SPOILERS AHEAD
We got one of the most creative episodes of Community this week. Before I start, my only complaint for this episode was that everything felt rushed to me. I wish that maybe it would've been a two-part episode with a bigger story. The episode starts out in the G.I. Joe cartoon, with the Joes being attacked by Cobra. Things go south when Wingman (Jeff) actually kills someone. This little bit actually made it one of the most meta episodes yet. That is because of the constant and hilarious references to shooting but not hitting for 20 years. The episode is propelled by a desire to destroy Cobra at a place called Greendale. Only problem is whenever Wingman hears Greendale he faints.This led to some interesting cutaways to older type TV commercials, which in turn added to the cartoon universe. I loved the little connection between this universes. The universe are explained by the aptly titled Fourth Wall (Abed). The most interesting thing about this episode is the problem it deals with. It deals with Jeff's fear of aging in a very dark way. Jeff celebrates his 40th birthday by drinking scotch and popping some suspicious pills, which puts him in the hospital. This was a dark way to go, and I found it very interesting. It kinda sorta had a payoff, but not really. Everyone rallied around Jeff, but other than that nothing. I hope they explore the after effects of this and don't just drop, like they did with Troy leaving (they haven't delved into a pool of stories relating to that much, if it all since it happened.). Overall, I really enjoyed this episode. I loved the G.I. Joe theme and hope they do more cartoon show semi-crossovers again...maybe a Scooby-Doo? I don't know, just spitballing. But this was one of the better episodes since Troy left, as I actually didn't feel like there was a gaping hole from his departure.
Highlights:
8.5 out of 10 Stars
We got one of the most creative episodes of Community this week. Before I start, my only complaint for this episode was that everything felt rushed to me. I wish that maybe it would've been a two-part episode with a bigger story. The episode starts out in the G.I. Joe cartoon, with the Joes being attacked by Cobra. Things go south when Wingman (Jeff) actually kills someone. This little bit actually made it one of the most meta episodes yet. That is because of the constant and hilarious references to shooting but not hitting for 20 years. The episode is propelled by a desire to destroy Cobra at a place called Greendale. Only problem is whenever Wingman hears Greendale he faints.This led to some interesting cutaways to older type TV commercials, which in turn added to the cartoon universe. I loved the little connection between this universes. The universe are explained by the aptly titled Fourth Wall (Abed). The most interesting thing about this episode is the problem it deals with. It deals with Jeff's fear of aging in a very dark way. Jeff celebrates his 40th birthday by drinking scotch and popping some suspicious pills, which puts him in the hospital. This was a dark way to go, and I found it very interesting. It kinda sorta had a payoff, but not really. Everyone rallied around Jeff, but other than that nothing. I hope they explore the after effects of this and don't just drop, like they did with Troy leaving (they haven't delved into a pool of stories relating to that much, if it all since it happened.). Overall, I really enjoyed this episode. I loved the G.I. Joe theme and hope they do more cartoon show semi-crossovers again...maybe a Scooby-Doo? I don't know, just spitballing. But this was one of the better episodes since Troy left, as I actually didn't feel like there was a gaping hole from his departure.
Highlights:
- Very Meta
- G.I. Joe design was awesome
- Dark story
8.5 out of 10 Stars