The tag failed at the very end--that's the part that felt uncomfortable for me. It wasn't the funniest episode--but it was solidly in the middle of the pack, and use established plot points very carefully and appropriately, and recasting Pierce is never not ba.d.
Spike: Taking up smoking, are you? Harmony: I am a villain, Spike. Hello!
Spike/Harm ,'Help'
Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants
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§ ita § - Feb 07, 2013 8:11:36 pm PST #6351 of 8624
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 07, 2013 8:14:40 pm PST #6352 of 8624
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I agree with ita ! The tag didn't work for me either.
But it was Community, and there was much rejoicing.
Lee - Feb 07, 2013 8:26:32 pm PST #6353 of 8624
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Yeah. the tag failed for me, mostly because I didn't get Shirley's part.
Polter-Cow - Feb 07, 2013 9:55:58 pm PST #6354 of 8624
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Me neither.
-t - Feb 08, 2013 7:25:20 am PST #6355 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'll agree. I think they made some smart choices for the episode that worked well, but the tag fell flat. Cautious optimism continuing.
Steph L. - Feb 08, 2013 7:28:35 am PST #6356 of 8624
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Wasn't Shirley's part in the tag making fun of characters with catchphrases that always got a huge laugh-track response, like "Dyn-o-MITE!!!"? That's what I assumed.
(Er, maybe everyone already got that, and just couldn't figure out what the point of making fun of it was. Sometimes I state the obvious.)
Polter-Cow - Feb 08, 2013 7:29:05 am PST #6357 of 8624
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ooooh. That makes sense. Now.
-t - Feb 08, 2013 7:30:19 am PST #6358 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, that was my guess, Tep.
le nubian - Feb 08, 2013 7:31:39 am PST #6359 of 8624
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Tep,
that's how I took it. I think the new season ep was being very meta and also addressing FAN fears the show was going down the toilet in light of the creator leaving. So that's why there was all this irritating bullshit thrown in (laugh track, catchphrase, even 3 camera shots I think)
-t - Feb 08, 2013 9:16:48 am PST #6360 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Absolutely, that was all about the new showrunner angst in fandom. Which they probably needed to deal with, so that's fine, but I feel like it's not a good basis for judging how the rest of the season is going to go.