The series isn’t bad. It can still manage some rather funny
and touching moments. But something is very noticeably off. It’s hard to pin down what exactly feels wrong, but it’s
enough that it keeps me at arm’s length when watching these new episodes.
This episode returns some tried and true stories. We get
Britta psychoanalyzing Jeff, more explication on Annie and Jeff’s relationship,
Pierce attempting to get the study group’s attention, and Jeff exploring his
daddy issues. So it’s nice to see some
of the underlying kinetics that made this series so fluid.
But the cast is split
up into too many pairings (and for too long), the pacing is still dialed down a few too many
notches, and (worst of all) the show feels like it’s just going through the
motions.
The series needs to find its footing or re-brand itself.
Either way, as critic Ryan McGee put it, “That… Community wasn't good. But it
was hardly horrible. It totally, definitely existed.”
Grade: B-
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