Also, her faint/fall at the end of the Todd episode.
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Friday, 14 October 2011 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
i remember reading that alison brie worked as a clown before she made it big, whereas i think gillian jacobs studied acting at juilliard? anyway i'm really loving this new, looser britta. like her line last week about worms having tiny faces, she's taking the horrible awkwardness we saw in "turning it into a snake" and letting it run free.
― lite-brite phrenology (reddening), Friday, 14 October 2011 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
also we got some good troy screaming when he was fighting for the present with pierce! it wasn't quite "troy crying" but it was still quality.
― lite-brite phrenology (reddening), Friday, 14 October 2011 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
I DEMAND TO BE HOUSEWARMED!
― da croupier, Friday, 14 October 2011 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
That was perfection, probably in my top 5 episodes ever. The penultimate scene with Jeff's arm was amazing.
― Matt DC, Friday, 14 October 2011 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
Loved this episode.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 14 October 2011 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
Pretty much think that Alison Brie's acting/comedic timing is the worst part of the show, I'm really surprised that anyone rates her. She's just so awkward and always "on" in the worst way.
― Melissa W, Friday, 14 October 2011 19:27 (twelve years ago) link
GIVE ME THIS YOU GODLESS HIPPIE SKANK
― Matt DC, Friday, 14 October 2011 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
Also Britta's wofeul impression of Sting doing a Jamaican accent = k-classic
― Matt DC, Friday, 14 October 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
evil troy and evil aaaabed
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 October 2011 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
Also did anyone notice that Troy and Abed were watching Inspector Spacetime right at the end?
Considering he's been promoted to the main cast we haven't seen much of the Dean so far.
― Matt DC, Friday, 14 October 2011 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
I think that was more about holding onto him because he's been in too much to be considered 'recurring'. Interesting that this episode has been the best of the season so far and featured no Dean or Chang.
― Rory's new misogynist car (Gukbe), Friday, 14 October 2011 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
I wouldn't lump the Dean in with Chang when it comes to funny/unfunny arguments -- Chang can be a weak link sometimes but the Dean is classic.
― lite-brite phrenology (reddening), Friday, 14 October 2011 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
I mean you probably weren't doing that, I just am protective of Jim Rash.
― lite-brite phrenology (reddening), Friday, 14 October 2011 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
back on form w/this ep
― i love pinfold cricket (gbx), Friday, 14 October 2011 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
hfs this ep
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 14 October 2011 20:22 (twelve years ago) link
troy eating the candy cig was perfect
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 14 October 2011 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
Hah, I've just read the rest of this discussion and, well, if you haven't worked out that Britta is a massive dork by now then what show have you been watching? She can do mean-spirited snark (ie everything she said to Jeff for most of the first season) but gentle comedy has always been beyond her. The pizza stuff was funny because it was so lame. And she was kinda high.
Also where is Professor Ian Duncan? Presumably doing Daily Show stuff and Britta studying psychology suggests he'll turn up at some point but I am missing my dose of hilarious fake Britishisms.
― Matt DC, Friday, 14 October 2011 20:32 (twelve years ago) link
john oliver's character is good when he's but he never felt like so much a part of the show that i care whether he comes or goes.
― some dude, Saturday, 15 October 2011 01:48 (twelve years ago) link
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt20ut18Np1qdop0bo1_500.gif
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt20ut18Np1qdop0bo2_500.gif
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 15 October 2011 01:52 (twelve years ago) link
if troy and abed have an apartment now does that mean no more pavel??
― j., Saturday, 15 October 2011 04:54 (twelve years ago) link
say it ain't so!
also that bottom gif is O_O
― phantompenguin, Saturday, 15 October 2011 04:56 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry-yADQms1A
― j., Saturday, 15 October 2011 04:59 (twelve years ago) link
First good episode of the season.
― polyphonic, Saturday, 15 October 2011 05:17 (twelve years ago) link
agreed, haven't been feeling this season at all but this episode was clasic
― Fifty-Three Percenter Godbody Knowledge (The Brainwasher), Saturday, 15 October 2011 05:19 (twelve years ago) link
1. classic episode
2.
also: the jeff britta romance was fun and tense and hilarious! this annie thing is gross and i know thats the joke but its TOO GROSS
i don't get this at all. allison brie is gorgeous. the only reason i ever even remember the age discrepancy between jeff + annie is bc the show itself keeps reminding me of it. if it didn't i'd probably forget that these two attractive actors weren't close enough in age to be in a relationship. so to call it 'too gross' bc of the very context the show maintains seems a little selective and strange.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 19 October 2011 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
I liked how removing Jeff from the group = everyone ends up happy.
I feel a bit sorry for Troy and Abed because Annie would be the most annoying anal flatmate imaginable.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 19 October 2011 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
The look Troy was shooting Abed when he invited Annie to stay with them suggests he feels the same way.
― DaTruf (Nicole), Wednesday, 19 October 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
I am still massively in awe of Troy's timeline
I think I would understand the stance against Shirley's baking if they'd actually said her baked goods were bad; since it seemed to be a nebulous "you can't define yourself with baked goods" thing, it felt more like the group was ganging up on her for the sake of ganging up on her.
Britta is really surging back this season as a fucking hilarious character! She has been hitting all kinds of highs with me every week. Ha.
― do not wake the dragon (DJP), Wednesday, 19 October 2011 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
Last week's was by far my favorite episode of this show that I have seen.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 19 October 2011 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
It really wasn't even the group -- I don't think anyone would have minded if Jeff hadn't started harping on about how it was a bad thing. It seemed like another example of Jeff being a fun-hater.
― DaTruf (Nicole), Wednesday, 19 October 2011 20:06 (twelve years ago) link
that makes more sense, although I'd think by this point Jeff would have started shedding some of his "I remake you in my own image" tendencies
― do not wake the dragon (DJP), Wednesday, 19 October 2011 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
You didn't think her pizzas with cream cheese and ketchup sounded bad? Abed wasn't very supportive of her baking at the beginning.
― Matt DC, Friday, 14 October 2011 14:23 (5 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
OTM.
This makes me sad however:Pretty much think that Alison Brie's acting/comedic timing is the worst part of the show, I'm really surprised that anyone rates her. She's just so awkward and always "on" in the worst way.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 20 October 2011 03:33 (twelve years ago) link
Everytime I watch this episode I repeatedly rewind to see the two seconds of "flames in the troll's eyes/Roxanne on the soundtrack". A gif of that would be nice, but it wouldn't be the same without the song.
― Emile Zola predicts World War I and then he dies. (R Baez), Thursday, 20 October 2011 03:44 (twelve years ago) link
imo 'on' is the character, what she does totally fits in the tone and sensibility of the show (xpost)
― some dude, Thursday, 20 October 2011 03:44 (twelve years ago) link
lol I'd forgotten about that and was thinking about the mini pies
― do not wake the dragon (DJP), Thursday, 20 October 2011 03:54 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JTsb5hg04Oc
― encarta it (Gukbe), Thursday, 20 October 2011 03:55 (twelve years ago) link
food trends men hate!
― some dude, Thursday, 20 October 2011 03:55 (twelve years ago) link
(To be clear, it was Melissa's lack of appreciation of Brie that made me sad, not Brie's awesome acting and comedic timing.)
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 20 October 2011 03:57 (twelve years ago) link
more than just the jeff negativity i feel like this episode made explicit the 'troy is secretly the hero/protagonist' thing they've been pushing at for a while
― some dude, Thursday, 20 October 2011 03:58 (twelve years ago) link
― some dude, Wednesday, October 19, 2011 11:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
otm
― horseshoe, Thursday, 20 October 2011 04:01 (twelve years ago) link
― Mordy, Wednesday, 19 October 2011 15:03 (Yesterday) Bookmark
oh i don't find it gross because of their age difference or for a lack of good looks on either side. the way that they awkwardly invoke the age diff/annie's maturity & jeff's greasy lines and too-serious cheek stroking--it's like squirming bordering on setting off my gag reflex
― flopson, Thursday, 20 October 2011 04:15 (twelve years ago) link
I'll admit that it worked a little better in season 1.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 20 October 2011 04:18 (twelve years ago) link
i was feeling bad about being neg about the new season on this thread & wanted to apologize for maybe sowing the seed of doubt and ruining any of your thursday nights and then, unable to post, was racked with guilt during downtime meltdown, but now the op
lol?― ice cr?m, Thursday, 17 September 2009 14:44 (2 years ago) Bookmark
feels like such a validation i had to get straight back to hating
― flopson, Thursday, 20 October 2011 04:26 (twelve years ago) link
huh. didn't like this one.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 20 October 2011 04:33 (twelve years ago) link
I totally love all four episodes of ssn 3. fuck the haters.
My dream for the next 4ish years of this show is that it is retired after exactly 6 seasons and a movie, and the move will be called College Cut-ups 2: Party Raid Academy
― Fellini.Kuti, Thursday, 20 October 2011 05:24 (twelve years ago) link
I actually think that Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi and Donald Glover are as good if not better when it comes to physical comedy, but they're mostly all good at it, maybe only Chevy Chase lets the side down.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 20 October 2011 09:01 (twelve years ago) link
Shirley's transition from 'hopeful bustling walk' to 'furious bustling walk' cracks me up every time.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 20 October 2011 09:02 (twelve years ago) link
seeing some snippets of Chase going from casual Chevy to awkward or bumbling Pierce on the S1 DVD extras made me hugely appreciate what a beast he is at physical comedy
― the men who glare at stoats (sic), Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:30 (twelve years ago) link
C'mon, Chevy is like the Miles Davis of falling over
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 20 October 2011 15:59 (twelve years ago) link