a fembot.

7:02 Jake Gyllenhaal and Jason Segel high-five. My heart grows ten sizes.

7:03 I wish Ryan would ask Jake Gyllenhaal about Taylor Swift. It's the elephant in the room, Seacrest...

7:05 Emma Stone was just kind of condescending? "Those are like apples and oranges, maaaan." Also, she looks like Lindsay Lohan lately, circa Herbie: Fully Loaded.

7:15 Jane Lynch is the most sincere person Ryan has ever interviewed and he doesn't know how to handle it.

7:27 Mila Kunis won't give details on how she lost weight for Black Swan, other than "you try to do it in heathiest way possible." Yikes...

7:28 RDJ is rocking the Sherlock hair and I am obsessed with it.

7:36 JON HAMM!

7:43 Megan Fox looks beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Everyone is wearing pink tonight, but she's the only one who did it right.

7:53 Helen Mirren gives Tilda Swinton a huge hug. Really cute.

7:55 January Jones says there's no friction between the Mad Men cast because they "party a lot together." New life goal: sneak in to one of those parties.

8:03 Chris Noth nodding at the Sex and the City 2 airbrushing joke. Yes.

8:06 Andrew Garfield looks cute and Jeremy Renner broods. Also, the sky is blue. Best Supporting Actor in a Drama goes to...Christian Bale for The Fighter, as expected (and well deserved). I hope his speech has so many crazy hijinks.

8:07 Okay...he's doing very well! What he said about Mark having to play a quiet character in The Fighter so that his character could shine is so true. Very classy. Ohhh...and just when you think he's done it without losing his mind, he says something to Robert DeNiro that gets bleeped and takes his sweet time getting offstage. I suppose that's why we love him.

8:10 WOW! Katey Sagal is a total upset! I was going to throw something at my TV if it was Kyra Sedgwick.

8:17 Julianne Moore, why are you dressed like that?

8:21 A lot of guy love going on with this Carlos cast.

8:22 Everyone laughs nervously because Ricky Gervais made a Bruce Willis joke, and then there's Bruce Willis, looking like he's going to kill someone. But that's also just because that's how he always looks.

8:24 BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SERIES (DRAMA) SHOULD BE GOING TO AARON PAUL. I hate this category.

8:26 Actually I don't, because even though I think all Chris Colfer does is cry every episode, I saw Heather Morris' and Lea Michele's reactions and apparently got something in my eye so excuse me for a second.

8:27 I love Leighton Meester and I love her dress. Someone please tell me why Serena is the new Chanel girl and not Blair. Also, I just got excited because Leighton Meester and Hugh Laurie are in the same room, which reminds me that I cannot wait for The Oranges (their movie together).

8:34 I always forget that the Golden Globes doesn't have any boring categories. Every single one that comes along is exciting. Hope Best Actor in a TV Drama goes to Jon Hamm, but seeing Bryan Cranston with his Walt White hair again makes me nostalgic...and then there's Hugh Laurie, who is consistently good...meh, it's Steve Buscemi. Wait a minute, it's not Jon Hamm? "The Suitcase" should've made him a shoo-in.

8:36 Ugh, I hate when people have pre-written acceptance speeches.

8:38 Best TV Drama goes to Boardwalk Empire. Really? Is this going to be one of those things? That's really annoying. This was Mad Men's best season yet.

8:40 Angie fixing Brad's tie: okay, you got me. Cute.

8:44 Oh God, poor Andrew Garfield. That was really awkward. I think he needs to relax in general. Especially after reading that recent Details article, I like him less and less. Who is that girl sitting with Aaron Sorkin?

8:56 Every time I see The Biebs with a girl his age, she's taller than he is. Girls in his music videos included.

8:58 Hi, Jeremy Irons! Also, Helen Mirren and Robert Pattinson are at the same table, which makes me happy. British people! Why is Tom Hanks always shouting something at someone every time he's on camera? Shut up, Tom Hanks.

9:00 Gervais, you're lucky RDJ has a good sense of humor about his addict days, because he is craaazy  like a fox. Oh wait, RDJ goes off-book to call out Gervais for his mean-spirited humor. Nice. He then calls out all the ladies for not sleeping with him. Weeelll, they should be so lucky. Everyone's laughing but Angie and Anne Hathaway. Of course. Any way, this is totally inappropriate and anyone else doing this bit would be creepy but it's him, so it's okay.

9:02 Anette Benning's acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Comedy has a dash of Alice Ripley crazy going on. "THE AWARD FOR BEST PROMISING ACTOR IN 1996, MY HUSBAND." A well-deserved shout out to Julianne Moore, though: "Julianne, you are a class act. Thank you."

9:16 Another class act - Al Pacino. Loving Tilda Swinson's over-enunciation - "The Pillars of the EARTH." Also, ugh Claire Danes, at least try to look surprised (she just won for Best Actress in a Made for TV Movie).

9:24 It's the Zef! (That's Zac Efron, to all non-teeny boppers out there.) I love how his face is like, I've got this. It's strange how he's a vet compared to The Social Network cast, that girl from True Grit who I wish would go away, Justin Bieber, etc.

9:26 HAH. Steve Carrell pushes Ricky Gervais away when Gervais goes in for a hug.

9:27 Sorkin, you magnificent bastard. Your talent is palpable. But you are also an ass. Very sweet how supportive The Social Network table is. But the shoutout to Zuck was unnecessary (an entrenpreneur can still be a jerk) and thanks to some Jezebel viewers, I realize the "smart girls" comment was a thinly veiled insult at critics of The Social Network's sexism. Whatevs, I'm just glad Sorkin's writing (well) again. RIP West Wing.

9:29 Sofia Vergara, stop clapping for yourself so wildly.

9:32 Oh my goodness, the matchmaker in me loves seeing Mila Kunis and James Franco chit-chatting. Also, sorry, but Sandra Bullock looks like a hot mess.

9:41 Matthew Morrison cheers for Lea Michele. Look, not everyone hates her! There's hope for you yet, Lea.

9:49 Wow. Can't believe Steve Carrell didn't win for Best Actor in a TV Series (Comedy). Didn't Jim Parsons just win the Emmy for this role too? Kaley's reaction is so cute, though. I find it very hard to believe anyone has to deal with Parsons' "trying ways." He seems like a sweetheart.

9:50 YES! Jeremy Irons. Your voice. "ACK-tress." I'd listen to you read the damn phonebook. Oh my god, YES! Melissa Leo wins for Best Supporting Actress for The Fighter! She was so incredible in that movie. So horribly good. "All that and kissed by Jeremy Irons!! Look Mom, I got a golden Globe!" Oh, I LOVE HER! "Mark Wahlberg, you are a prince," she says, and Amy Adams nods in agreement. A gorgeous speech and an award that couldn't have and shouldn't have gone to anyone else.

10:03 Angie applying lip gloss and "whooping" for Robert DeNiro makes her human and I love it.

10:04 Time for DeNiro's Lifetime Achievement Award. Tom Hanks about to cry humanizes him, even though I still hatechu, Tom Hanks. Also, why isn't DeNiro crying? Don't you kind of have an obligation  to cry when you get a Lifetime Achievement Award?

10:15 I just gave Darren Aronofsky and his ironic hipster mustache the finger. So what, who cares? David Fincher wins for Best Director! Again, The Social Network table is thrilled. Andrew Garfield, you are redeeming yourself. Sorkin gives Fincher a kiss on the cheek, Fincher gives a great speech and calls his cast "The Dream Team." Love it.

10:18 January Jones, your dress is so bad! It's literally tattered at the bottom. The Glee clip shows Mr. Schu clapping earnestly, and I miss how good Season 1 was. Glee wins for Best TV Series (Comedy), and I wish Ryan Murphy wasn't so smarmy.

10:26 Time for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical. Hahahhhaaaaa, Johnny Depp just giggled to himself when Halle Berry said his name twice. Paul Giamatti? Really? Giamatti accepts his award from Halle Berry and then proceeds to murmur her name. She looks nervous and is probably praying she won't get Adrien Brody-style kissed again.

10:27 Giamatti says his fellow nominees are above him in every regard, and Gyllenhaal CRACKS UP. I LOVE IT!

10:35 Natalie Portman wins for Black Swan. I hate you, Black Swan. Natalie Portman was obviously expecting it, but her speech is still super awkward. Harvard!

10:46 Sandra Bullock wasn't at all who I saw playing the mom in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, so I hope the movie still works. Again, The Social Network table goes nuts when Jesse Eisenberg's name is called during the list of nominees for Best Actor in a Drama.

10:48 And in a surprise to absolutely no one, Colin Firth wins the category. Love him. And he gives a very charming, very British acceptance speech - without a piece of paper. Thank you, Mr. Darcy.

10:55 Love the huge standing O for Michael Douglas. RDJ pumps his fist in the air. Very, very sweet. Best Picture goes to...The Social Network. Really cool. Seriously, this was such a film. Kevin Spacey (a producer of the film) gets a kiss on the cheek from - again - Aaron Sorkin. The Trent Reznor music in the background makes the whole thing really emotional too. Of COURSE Jesse and Andrew stay sitting at the table until they are made to come up on stage. Andrew can't even look at the audience; he has to turn around. The producer thanks everyone for an amazing year in movies, and that's really quite true - because it was a better year than most. 

Lively and Holmes

Two Vulture items that struck my fancy today...

1. This article says that Blake Lively is appealing to both men and women. Err, she doesn't appeal to any women I know. She was impressive in The Town, but is completely Serena-esque in everything else (real life included). Doe eyes and a constant air of "who, me?" does not an appealing actress make.

2. I don't have words for this. HOLMES! So excited.

Greek "Fools Rush In" Recap: But if you try sometimes...

Greek is back! Well, it’s the second episode of the new (and final) season. Forgive me for not recapping the first one…I was actually writing a paper for school instead. Anyway, here goes:

Casey is sleeping on Rusty’s couch, and Dale is there reading a book-slash-watching her sleep. Oh Daley, your behavior doesn’t even faze me any more. He laughs, which wakes her up, and explains that he’s looking to join a club, find a woman who is wifey material before he graduates. Casey suggests he join a fraternity, and Dale’s all, um, don’t you remember I was the president of University Students Against Greeks a couple years ago? Yeah.

Rusty comes in and trips over a bunch of Casey’s boxes, and tells her she basically needs to get a place stat. She agrees, but everywhere in her price range is already rented (she unexpectedly got into CRU Law just last week). They banter for a bit about cereal choices and who their parents love more - their rapport is one of the things I will miss the most about Greek when it ends. Any way, when Rusty’s girlfriend Dana comes in, Casey tells them that for as long as she’s here, if they want to watch Star Wars at 3 AM, they need to at least turn down the volume. They get awkward and leave, and Dale says, “you know Rusty doesn’t have a TV in his room, right?” Casey doesn’t buy it – she heard the scene where they blow up the Death Star like 10 times last night. Dale explains (by reenacting the scene) that it’s actually Dana and Rusty having nerd sex. Cuuuuute.

Kappa Tau house. Cappie is holding a meeting about Rush Week, and Rusty – who is Rush Chair – tells the guys that it’s all up to “karmic synergy” as usual. FYI, this is the frat’s term in previous seasons for letting rushies come to them instead of actually recruiting/putting in any effort whatsoever. Suddenly Rusty realizes there’s a ton of people missing from the meeting. No pledges, no one in his class either – wait, where is Ben Bennett?! Kappa Tau is shrinking, and they need rushies, bad. Cappie tells everyone not to worry, but after all the guys leave, he tells Rusty that they should be very worried.

Omega Chi house. Everyone is mad at Prez Calvin because last episode it was revealed (by Dale) that Calvin tried to end the feud with the Kappa Taus. The Omega Chis don’t think the feud should be ended; those guys suck, it’s a waste of their time, and if you want to go waaay back, Calvin’s truce with the Kappa Taus ruined the OC’s spring break. Calvin understands where they’re coming from, but isn’t apologetic. He thinks he can earn back their trust.

Back at the KT house, Cappie asks Rusty, “How did we loose so many guys? I feel like Jen Aniston!” Hah. Cappie admits “karmic synergy” isn’t a real thing, and Rusty hilariously feigns surprise for Cappie’s sake. Cap thinks they should try to recruit this time around, so they go to sign up for rush activities. Cappie: “Hi…we’re here to try…?” But they’ve missed the deadlines for everything. There’s a rally but there are no booth spaces left.

Evan and Casey walk and talk about law school and leaving Greek life behind. I’d be really surprised if she doesn’t start having feelings for him soon, but the promos for later this season show her and Cappie getting back together. Any way, he’s all ready to move on from the Omega Chis, but Casey’s clearly not ready to let go of the ZBZs. Evan gets her to admit she wants to go visit the house, and she’s on her way.

Calvin goes to Evan to ask for forgiveness for making the truce with the KTs behind Evan’s back, saying the house has forgiven him, so Evan should too. Calvin says they just had a meeting and the guys aren’t happy, but they’re giving him another chance. He’s still president. Evan says that the house must be more forgiving than he is, and Calvin leaves, dejected.

Casey is back visiting the ZBZ house (cue my secondhand embarrassment for her). Charisma Carpenter, playing a ZBZ overseer from last season named Tegan, shows up and tells Rebecca she needs a “house mom,” and it somehow comes out that Casey doesn’t have a place to stay yet. Tegan is like, “Perfect! Casey will be your house mom for Rush Week,” and everyone’s face is like “Ugh,” especially Rebecca, but Casey honestly doesn’t look that upset. In the kitchen, Rebecca tells Casey to stay out of her way while she’s there, and even though Casey thinks she can help Rebecca with Tegan, Rebecca’s not hearing it. Tegan comes in and says they need to get ready for the rally, where Casey’s attendance is mandatory as house mom, and so is her wearing an apron and hairnet.

Dana and Rusty work on some science thing. He tells her about the KTs lack of rushies and rush activities, and she suggests they set up a “rebel booth” in the area next to all the regular rush booths at the rally. He likes the idea and leaves to tell Cappie.

Umm, then the cutest moment ever happens. At the ZBZ house, Rebecca is freaking out about everything she has to do for the rally, and Evan walks in and just kisses her and says hi. “Hi,” she says, and she’s all softened. AWW! And it’s not cheesy, because it’s Rebecca. Dale is obviously hanging out at the ZBZ house and bumps into Evan, who he proceeds to lecture about not forgiving Calvin for hiding the truce. Evan lectures Dale back on what brotherhood means, and Dale actually seems to get it. “Without the loyalty and camaraderie of your brothers, fraternities are just a place to drink beer and chase girls,” Evan says. Which is cool. Because it’s taken five seasons, but Evan is no longer shallow.

The rally. Calvin and Heath kiss and Heath says, “You’re going to love my sister,” so I guess she’s a freshman that’s rushing. Evan talks to one of the Omega Chi guys, who reveals they’re impeaching Calvin after Rush Week – just keeping him in office for now because “it’s all about having a strong public face.” Evan says he’ll stop by the OC house later to help with rush. Cappie says hi to Casey, and it’s pretty awkward. Some ZBZ girl interrupts and tells Casey that she needs to do damage control – Tegan is micro-managing Rebecca, and Rebecca isn't taking very well to it. Heath comes over to introduce his sister Heather (no, I’m not kidding) to the ZBZ girls. Tegan and Rebecca end up arguing in front of her and it’s really uncomfortable, so Heather leaves. 

The KTs start playing loud music at their rebel booth. A bunch of guys come over to check it out – “Even Timmy’s getting into it,” says Beaver. That’s Beaver’s snake, which he brought along for some reason. Then some sprinklers go on, somehow electrocute/blow up the speakers, and a fire starts. All the guys that had come over disperse quickly, and the Kappa Tau sign hanging from the booth catches on fire. Symmmbooollliiiism.

After the rally, Casey and Cap talk, and he tells her that he’s changing, growing up, case in point – he’s making an effort to get pledges. She’s not happy. She says something to the effect of “I’m sorry, but I want you to be better because you want to be better, not because I want you to,” and walks away.

Back at the Kappa Tau house, they grieve the loss of potential pledges (and Timmy) because of the fire. Cappie says they’re going back to karmic synergy. “When we try,” he says, “snakes die.”

Rusty’s house. Calvin is talking to Rusty about how ridiculous it is that Evan won’t forgive him. Dale tries to tell Calvin that it’s because Evan values brotherhood, and Rusty and Calvin are like, "Maaaan, what do you know about brotherhood? ...Wait a minute...are you rushing a fraternity?" Dale says yes. “Which one of you little maniacs wants to bid me first?”

ZBZ house. Tegan and Rebecca bicker some more. Casey bangs a vacuum (house mom cleaning duties) into the legs of a table until Rebecca comes over and tells her to go around the table, not at it – ohhhh! “Is this your lame way of telling me to go around Tegan instead of at her?” Casey tells Rebecca that she’s not a good president if she’s too proud to accept help from time to time. Casey has an idea.

KT guys are setting up for their annual house party during Rush Week, the one rush activity they always participate in. And by participate, I mean they secretly have alcohol at the party, which is illegal during Rush Week, so they get a bunch of kids to come to the house. Rusty tells the guys to gather 'round and announces that he's made a list of 20 guys that he thinks would be great KTs. One kid is heir to a brewery, one kid has pet snakes…and so on. The guys love it. Rusty tells them they’ve got to try, one last time. Try to “rush the crap outta these guys.” Cappie is inspired: “THIS TIME WE’RE DOING IT FOR ME! I mean...us.”

House party at ZBZ. Rooney’s “I Can’t Get Enough” is playing. Well done, Greek! Such a good song. Looks like Casey’s plan is in motion – Rebecca tells Tegan that a legacy is there that Tegan should talk to – legacies are good for ZBZ and I think the family Rebecca is talking about is wealthy or something. Presumably this is to get Tegan off her back. The legacy is, surprise surprise, Dana pretending to be a legacy. Tegan goes over and butters her up: “Maybe you’ll even find a husband!” Dana: “That’s old fashioned! …And great!” Across the room, Rebecca asks Casey why she thinks Rusty’s girlfriend is up to this, and Casey’s like, girl, she’s an astrophysicist. She can memorize facts like you wouldn’t believe. Rebecca gathers some ZBZs and tells them that Tegan’s distracted – which means they can rush girls without having Tegan hover, criticize, etc. They divide and conquer as Casey looks on approvingly.

Dale is at Omega Chi’s house party. The OCs aren't really grooving to him, but their ears perk up when he tells them he was the one that outed Calvin’s truce. Remember Season 1, when Calvin was hoping no one would out him? Calvin talks with Evan, and they both agree they have been too hard on one another – as brothers and as fellow presidents. Evan tells Calvin that the OCs are going to take away his presidency and offers to talk to them out of it. But Calvin refuses his help and accepts that the OCs are gonna do what they're gonna do. Good for him.

Kappa Tau house party. Dale is there and pretty much steals Rusty’s thunder when he’s trying to intimidate the rushies, shouting, “laaame!” But Rusty goes with it, and the party is underway.

Clean up at ZBZ. In the kitchen, Rebecca, Casey and Tegan talk about how great it is that they might get a legacy. Tegan’s like, yep…if she wasn’t a fake. She was good, but I asked her about Prada and she thought I was talking about a museum. Tegan tells Rebecca she’s going to have to re-think her presidency and maybe even choose which girls they’re going to give bids to. Casey interrupts, saying Tegan hasn’t given Rebecca a chance, and that it’s Rebecca’s right as president to choose bids. Tegan agrees, and asks if she can trust Rebecca, and Rebecca gives some sarcastic comment, but basically says yes. The ZBZ chick who was Kelsey in High School Musical opens the door and tells the girls it’s voting time, and poor Casey is like, “Yay! I’ll go get my sleeping bag!” Rebecca (actually pretty gently) tells her she doesn’t have a vote – she’s not an active any more.

KT house. Rusty tells Cappie there’s a rushie he wants Cap to meet – Dale! Cappie loves it and Dale apologizes for creating USAG and all is well. A KT is talking to some guy Rusty doesn’t recognize from the list – the KT explains he’s a legacy. Rusty: “Cool, he’s in!” Everyone is happy and Cappie tells Rusty that HE DID IT! But then the music is shut off, and there’s our old friend Officer Huckabee. No alcohol at parties during Rush Week. Cap tries to do damage control – “This is a dry soiree! Can I get you a Roy Rogers, extra grenadine?” Huckabee: “Yes, thank you.” Any way, Cappie may know his drink of choice, but Huck’s not about to be made a fool of. He shuts down the party and sends everyone go home.

ZBZ house – Tegan and Casey continue cleaning the kitchen while the ZBZ girls deliberate in the next room. Casey tells Tegan that not being a part of ZBZ kills her, but she doesn’t want to be that girl that can’t let go as well – she doesn’t know “how to care the right way.” Tegan tells her she took her job as a mentor because it’s her way of staying a part of ZBZ without being a sorority girl any more. She explains why she's so tough, too - “Riding the girls makes them better sisters,” she says. “I want ZBZ to be the best it can be. It’s my job.”

Back at KT, grieving again. One party and they’re broke and have lost all of their potential pledges. Wait a minute – Peter Parks, the legacy from the party, stops by to check on the status of his bid. Cappie realizes that the school's not going to stop KT from rushing a legacy. Everyone’s excited – “we can call him Spiderman!” – and he’s got a bid.

Tegan is leaving, and on her way out, she strongly advises Rebecca to find a house mom. “Casey!” says Rebecca, and quelle surprise, Casey accepts. After Tegan heads out, Rebecca tells Casey she won’t be needing any more help – but guys? I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Dobler’s! God, it’s been too long! Calvin tells Evan the guys let him resign to avoid impeachment. Still – way harsh, Tai. Dale shows up and tells Calvin and Evan that Omega Chi gave him a bid, and walks away to socialize with his new potential brothers. From deductive reasoning, Cal and Evan realize that Dale was the one that called the cops on the KT party last night. Sheesh.

Broadway news

History Boys vet Stephen Campbell Moore is back on Broadway! Hooray! Yet another reason I need to go to London at some point this summer, cough, Mom. Also, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson closed on the 2nd but I was too depressed to write about it. In the Heights closed on the 9th, but it's okay because they're making the movie so I can watch it (and this) any time I want.

J.J. Abrams continues to be the coolest nerd in H-Wood

I love this interview. Abrams is like a little kid that knows he's done something kind of stupid but doesn't regret it, because it was fun, and it looked awesome. On the continuous lens flares in Star Trek, he says, "It was ridiculous...but...I love the idea that the future was so bright it couldn't be contained in the frame." You have to hand it to him. I love the honesty - not only does he get the complaint, because he's a fan too, but he admits that it was an attempt to make the film beautiful, and isn't apologetic about that.

Example of a lens flare:

Fallon covers Rolling Stone

Jimmy Fallon is on the cover of Rolling Stone this month, which gives me permission to write about one of my favorite subjects - Jimmy Fallon! I think Fallon is a controversial figure in the blogosphere, because bloggers tend to be sarcastic, darkly funny characters who like sarcastic, darkly funny late night hosts (I'm looking at you, Letterman, Kimmel, even Conan), and Fallon just isn't that at all. He's a happy late night host.

People can argue that Fallon's sunny disposition is because he's new to late night, he's not jaded yet like other late night hosts, or doubt that he's for real - see the already-cynical Rolling Stone caption above: "Can Anyone Really Be This Nice?" But really, ever since his SNL days, Fallon's pure joy about his job - how cool it is, how much of a nerd he is about it - has been as obvious as it is sincere. He refused to take himself seriously on SNL - he didn't mind breaking character, which the audience loved - and now, every single night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, he has just as much (if not more) fun. He handled the Leno-Conan situation with class, (for instance, he didn't put on a Leno mask and mock the host for an hour, Kimmel), had a Glee-inspired sing-off with the Parks and Recreation cast, sang the "History of Rap" with Justin Timberlake, and even organized "Broadway Week," during which a different Broadway cast visited the Late Night studio every night and performed a song from their show.

And why shouldn't he be happy? He doesn't get his kicks by taunting celebrities or the government - instead he plays a hilarious and totally unnecessary game of elevator dodgeball with Jon Hamm and Josh Charles. There just aren't many people in the entertainment industry like him left. Just recently, New York Magazine did their cover story on Fallon, and the article ended with the quintissential Jimmy quote - “It’s not: I’ve got to wear a bear suit. It’s: I get to wear a bear suit.” Awesome.

P.S. My two favorite Fallon impressions on Late Night - his (literally) genius Justin Bieber and Robert Pattinson in a tree.