Community – “Football, Feminism and You”
Blech. That pretty much sums up the entire episode. In my honest opinion, it’s the worst of the season, so far. None of the storylines are compelling and less than halfway through you will start to question why you are supposed to care about what’s going on. Dean Pelton wants to recruit Troy for the school’s football team, but Annie keeps him to his studies. That is, until the dean begins to blackmail Jeff by plastering his face all of the community college’s posters. Also, Britta is shunned by Shirley as a “bathroom buddy” because she’s too cold, so Britta asks to be trained to become one of the girls. And in the only semi-funny storyline, Pierce is helping design the Greendale Human Beings’ school mascot, but is trying not to be racist. And it’s all just… Terrible…
I’m not sure I laughed at all during the entire time I watched the show this week. There was a bevy of bad jokes, like the trophy case gag. I might have chuckled when Pierce was working on the new mascot design but definitely not for long. I’m almost positive I’ll be giving up on this show by the end of the season, that is, if it doesn’t get cancelled first.
Grade: D
The Office – “The Lover”
This week, Michael reveals to Jim that his new lover just so happens to be Pam’s mom. This information, of course, is eventually spread throughout the office. Once Pam finds out, all hell breaks loose. It’s simply amazing watching the individual reactions to the news of Michael’s new liaison.
When Michael first tells Jim the big news, he has trouble believing him. After Jim asks what kind of car Pam’s mom drives, Michael answers correctly and the look of horror on Jim’s face could not be more hilarious. Jim begs Michael to keep this a secret and end the relationship, but Michael thinks that Pam would just want him to be happy. Once the news gets out, Pam absolutely freaks and the feuding begins. Meanwhile, Dwight is back to his old antics, as he plants a bugged wooden mallard in Jim’s office. Jim quickly finds out after he hears it buzzing and uses it against Dwight to mess with his mind.
All in all, this was a very unusual, albeit hilarious episode of The Office. I say unusual because it’s not often that we get to see Pam completely furious; furious enough to say sh**. By the end of the episode, she cools down some, but you can’t help but feel sorry for her. What would you do if Michael Scott was dating your mom?
Grade: B+
30 Rock – “Into the Crevasse”
Liz Lemon’s new book, which points out a multitude of “deakbreakers” for women and their prospective boyfriends, finally catches up to her, when all the men she works with start raising Cain. The writers are pissed, Pete is pissed, and eventually, Tracy’s wife, Angie, gets a hold of the book and starts to rethink their relationship. Only adding to her troubles was Jenna’s childlike attitude towards the idea of a new cast member. To get back at Liz, Jenna is filming a shoddy vampire movie in Iceland. In addition, Jack takes a bus to Washington D.C. to meet a government taskforce, which is supposed to distribute bailout money, lead by none other than Jack’s rival, Devon Banks, played gloriously by Will Arnett. Jack Donaghy, being the devout Republican that he is, refuses to take bailout from Obama, so he has to reinvigorate the microwave market or face the bankruptcy of his division.
In every storyline there are plenty of and various type of hilarious moments. My personal favorite is when Tracy confronts Liz about her book, yelling, “Liz Lemon, you booger-face! I’m gonna kill you with a bazooka!” Jack’s dispute with Banks is also filled with its fair share of humor, whether it’s Banks’ pointing out of Donaghy’s frivolous spending or Banks’ exclamation of, “You don’t tell me what kind of pizza to like!” And I dare you not to laugh when Tracy becomes Liz’s roommate; he answers the phone “Tracy and Liz’s! Tracy speaking,” and he brings along his pet reef shark in a garbage bag.
It’s always great to see all of the actors clicking, especially when there’s a guest. Arnett continues to do a great job in his portrayal of Devon Banks. I really can’t say anything bad about this episode. Every joke was right on the money and there were hardly any slow or dull moments.
Grade: A+
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