Classic Abed: “I just really like talking about Farscape”
Jeff and Britta trying to out-snob each other on drinks.
Troy deciding that maybe the Drinking Life is just not all it’s made out to be. That’s a rare thing in popular culture. Anyway, as a Jehovah’s Witness, isn’t he supposed to avoid alcohol and other mood altering substances?
He’s not a very good Jehovah’s Witness.
“Yeah, we don’t celebrate birthdays or Christmas and we can’t drink. But it helps.”
This was an oddly serious episode, but still really well done. It reminds me a lot of being in college, not drinking, and hanging out at bars wondering why all my friends were being total asses.
I hope this isn’t the last we see of Caroline from Corpus Christi, Texas.
“Stargate was better!”
This is the first episode we’ve seen real-time, since **BBT **was a rerun last night. Needed more Caroline-boobage.
Meh. It had its moments, and I thought the ending was a nice touch. But overall it didn’t do much for me.
Also is a seven & seven really that offensive a drink. Granted I haven’t one in ages, but I don’t recall it being something that people turn their noses up at, at least anymore than they would say a Jack and Coke or other mixed drinks of that sort.
I think the point was just to show that Jeff and Britta are drink snobs.
I thought Pierce trying to cut the cake was hilarious. And we learned something very interesting and serious about Shirley.
I loved it when Britta and Jeff found out that the two bars were the same place and Troy slammed on the brakes. Because he’s a man now.
The fact that Britta and Jeff were talking about the same bar all along was classic. I liked this episode.
I think it’s just a symptom of what a bad place she was in when her husband left her. Or, depending on timeline, it might actually be part of the cause of their breakup in the first place.
Yes. We’ve been (or I’ve been) thinking all along that her husband was the evil guy who did her wrong, but that might not be the case. Of course, she appears to have custody of the kids, so the drinking might have begun after the divorce. It says something about this show that I am so eager to learn about these characters, and not just trivia.
No, JW’s can (and do) drink. They shouldn’t drink to excess but it of course happens and can eventually become a problem. But there’s no issue with enjoying a drink after dinner.
As always, actual practice may vary based on peer pressure and group dynamics from congregation to congregation (probably depends on how much much the local elders personally enjoy alcohol), and it may have shifted since I disassociated 20+ years ago (though a quick online search suggests it hasn’t.
The show is hit or miss for me. I liked this one better than most this year. Maybe *because *it was more serious, I’m not sure.
Just have to say how excited I was to see two of my favorite comedians as guest stars, **Tig Notaro **as the bartender and **Paul F. Tompkins **as the Abed’s suitor.
The touchy-feely episodes always leave me unsatisfied, even when they’re well done.
I want either snark or surrealism from this show, preferably both. An argument over a hip bar that we never see? Not really the same thing.
Normally I feel the same, but Glover really seems to want to expand his horizons lately (pitching for the Spiderman movie), so it makes sense to start developing his character. He’s been one-dimensional goofy until now.
LOTS of character development here. Annie with a genuinely touching moment with Troy, Shirley’s disaster pics, Pierce reaching out for help, and…something with Abed (I can’t put a finger on what exactly his development here was - but he looked sad). Jeff and Brita were the only ones who didn’t venture out of the kiddie pool.
Abed was sad because he though he was connecting to someone on his on level, but the guy only wanted to fuck him.
I really liked this episode. I love the genre satire as much as anyone, but I love connecting with the characters as well, and everyone here had a chance to grow, but Jeff and Britta, and even there, others seeing that they’re actually into each other might force some growth.
I really loved Annie revealing her insecurities to Troy, and Troy’s own maturation, though I obviously don’t expect it to last. I also felt really sad for Abed when Robert was such a dick to him for not being interested in an empty hookup.
Great episode all around, in my opinion.
Great episode, love the writing in this show. Upcoming Christmas special looks epic, as the kids say.
does anyone else feel like this show is hands down, one of the SMARTEST sitcoms, ever? it blows Arrested Development, Curb, Frazier, etc. out of the water. if not smartest, then definitely bravest, with this last episode being the prime example.
I think it’s the most clever sitcom out there right now. I don’t find it nearly as clever as Arrested Development, but what Community has going for it is that it strikes a better balance between mainstream sitcom and self-consciously clever writing with a lot of meta-humor than AD did. Which is good, because there’s a better chance it’ll survive more than three seasons.