Community 2x03 - 2x06
Oh, show. You are still getting better and better, it's unbelievable.
2x03 The Psychology of Letting Go
+ I very much loved Annie's and Britta's interaction in this one. Never mind the mud wrestling, but there was a lot of truth in their fights.
- Jeff's epiphany about Pierce was weird and I didn't think it was very in character for him.
+ I did like the whole Pierce's mother story. It was typical Community - at first it looked flat and predictable and then it totally wasn't.
+ I loved Jeff's other epiphany about his body and obsession with his health, though. Also: yay, Ian Duncan!
2x04 Basic Rocket Science
+ This is one of the best examples of Community. Such beautiful in-character-ness coupled with parody.
+ The scary "we're going to be overrun by the reds" setup. Lol.
+ "You guys are walking in slomo?"
+ This is the kind of product placement I can dig.
+ Pierce lol! doing the typical "I'm fine now" trick, hee.
+ The butt-flag - and Jeff being the one to tattle. I did see a very similar (real-life, honest-to-god) logo to that one last week. Hee. I will never get that association out of my head now.
+ Nobody believing Annie's speech but everyone believing Jeff's.
+ Troy pulling rank on Jeff.
+ Abed! Oh, Abed. Lol, everyone reading KFC manuals. //)
+ "I'm afraid you're out of town" Hahaaaa!
* The whole thing with the Dean and the truck stops was - as usual - over the top for me. I feel sorry for the Dean. I do think they're somehow going into borderline unacceptable areas with the gay jokes sometimes. I might make a separate post about it when it strikes me again. I think it got worse over the course of the season, and it's all connected to the Dean. He's the only one with whom I feel we're not supposed to empathize, and that in itself is sad.
2x05 Messianic Myths...
- Overall, I didn't like this episode all that much. It was one of those that were more focused on the story and less on the characters.
- Almost all scenes concerning Pierce and Jeff were stereotypes and reenactments of rebellious teenagrer movies, which was funny in a way, but it was not *them*. I really hate it when they do that, because I've come to expect better of Community.
+ Some of the scenes with Pierce and Leonard were funny. Not terribly insightful, but not all of them were straight parody. It could have been worse.
* I really don't know what to think about Abed and his movie. I am confused and thus unable to tell whether I'm supposed to react a certain way or not. I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to do with it and that makes me very insecure about stating any kind of opinion.
- The only thing I'm sure of is that Shirley really shouldn't have wrecked all the equipment. That was mean. Especially because it was shown as a good thing because it saved Abed from his movie, just like he wanted.
+ I loved Abed and Shirley bonding at the end. It's the first time Abed has ever done something right to connect with one of the group and it has been rewarded. I feel really happy for Abed about this.
2x06 Epidemiology
+ This episode was easily the high point of the season so far. And I'd already thought that about Rocket Science!
+ I don't even know where to start. I could probably quote the whole thing back and forth, it's pure genius.
+ Troy telling Abed he loves him (and to be the first black man to make it to the end! lol)
* Troy meeting all his zombified friends and giving us a glimpse of them
+ Miss Piggy!
+ Jeff feeding Britta
+ Britta and Rich "being special"
+ Starburns! OMG, I laughed so hard at the scene where he bites Pierce. From that point on, I was just giggling madly.
+ Troy half naked. Yay. And so sad at the same time.
+ Jeff's last words: "My jacket! You're stretching it!"
+ Troy and Abed's zombie handshake
+ Shirley and Chang. Chang has been sadly underused all season. ;/ (Also, I felt sorry for him in the first two eps. Why hasn't he snapped yet? Have they abandoned that story line?)
+ the dean and his hilariously labeled taco meat
+ ABBA. Whoever came up with that idea needs to get a medal
* My most important note: Jeff, you have it backwards! There are girls who ENJOY going to comic con. (i.e. all of us.) You don't know what you're missing!
2x03 The Psychology of Letting Go
+ I very much loved Annie's and Britta's interaction in this one. Never mind the mud wrestling, but there was a lot of truth in their fights.
- Jeff's epiphany about Pierce was weird and I didn't think it was very in character for him.
+ I did like the whole Pierce's mother story. It was typical Community - at first it looked flat and predictable and then it totally wasn't.
+ I loved Jeff's other epiphany about his body and obsession with his health, though. Also: yay, Ian Duncan!
2x04 Basic Rocket Science
+ This is one of the best examples of Community. Such beautiful in-character-ness coupled with parody.
+ The scary "we're going to be overrun by the reds" setup. Lol.
+ "You guys are walking in slomo?"
+ This is the kind of product placement I can dig.
+ Pierce lol! doing the typical "I'm fine now" trick, hee.
+ The butt-flag - and Jeff being the one to tattle. I did see a very similar (real-life, honest-to-god) logo to that one last week. Hee. I will never get that association out of my head now.
+ Nobody believing Annie's speech but everyone believing Jeff's.
+ Troy pulling rank on Jeff.
+ Abed! Oh, Abed. Lol, everyone reading KFC manuals. //)
+ "I'm afraid you're out of town" Hahaaaa!
* The whole thing with the Dean and the truck stops was - as usual - over the top for me. I feel sorry for the Dean. I do think they're somehow going into borderline unacceptable areas with the gay jokes sometimes. I might make a separate post about it when it strikes me again. I think it got worse over the course of the season, and it's all connected to the Dean. He's the only one with whom I feel we're not supposed to empathize, and that in itself is sad.
2x05 Messianic Myths...
- Overall, I didn't like this episode all that much. It was one of those that were more focused on the story and less on the characters.
- Almost all scenes concerning Pierce and Jeff were stereotypes and reenactments of rebellious teenagrer movies, which was funny in a way, but it was not *them*. I really hate it when they do that, because I've come to expect better of Community.
+ Some of the scenes with Pierce and Leonard were funny. Not terribly insightful, but not all of them were straight parody. It could have been worse.
* I really don't know what to think about Abed and his movie. I am confused and thus unable to tell whether I'm supposed to react a certain way or not. I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to do with it and that makes me very insecure about stating any kind of opinion.
- The only thing I'm sure of is that Shirley really shouldn't have wrecked all the equipment. That was mean. Especially because it was shown as a good thing because it saved Abed from his movie, just like he wanted.
+ I loved Abed and Shirley bonding at the end. It's the first time Abed has ever done something right to connect with one of the group and it has been rewarded. I feel really happy for Abed about this.
2x06 Epidemiology
+ This episode was easily the high point of the season so far. And I'd already thought that about Rocket Science!
+ I don't even know where to start. I could probably quote the whole thing back and forth, it's pure genius.
+ Troy telling Abed he loves him (and to be the first black man to make it to the end! lol)
* Troy meeting all his zombified friends and giving us a glimpse of them
+ Miss Piggy!
+ Jeff feeding Britta
+ Britta and Rich "being special"
+ Starburns! OMG, I laughed so hard at the scene where he bites Pierce. From that point on, I was just giggling madly.
+ Troy half naked. Yay. And so sad at the same time.
+ Jeff's last words: "My jacket! You're stretching it!"
+ Troy and Abed's zombie handshake
+ Shirley and Chang. Chang has been sadly underused all season. ;/ (Also, I felt sorry for him in the first two eps. Why hasn't he snapped yet? Have they abandoned that story line?)
+ the dean and his hilariously labeled taco meat
+ ABBA. Whoever came up with that idea needs to get a medal
* My most important note: Jeff, you have it backwards! There are girls who ENJOY going to comic con. (i.e. all of us.) You don't know what you're missing!