I really liked The Office this week too, for all of the reasons you said. Michael/Toby was probably my favourite. AND PAM! I really liked Pam's little scheme to become office administrator. I think she needs more scenes with Gabe, because they play well off of each other. Seriously, season 7 keep it up! AND OH GOD THE DAYCARE CENTRE LAUGHING FOREVER.
A lot of people seemed to dislike this episode of Community because the tone was off or they dislike Jeff-centric episodes. I didn't mind at all that it didn't take place in Greendale for the most part and I thought it was a great Jeff-centric episode. They haven't discussed his lawyer-ly ways in awhile so I thought that was super. And it wasn't mean-spirited, like you said! Troy/Annie/Abed was amazing. OMG "My brain is crying" and all of Troy's flounces! Annie and the chlorofoam! THE TUNNEL AND TROY'S FACE. I also loved the Senor Chang bits, because I think that is the exact right use of his character. Oh man, that little flash inside his brain while he was pop and locking. Priceless.
I caught 30 Rock, and I loved the bits with Tracy in the Cash Cab (I thought that was just a Canadian show!). And Paul Giamatti was great. It was fabulous to see a guest star blend into a role seamlessly like that.
FRIIIIIIINGE. I suppose I understand the Fauxlivia hate on a basic level, because she's... not a nice person. And everytime she goes to kiss Peter I want to be like GTFO STRANGER BITCH. But at the same time I can't hate because she's a super fascinating character from another world. A world that, like you said, has a completely different set of rules. A much harder world. And man, Anna sells it. The way her voice sounded when she was talking about needing to have a photographic memory? Perfect!
I have a feeling it's going to be Walter who notices Fauxlivia first. Peter is being kind of oblivious, but I chalk that up to a whooooole lotta shit going on in his brain. I mean, studying that Machine Run By Him with the Firey Eyeballs thing. But still... PETER LIV REFUSED BOOZE. GET WITH IT.
I really loved the Walter/Astrid stuff, because we always get to see more glimpses of her character. It isn't just a "babysitting" thing either. He really does trust and, I believe, respect her despite the fact that he called her Aspirin. He's willing to share all of these things with her and it makes me sniffle. I can't wait to see the fallout of WALTER OWNING MASSIVE DYNAMIC.
All of the stuff was shot brilliantly and it was so tense omg. I'm used to being spoiled for a lot of plot points on this show, but I too jumped when that poor midget's head exploded.
(By the way, I love that you're posting about this show because man oh man I love talking about it).
Michael-Toby will always, always be funny to me, but it's even better when it's used to give both of them a softer, sweeter edge, and I think it really worked in this episode. Yay. :D And I think Gabe should have more scenes together as a whole! I don't know how it happened, but his scenes are becoming some of my favourites this season.
Senor Chang should be used this way more often. I'm kind of loving the way they're building him up to be a weird, crazy villain, but operating on the same level as the rest of Team Community. A little bit like the villain Syndrome in The Incredibles. He just wanted to be their friend! (Did I just compare a Pixar movie to Community?)
- The way her voice sounded when she was talking about needing to have a photographic memory? OH MAN, I KNOW. Just the inflections in her voice, the way she carries herself and says things and everything. Anna's basically playing four strands of the same character right now (Ourlivia, Fauxlivia, Fauxlivia-pretending-to-be-Ourlivia, and Ourlivia-thinking-she's-Fauxlivia) and hell if she doesn't play all of that beautifully. She's nailing it.
- I feel like it's either going to be Walter or Olivia's niece.
- He's willing to share all of these things with her and it makes me sniffle. Ah, heartbreaking.
- I'm spoiled for the big picture of every episode, but the minor details always end up impressing/surprising me.
(I love that you love talking about it, because I love posting about it! I'm going to be cutting down on my TV from this week on, but Fringe is still first priority.)
A lot of people seemed to dislike this episode of Community because the tone was off or they dislike Jeff-centric episodes. I didn't mind at all that it didn't take place in Greendale for the most part and I thought it was a great Jeff-centric episode. They haven't discussed his lawyer-ly ways in awhile so I thought that was super. And it wasn't mean-spirited, like you said! Troy/Annie/Abed was amazing. OMG "My brain is crying" and all of Troy's flounces! Annie and the chlorofoam! THE TUNNEL AND TROY'S FACE. I also loved the Senor Chang bits, because I think that is the exact right use of his character. Oh man, that little flash inside his brain while he was pop and locking. Priceless.
I caught 30 Rock, and I loved the bits with Tracy in the Cash Cab (I thought that was just a Canadian show!). And Paul Giamatti was great. It was fabulous to see a guest star blend into a role seamlessly like that.
FRIIIIIIINGE. I suppose I understand the Fauxlivia hate on a basic level, because she's... not a nice person. And everytime she goes to kiss Peter I want to be like GTFO STRANGER BITCH. But at the same time I can't hate because she's a super fascinating character from another world. A world that, like you said, has a completely different set of rules. A much harder world. And man, Anna sells it. The way her voice sounded when she was talking about needing to have a photographic memory? Perfect!
I have a feeling it's going to be Walter who notices Fauxlivia first. Peter is being kind of oblivious, but I chalk that up to a whooooole lotta shit going on in his brain. I mean, studying that Machine Run By Him with the Firey Eyeballs thing. But still... PETER LIV REFUSED BOOZE. GET WITH IT.
I really loved the Walter/Astrid stuff, because we always get to see more glimpses of her character. It isn't just a "babysitting" thing either. He really does trust and, I believe, respect her despite the fact that he called her Aspirin. He's willing to share all of these things with her and it makes me sniffle. I can't wait to see the fallout of WALTER OWNING MASSIVE DYNAMIC.
All of the stuff was shot brilliantly and it was so tense omg. I'm used to being spoiled for a lot of plot points on this show, but I too jumped when that poor midget's head exploded.
(By the way, I love that you're posting about this show because man oh man I love talking about it).
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Senor Chang should be used this way more often. I'm kind of loving the way they're building him up to be a weird, crazy villain, but operating on the same level as the rest of Team Community. A little bit like the villain Syndrome in The Incredibles. He just wanted to be their friend! (Did I just compare a Pixar movie to Community?)
- The way her voice sounded when she was talking about needing to have a photographic memory?
OH MAN, I KNOW. Just the inflections in her voice, the way she carries herself and says things and everything. Anna's basically playing four strands of the same character right now (Ourlivia, Fauxlivia, Fauxlivia-pretending-to-be-Ourlivia, and Ourlivia-thinking-she's-Fauxlivia) and hell if she doesn't play all of that beautifully. She's nailing it.
- I feel like it's either going to be Walter or Olivia's niece.
- He's willing to share all of these things with her and it makes me sniffle.
Ah, heartbreaking.
- I'm spoiled for the big picture of every episode, but the minor details always end up impressing/surprising me.
(I love that you love talking about it, because I love posting about it! I'm going to be cutting down on my TV from this week on, but Fringe is still first priority.)
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