Here we are! We made it to the end... of the first season, that is. I know I usually only do three episodes per post, but there's an odd number of episodes in the first season, so it doesn't quite work out mathematically. Hence, the four episodes we're doing now. Let's not delay any longer, folks!
1x22- The Art of Discourse
Episode Rundown- So this is the episode where Jeff and Britta take on those bitchy high schoolers and though some may find it difficult to watch (Khali, Priya, looking at you), I find it quite hilarious. So these three bitches are taking courses for college credit and they think it's super hilarious to mock Jeff and Britta because they're thirty and still in college. Anyone else would let this go, but as Abed says, "Jeff and Britta have the two most fragile egos of the group," and therefore they must retaliate. The only problem? Everything they say to these bitchy teenagers is met with a simple reply of "Duhhhh!" Classy. And mature! So Britta's ingenious idea, well at least Jeff thinks so, is for Jeff to sleep with the lead doofus's mother, but even that backfires when the mother turns out to be exactly like her bastard-ass son. Blegh. Jeff and Britta win the "Duhhh!"-off, though, when Pierce and Shirley come to their aid and pants the kids. Wooooow...
Pierce and Shirley have this boring falling out in this episode because the former pantsed the latter and no one thought it was funny. They resolve this by both leaving the study group, talking it out, and then rejoining the study group. Meh. Troy and Abed, on the other hand, decide to fulfill Abed's Quintessential College Experiences list by pledging a cool fraternity, smashing guitars, having a food fight, etc. It's fantastic and looks like a lot of fun.
The tag is Troy and Abed talking about their "porn names" when porn music starts playing and wack-job pizza delivery guy comes it. It freaks them out, they runaway, and it turns out to just be Leonard playing guitar. Eh...
What Was Great
~ "Hey Britta, what'cha gonna knit-ta?"
~ Britta's "retro" discman- "How could you do this to me?!"
~ "He still assumes I'm a terrorist." "If you're not, I'm sorry. If you are, I'm a hero. I'm willing to take that chance."
~ Everyone making fun of Annie's gasps. Abed's is the best.
~ "When you found out I was Jewish, you invited me to a 'pool party' that turned out to be a baptism." "Well excuse me for trying to sneak you into Heaven!"
~ "They're making us walk around with pretzels in our butts. I put mustard on mine like an idiot."
~ "YOU NEED TO BANG THAT KID'S MOM." Lol I love Jeff and Britta in this scene because they're so proud of themselves for coming up with that stupid idea. Too good.
~The "Duhhhh"-off. Oh dear.
~ "Why are Jeff and Britta making fun of those handicapped kids?" HAHA.
~ The food fight. Always wanted to have one of those.
What Wasn't So Great
~Ahhh those bitchy kids. Cannot even.
~ Pierce and Shirley were annoying. Meh.
~ The tag. Double meh.
Rating
I'd give this episode and eight out of ten. It's hilarious, but the B and C stories were pretty lame...
1x23- Modern Warfare
Episode Rundown- Get excited for arguably the best Community episode ever- Modern Warfare. So the sexual tension between Britta and Jeff is keeping the entire group on edge and it's something they argue about at the beginning when the Dean comes in and informs them that as part of their Spring Fling, they'll be playing a game of paintball assassin, with the prize going to the last man standing. Everyone gets super pumped, but Annie wants to talk Britta-and-Jeff again, so, annoyed, Jeff goes to take a nap in his car. Until, an hour later, he awakens to find the campus completely destroyed. Leonard tries to shoot him, but Abed comes to his rescue, and soon, Jeff's in the game, playing with Troy, Pierce, and Abed until they take a pee break. But they're not the only ones in the bathroom...
Once they join forces with the girls, Troy, Pierce, and Annie are eliminated by the Glee Club, which the other four obliterate and then head into the cafeteria. Post-Ironic Disco Stu comes in with his followers and the group manages to take them all out, but Shirley and Abed are casualties. This means it's only Britta and Jeff left in the game. They retreat to the study room, where Britta patches his wound, and talk about their sexual tension before making out and having sex on the study room table. As they're getting redressed, Chang bursts in and begins shooting up the room in one of the most hilarious scenes ever. Britta sacrifices herself so Jeff can win, which he does by shooting up the Dean's office in search of the prize, the real prize- priority registration. The next morning, Britta and Jeff decide not to tell anyone about the events that transpired the previous night and Jeff, in recognition of her sons, gives the priority registration form to Shirley. Aww!
The tag is soooo hilarious, even if the bloopers are technically better. Troy is leaving Abed a voicemail trying to meet up at the flagpole, but he can't quite get the right tone. Jeff tries to help, but he just sounds like a jerk. Too good!
What Was Great
~ Everything. I kid you not.
What Wasn't So Great
~ Nothing. Literally nothing.
Rating
I would give this episode the very first ten out of ten. It is literally perfect.
1x24- English As A Second Language
Episode Rundown- The episode before the first-season finale, it serves as the end to their Spanish learning which means, or so I thought, the end of Chang. Basically, Annie wants to keep the group together, so she proposes that they take Spanish 103 in the fall, but no one really has any interest in it, least of all Jeff. So she proposes Anthropology so they'll still have something to study together and still no one really cares. That same day, Chang enters Spanish class, tells everyone but Jeff to leave, and then informs him that he's in the same situation Jeff is- his degree is fake and he's teaching the class phrases that he learned on Sesame Street. Sloppy, Dan. Anyway, Annie's recording device is on, so she learns about this and gets him fired so the group will have to retake Spanish. Crafty jackrabbit...
Their teacher is replaced by Doctora Escodera, a super intense woman fluent in Spanish and no one has any idea what she's saying. She tells them the test will be on all twenty chapters of the textbook and when everyone groans about failing and retaking Spanish, Annie sighs happily. The group finds out about her ratting out Chang- and about the infamous Disney face- and they basically excommunicate her. They pull an all-nighter studying for the exam but when Annie doesn't show up, they think Chang's killed her. They go to her rescue, take the exam, and thankfully all pass. They also decide to take Anthropology together their sophomore year and everyone's happy!
The tag is Abed checking the posted grades and realizing everyone's passed. When they all walk away, Pierce stops their teacher and thanks her for making it easy. It's revealed that the two had had sex and just... ew.
What Was Great
~ The beginning of saying things multiple times, i.e. "Anthropology? Anthropology? Anthropology?"
~ "Of course you think that, Britta. It's obvious from your name your parents smoked pot."
~ The beginning of the "Troy can be a plumber" storyline.
~ "Why's she teaching Spanish if she's a doctor? Go cure something!" Lol I love Troy.
~ "Someone make her a dude so I can punch her!"
~ "Now she is going to make the Disney face. Her lip is going to quiver and her eyes will flutter but they will never actually close!"
~ "Did the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants poison each other's food so they were too sick to leave? No! I've never seen it, but I'm pretty sure they mailed each other PANTS!!"
~ "Um, I can't wake up Pierce. Is this gonna take an unexpected turn?"
~ "We love Hannah! We love Hannah! We love Hannah!"
What Wasn't So Great
~ A whole episode centered around Chang... *shudder*
~ Doctora Escodera was a hardass.
~ Annie's immaturity. I'm her age and I wouldn't have pulled that BS.
Rating
I would give this episode a seven out of ten. Parts of it are hilarious, but otherwise it's meh.
1x25- Pascal's Triangle Revisited
Episode Rundown- We've made it to the season 1 finale! So the idea for this episode is that Greendale is throwing a Transfer Ceremony, or Tranny Dance, and Britta's nominated for queen. Abed throws an end-of-the-year kegger and Troy is trying to find a new place to live, so he asks Abed subtly but the latter ignores his requests. During said kegger, Jeff tells Britta that if she doesn't go to the dance, they're not going to see each other for months, but she tells him it's "not a Jane Austen novel" and that they can use their cell phones. Just then, Slater comes back in the picture! Whaaat? She still has feelings for Jeff and this makes Britta super jealous, so she decides to go to the dance and try to win the title of Tranny Queen. Also, Vaughn (love him!) tells Annie he's transferring to Delaware because he's supposedly the new Ying Wang Macka Deng Deng Jr. and she decides to go with him. Yeah, I definitely made up that spelling, but it doesn't matter because I'm pretty sure he doesn't exist.
At the dance, Britta tells Shirley that she and Jeff had sex during paintball and Shirley tells her she should stop competing with Slater and communicate her feelings with Jeff. Annie tells everyone she's transferring to Delaware for the summer, but tells Jeff the truth- that she's moving there permanently. They all say goodbye to both her and Vaughn (three times, per tradition) and Pierce invites Troy to move in with him, which he accepts after Abed says if the two of them move in together, they'll jump the shark and end their friendship. Anyway, Slater and Britta have an argument about who's better for Jeff, the Dean calls Britta's name, and she begins to make an acceptance speech before he tells her she hasn't exactly won. Oops. The next thing she sees is Slater kissing Jeff, so she does what any insanely jealous person would do and announces to the room, "Jeff Winger, do not get back with Slater. I love you." This prompts Slater to tell Jeff she loves him too and Jeff, unable to choose, backs out of the room, finds Annie waiting outside, because she chickened out on her trip, and the two make out. Whaaaat?!?!
The tag is the cutest thing ever-it's Abed's video yearbook, with clips of the study group saying weird/funny/adorable things. Then a bunch of randos are like, "I can't believe I wasted money on this! I don't know any of these people!"
What Was Great
~ "My friend Gary's transferring!" "Good. I hope he transfers to HELL."
~ Duncan <3
~ The return of the "All my boys and all my peeps" rap. Omg so good.
~ Shirley doing her first keg stand. So funny!
~ "Why does Abed hate me?" "Are you kidding? Look at him. He probably hates America."
~ The giant cookie. Fab.
~ "Holy macaroni with pepperjack!"
~ Duncan's rap. Oh my God.
~ The tag was so cute!! Starburns: "I just want people to remember there's a guy in between these things..."
What Wasn't So Great
~Chang. Blegh.
~ Slater! I always liked you... But then you randomly showed up and caused all this drama. Ugh.
~ Everyone's decisions. Slater, Britta, Jeff, Annie. Everyone was messed the bleep up in this episode.
Rating
I would give this episode a solid eight. It's entertaining and I love drama, but it also made me crazy. Ugh. So much insanity!!
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