Thursday night, Community aired an episode that’s just
like the ones we like to see from this show (the high-concept and deep
ones). The week before, the episode was normal (which some viewers prefer). The week before that, the
episode (Pillows and Blankets) was incredible and high-concept (the type of episode we prefer). Virtual
Systems Analysis was more thoughtful than funny, and it gave us an unusual
pairing: Abed and Annie. Annie helped Abed work through his insecurities and
develop a skill called empathy.
Abed helped Annie
realize that she’s not actually in love with Jeff; she’s just in love with the
idea of being loved. Paired with the last episode, we can see that Community is
really trying to make people think about their insecurities, the way they let
people treat them, their true motives, and why they have feelings for certain
members of opposite sex when those
people are bad for them. Community is inserting wisdom along with humor.
In this episode, Annie set Troy and Britta up for a lunch
date and had to entertain Abed in his Dreamatorium. At first, Abed was upset
over possibly losing Troy to Britta. He also found Annie to be a poor, overly
British assistant. Abed figured out that Annie was trying to set Troy and
Britta up partly because Annie wants to be with Jeff. Abed simulates all his
friends, showing that he knows them pretty well. In the end, both Annie and
Troy are better off.
Overall, this episode was adorable. We don’t understand
how anyone didn’t get Inception though. The weakness of this episode was its
lack of laughs. We don’t think this show always needs to be hilarious though.
Certain episodes squeak by in quality through insightfulness and charm. The
episode’s strength was its depth, sweetness, weirdness, and originality. It
wasn’t the strongest of this season, but we will take it. It was touching, innocent, and character-driven.
Episode grade: B+
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