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01 December 2011 @ 11:40 pm
community & parks and rec  

The Troy-Abed-Annie Plot

LOLOLOL YES THE GLORIOUS RETURN OF BATMAN ABED. And I loved Troy getting to lampshade the "replace a stolen item sitcom plot" thing. And psychoAnnie was great in this. In general I thoroughly enjoyed this B-plot.

The Shirley/Jeff Plot
OMG OMG. Today at school I watched a few episodes of early Community, including the one where Shirley and Jeff bond over gossip, and I was lamenting to Liz that Shirley never got plotlines outside of being a mom anymore and that she and Jeff had been hilarious together why didn't they ever get stories anymore etc etc

AND THEN THIS HAPPENS. And it was excellent. Competitive, fierce Shirley, the foosball genius! Insecure Daddy-issues Jeff! BB JEFF AND BB SHIRLEY BEING NEMESES. THE GAG WITH THE EUROPEANS CARRYING AROUND A SOCCER BALL FOR THAT ONE JOKE AND JEFF'S BAFFLEMENT OVER IT. THE ANIME SEQUENCE. Shirley and Jeff going to see a movie together! Awwwww! I'm so pleased Shirley finally had a story and that it actually said stuff about her as a person and basically, excellent. I really enjoyed this episode. I think it's my favourite of the non-theme episodes they've done so far in s3. SO WHY IS THIS SHOW GOING ON HIATUS THE WEEK AFTER NEXT? UGHHH.

And
Parks & Recreation

So... especially after Community, that whole episode I was like


I don't hate Ben/Leslie. I don't even dislike Ben/Leslie. But I don't really care much either, so an entire episode centered around Ben and Leslie's ooey gooey feelings in place of funny stuff left me pretty cold. It wasn't a bad episode, I was just bored, and especially after Community it was really noticeable. I also can't get too worked up over Ben's sudden unemployment because Ben lives in TV Land where Entertainment 720 can run for like six months and jobs grow on trees, so... sorry Ben. That was sweet, I guess. Moar jokes and less shipping next week plz.
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fauxkarenfauxkaren on December 2nd, 2011 06:06 am (UTC)
You are my Parks and Rec soul mate. I'm so bored with the Ben/Leslie stuff. I don't mind them exactly, but going into P&R posts on ONTD where 75% of the comments are all about Ben and Leslie is... not my cup of tea. MOAR LESLIE/ANN SHENANIGANS AND MOAR RON SWANSON! Seeing people on the ONTD post talk about how flawless and amazing this episode was... it's just like we're watching different shows.

Community, on the other hand, was FLAWLESS. Annie was hilarious and idk. I think Allison Brie is just really funny. And all the Annie/Troy/Abed interaction was so much fun to watch. I think I'm really loving the idea of them as roommates. And I just about died laughing when the Shirley/Jeff foosball game turned into an anime sequence. Community has been really great recently.
Kali: comm :: roooooooxanne_thirty2flavors on December 2nd, 2011 06:53 pm (UTC)
Omg yeah I was just so bored. I mean there were some funny lines and I liked the tag about Jerry being Gary but mostly I was just bored. I don't dislike them as a ship but I am not invested enough to enjoy an episode like this. LOL IS THIS HOW PEOPLE WHO HATE ROSE FEEL WHEN THEY WATCH 'THE IDIOT'S LANTERN'.

Omg the scene where Troy walks in on her and they just cry at each other for a minute and make incoherent noises, I was dying. I really like the idea of her living with them because I tend to find Annie the funniest when she's with Troy and Abed. AND LOL THE ANIME OMG IT WAS SO GREAT.
fauxkarenfauxkaren on December 2nd, 2011 07:21 pm (UTC)
LOL IS THIS HOW PEOPLE WHO HATE ROSE FEEL WHEN THEY WATCH 'THE IDIOT'S LANTERN'.
LOL RIGHT? Like it was just a super boring episode for me because I am not at all invested in the Ben/Leslie relationship. But I did crack up at the Jerry/Gary stuff. Jerry jokes are pretty much my favorite thing ever.


I think that bit was my favorite Annie moment from last night. I cannot recreate the sounds she made in writing, but omg. I was cracking up. Or when she pulled the broken piece of DVD from her bra and Troy was all "WHO ARE YOU?" which I think he also said to her at some point in the chloroforming adventure from last season.
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