SPOILERS AHEAD
This week on Parks and Rec we got Leslie and Ron locked in a battle for a girl's soul, Tom deals with aging, and Andy and April work through some problems. The episode basically begins with a meeting where a young girl has many ideas arranged in binders we have come to expect from Leslie. As we all know, Leslie gets attached to this girl and attempts to get her an internship over summer, which Ron disagrees with. I liked this story. It is starting to get bland to see Ron be a spirit guide, but not to bland. It is still darn good tv. I love Ron's anti-government stance and Leslie's entire love for the government. I absolutely love it when they clash. So many funny parts came from their interactions, such as Leslie's knock on Ron's phone and their trip to the principal's office at prom. Leslie goes super crazy over this girl, and Ron gives up on trying to make the decision for the girl, instead choosing to chill Leslie out. He even has a scoring system for her craziness. Her craziness was a bit more justified this time, as she was concerned about the state of the Parks dept. if she left so she wanted to find a good heir to the throne. I'm pretty sure we won't see this girl again, though, due to the fact she is dating GREG PIKITIS. As for Andy and April, Andy kinda makes April go to the prom. April doesn't like prom, because it gives her bad thoughts. With some help from Donna, she kinda tells Andy how it is and we actually see a serious Andy that only cares about what his wife wants. I would love to see more of this Andy. We don't get this version enough, due to him usually being goofy. Don't get me wrong, I love goofy Andy (there was plenty of that this episode. My personal favorites are him drowning the car trying to jump a lake and the brief scenes of him dancing.). I just want a more serious version just a bit more often. Meanwhile, Tom and Ben DJ for the dance. I loved the bit where Tom channeled his inner Daft Punk. That was pretty funny. In the end, Tom realized he didn't know what was "in" anymore, but he did attribute that to his business creations. This was a bit of an afterthought as far as story goes, though. Overall, it was a good episode. It was a classic Parks and Recreation episode that we have come to expect. One wish is for a few more outside-the-box episodes for the show to spice it up.
Highlights:
8 out of 10 Stars
This week on Parks and Rec we got Leslie and Ron locked in a battle for a girl's soul, Tom deals with aging, and Andy and April work through some problems. The episode basically begins with a meeting where a young girl has many ideas arranged in binders we have come to expect from Leslie. As we all know, Leslie gets attached to this girl and attempts to get her an internship over summer, which Ron disagrees with. I liked this story. It is starting to get bland to see Ron be a spirit guide, but not to bland. It is still darn good tv. I love Ron's anti-government stance and Leslie's entire love for the government. I absolutely love it when they clash. So many funny parts came from their interactions, such as Leslie's knock on Ron's phone and their trip to the principal's office at prom. Leslie goes super crazy over this girl, and Ron gives up on trying to make the decision for the girl, instead choosing to chill Leslie out. He even has a scoring system for her craziness. Her craziness was a bit more justified this time, as she was concerned about the state of the Parks dept. if she left so she wanted to find a good heir to the throne. I'm pretty sure we won't see this girl again, though, due to the fact she is dating GREG PIKITIS. As for Andy and April, Andy kinda makes April go to the prom. April doesn't like prom, because it gives her bad thoughts. With some help from Donna, she kinda tells Andy how it is and we actually see a serious Andy that only cares about what his wife wants. I would love to see more of this Andy. We don't get this version enough, due to him usually being goofy. Don't get me wrong, I love goofy Andy (there was plenty of that this episode. My personal favorites are him drowning the car trying to jump a lake and the brief scenes of him dancing.). I just want a more serious version just a bit more often. Meanwhile, Tom and Ben DJ for the dance. I loved the bit where Tom channeled his inner Daft Punk. That was pretty funny. In the end, Tom realized he didn't know what was "in" anymore, but he did attribute that to his business creations. This was a bit of an afterthought as far as story goes, though. Overall, it was a good episode. It was a classic Parks and Recreation episode that we have come to expect. One wish is for a few more outside-the-box episodes for the show to spice it up.
Highlights:
- Daft Tom
- Prom King Andy
- Ron and Leslie's battle
8 out of 10 Stars