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Last night’s episode continues telling the sad story of Abed and Troy’s deteriorating friendship with a PBS-style war documentary on their epic fort battle. It is one of the best episodes the show has ever done. It’s definitely been the best since coming back from hiatus, and if not for Annie’s slutty Christmas song, I’d call it the best of the year. I’m gonna go ahead and forgive that Subway ad from last week. In fact, I’m going to thank that Subway ad from last week, because maybe that extra revenue is what made this extremely ambitious episode even possible.
Community riffed American Experience flawlessly, from the meaningless infographics and nicknames to the cheesy voice-overs reading correspondence from the front lines. If there is one thing that public television viewers love, it is feeling self-important, so 22 minutes of inaccessible comedic mockery fits perfectly into their our high-brow masturbation materials. Brilliant.
In addition to being clever as all get-out, it was SO FUNNY. I mean, Jesus Christ:
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