Hello again! I'm super bored so I plan on doing quite a few episodes tonight, especially since it's a weekend and I don't have to be up early tomorrow morning to chase toddlers around all day haha. Onward, Human Beings!
1x10- Environmental Science
Episode Rundown-This episode has way too much Chang in it for my liking. The A-story involves Chang's depressing life following his separation from his wife and he's taking it all out on his Spanish 101 class- i.e. assigning them a 20-page paper and a giant quiz on the day it's due. The group appoints Jeff, of course, to talk Chang out of it, but instead of helping the others he ends up helping himself- Chang decides Jeff's his new BFF and doesn't make him do any of the awful things he assigns the rest of the class. Waah. Anyway, Jeff solves this by calling Chang's wife and the two reunite at the Greene Daye concert. Lame, whatever, who cares.
The best part about this episode are the B- and C-stories. Abed and Troy are taking a Biology class (which is odd because they take Biology in the third season with the rest of the group in the third season too) and have to train a mouse to respond to a song. Abed picks "Somewhere Out There" but Troy is hella afraid of mice and refuses to help. In his fright, he knocks over Fievel's cage and he/she escapes. Luckily, later on, they sing the most beautiful rendition of "Somewhere Out There" ever, with more heart than anything ever sung on Glee. Take that, Gleeks. Pierce teaches Shirley how to overcome her fear of public speaking in the most amazing way possible and Annie and Britta aren't really important in this episode.
The ending tag is hysterical. Troy and Abed are planning a school-wide water gun fight when Pierce enters, asking if they're ready to start and brandishing a tiny gun. Abed and Troy are quick to poke fun at him, mainly because their guns are gigantic, but Pierce shoots both of them in the eye and it's revealed that his gun is full of pepper water! Gasp! Who puts peppa in wahtah?!
What Was Great
~ The Dean announcing Green Week and that they're changing the name of the school to "Envirodale!" Then Starburns bursts his bubble by saying, "But we're already called GREENdale..."
~ Chang pulling Annie's desk out of the room just because she didn't stop writing when he said "Pencils down."
~ "Guess what, handsome hobo? Your gravy train's leaving the station! Chuga chuga chuga chuga woooo woooooo!" - Annie, you are fabulous. Never change.
~ The beginning of the Dean's dalmatian fascination. Ohhhh dear.
~ Greene Daye not being Green Day
~ "LIKE." "UMMM." Pierce was great in this episode. "Try handing them a sandwich..."
~ "Somewhere Out There" was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Well that may be dramatic, but it was amazing. <3
~ The tag! Priceless.
What Wasn't So Great
~ Ugh, Chang, obviously. I hate when tiny moments are centered around him, let alone an entire episode.
~ The "pickled bull testicles" and all of the other shit associated with, you guessed it, Chang. Blegh. Unnecessary.
~ The obnoxious crying scene. Ugh.
Rating
I'd still give this episode a solid eight out of ten, because of how amazing the B and C stories were. But too much Chang, just saying. I very much dislike him.
1x11- The Politics of Human Sexuality
Episode Rundown- Greendale is having an STD Fair with a catchy slogan- Catch Knowledge! Jeff is envious when Pierce has a date to the STD Fair and he doesn't (which, by the way, Pierce's date is an escort... yeah) and upon thinking back to his last sexual encounter he realizes it's been a dry spell. Britta points out that all of the women in his phone have no identities (Car Wash Redhead, Tube Top R.E.M concert, Mommy who isn't his Mom) and realizes he's programmed her in his phone as "Hot Blonde Spanish Class." Classy. Eventually, he asks the Dean's very childlike secretary to be his date (She thinks Monty Python is the evil snake from Harry Potter and says things like "tinkles." Ugh.) but Pierce's date is quick to point out that he can do better. Jeff realizes that he's better than this ditzy blonde and has a heart-to-heart with Pierce about growing up and maturing. Finally, he changes the contact in his phone from "Hot Blonde Spanish Class" to "Britta." Awww.
Annie has decided to be the Dean's biggest helper in this episode, arranging the STD Fair, hanging posters, and passing out flyers and fortune cookies ("You will get AIDS... Unless you come to the STD Fair!"). He then decides she should be the one to demonstrate how to properly put on a condom in front of the entire school and she panics, because she's never seen a penis before. Britta and Shirley help her break into the Dean's office to practice on the anatomically correct model, but they're caught and have a group therapy session in which they're all supposed to say penis. Annie doesn't, however, and launches into a tirade about being comfortable with being uncomfortable with her sexuality. You go, girl.
As for Abed and Troy? Troy gets super jealous when he realizes Abed is better at sports than he is and challenges him to many different sporting events to find one thing he can do better. There isn't anything, though, and when the Dean realizes the free condoms are faulty, it's Abed who runs to the office to warn the students, "If you're going to have sex tonight, don't use condoms!!" Somehow, I feel like this isn't the right message you should be sending at an STD Fair...
This episode's tag was blah. Abed is reading a Chemistry book to Troy and the latter falls asleep. Abed then covers him with his jacket and turns out the light. Troy asks for a glass of water, which Abed promises him. The end...
What Was Great
~ Jeff's reaction to Pierce's girlfriend's profession. "Some mysteries solve themselves, don't they?"
~ "Don't gloat! It's impossible to guard you. Your eyes are too gentle and mysterious!"
~ "Don't eat the crab dip! Yeah yayyyy!"
~ "Hot Blonde Spanish Class?" "You're welcome." Oh Jeffrey Winger...
~ Annie's story about how she lost her virginity. This is the most amazing thing ever, especially because it's a true story. -ish. "He's gay now." "I think he was gay then."
~ "Just this morning while I was shaving and listening to the new Jay-Z, I was thinking about how I want to squeeze in a quick gallop this weekend." "Do you own a horse?" "Can you ever really own a horse?" HAHAHA.
~ The faulty condoms. Word of advice- don't try to print something on latex.
~ Annie's speech about being comfortable with herself. "And maybe, just maybe, if everyone were just a little bit more like me, we wouldn't have to have an STD Fair!" Preach girl. Preach.
What Wasn't So Great
~ Sabrina, a.k.a. the Dean's assistant, was super annoying.
~ Doreen the call girl was funny, but when she spoke I felt like she yelled everything. She's all, "YOU CAN DO BETTER, JEFF." Okay, chill, he's not deaf.
~ The tag was boooooring.
Rating
All in all, I would give this episode an eight and a half. It was very funny! Maybe not perfect, but still hilarious.
1x12- Comparative Religion
Episode Rundown- Feliz Navidad! It's Community's first Christmas! The Dean does everything in his power to stay secular, and instead of being Santa Claus, he dresses as "Mr. Winter." So there's a school bully named Mike that begins to torment Abed and when Jeff comes to his rescue, he becomes Mike's new enemy. All throughout the episode he tortures Jeff until finally, he does the ultimate ball-buster- he corrects Jeff's Spanish. I KNOW! So they decide to fight at 3 o'clock and meet by the bike racks as Shirley scolds him for this, because it's Christmas. Jeff corrects her, saying, "It's December 10th." Pierce and Troy teach Jeff how to fight in the most hilarious scene in the episode and Britta comments the entire time about how fighting is gay. I'm going to have to agree with her. Have you ever seen WWE?
Shirley makes everyone "WWBJD" bracelets, which stands for What Would Baby Jesus Do? for Christmas and everyone awkwardly accepts them. She announces she's throwing a Christmas party and again, everyone awkwardly responds. Then we learn why- Shirley is the only Christian. Annie's Jewish, Jeff's agnostic, Britta's atheist, Abed's Muslim, Troy's a Jehovah's Witness, and Pierce belongs to a religion called Reformed Neo-Buddhism, which everyone believes to be a cult. Shirley tries to be open about this, but it's clear it very much bothers her and instead of embracing everyone's religions, she throws her Christmas party anyway and leads the group in singing "Jesus is a Friend of Mine!" They decide to leave and watch Jeff's fight instead.
When 3 o'clock comes, Jeff decides not to fight in honor of Shirley's wishes, but when Mike attacks him, he has no choice but to retaliate. Soon the entire group is engaging in the fight and though Jeff avoids getting hit mostly, Pierce punches him in the face and says, "You're welcome." Classic. Afterwards, they learn they all passed Spanish and celebrate the holidays with a little champagne and each other's company. Aww!
The tag is hilarious- Abed is hanging garland, lights, and ornaments on an unhappy-looking Troy while singing "Oh Christmas Troy." Jeff asks why they do stuff like this and Troy shrugs and responds, "Because it's fun." That's all it takes for Jeff to join in, too.
What Was Great
~ "Ho ho ho! Merry happy!" - The Dean-as-Mr. Winter was hilarious
~ "Knock knock- my fist up your balls!" ".... Who's there?" Snarky, Winger. Snarky.
~ Shirley's reaction to everyone else's religion- "The Lord is testing me."
~ Britta's running gag about how fighting is gay. It's soooo true.
~ "Oh look. Britta brought what she believes in- nothing."
~ The fight scene! Amazing.
~ Teaching Jeff to fight: "You gotta look like you've got pennies in your mouth... Just think about the Crying Game." "What are you a North Korean seamstress?"
~ Troy's story about the first time he was punched- "First time I got punched in the face, I was like OH NO. But then I was like, this is a story..." ".... And a good one."
~ Shirley's rewritten version of Silent Night
~The fabulous tag
What Wasn't So Great
~ The bully drove me crazy
~ Chang. Blegh.
~ The song they used during the fight scene was hella annoying. Also, sorry for using the word "hella" a lot. It's kind of a crutch.
Rating
I would give this episode a nine out of ten. Seriously. It's that good. Community always knows how to make great holiday episodes! <3
Continuing soon!
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