Semi-Official Community 1.24 Annie/Jeff Squee Post/Fun Run Pro-Am Race For The Cure
Points to consider:
1. This is all stuff I've half heard second hand because in general I've tried to be unspoiled with this show, since episodes that come out of nowhere like this one always turn out FREAKISHLY AMAZING.
2. When this week's ep was starting, Yvette posted on Twitter that this episode sets things up for the finale, and that it's a "game-changer."
- They all passed Spanish, and are going to take Anthropology (Bones shout out FTW!!! When Brennan takes a sabbatical from the Jeff' next season she can be a guest lecturer. I've decided.)
- Aside from the Spanish thing, the Pierce/Spanish Teacher thing (AMAZING TAG IS AMAZING), and the Chang thing, and the Abed/Troy friendship storyline (which was amazing, but it was really hard for me to pay attention since I was busy FREAKING THE FUCK OUT ABOUT ANNIE AND JEFF AND JEFF AND ANNIE AND THEM AND ALL OF THE STUFF AND THINGS), what was brought right to the forefront in this episode?
ANNIE AND JEFF. Like, all over the place. This, one week after Modern Warfare had us convinced that Britta/Jeff was going to be the only true canon pairing we'd be likely to get.
Okay, here's where the conspiracy theories come in, and where spoilers/speculation for the finale comes in, so turn back now if you're not into that.
3. From what I understand of the finale set up, there's some sort of Greendale prom type thing? I might have imagined that.
4. What I'm sure I heard is that Britta and Slimcalves will be fighting over Jeff, and that there's going to be some big huge kiss.
5. Dan Harmon, said that "no matter who you're rooting for going into it, you'll be surprised who you're rooting for by the end" or something along those lines, about the finale.
6. Melissa and Dawn, our resident Luckiest Bitches Alive (AKA regular Community extras), mentioned in their report on filming the finale that Joel has a kiss with . . . whoever he kisses (THEY KNOW. THEY KNOW AND IT IS KILLING ME TO THE POINT THAT I WANT TO DRIVE TO THEIR HOUSE AND MAKE THEM TELL ME). And I believe I recall them saying this is a person he's kissed onscreen before.
6. Jeff has kissed Britta, Annie, and Slimcalves onscreen (not to mention Shawn from Boy Meets World's dad, that one awful ditz from Politics of Human Sexuality, and Katharine McAmericanIdol, but we're going to forget about them because the world would not do that to me)
7. Britta and Jeff had their big crazy ship episode last week, and there was exactly ZERO mention/allusion/continuity this week regarding that ship (so taking what Yvette said into account, it's not Britta).
8. Slimcalves was vaguely alluded to this episode . . . by Annie. To Jeff. In reference to the fact that she was going for a look similar to Slimcalves because she plans on getting in Jeff's pants after Greendale Prom. I may have inferred a tiny bit there.
9. Do you all see where I'm going with this theory?
10. Yeah, yeah, I know, now that I've said it, and put it out there, it can't possibly happen. But . . . I feel like it's mildly possible. And given Dan Harmon's track record of driving his car of delight repeatedly over my squee-filled body (effectively murdering me with joy), I am going to posit that the finale could give us yet another Epic Annie/Jeff Episode (Epicsode? I'm sorry, I'll stop) Of Truth And Destiny.
11. If this DOES happen, seriously, everybody's going to have to admit it:
12. I'm basically a real-life Abed.
Come! Squee with me! Posit crazy ass theories! Harass Mel and Dawn for information! Consider the wonder that is Dan Harmon's brain! And also think about how Jeff was wearing a light blue Oxford-ish shirt this week a la this fic. And we all know Dan Harmon reads fic.