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Tue, 13 May 2008 03:19:36 GMT

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A Life With Derek Drinking game.

Thu, 01 May 2008 04:38:42 GMT

The Life With Derek Drinking Game.

Ok. So I've seen these lists around other fandoms, and they always amuse me.(There is a large collection of them Here- some of the the links are broken though.) I thought it might be fun if we had one too. So this is my attempt. I just thought it would be a cute way to amuse you guys while we wait for any news of Season 4.

Disclaimer: I wouldn't recommend you actually you know, drink with these rules. You could play with like- cherry coke- or whatever you want really.

Also? There are pictures. Because I like them.

Take a sip when.....

~Edwin and Lizzie team up in anyway.
~We are reminded in some way that Derek plays hockey.
~Derek and Casey snap at each other.
~Derek looks at Casey in a not-quite-brotherly manner.
~Nora is running late for anything.
~We see Casey study/there is reference to her doing well in school.
~There is any sort of Smerek/Smarti interaction.
~Casey walks into Derek's room without knocking.(Two sips if he's on his bed at the time.)
~Derek walks into Casey's room without knocking.
~A scene takes place in the JS Thompson Hallway.
~A scene takes places in the Mcdonald-Venturi upstairs hallway.
~Max does something terrible.
~Derek smirks.
~Casey worries way too much about something.

Take Two sips when...

~Derek wears green.
~Marti wears purple.
~We hear about Daphne.
~We see Sir Monkaslot.
~Something happens in the games closet.
~Derek dates a blonde.
~Ralph or Sam makes an appearance.
~There is reference to Casey's love of singing/dancing/acting.
~Casey goes to see Paul.
~The blue screens are flirty.
~Lizzie has a party to go to.
~Derek and Casey's 'fighting' sounds more like flirting.
~Casey says/does something that makes it clear Derek is always on her mind.
~Anyone calls Derek "D"(Three sips if it's Casey.)
~Derek makes a point by touching Casey.
~We're reminded George is a lawyer.
~The family eats a meal of any sort.
~Derek lies about something.
~Derek orders Edwin around.
~Derek and Casey's sexual tension is overwhelmingly obvious.
~We get a reference to the fact that LWD takes place in Canada.
~Anyone dances.

Take three sips when...

~Someone mentions George's bad driving.
~Derek says, "a what now?"
~We get a Shemily moment
~Lizzie crusades for the environment.
~Edwin schemes/scams in anyway.
~We get a reference to the fact that Derek doesn't do well in school.
~Derek plays guitar.(Four sips if this is during a D-rock performance)
~Derek and Casey take way too much interest in each other's love lives.
~Derek and Casey's fighting turns physical.
~Someone says something innuendo filled.
~Derek and Casey work together.
~A scene takes place in the cafeteria/a classroom.
~Derek films Casey.
~Derek makes Casey beg.
~Ralph mentions his drums.
~Emily social climbs in anyway.
~George is clueless about anything.
~The timeline makes you want to hit your head off the wall.
~We see Smelly Nellies.
~Marti somehow triggers/adds to a Dasey moment.
~Casey is on the phone with Emily.
~George and Derek bond.
~Casey needs Derek's help for anything.
~Derek and Casey compete for something.
~Derek and Casey flirt in front of other people.
~Either George or Nora reference their Ex's.
~Anyone who was ever on Degrassi appears.
~Derek wears his pink and gray polo.
~Derek says 'chillz'

Take four sips when....

~D-Rock performs.
~There is a missed hug.
~There is a jail metaphor of any sort in the blue screens
~Casey throws Derek onto a bed.
~Derek and Casey's touching is totally inappropriate(In the blue screens or normally)
~A scene takes place anywhere other than JS Thompson or the Mcdonald-Venturi house.
~Derek throws his name into random words- Derekus, Derekocritis...etc.
~Ralph mentions his grandma.
~There is a party at the Mcdonald-Venturi house.
~We get a mention of one of Edwin and Lizzie's friends- Jamie, Teddy- etc.
~Derek blows off a chance to impress Sally so he can bug/rescue Casey.
~Anyone says 'keener'

Finish your Drink when....

~Derek talks to Paul.
~We see Abby/Dennis.
~Derek makes out with his step cousin and no one finds this wrong.
~Casey finally breaks up with Max.
~Any one of These Moments occur.

Bonus!! A mini Podcast Drinking game:

Take a Sip if....

~Anyone mentions how Mike and Ash have 'chemistry'
~Mike touches Ash for no real reason.
~Ash and Mike hug/snuggle/grope.
~Mike and Ash laugh at something that's only funny to them.
~Anyone mentions Mike's inability to sit still.
~Anyone mentions Ashley's dancing.
~Mike and Ash talk about how close they are.
~Anyone mentions Ariel's fantasy world.
~Mike and Ash talk about the weird things they do on set.

Anything to add???

Top Fifteen Dasey Moments Picspam.

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:17:09 GMT

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 Casey
Cheerleader 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 Casey
The 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 parts

Why 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 Party
Sixteen 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 Trapped
The 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 target

Why 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 Bet
Driving 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 Dangerously
Things 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 Casey
Don'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 Love
Male 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 Prom
Make no Prom-ises
Season 3

Derek: I've come to take you to prom

Why 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 Song
Battle 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 Head
Adios 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 Derek
Bully 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 Back
Dinner 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 Casey
Summer 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?

So since I like both pictures and thinking way too much about LWD...

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:17:47 GMT

So I've always been kinda fascinated by the whole Degrassi kids showing up on Life With Derek thing. Then, in the end of Season three we got Kate Todd from RFR and Robert Clark from Strange Days- people just keep appearing at JS Thompson. It amuses me, and so I thought I'd make a picspam post about it.

Degrassi pics are surprisingly hard to hunt down. None of these screencaps are mine- google images found them for me, I had to fight with it for awhilw though. Life With Derek captures from Seater Online, as always. I should really learn to make my own screencaps.

Anyway pics and random useless commentary under the cut.

Sam/Sully
LWD/Degrassi
Kit Weymen.

Sully

Sam

LWD Status: Upgrade.

Sully was skeezy and pointless. Sam is wonderful and endearing. Easy call. I wasn't always a Sam fan, but when he reappeared in Season Three with personality traits? I loved him. And, in retrospect, Sam and Casey's courtship was kind of sweet. Nothing Sully ever did was sweet. Sully wore sunglasses inside and called Manny 'boo.' Ick. Plus, Sully never could have hung out with Derek. Derek would hate Sully, and any personality changes that allow you to be friends with Derek? Are awesome.

Frank/JT
LWD/Degrassi
Ryan Cooley.

JT

This is just a random Ryan Cooley promo image(from Degrassi I think) because saddly, I couldn't find a capture of him playing Frank. If anyone has one, send it my way. I'll add it, credit you, and be very grateful

LWD Status: Hard to say.

I'm pretty sure JT would have been Derek's lackey and then tried to start up his own business too. Frank doesn't have many lines, but as far as I can tell, he's JT on vacation. I really can't make them two different people, and I love JT(*tear*) so that's fine, but still it makes this hard to judge. I think this entire plot could have happened at Degrassi actually(especially in the first few seasons.)- only Ms. H would have expelled them, or made them repeat the 12th grade five times, or possibly made out with George.

Ralph/Spinner
LWD/Degrassi
Shane Kippel

Spinner.

Ralph.

LWD Status: Too awesome to call.

Since both Ralph or Spinner are very, very awesome- I can't make this call. I mean, Spin has all that angst and back story- but Ralph has monogrammed drum gloves. Spinner is friends with Jimmy, who I love- but Ralph is friends with Derek, who I love. Spinner has some of my all time favorite Degrassi lines- but Ralph has some of my all time favorite LWD lines. Maybe Shane Kippel should just be on all TV shows. I think it's a good plan.(Did you know? Shane Kippel has a tattoo of a maple leaf on his hip. Yeah I just think everyone needs to know this.)

Trevor/Tim.
LWD/Degrassi
Alex House

Tim

Trevor

LWD Status: Downgrade.

Not because I have anything against Trevor, but because the Tim/Trevor connection confused me the first time I saw "The Bet." I was convinced that Trevor was gay. I had no reason for this, obviously, but I kept waiting for that to be his confession to Casey at the end. Even though he'd done nothing to give me this idea, and I knew full well I was watching Disney so that would never happen. It wasn't until I IMDBed Life With Derek that I figured out it was the same actor. Then I felt stupid for not recognizing him earlier. This is my fault entirely, but all of these 'upgrade', 'downgrade' calls are random and based on nothing but my sleep deprived opinions. So *shrug*

Lisa/Amy
LWD/Degrassi
Bailey Corneal

Amy

Lisa

LWD Status: Upgrade.

Didn't even know she had a name on LWD did you? Well she does. Derek says it in "The Bet,"

"I Know this school like the back of my hand. Lisa Markus is about to walk by and check me out. "

I'm pretty sure she actually ran away to start fresh at JS Thompson. That whole getting punched by her best friend thing for being a total slut thing, was hard for her. She might not have any lines on LWD, but she might at some point, and as of right now we've never seen her passed out drunk or getting punched. She did get to kiss Sean on Degrassi, but now she gets to check out Derek and listen to Sheldon sing. So I think as a whole, her life is better at JS Thompson.

Kendra/Paige.
LWD/Degrassi
Lauren Collins

Paige

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Kendra

LWD Status: Downgrade.

The first time I saw "Mice and Men", I declared Kendra to be, "Paige with none of her good qualities." Which, isn't totally fair, and really, Kendra had her moments. She could be kinda perky and sweet at times. That said, she called Derek, "Derry" and "Der-bear" and I cringed every time. Plus, Paige is one of those characters that is Degrassi. Kendra made no real difference on LWD, excpet I guess showing that Derek could have a steady girlfriend. But whatever- Paige is Paige. It's hard to top that.

Paige Bonus section:

Paige and JT!

Paige and Spinner!

Sally/Lily/Random annoying girl.
LWD/RFR/Degrassi
Kate Todd.

Lily & the rest of the RFR cast.

The annoying girl she played on Degrassi.

Sally

LWD Status: Upgrade.

Kate Todd is trying to play Lauren Collins's game and appear on as many shows as possible. (Lauren Collins was also on RFR. I didn't include it, because Blair was just Paige in glasses. Whatever). Interestingly, she is the only person so far to show up on LWD before being on Degrassi. Maybe Shane Kippel mentioned the JS Thompson to Degrassi underground tunnel to her during an episode, and she'd always wanted to see the Degrassi set, so she figured she'd go check it out.(Do you think all the extras are the same? They take can take the tunnel from set to set). Anyway, her character on Degrassi served no purpose other than to be bitch to Emma, so Sally is obviously an upgrade from that. As for Lily? Well the way I see it Ray+Travis+ River Pierce(who is now on Degrassi... and has made out with Lauren Collins's Paige. I love Canada)< Derek. Plus at Roscoe High freshman year seems to take like five years and 46 love triangles, so any escape from that is a good thing.

Patrick/Vaughn.
LWD/Strange Days at Blake Holsley High.
Robert Clark.

Vaughn

Patrick

LWD Status: Upgrade.

Because I hate Vaughn. So much. Plus Vaughn's appearence might prove lizwinlove's theory that Mike and Shadia brought the tunnel with them to JS Thompson from Blake Holsley. The weirdness is following them.

....Ok so it all amuses me.

Oh and? While searching for Frank captures, I came across this:

And it amused me too. Them talking while Derek is in bed might actually be LWD's longest running recurring theme. Dirty.

The first season- a write up.

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:15:03 GMT

I wrote the first season out(except Pox Father, because at the time I couldn't find it), Dasey style by request a while back. I found it in my documents while I was working on my Dasey Manifesto- so I thought I'd share it with you guys.

Also? I wanted to show off my new layout. Look- stephluvsyou Made me a pretty header!!! Yay.

The First Season:

The Room(pilot).
With in the first thirty seconds, Casey complains about Derek- and they have their first fight.
He is smug, she is annoyed. Casey and Lizzie are stuck sharing small room- the room that used to Edwin's.
They then use the words 'sister' and 'brother' with irony laced sarcasm.
We cut to Casey complaining about the Venturi clan's lack of manners. While she is in the bathroom, Derek comes in and says,

"Do you mind?"
"Yes." She replies, "I was here first."
"Suit yourself" he says as he prepares to pull down his pants in front of her. (awesome!)

That night while she is getting organized for school the next day, he calls her a 'super keener' it is adorable.

At school Casey meets her new locker mate and soon to be best friend, Emily. Emily has a mega crush on Derek. When Casey reveals she is Derek's new stepsister, Emily tells her,
"you are so lucky!" Why this makes her lucky, I'm not sure, unless of course Emily is secretly a Dasey shipper, even in season one.

In an effort to gain some control, Casey calls a family meeting and asks about having Derek's room. An appalled Derek scoffs and pops the collar of his polo shirt at her.

Later in the hall, after he sends Edwin to talk her, Derek and Casey have this adorable exchange.
Derek: In my house, I always get what I want.
Casey: Aren't we arrogant?
Derek: Yes we are.
It should be clear to everyone by this point that want each other. They want each badly.

In the scene transitions, Derek and Casey wear crowns and battle over a thrown. And by battle, I mean she sits on his lap. No, really. She does.

When George and Nora suggest Casey use the basement as her room, she responds that she can't possibly do that. Derek smirks at her and says,
"aw not good enough for you Princess?"

Casey launches a plan to get Derek to think he wants the basement room,(because 'what Derek wants, Derek gets') she so can have his room. They meet in the hall that night, she is in on her way to the bathroom, he is going to check on the basement progress. She accuses him of this and they banter for a minute. Then he walks away and does a brush against her shoulder nudge thing.

Later they have their infamous stare down in the basement. Casey still wants Derek's room. Derek is still not budging. George and Nora won't let anyone come upstairs till someone takes the basement room. Casey and Derek walk circles around each other. The sexual tension is so thick, I'm surprised Edwin can't feel it way up the attic.

Derek and Casey fight about their parents and the room some more. Eventually Nora decides that Casey has given up enough for her, and that she and George will move to the basement. Derek thinks this is a great idea. He smirks and says:

"That will make a whole floor between you and us kids!" Which... I can only assume is exciting because he figures it will be easier to sneak into Casey's room that way.

The episode ends with her on his lap again. They're sitting on the thrown and she pulls his crown over his eyes. Aww.

The Fall:
Its been two weeks since school started. Emily is the only one who knows Casey is Derek's stepsister. He passes her on the stairs and comments on her outfit,
"Going to a funeral?" She tries to think of a comeback, fails and topples down the stairs taking several students with her. He laughs and calls her, "Klutizilla." Because he is Derek, and whatever he says is law, the name spreads.

At home later Derek pulls out his video camera and begins filming her. It is adorable.

Later, after Casey finishes her workout in skimpy clothes, she is in the kitchen getting a drink when Derek and his best friend Sam walk in. As it turns out Derek hasn't told Sam he has a new stepsister. He refers to Casey as a,
"recent accident by marriage." She falls backwards into a box.

In the scene changes they wrestle and he picks her up and carries her away.

At dinner they flirt some more:

George: Enough with the Pig Latin.
Marti: Pigs speak Latin?
Casey: I don't know ask Derek.

Not Dasey related, but this episode is also the first appearance of the games closet.

Derek goes to see Casey about fixing her reputation after Lizzie guilts him into it. Casey claims to not want his help. Derek walks in anyway and sits on her bed. They banter, and it occurs to Derek that Casey may like Sam, as he was present at her falls. He looks really, really horrified at this thought. He tries to stand up, and she pushes him back on to her bed. Twice. Derek leaves her room, still looking angsty about the idea of Casey liking Sam.

At school the next day, he guilts Emily into being seen with Casey. He then stops her klutzilla rep. Casey is about to make a terribly embarrassing speech to the whole school, so Derek sends Sam in after her, but he doesn't look very happy about it.

Casey and Sam walk away down the hall. Emily tries to talk to Derek, but he's disappeared. We cut to Sam and Casey, having a sweet little goodbye in front of her class. She beams at him. We then see that Derek has been lurking there the entire time. How he got there, I'm not really sure, but its clear he is following Casey and Sam. Brotherly. Right?

That night at dinner he calls her, "Casserole Casey" and she smiles at him.

The Party.

The Derek and Casey are trapped in small space episode. Unfortunately it doesn't end with them making out- but they do come awfully close. The episode starts with them in the bathroom having a nice conversation- then the Casey voice over wonders how she got there, trapped in a bathroom with Derek. Then we flash back to two days ago and Casey and Derek fighting over the remote. They touch a lot during this fight. At one point she is on his lap. George and Nora are annoyed that Derek and Casey can't just get along. They are going out of town this weekend, and are afraid they'll have to leave the kids in the care of Ms. Higgenbothem. Derek and Casey protest. Derek puts his arm around Casey in an attempt to prove they can get along. They beam at George and Nora.

Later Derek walks right into Casey's room without knocking. He has a plan. They can pretend to get along, just to get their parents out of the house. Casey agrees and there is a cute breakfast scene of the two of them being fake nice as soon as they see George and Nora. We learn here that they normally have an early morning fight. I find this sweet. As soon George and Nora leave the room, Casey and Derek fight, with more touching.

The dance and hug in the scene changes. It is super cute.

George and Nora don't believe them but agree to leave them in the house alone all weekend anyway. They take Marti with them. As soon as they leave, Derek begins to prepare for the party he's throwing. Casey is angry about this, and they fight again.

Derek: "Come on Casey, don't you ever just want to live a little dangerously?" He raises his eyebrows at her suggestively when he says this.

Lizzie and Edwin are frightened. They go into hiding:

Lizzie: I saw this guy touching tongues with this girl. It. was. gross.
Derek: Give it a couple years
*snicker*

The bathroom doorknob is broken, and Derek goes up to try and fix it for the guests. Casey goes up a few minutes later to yell at him for something, and she shuts the bathroom door. They are trapped. They have adorable banter,

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 is holding 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 target. (I love this line) Then they fight with the shampoo and end up rolling all over each other. Legs intertwined, arms all over each other, it is fantastic. This entire scene is fantastic. It is so Dasey laced that really, to get all the moments I would have to transcribe it. They are trapped in a small space, there is banter, wrestling, and then some affectionate touching. Dasey magic.

Later, George and Nora come home and find the party raging and Derek and Casey still locked in the bathroom. Derek has sold Casey a sob story, about hoe he messes up because people expect him to, and so she takes part of the blame. George and Nora decree that since they're both responsible they both have to clean up the destroyed house. Then they leave.

Derek: you really surprised me. I can't believe *long pause* you bought my sob story. Sucker.- He touches he knee when he says this and leaves her to clean up the living room all on her own.
Casey: What?!

He then leaves her to clean up the living room by herself. The episode ends with her bringing the trash from the party up to his room:

Casey: Derek I cleaned up the living room the least you can do is take out the trash
Derek: Fine.

She then dumps it all over him and walks away, feeling very smug.

Casey: Sucker

Puppy Dog Tails
This is an amazing episode. It opens with Casey standing in the kitchen eating cereal when Derek comes home from hockey. He walks up behind her, pushes his hips into hers causing her to spill her cereal and informs her he,
"Had an assist on the winning goal." (this is the first time we learn of Derek's hockey playing skills)

Later, Casey is complaining to Nora about living with all these men. She recounts a story that is supposed to show how 'gross' living with Derek is, but all it really shows is that he wants her. There is a flashback to her standing in the laundry room when Derek walks in. He wipes his face on a towel and throws it at her.

Casey: ugh you're all sweaty.
Derek: I like the sweaty look chicks dig it- he smirks at her and leans forward when he says this- its so flirty its actually ridiculous.
Casey: No they don't.
Derek: yeah they do.

Fangirl Emily shows up and fawns over him. He smirks, but mostly ignores her, then he leans into Casey, touches her cheek with the back of his(I assume sweaty) hand, and says,
"see." Before walking away.

Casey decides to make some home improvements. She is putting up an ugly ceramic hen when Derek walks in. They fight over the decorations on the mantel.

Derek: what are you doing with my trophy?
Casey: Giving it to you to take to your room. It's tacky.
Derek: No that thing is tacky!(I'm going to have to side with Derek on this one)
Derek: No its folk art!- The fight of course turns physical and they end up breaking both objects.

Derek: I scored twenty goals to get this! (Trying to impress her?)
Casey: Well I went to twenty garage sales to get this!

Casey convinces Nora to redo the living room, they move out the couch and the TV and put up art. The boys come home from Derek's hockey game and are horrified.

George: That couch has history! I had my first kiss on that couch!
Derek: So did I!
Edwin: And I was planning on having my first kiss on that couch!
*snicker*

Derek convinces George to "take a stand." George and Nora fight over the redecoration, and Casey feels bad. She puts a few of the old living room things back. Derek comes and asks what she is doing, he tries to listen, but gets distracted staring her up and down and undressing her with his eyes. He really does. Later they decided to team up with Lizzie and Edwin to fix the old living room and stop George and Nora's fighting. Casey apologizes to Derek.

Casey: I'm sorry, I didn't know these things were such a big deal to you. Girls are different than boys you know.
Derek(smirking of course): Yeah I found that out the fun way, on the old couch.(This is one of everyone's all time favorite Derek lines. Because it is awesome.)

Later after they've put the original furniture, couch and all, back in the living room, Casey and Derek apologize to George and Nora. Well, actually Casey apologizes and then Derek apologizes for her,

"And Dad, Casey shouldn't have told Nora to change things." Casey smacks him(which is probably what he was going for) and he apologizes for real.

Grade Point Average:
This is episode is memorable not so much for what happens in it, but because you can see clips from it in every Dasey video ever made. There are also a couple important canon points established in this one.

We start with Casey begging for extra points on a test. She is a "grade grubber", a nickname that has replaced Klutizila as the student body's Casey insult of choice. Emily tells her she has to do something to change her rep. At home, Derek is getting George to sign a test he's failed. Casey, Nora and the audience learn that Derek failed grade one, but George bailed him out.

Casey: How exactly does one fail grade one?
George: He wouldn't sit down, pay attention or leave the girls alone.
Derek: Good times.

Derek then mocks her for her grade grub reputation.

The scene changes are so cutely shippy, they are holding books and they nudge each other in the first one, while giving each other great looks.

It turns out, Derek needs at least a 90% on his group English project to pass the course. Casey needs to loose her bad reputation. What will they do? The screen splits to show Derek and Casey thinking of each other at the exact same second. Derek struts down the hall towards her and announces they've been assigned to work together. Casey pretends to be annoyed by this. They turn away from each and smile broadly- a shot that is in every video ever made.

That night in the kitchen Casey is making a snack. Derek is asking about the project. She laughs at him.

Derek: You have done something right?
Casey: Yeah I made this sandwich.- then she gives him this smug look and bounces away.

He follows her to the living room still asking about the project and, in a mocking tone she tells him,
"Dude you need to chill- Grab some couch."

Casey announces her plan to Emily the next day at school. Emily is slightly worried that this is unfair to Derek. Casey is not impressed.
"Fair? Yes its fair! think of what he's done to me!" Because again, everything is always about Derek.

Then we get a fantastic scene change where Derek wraps his arms around her waist, begging her to help. She pushes his head away.

That night Casey is trying hard to not work and not care. Derek is freaking out. He's realized Casey is trying to use him to kill her grade grubbing rep. He needs to get her to work on this project. He figures guilt will do the trick. He sends Edwin after Casey.

Edwin: I think Derek is really worried.
Casey: I don't buy it.
Edwin: Come see for yourself.

She goes to the top of the steps and looks down on Derek, and we get another scene that is in every video ever made. A frustrated Derek shoves books off the table and puts his head in his hands.

Derek: I tried and I failed, and now its too late.
Casey: Its not too late, we can still do this.- She smiles at him affectionately, and he gives Edwin, who is watching from the stairway a "good job" look.

The next day, they dress up as a married couple- Percy and Mary Shelly- to give their presentation. They get an 89%, Derek asks Casey if she'll grub one more time. He needs the point to pass the class.

Derek: Can you do this? Please?"
Casey: Ok.. Hold this. She walks in, head held high to save Derek, despite what it will do to her reputation.

Some random guy starts to insult her, and Derek, wearing a cute old fashion hat, holds up a hand and says,

"Not a word." Because when Casey and Derek work together? Good things happen.

The Wedding
Nora's sister, Fiona is getting married. Casey is acting as the wedding planner. Derek will be filming the whole thing.

Edwin: Your dream is to direct?
Derek: Yeah. I'm great at bossing people around.

Nora cautions Casey to please keep her cool around her cousin Vicky, Casey says,

"Don't worry Mom, I can handle Vicky. I'm learning to deal with incredibly obnoxious people," and shoots a pointed look at Derek(because everything in Casey's world relates back to Derek) who says,
"Right back at ya sis." Nora sighs. Fiona frantic and anxious about her upcoming wedding to a man named Harry. She also informs everyone that Vicky likes to be called Victoria now.

Fiona: She gets very cross if you all her Vicky.

Nora ushers Fiona downstairs leaving, Casey, Derek and Edwin in the living room. The doorbell rings, and Edwin runs to get it. Derek slings an arm around Casey's shoulders.

Derek: So what's cousin Vicky like?
Casey: Two words: Major. Pain
Derek: Well if she's related to you she must be a major- he is cut off by Vicky walking in the door- "Babe" he finishes. Vicky smirks. It should be pointed out here, that Vicky and Casey look a like. Not just a like- they could be twins, clones, whatever. Not only that but if Vicky is Casey's cousin that makes her Derek's step cousin. No one however, seems the slightest bit fazed by this fact. Least of all Derek. There is a cute flashback to Casey talking to Paul about how much she hates Vicky.

Casey: There is no one in the world I dislike as much as my cousin Vicky- except Derek of course.
Paul: Of course(the way he says this leads me to believe he is on to her. Paul is such a Dasey shipper)

Vicky flirts with Derek:

Vicky: So you must be the big, bad brother I've been hearing so much about. You're cute."
Derek: You've got good taste.
Vicky: So my mother tells me Casey despises you.(clearly Casey talks about him all the time...so much so that Fiona has told Vicky)
Casey: That's not true.
Derek: Aww and I thought we were so close.

After Vicky leave to go find her mother Derek calls her "Unpleasant, but hot." A somewhat star struck looking Edwin agrees. Casey attempts to avert wedding disaster, but keeps having problems. Meanwhile, Vicky who has clearly both set her sights on Derek and felt the sexual tension between Casey and Derek, tells the boys embarrassing stories from Casey's childhood. They follow her around, filming and Vicky flaunts this fact in front of a stressed out Casey.

Marti is left unsupervised and eats the fake berries out of the flower arrangement(because it's purple day). Derek of course comes to the rescue and gets her to spit them out. It is adorable how good with her he is. Unfortunately she's already eaten too much purple, and starts to feel sick. Casey moves the cake away from her, and bumps into Vicky, spilling the cake all down her dress. Casey and Vicky have a huge fight, which Derek films, looking really, really excited the whole time.

An upset Casey quits her wedding planning work and Vicky has stormed off to her room. Derek is thrilled until Lizzie and Edwin remind him that if he doesn't do some work to fix all the things that have gone wrong with the reception, his movie won't have an ending. Derek distracts Marti perfectly and adorable, and sets Lizzie and Edwin to work making a cake while he calls caters and attempts to make decorations.

Casey wanders downstairs a while later to find Derek trying to glue the word "wedding" over the word "birthday" on a "Happy birthday" banner. This is almost too cute. Casey asks what he's doing. He tells her is trying to save his movie. She's not quite buying it, and seems touched by all the work he's putting in.

Casey: Well whatever the reason- thanks.
Derek: I don't need your appreciation. I need your help.

Derek would like Casey and Vicky to decorate while so he can get the cake out of the oven and Lizzie and Edwin can get dressed. Casey refuses and Derek yells at her. It is priceless:

Derek: Look Casey I have been doing your job, planning a reception for YOUR relatives because you quit and you can't talk to Vicky?
Casey: No. I can't
Derek: DON'T TALK TO ME TALK TO VICKY!

Casey is taken aback by this outburst and goes up to talk to Vicky. The make up, and the audience is reminded once again of just how much Casey and Vicky look a like.

Things work out ok, and later the whole Macdonald-Venturi clan watches Derek's video. It appears to have been a success, they all clap and then everyone but Derek, Casey and Edwin goes to bed. Edwin pipes up that they've missed the kissing scene.

Derek: No we didn't. Its on my extra's reel.
Casey: Kissing scene? You mean Fiona and Harry?
Edwin: No Derek and Vicky.-Derek's expression here is great. He clearly did NOT want Casey to know he was making out with Vicky. Casey looks appalled.

Casey: You and Vicky?! You were kissing my cousin?
Derek: What can I say? Chicks dig directors.- He shrugs. Casey huffs.

Then we actually see the clip of Derek making out with Vicky(Edwin's handiwork). Not Disney channel normal shy kissing, but seriously making out on top of a dryer, her straddling him, his hands on her thighs- his shirt partially unbuttoned. This is relevant because- Vicky looks so much like Casey that Dasey video makers often use this clip to represent Derek and Casey making out. Also, Vicky is his step cousin. The implications of this episode are amazing.

House of Games

This episode carries over the "Godfather" theme from the last episode. It also sets up a Venturi vs. Macdonald dividing line. Which is nice. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of Dasey in this episode. The kids are arguing over "five disputed territories" and play games of chance to win them. Casey rants about all this to Paul, who is SO onto her by this point. The fights are really a Casey VS. Derek thing, but they don't actually interact one-on-one much, making me sad. Edwin is a double agent and Casey and Derek spend trying to out scheme each other. There is a lot of cheating. A lot. At one point Casey says,

"Looks like you under estimated me Derek. I like that. Keep doing it." Which I find cute and flirty. In the end, because he's sneakier than her, Derek and the Venturi's win all the "disputed territories." Casey, knowing she has somehow been cheated, rigs all the items in the bathroom medicine cabinet to fall out on Derek when he pulls out his tooth brush. He looks cutely impressed by her trick.

Marti the Monster

In case it wasn't clear after "Puppy Dog Tails" and "The Wedding" this episode cements once and for all that our Derek? Yeah he's a bit of a player. The episode opens with George and Nora discussing the play they're going to in Stratford that weekend. They need a babysitter for Marti. Nora asks Casey, who is annoyed that Derek wasn't asked. She plays the, "blood sibling" card and rants to anyone who will listen about how unfair it is. Derek smirks at her.

The next day at school Casey complains to Paul, and tries to make it a feminist thing,

Casey: I shouldn't be expected to watch Marti just because I'm a girl!

Paul is too smart for that though and he says,

"It sounds to me that this isn't a girl vs guy thing. This is a Casey vs Derek thing." Like I said, Paul is so onto her.
In the hall later, Emily and Casey watch Derek strike out with the new girl, Sandra. She walks away, and Casey waves at him, smirking at his failure. Later, Casey takes it upon herself to befriend Sandra. Casey and Derek live to mess up each others relationships/romantic prospects and this episode is just the first of many, many times.

At dinner that night, Casey and Derek banter about Sandra.
Casey: She's not your type.
Derek: She is my type- she's hot.
Then depending on which version you're seeing(Disney or Family Channel), they talk about the size of her breasts being the reason Derek likes her.

Edwin: Can we not talk about breasts at dinner?"

Casey reveals that Sandra is a vegan and an environmentalist who loves children and works after school at a daycare center. She tells Derek to,
"Leave the poor girl alone."

Derek of course, doesn't listen and uses the information Casey has told him to get Sandra to come over and "help him baby sit" Marti that Saturday. As she walks away, telling him she'll see him on Saturday, Derek blatantly stares at her ass and says,

"Looking forward to it." (I'm aware this isn't actually a Dasey moment, but Derek is SO dirty right here, it has to be mentioned)

Casey is upset because she's already agreed to watch Marti when Derek offers to do it. She assumes he's in it for the money. They have a competition to see who can get Marti in pajama's first. Derek wins. Casey sulks.

Saturday comes, Derek has sent Lizzie to a friends and is trying to hurry Casey out the door(She's shopping with Emily). By hurrying her, I mean he's touching her. A lot. She shoves him back, and they have a nice physical fight. The doorbell rings and Casey answers it. Its Sandra, who upon seeing Casey(and feeling the sexual tension in the room I'm sure) asks,

"Derek is Casey your girlfriend?"

They deny this of course,

Casey: "No. I'm his new stepsister" and they have another physical fight when Derek tries to get Casey to leave. Casey of course, wants to ruin Derek's chances, so she decides to stay awhile. Derek makes Marti lunch and Sandra, Edwin and Casey look at old family photos. When Derek comes in, she teases him about his childhood long hair,

"Aww you were very pretty."

Later Emily comes over and she and Casey convince Sandra(who by this point sees that Derek used Marti as bait to get her to come over) to go shopping with them. Edwin trails after them because he has fallen in little boy love with Sandra. While they are all gone, Marti plays beauty parlor and 'princess tea party' with Derek. The end result is him in a dress and make up, with butterfly clips in his hair. He is still dressed this way when Casey, Edwin and Sandra come home. Sandra is impressed by how much he loves his little sister, and agrees to go out with him that night. Casey is still trying to ruin his chances.

Casey: Oh. Are you taking Marti with you?
Derek: Casey can I talk to you in the kitchen for a second?
Casey: Anything for a pretty lady (she's called him pretty twice in this episode).

Derek convinces Casey to watch Marti that night, she takes 60% of the profits and Derek heads out with Sandra. Casey spends her night with Marti trying to prove she is more fun than Derek, because everything she does is about Derek. Always. Later, Casey and Marti are asleep and George and Nora come home to find Derek and Sandra in a not-so-Disney channel make out. Much like in "The wedding" his hands are her thighs, and only this time, they're on the couch(where you learn the difference between boys and girls) and one of her legs is in between his legs. Derek then "walks her out." Telling George and Nora not to wait up. Because again, Derek is a player.

Sweet Misery

This is another "Casey Vs. Derek" episode. Derek and Casey are fighting over the remote, as usual, when Casey falls off the couch. Derek makes no effort to save her, instead grabbing the remote. Casey sprains her ankle but is immediately more concerned with how she can use this to get things from Derek than she is with the pain. He promises is her "Anything she wants" if she'll stay quiet to George and Nora about what happened.

They arm wrestle in the scene changes. It is very adorable.

At school, Casey enjoys using her injury to make Derek look bad. Because again, everything is about Derek. She gloats to Paul about this and says, about Derek:

"That worm is gonna squirm."

At home later, Derek pressures Casey to pick something of his to take so they can get it over with. Casey is making a list of possibilities, when she hears that Derek has borrowed $72.50 from Edwin. Casey immediately concludes that Derek must be buying something really good, something he really wants and doesn't want her to have. So of course, that is what Casey decides to take. She sends Lizzie into find the item- White Stripes tickets.

Derek demands she makes a choice, and with glee she pulls out his White Stripes tickets. He has a look of pure horror on his face. Casey smiles triumphantly.

However, Derek is never down for long, and he decides that if HE was to get injured, it would even the score. Edwin sets up an elaborate scheme to make it look like Casey hit Derek with her crutch. It fails miserably. Then later, while the two of them are fighting, as always, Derek trips over Casey's crutches, and falls dramatically, clutching his knee.

He proceeds to make Casey wait on him because he,

"could be out for the entire hockey season. Think of the pain and suffering!"

While they were fighting, Marti has cut up the White Stripes tickets and used them to make a picture. Casey and Derek sprint upstairs when they realize Marti has the tickets, exposing both 'injuries' at the same time. They are sad about their loss of tickets and the fact that Edwin and Lizzie, having caught them running, are upset they were used and are now making Derek and Casey wait on them.

George and Nora come home, they think the kids have been getting along for real and have bought... White Stripes tickets. The catch, is that they are planning on going to this concert WITH Casey and Derek.

Derek: Its my fault Casey sprained her ankle ground me now.
Casey: I made Lizzie spy on Derek. ground me.

Babe Raider

This is Casey/Sam building episode, but since the most interesting thing about the Casey/Sam relationship is Derek's reaction to it, that's mostly what I'm going to discuss. The episode opens with Derek and Edwin playing "Babe Raider." Casey is offended by the CGI heroines lack of clothing and oversized chest.

Casey: That outfit is so tight its ridiculous! How can she move in that?
Derek: I know she should just take it off!

Casey continues to vent until Derek cuts her off with:
"Ooh sounds like somebody's jealous of somebody's double d body armor."

Casey is annoyed so she types a feminist manifesto. It is on pink paper, which just makes me giggle. George bribes Edwin and threatens Derek into following the rules set out by Casey's manifesto. For all Casey's claims about morals, she also gets great deal of joy out of how much her new rules annoy Derek. Its a win/win for her.

Derek has to take down all his posters that 'objectify women' including a thong poster. He is ridiculously sad and pouty about this. Casey has also decreed there is no more playing 'Babe Raider' in the house. Derek vents all this to Sam when he comes over later. Sam goes to get food, holding Casey's manifesto, they meet in the hall and he and Casey talk. He tells her he doesn't mind feminism.

Later, Casey throws this conversation in Derek's face, even though Sam told her not to tell Derek. Derek then takes great joy in showing Casey that all the high scores on "Babe Raider" are held by Sam. He looks ridiculously smug about this, until Casey refers to Sam as, "My Sam," then he just looks all sad and dejected.

Derek makes himself feel better by calling a girl and using lines from Nora's term paper on "The Feminist Manifesto" to get her to go out with him.

That night, Casey sneaks downstairs and with Edwin's help, learns to play "Babe Raider" she loves it, and becomes good at it quickly. The next morning, the rest of the family is out at breakfast, having let Casey sleep in. Sam comes over, and Casey challenges him to a game of "Babe Raider." Derek comes home and interrupts them.

The next morning, Casey comes to breakfast dressed as "Babe Raider" in tight, revealing black. Derek's jaw literally drops. A few minutes later, when he's regained his power out speech, he tries to cover it by saying, "ew." But no one buys it.

The men have a conference in the living room. Derek is furious:
"We can't have offensive material but Casey can DRESS in offensive material?!!" Yeah- I'm convinced that Derek is just really, really annoyed by how hot she looks. I mean really he has a hard enough time not jumping her as it is, and then she had to go do this? There is only so much a fifteen-year-old guy can take.

At school, Casey flaunts her new look. Boys fall all over her, and Emily is puzzled. Derek and Sam come out of a classroom and spot her flirting with about five guys.
Sam: Dude your step sister is-
Derek: Don't you dare finish that sentence!
.
Sam reveals that he played "Babe Raider" with Casey and that she is good. Derek is not a happy boy. Allegedly he is upset about her hypocrisy, and I'm sure that's part of it, but what he says when he pulls her away from her throng of admirers, leads me to believe he is also jealous of the time she spent with Sam.

Derek: "My favorite part is the topless level where babe raider celebrates defeating the evil lord by taking her top off. Now I've never been that far, but Sam has. They don't call him the king of babes for nothing." (Lets take a minute to think about this one-Casey already thinks Derek is a sexiest pig, she's seen his thong poster, so why is it important that he's never been to that level? Why tell her Sam has been there? I'm pretty sure this is actually a super passive aggressive attempt to end Casey's interest in Sam.)

At the end of the episode Casey gives a speech to her "Media studies" class about how video game heroine's should be strong, and fully clothed. Then at home she flirts with Sam a little more, and Lizzie rolls her eyes. Derek is on the phone arranging to go to a woman's march.

Derek: Me and Hundreds of chicks, you do the math.
Edwin: Take me with you!
Derek: Maybe when your voice drops.

All systems no go

It's morning and all the laundry in the dryer had turned pink. Casey is not happy. As it turns out, everything is pink because Derek, who was off swimming in the Davis's pool, put his red shirt in the wash with the whites. Casey freaks out to Nora about this.

Casey: This is ridiculous we need to get it together in this house!
Derek: No you need to get it together. So why don't you and your delicates go take a nice cold rinse. Everything's fine.-He then does a cute shoulder nudge thing as he walks past her.
*smirk*

That night there is chaos at the Macdonald-Venturi house, first we learn neither George or Nora has bought any food for dinner.

Derek: Cool so I'm making my specialty again?(Aww Derek cooks!)
Casey: Macaroni and Cheese? For the third night in a row?! I mean, cool I'm a team player.
Derek: No, you're a big freak.

Then we learn that not only have George and Nora forgotten to shop, they've also forgotten to pick up Lizzie and Edwin at school. Casey is trying ridiculously hard not freak out and take control. Its not working well for her. George and Nora rush off to get Lizzie and Edwin. Derek cooks while Casey checks on Marti- who it turns out has dumped out all Casey's beauty products to "make potions."- Casey looses it. She screams at Nora and goes to her room and slams the door.

The next morning Nora leaves for the weekend, with George promising he can handle everything. Casey is on the phone with Emily complaining about the chaos in the house. A soaking wet Derek walks in to talk to Casey.

Emily: Is that Derek? I was just watching him swim.. I mean I wasn't staring or anything.
Derek: Is that Emily? Can you tell her to like, stop staring at me when I swim? (ok, not Dasey but this is too funny.)

Derek wants Casey to stay out of the living room later since he has a date. Casey rolls her eyes and agrees, asking Emily if they can watch the movie at her house. Emily responds that of course they can- after all her parents will be at Casey's house anyway for the book club. Casey is sure George has no idea so she runs downstairs to tell him. Then, because she is still trying not to control things, she flee's back upstairs.

Casey was right. George had no idea. Derek suggests that call Nora, but her cell phone is sitting on the hall table. George freaks out and insists Derek help him get ready.

Derek: Permission to speak? I think there is somebody who'd be really helpful.

...He is of course thinking of Casey. That's precious.

George and Derek go beg Casey for help, but she refuses.

There is an adorable scene change where Casey ties an apron on Derek's waist.

The gang is in the dining room. Casey comes down to help- but just as part of the team. She's still refusing to take control. Lizzie offers to make cookies, Edwin offers to research the book on the Internet, Marti is given busy work and George puts Casey and Derek in charge of cleaning the living room.

Derek: Me clean?
Casey: Me work with Derek?- Then they sneer at each other cutely.
George: Will that be a problem.
Casey: No its fine with me- Derek?
Derek: Fine with me.

Cleaning of course turns into a shoving match over the vacuum, and then a sword fight with the vacuum cleaner attachments. They then break the vacuum and have to sweep. They're working together well for a minute or so with Casey sweeping and Derek holding the dustpan. Casey, however cannot control her urge to flirt/fight with Derek, and so sweeps the dust into his face. He retaliate by dumping the partially full dustpan over her head. So then they start shoving each other and touching a lot. Again.

George learns nothing about the book. Lizzie puts cream soda in the cookies, and Marti floods the bathroom. Also, because Derek and Casey were too busy falling all over each other to clean, the living room is still a mess. The Davises show up(they've some how magically found Nora too) to find George totally unprepared. Nora has also forgotten the book club. Derek's date- Amy rings the doorbell in the middle of this. She turns out to be the only one in the room who has read the book club book(The English Patient).

Casey: A date of yours reads Adanche?
Derek: *shrug*

Since the Davises didn't read the book either. They all decide to go bowling and leave Derek and his date in charge of watching the kids.

Male code blue
I have to start this out by admitting something. I find this episode really, really weird. It never stops being weird either, no matter how many times I watch it. Before we go into this episode, I want to point out the typical pattern for the "my best friend wants to date my sister!" plot of sitcoms. It's been used before and it always follows the same rules.

The brother always has a very clear reason for not wanting his friend to go out with his sister. Namely that he doesn't what his sister to get hurt and/or played.

The dialogue goes something like this:

Brother: Dude you can't date my sister! She's too young/good/innocent for you.
Friend: What are you saying?
Brother: You treat girls badly/are a player/have a new girlfriend every week/are always horny.
Friend: But I really like your sister. Its different.
Brother: I won't let you hurt my sister.
Sister: I'm not a little girl. I can decide who to hang out with for myself.
Brother: He's bad news!
Sister: He's your best friend! And I really like him.
Brother(softens): Really?
Sister: Yes. So stop being an idiot.
Brother: You better not hurt her- I'll kill you.
Friend: I won't man. I promise.
Brother. Ok then.
Sister: Thank you.

*All laugh*

Yeah this episode of Life with Derek? None of that happens. Not even close. Protecting Casey? Not Derek's motivation. At all. Derek never actually gives a motivation.

We start with the Macdonald-Venturi gang plus Sam eating dinner. Edwin is excited about his crush Molly Moscovich. Derek see's this as an opportunity to try and stop the looks Casey and Sam are giving each other across the table.

Derek: Edwin you gotta play the field a little. I mean you can't just stick with one girl, right Sam?

He gives Sam a great look as he says this. Sam is flustered. Later Marti announces she wants Sam and Casey to "crush each other." Sam chokes on his milk and Derek gives him the dirtiest look ever.

At school the next Casey babbles about Sam to Emily, and then to Paul. When she mentions to Paul that Sam is Derek's best friend, Paul, being a smart man is concerned. Casey claims that Derek doesn't care, but Paul is very doubtful. He is such a Dasey shipper.

At lunch Casey finds Sam alone(Derek is getting some girl to buy him lunch) and sits with him. They talk about hockey and it sounds like Sam is about to ask Casey out- this is when Derek walks in. He sees that Casey is sitting with Sam and looks really, really angry. He interrupts them and makes Casey leave.

She glares at him and shoves her folder into his stomach as she walks away. Derek and Sam then have a very strange conversation.

Sam: I was thinking, since we have to be at the game early tomorrow, is it cool if I crash at your place?
Derek: Sure. You want to catch a movie?
Sam: Yeah... or we could just stay in and hang out.
Derek: looking for some quality couch time with Casey?
Sam: What? why would I want that?
Derek: Dude its obvious.
Sam: oh.
Derek: But its cool, we both know you'd never go for it.
Sam: why would I never go for it?

Derek shoots him a look of disgust and proceeds to explain the "Male Code" and how it says that 'guys can't date their best friend's siblings.' Sam looks like he is about to question this, and Derek shoots him another glare, raises his eyebrows and says:

"Yes step sibs count too."

That evening, Casey tries to flirt with Sam more, and Derek is not happy. Sam gets up to get some food, and Derek tells Casey to,

"Leave my friend alone!" Casey asks why, and Derek lies to her and says Sam isn't in to her, and that she is embarrassing herself. Casey doesn't believe him.

Casey: "I get the feeling you have a problem with this. Well that's too bad." Then she bounces off to go talk to Sam, leaving Derek sitting in his chair, looking very angsty.

Sam is awkward but still very polite to Casey. She is puzzled and tells him he is,

"Treating me just like Derek treats me!" Which, he isn't at all- but anytime Casey is mad at anyone she tells them they are acting like Derek. It's just her default complaint, because she is obsessed with him. Sam tells Casey that he was NOT planning to ask her out, and that he doesn't like in her, 'like that.' Casey is sad.

Derek is of course spying on them from the laundry room. He has this amazing look on his face, and its another shot that shows up A LOT in Dasey videos. He looks sad, guilty, angry, angsty- it is beautiful.

That night at dinner, Casey makes passive aggressive comments in Sam's direction, Derek still looks pissed, and Marti announces she wants Sam to marry Casey. Awkward all around.

The boys go to Derek's room and Sam confesses he does in fact like Casey. Derek looks horrified. Sam asks if girls know about the 'male code' and Derek freaks out about the thought of Sam telling Casey.

Derek: You can NEVER tell a girl about the male code!

They go to play video games and have passive aggressive Casey implied fighting. Derek receives a phone call and Edwin slides down on the couch and makes the following, very weird statement.

Edwin: Derek is acting very un dude like, if he really is your best friend he'd STEP ASIDE and let you and Casey be together.

Step aside?

Sam takes Edwin's advice and starts up the stairs to talk to Casey. Derek is on his way back down the stairs and blocks Sam's way, looking menacing. They fight.

Sam: Seriously Dude let me go.
Derek: Seriously dude just tell me where you're going.
Sam: To talk to Casey.
Derek: Why?
Sam: Well I've thought about what Marti said and I've decided to ask Casey to marry me.
Derek: Can I be the best man?
Sam: Wouldn't have it any other way.
Derek: Welcome to the family 'bro'
Sam: Thanks 'bro'

Then they push each other, and the fight turns into all out wrestling. Casey hears the commotion and comes downstairs. She demands to know what is going on.

Sam: Tell her Derek, Tell her about your stupid male code.
Derek: Wait that's why we're wrestling??-- Which... begs the question- what did Derek THINK they were fighting about?

Sam explains the male code to Casey, who whirls on Derek, furious.

Casey: Why would you do that? Like me liking your best friend is so threatening to you.--- Ummm threatening? Again the wording in this episode is weird. Derek pops his collar up at her and says:

"Don't blame me, Sam listened to me!" Because he is still trying to win. Also, he really doesn't want to be questioned. Casey yells at Sam and then storms upstairs in rage. Sam looks pouty. Derek sighs and looks really upset himself, he sits down next to Sam and tells him to go talk to Casey. Sam protests and Derek cuts him off.

"Go before I find the mind I clearly have lost." Sam heads up stairs, then stops and says

"D- thanks man." Derek nods sadly, and then picks up the remote and flips channels, still looking morose.

Casey and Sam get together, and the episode ends with Casey, Derek and Sam sitting at a table. Derek tells the new couple:

"Ok I can't stop you two from going out. but please no acting boyfriendy-girlyfriendy in front of me. I'd like to not puke in public- and speaking of puking, can whoever is playing footises with me PLEASE stop?" he still looks irritated. Casey and Sam look sheepish. And that? Is how the episode, and the first season end.

Have more Season one:

Part One and and Two

Dasey manifesto up over at ship_manifesto.

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:04:32 GMT

The Dasey manifesto I wrote is up over at ship_manifesto

It's right here.

If anyone is interested.

It has pretty pictures.