![]() I love that Annie got the wrong kind of ring girl and went all out perfecting the look, and committing to the character, despite not watching horror movies. Between her judgy-judgy side worrying about Troy’s soul being corrupted by Britta (while knowing more than she’d care to admit about the secret gym) and telling folks to stop messing around because she’s paying teenagers to watch her babies so she can go to a damn party – it was a good episode for Shirley. Shirley as Leia was a great choice the only thing missing from this picture was actually getting to see Andre dressed as Han Solo! Shirley got to play both sides of her sweet and badass in this episode. I could probably watch hours of their end codas (internet, is there a supercut of this?) A hidden room with a revolving wall entry – of course they would love that! I can completely imagine them spending hours just spinning around that room. Troy and Abed in a Trenchcoat! There is endless humour to be mined from Troy and Abed riffing off each other. The Hallowine back and forth was a nice reminder of that dynamic and I would love to see that happen in a more substantial way as the season progresses. Those three play off each other incredibly whether in a group, or partnered up in a storyline, particularly the Annie/Abed combo. I love seeing Annie integrated into the Troy and Abed life. Gilbert’s appearance was both an excellent execution of a surprise guest star, and provided the emotional grounding that elevated the obnoxious old Pierce storyline into something with credible emotional resonance. Giancarlo Esposito! – That man takes any scene he’s in and turns it up to eleven. In “Paranormal Parentage” the moments that I thoroughly enjoyed were about equal to the bits that left me puzzled. ![]() I like being with our characters with their adventures, antics, exploits and hi-jinx but I’m still waiting for the show to find its feet once again – I don’t expect it to be the same as before but it feels like this version of the show, in whatever timeline we’re in, hasn’t quite figured out what its supposed to be and in that, has lost sight of some of the key character dynamics that really make all the weirdness tick. I still enjoy the show this season but Scooby-Doo episode two doesn’t feel anymore on track than the season premiere “History 101”. Community hits episode two in its Harmonless fourth season with “Paranormal Parentage”, the Halloween episode on Valentine’s Day that somehow feels absolutely right.
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