Where'd the Sweetness Go? A Community rant

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This is the thing: Jeff is a jerk. We've known that from the beginning, but it was his vulnerability to this strange, lovable group that endeared him to us. So where did that go

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You really hit the nail on the head in a lot of ways! Last season Community grew on me slowly but surely because of the unexpected ways the group learned from and leaned on each other. Also, once it got its feet comedically it was hilarious. This season, there are still great funny and epic moments, but I feel like the writers are really struggling with the group dynamic. Maybe they sort of "reset" Jeff and all of his relationships in order to keep the tension and keep the show from becoming too predictable? But instead of feeling happily surprised, most episodes I end up a little disappointed and I think you identified exactly the reason why.

Maybe it is just us disgruntled Jeff / Annie shippers, but it feels like in dropping that storyline they dropped a lot of what was keeping Jeff likable. Also, as you astutely mentioned, his friendship with Abed. I enjoy watching him snark with Britta and goof around with Troy and not take his school seriously, but not as much as I loved watching him connect with his friends in meaningful ways that actually led to further plot developments. I can only hope that there is more of that on the way! In the meantime, it's still my favorite show.