Top Fifteen Dasey Moments Picspam:This was really hard to make actually. There are moments I had to leave out- and it kind of breaks my heart that I didn't have room for them. I had to make a 'one moment an episode' rule because there are episodes I could have pulled like 5 moments from, but that seemed unfair. So yeah. I know this is missing moments, and the order here is up for debate- but, fifteen is an amazingly small number when it comes to these two. Enjoy. 15.
Derek Can't Stop Talking about CaseyCheerleader Casey
Season 3
Derek: You're breaking up with me?
Amy: Yeah well, it's just you're always talking about how annoying Casey is.Why It's Awesome: It's just so very fanfic. I love when we get canon confirmation of things we've speculated about, like just how much time Derek spends thinking about/talking about Casey. I love that Casey is the direct reason for their break-up. The canon reason Derek isn't with Amy- is because of his focus on Casey, and that's pretty amazing.
14.
Derek Fires CaseyThe Pox Father
Season 1
Derek: You were a very loyal employee... but I'm afraid you're fired.
Casey: What?
Derek: Yeah I don't' need you anymore.
Casey: You beg me to help you. I do a great job...and then you fire me?
Derek: Business is cruel. But not totally heartless.
*hands her a cell phone and grins* Why it's Awesome: This is one of the first times we really see Derek and Casey work together- and one of the first times his soft side comes out around her. I love how much he knows about her life in this episode. I love the way she is willing to compromise her morals a little, and flirt with nerds, for him. I love this ending. I love that he has Frank get her completely off the hook. I love this ending with him giving her the cell, her beaming, and him shooing her off. This is also one of the first times in canon I'd call them affectionate.
13.
Casey Learns to Lie(Sort Of)Lies My Brother Told Me
Season 2
Casey: Derek you are the lord of the lies, you and only you can help me in my hour of need.~~~~~~~
Derek: Here, I pulled some touching dog stories off the net, no extra charge. I highlighted the really sappy partsWhy It's awesome: Lies My Brother Told Me has a special place in my heart. This is another Derek and Casey work together episode, and I love it. What really makes this for me I think, is that once he's part of the plan, he throws himself into it. He's totally committed, and he has nothing to gain. Nothing at all. I've always loved that he 'highlights the sappy passages', because it shows real thought on his part. He didn't just bully Edwin into photoshopping some pictures, he did research for her. I love that.
12.
Casey plans a PartySixteen Sparkplugs
Season 3
Derek: Honestly I'm surprised you had anything to do with this.Why it's Awesome: This always makes me smile because it kind of defines exactly how far they've come, and how far they still have to go. I love that she spends all this time and effort and thought on him. This is not something that could have happened in the first season. Casey wanting to do something that will make Derek happy- and putting real effort into it, is such a huge step for them. It's one of those times when you can just see all that affection they're building for each other, and it makes me squee a little. What's great though- is that then we get his line about being surprised she had anything do with the party, which breaks my heart, and then his refusal to hug her. I just think it says so much about where their relationship is right now.
11.
Derek and Casey are TrappedThe Party
Season 1
Derek: Whoa you need to calm down.
Casey: Calm down?! I hate it when people tell me to calm down! It makes me very tense.
*She holds shampoo threateningly*
Derek: Casey put that down.
Casey: Make me.
Derek: Fine, don't. But prepare to be shampooed.
*He picks up another bottle of shampoo*
Casey: Go ahead. I've seen your bathroom aim before. No way you hit the targetWhy It's Awesome: This is just like the classic Dasey moment.
The Party is the first episode of LWD I ever saw, and I pretty much shipped Derek and Casey instantly. It should probably be in the Top Ten- but like I said, this list was really hard to make. So *shrug* It's 11. Anyway, I love that they fight, with full on rolling all over each other. I love that they end up just sitting and talking, and smiling at each other.
10.
Derek and Casey Make a BetDriving lessons
Season 3
Derek: Care to make this argument more interesting?
Casey: How so?
Derek: Last one to get their license pays the other's gas for a year.
Casey: Deal. And may the best driver win.Why it's Awesome: You'll notice there isn't a single, 'Casey shoves Derek into bed moment' on this list, or a 'Derek talks to Casey while in bed and smirking' moment- and that's because in the end I went with this one. I don't think we've ever seen more sexual tension between them than right here. I love this bet- the way they walk towards each other, the leaning in, the smirks on both of them- guh. Then this look he gives her? I actually squeed the first time I saw it, like really loudly- I got funny looks from my roommates. This look is just so
blatant. He wants her, and it's obvious. I think I said in my original review of this episode, but seriously, this scene makes me jumpy just watching them. It's amazing.
9.
Casey lives DangerouslyThings that go Bump in the Night
Season 3
Derek: You have a lot to learn about living dangerously
Casey: Danger is my middle name.Why It's Awesome: Ok, so I'm sure I'm going to get asked why this only number 9. The thing about TTGBNT is that it's the
feel of the whole episode, more than it is any one moment. That said, I do love their sneak out. It's adorable. I love their matching sweats. I love that she makes them sandwiches. I love that she names the plan. I love that he brings 'living dangerously' back from
The Party. I love that they hide under the table, all pressed together. There's also two of my favorite things here- working together, and doing things each other's way. Yes sneaking out is all Derek- but that whole 'have the Davises call George and Nora' thing was all Casey, and he went along with it. I like that.
8.
Derek Quits his First Job for CaseyDon't Take a Tip from Me
Season 3
Derek: I quit. No one talks to my stepsister like that. Except me.Why It's Awesome: This whole episode is crazy Dasey, but him quitting for her? Epic. It's not just that he quits either- it's that he's really good at this job. He's been made manager- and he gives it up, because the guy is mean to Casey. That's so awesome. Plus, I love so very much that he wasn't even going to tell her. He wasn't ever going to let her know that's why he quit. That's just so adorable.
7.
Derek Fights For his LoveMale Code Blue
Season 1
Sam: Tell her Derek! Tell her about your stupid male code!
Derek: That's what we're fighting about?Why It's Awesome: Because it's
Male Code Blue? We've talked about this episode a million times, and I don't have anything new to say. I'll just let you look at the pictures of Sad!Derek, and try to figure out- again- what Derek
thought they were fighting about.
6.
Derek Takes Casey to PromMake no Prom-ises
Season 3
Derek: I've come to take you to promWhy It's Awesome: Ok, so this is another time when I actually squeed and got funny looks. This is so cute. The look on his face when he's watching her open her prom dress is amazing, and another time when his feelings for her are really obvious. My favorite thing about this all might still be that he leaves Sally to come take her to prom. Max doesn't come get Casey- Derek does. They both have love interests in this episode- and yet the big moment in this episode, is a moment between the two of them. The plot is still about their reactions to each other- the prom episode is really all about their relationship- and I love what that implies.
5.
D-Rock is Playing Their SongBattle of the Bands
Season 2
Audience: We want the real D-Rock!
Casey: You know what? So do I.Why It's Awesome: Again with the Derek facial expressions.(Mike ships Dasey. Seriously.) The look on his face when she 'wants the real D-Rock' is priceless. He just looks so amazed by her, and so... in love. He really does. Then, we get the stage grind moment, and it's so awesome. It's like they're both having fun, and they've let their guard down, and so they're all over each other. Plus you know.. they're
grinding. I'm still not quite over this moment honestly.
4.
Derek Fights the Casey in his HeadAdios Derek
Season 3
Casey: Stop wasting your pranking me and do some work!
Derek: I'm sorry did you say something? I was thinking about moving all your furniture into the backyard~~~~~~~~~~~~
Later:
The Casey in Derek's head: Stop wasting your time pranking me and do some work!
Derek: *Hits the side of his head*
The Casey in Derek's head: Stop wasting your time working and prank me!
Derek: Good advice Case. Why It's Awesome: I think I love this moment more every time I see it. There's just something about the fact that she's the voice in head. It's another sign that he spends a lot of time thinking about her. I like that he hits his head and it changes, I like that he answers the Casey in his head too- the "Good Plan Case" is adorable. Plus I love how much time he does spend pranking her- how much effort he puts into annoying her. I love that George and Abby clearly see
Casey as his main distraction. That's awesome. Plus- once we get here, to talking to the Casey in his head- it's pretty clear that Derek is either in love with her, or he's completely insane.
3.
Casey Defends DerekBully Brothers
Season 3
Casey: I'm not always going to be around to protect you, and if I hadn't stepped in Robby might have rearranged your face!
Derek: Well the ladies do like my face where it is so... I guess I should... thank you.Why It's Awesome: I love everything about this. I love how worried about him she is. I love that he opens up to her. I love that she goes up against a guy like twenty times her size to protect him. I love their exchange at home- and how sincere his thank you is. I love that we get a missed hug. This is another 'where they are' moment- but I think this one is an actual step forward for them. Her defending him, his opening up, and the honesty of that moment at home? It takes their affection up a notch. Like we see that they're bonding, it gives away how much they've come to care about and rely on each other. Yay.
2.
Derek Calls her Dad BackDinner Guest
Season 2
Derek: Everything ok?
Casey: Yeah...everything's fine. Should make a full recovery.
Derek: And will you make a full recovery?~~~
Casey: Derek called you didn't he?
Dennis: I'm sworn to secrecy.
Casey: He had no right to do such a.... sweet thing.Why It's Awesome: Ok, this still makes me all melty thinking about it. By the time this episode aired, I was writing fanfiction and actively shipping Dasey, and God how I loved this. I think I walked around for a week going,
"He loves her!" in an annoying high pitched voice. That's still pretty much my reaction to this scene. I really think that no matter what else happens between them- this will always be really important. It's one of the first times we see that he doesn't just
want her, he cares about her. I love that he is the one to come check on her, it doesn't seem to occur to anyone else that she'll be upset. Derek knows she will be, and he comes to see. I love that he calls her dad back secretly. He never would have told her- and you get the feeling they've never talked about it. Which is just so adorable. I love that Casey says how sweet it was with this little smile on her face. It's just so important. I love it.
1.
Derek Captures CaseySummer School Blues
Season 3
Marti: You're pretty, you're smart, you're organized!
Casey: Aww that's nice. Thank you Marti.
Marti: So,you wanna try?
Casey: Uh, I don't think so.
Derek: (who'd clearly been listening)Your force field is activated.Why It's Awesome: This is almost more important for what it did for fandom- then for the moment itself. It just made Dasey fandom so happy. What I think is great here, is again the look Derek's face. It's kind of amazing how many Dasey moments come down to Derek's facial expressions. I love that he affirms what Marti said- there is just something really tender about this moment. I love what it leads to- like, the things she does for him in the rest of this episode, the studying and the waiting- it all comes from here. I love that.
Thoughts?
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Anyway, this was AWESOME!!! I'd been house sitting for my grandparents for the last 2 weeks (just got back yesterday). And for whatever bizarre reason, they don't have Family channel. So I've been seriously experiencing withdrawals. This made me very happy to see.
So...overall I think that you managed to put together a very good list of the top Dasey moments. You're totally right in that it is *really* hard to narrow them down.
I am SO thrilled that you decided to include that Derek look in "Driving Lessons". I know I've commented on this like a million times already, but it's just one of those things that I *still* can't get over. So I was glad that you chose that to represent all the 'lying on the bed' moments and all the 'meaningful looks' moments :D.
Also glad that you included "The Poxfather", because that was the second episode I'd ever seen of LWD and it was the one that turned me into a Dasey shipper! Yay! And, of course, "Male Code Blue". But there's nothing else to say there...:)
I liked how you balanced out all the seasons fairly well, though obviously season 3 is more Dasey-filled than the other two.
By the way...I agree with you 100% that Mike is a die hard Dasey fan. I'd almost be willing to put it out there that he's even more of a fan than Ashley is. If his acting is ANY indication!! :)
All right. I have much more to say, but I don't want to be rambling forever. Great choices! I'm sitting here trying to figure out if there's anything obvious that you left out that I would have added...but I can't think of anything. I think you chose the best moment for #1. I don't think there was any other scene before or after that point that had the same fan impact that the hula-hoop scene did!
Don't we have the best fandom ever? So much love!! :D
~Mel