I love that this show can keep you laughing the entire time it's on - sometimes the humor is overt, sometimes it's subtle.. but it's so incredibly well done!
Really enjoyed the episode overall, but it's still in the lower half of the episodes this season so far for me.
The continuity has me a little confused though. Obviously this episode and last week's episodes were swapped since this episode started with everyone getting back from Christmas break, but the end of the episode seemed to place a little rift between Troy and Abed, and yet no trace of that rift was anywhere to be seen in last week's episode...
Didn't like this episode. Love Community but this has to be in my bottom 5 episodes, (If not bottom 3). The weirdness to funny ratio was off. The whole Jeff storyline was rubbish, the hook wasn't there, and the whole concept of having an even bigger ego wasn't really a good one. When he turned into the hulk it was cringeworthy and I mean "Glee" cringeworthy
The main Troy/Abed storyline didn't really work either. Mainly because beyond Yvette, none of the characters looked like who they were meant to be. Seriously Jamie Lee Curtis? Troy running round shouting "Get to your quadrant" was not great and the whole celeb impressionist/loan shark comparison just didn't work.
Its a shame because up until the party it was a good episode and Yvette and Gillian were really funny. Shame the rest wasn't. Both stories ended limply so the consequences of Abeds actions and Troys feelings didn't feel right.
Im upset because I hate criticising Community and I usually don't feel the need to. But I felt this weeks story was so poor - so poorly written - that I would rather be watching Big Bang Theory. And that's what the show needs to avoid.
Shame. And really upsetting.
Also I wish the show would admit their mistake and put chang back in a teaching role or kill him off. He's like a horrible growth on a good show at the moment.
I guess what I hated most was that in episodes like last weeks we have these really fleshed out interesting characters who are the most three dimensional I've seen in a comedy sitcom and this week we have characters flatter than characters on the big bang theory.
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I loved it! I'm just so glad the show is back.
ReplyDeleteOh my god, I laughed the whole episode. God, I missed this show!
ReplyDeleteI love that this show can keep you laughing the entire time it's on - sometimes the humor is overt, sometimes it's subtle.. but it's so incredibly well done!
ReplyDeletePretty good episode, not the best but certainly not the worst...although the worst is still good. Just glad its on again.
ReplyDeleteIt was really ominous!!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed the episode overall, but it's still in the lower half of the episodes this season so far for me.
ReplyDeleteThe continuity has me a little confused though. Obviously this episode and last week's episodes were swapped since this episode started with everyone getting back from Christmas break, but the end of the episode seemed to place a little rift between Troy and Abed, and yet no trace of that rift was anywhere to be seen in last week's episode...
I don't think the episodes were swapped. They were just off by one showing. So the episode we saw last week we should have seen before the hiatus.
ReplyDeleteNope, they were swapped. The production code of last week's episode follows this week's episode.
ReplyDeleteWell said. I'm with you.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed it. It wasn't the best that Community can do but still it was great.
ReplyDeleteDean's reaction to Jeff in sunglasses was brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI loved the episode, but worried for Troy and Abed.
I loved it! May be not the best episode but I laughed so much! I'm so happy this show is coming back!
ReplyDeleteI had the same reaction.
ReplyDeleteThe dark timeline is back, damn things are going to get tough with Troy and Abed but it should definitely be interesting to watch
ReplyDeleteDidn't like this episode. Love Community but this has to be in my bottom 5 episodes, (If not bottom 3). The weirdness to funny ratio was off. The whole Jeff storyline was rubbish, the hook wasn't there, and the whole concept of having an even bigger ego wasn't really a good one. When he turned into the hulk it was cringeworthy and I mean "Glee" cringeworthy
ReplyDeleteThe main Troy/Abed storyline didn't really work either. Mainly because beyond Yvette, none of the characters looked like who they were meant to be. Seriously Jamie Lee Curtis? Troy running round shouting "Get to your quadrant" was not great and the whole celeb impressionist/loan shark comparison just didn't work.
Its a shame because up until the party it was a good episode and Yvette and Gillian were really funny. Shame the rest wasn't. Both stories ended limply so the consequences of Abeds actions and Troys feelings didn't feel right.
Im upset because I hate criticising Community and I usually don't feel the need to. But I felt this weeks story was so poor - so poorly written - that I would rather be watching Big Bang Theory. And that's what the show needs to avoid.
Shame. And really upsetting.
Also I wish the show would admit their mistake and put chang back in a teaching role or kill him off. He's like a horrible growth on a good show at the moment.
I guess what I hated most was that in episodes like last weeks we have these really fleshed out interesting characters who are the most three dimensional I've seen in a comedy sitcom and this week we have characters flatter than characters on the big bang theory.
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