Episode List: |
Episode Name | Disc | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | Reaction | IMDB | Personal Rating |
Biology 101 | 1 | 1 | Anthony Russo | Neil Goldman Garrett Donovan | As Jeff tries to keep Pierce from rejoining the study group, Dean Pelton faces off with Vice Dean Laybourne for control of Greendale. | A great start to the season. Really sets the tone. | 8.2 | 7 |
Geography of Global Conflict | 1 | 2 | Joe Russo | Andy Bobrow | As Annie competes with an overachieving rival in a Model United Nations competition, Jeff wrestles with his feelings for his ambitious friend. | Hilarious. I just love the bit about Earth 2. | 8.1 | 8 |
Remedial Chaos Theory | 1 | 3 | Jeff Melman | Chris McKenna | When Jeff introduces an element of randomness into Troy and Abed's housewarming party, reality splits into six timelines in which the groups's complicated relationships play out in different ways. | Very well done. A great experiment of an episode that plays out to great success. | 9.6 | 9 |
Competitive Ecology | 1 | 4 | Anthony Russo | Maggie Bandur | The study group struggles to incorporate a fellow classmate while working on a project for Professor Kane's class. | Funny. Not as instantly classic as some of the episodes, but well done and solid. | 7.8 | 7 |
Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps | 1 | 5 | Tristram Shapeero | Dan Harmon | When Britta finds that an anonymous personality test suggests that one of them is a homicidal maniac, the study group members use a series of scary Halloween stories to expose the killer. | A different take on a Halloween episode for this show. I really like Britta's first story. | 8.7 | 8 |
Advanced Gay | 1 | 6 | Joe Russo | Matt Murray | When a drag queen's song makes Hawthorne Wipes an iconic gay product, Pierce embraces it — until his homophobic dad Cornelius shows up to squelch the idea. | Love the introduction of Larry Cedar as Piercinald's father. | 7.9 | 7 |
Studies in Modern Movement | 1 | 7 | Tristram Shapeero | Adam Countee | Annie has second thoughts about moving in with Troy and Abed once she realizes that they expect her to live in a blanket fort. | Gets a bit trippy, but keep your eyes open. If you look very carefully, you just might see the first appearance of the Dreamatorium. | 8.4 | 8 |
Documentary Filmmaking: Redux | 1 | 8 | Joe Russo | Megan Ganz | As Dean Pelton films an updated commercial for Greendale, the production takes a wild turn once he discovers that a famous Greendale alum has agreed to appear in the ad. | Very funny. They don't have to tie themselves to strongly to a specific story line for most of the characters. Just a sequence of stuff that happens. | 8.8 | 9 |
Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism | 2 | 1 | Anthony Russo | Chris Kula | When Shirley agrees to coach Jeff in foosball, they realize that she bullied him mercilessly when they were kids. | Interesting bit of animation in the middle of the show. Funny stuff. | 8.5 | 8 |
Regional Holiday Music | 2 | 2 | Tristram Shapeero | Annie Mebane Stephen Basilone | The study group is slowly convinced to fill in for the Glee Club at Greendale's Christmas pageant after Abed decides he wants them to spend the holiday together. | Very very funny. And the music is surprisingly catchy. | 8.6 | 9 |
Episode Name | Disc | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | Reaction | IMDB | Personal Rating |
Contemporary Impressionists | 2 | 3 | Kyle Newacheck | Alex Cooley | The study group must work as celebrity impersonators at a bar mitzvah to pay off Abed's debt to a talent agency owner, while Troy struggles with how to deal with his best friend's loose grasp of reality. | A bit of an odd one, but it's nice to see Troy start to grow, even though it causes a bit of pain between him ad Troy. | 8.1 | 8 |
Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts | 2 | 4 | Kyle Newacheck | Vera Santamaria | When Shirley's remarriage to Andre threatens to put her dreams of starting a business with Pierce on hold, Britta takes over and discovers, to her chagrin, that she is a gifted wedding planner. | Love the trouser chair! | 7.9 | 8 |
Digital Exploration of Interior Design | 2 | 5 | Dan Eckman | Chris McKenna | When Britta falls for the human embodiment of the Subway sandwich chain, Shirley and Pierce hope to use the situation to their advantage. | Keep an eye out for Pierce drinking ink out of his pen. | 8.3 | 8 |
Pillows and Blankets | 2 | 6 | Tristram Shapeero | Andy Bobrow | The students of Greendale are drawn into an epic pillow fight as Troy and Abed start a war that threatens to destroy their unique friendship. | This is an interesting format to make an episode in, but they pull it off quite well. | 8.9 | 8 |
Origins of Vampire Mythology | 2 | 7 | Steven K. Tsuchida | Dan Harmon | When a carnival comes to Greendale, Annie goes to great lengths to make sure that Britta doesn't contact her carnival worker ex-boyfriend. | Not my favorite of the season, but there are still a number of very funny moments. | 8.4 | 7 |
Virtual Systems Analysis | 2 | 8 | Tristram Shapeero | Matt Murray | After sending Troy and Britta on a date, Annie volunteers to keep Aed company in his Dreamatorium. But when she uses the fantasy to try to force Abed to be more empathetic, his personality fractures into dream versions of all of their friends. | This is a very funny episode that gives an interesting insight into Abed while also allowing (forcing?) him to grow a bit inside. | 8.7 | 9 |
Basic Lupine Urology | 3 | 1 | Rob Schrab | Megan Ganz | When the yam the study group was growing for biology class is killed, Troy and Abed are on the case. | A great take on the Law & Order format. Very well done. | 9.3 | 9 |
Course Listing Unavailable | 3 | 2 | Tristram Shapeero | Tim Saccardo | After a classmate suddenly dies, the study group decides to host a memorial. | Kind of a place holder as episodes go, but not bad. | 8.3 | 7 |
Curriculum Unavailable | 3 | 3 | Adam Davidson | Adam Countee | After Abed is caught trespassing at Greendale, he and his friends visit a psychiatrist. | Very funny "clip" show. Love when they do that. | 9.2 | 10 |
Digital Estate Planning | 3 | 4 | Adam Davidson | Matt Warburton | Pierce and his closest friends are summoned to Hawthorne Labs to play a video game that will determine who will inherit his father's fortune. | The episode takes a bit of a step out of the main story line for a while, but it's completely worth it. | 9.4 | 10 |
Episode Name | Disc | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | Reaction | IMDB | Personal Rating |
The First Chang Dynasty | 3 | 5 | Jay Chandrasekhar | Alex Cuthbertson Matt Fusfeld | The study group stages an elaborate heist to break into Greendale and free Dean Pelton from the clutches of Chang. | Well done. A nice penultimate episode for the season. | 9.1 | 9 |
Introduction to Finality | 3 | 6 | Tristram Shapeero | Annie Mebane Stephen Basilone | As Abed struggles to stay sane without his best friend, Jeff agrees to represent Shirley in a case against Pierce to determine the official ownership of their new sandwich shop. | Some very fun moments and something for every member of the main cast (except the crazy one who is barely here). | 9.0 | 9 |