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"Critical Film Studies" is the nineteenth episode of the second season of Community. It was originally aired on March 24, 2011 on NBC.
In the episode, the study group organize a Pulp Fiction–themed birthday party for Abed. Instead, Abed spends most of the evening with Jeff at an upper class restaurant and the two engage in what is seemingly a deep conversation about their life-changing experiences. Unknown to Jeff, Abed is actually using the dinner to reenact another movie. Meanwhile, the rest of the group wait impatiently for Abed to finally show up.
The episode was written by Sona Panos and directed by Richard Ayoade. Although it was promoted as a Pulp Fiction centric episode, the episode also notably paid homage to My Dinner with Andre. It received positive critical reviews.
Jeff (Joel McHale) and Abed (Danny Pudi) have agreed to have dinner at a fancy restaurant. Upon arrival, Abed acts unusually social and normal, confusing Jeff. Jeff is trying to get Abed to go to the surprise Pulp Fiction-themed birthday party at the diner Britta (Gillian Jacobs) works at. Each member of the group has dressed up as a character in the film.
At the restaurant, Abed tells Jeff about his visit to the set of Cougar Town (of which he is an admirer) and how appearing as an extra in one of the episodes supposedly changed his outlook on life. Having opened up to Jeff, Abed then insists that he and Jeff have a "real conversation" without the usual references to pop culture. Jeff responds by saying that he doesn't believe in real conversation. In the process of explaining himself, he inadvertently lets out his insecurities. He recalls an embarrassing incident where he was forced to trick-or-treat in a "little Indian girl" costume. As he is getting comfortable opening up to Abed, the waiter stops by and accidentally reveals that the dinner was a reenactment of My Dinner with Andre planned by Abed.
Meanwhile, at the diner, Troy (Donald Glover) is jealous and intrigued by the briefcase Jeff has gotten for Abed for this birthday. Chang (Ken Jeong) incessantly tempts him to open it. Britta has booked the diner for the party up till 8 pm. When the party still hasn't started long after that, her boss becomes annoyed and spitefully reveals to Annie and Shirley that Britta is an outcast at work, too, mocking her offer to give him her tips from her next shift. Troy breaks and opens the briefcase, finding a lightbulb and a "Certificate of Authenticity" (later revealed to be a forgery from eBay) claiming that the briefcase is the actual prop from the movie. After he closes it, the lightbulb overheats and the briefcase catches fire. When Chang blames him for the mishap and accuses him of "being a bad friend" to Abed, an enraged Troy attacks him, breaking some items in the diner in the process.
Jeff gets angry when he finds out that Abed's talk was an act. The rest of the group arrive at the restaurant very upset. Jeff strikes a deal with the diner owner to pay $800 of the damages, but Britta is fired. Abed meets Jeff at the diner and reveals that he set up the reenactment to get closer to Jeff as he feels they have been drifting apart. Jeff accepts that this is simply Abed's way of expressing friendship.
In the penultimate scene, the group, still dressed up, celebrate at the restaurant. In the final voiceover, Jeff says "... I doubt I'll ever forget my Dinner with Andre dinner with Abed."
Critical Film Studies
"Critical Film Studies" is the nineteenth episode of the second season of Community. It was originally aired on March 24, 2011 on NBC.
In the episode, the study group organize a Pulp Fiction–themed birthday party for Abed. Instead, Abed spends most of the evening with Jeff at an upper class restaurant and the two engage in what is seemingly a deep conversation about their life-changing experiences. Unknown to Jeff, Abed is actually using the dinner to reenact another movie. Meanwhile, the rest of the group wait impatiently for Abed to finally show up.
The episode was written by Sona Panos and directed by Richard Ayoade. Although it was promoted as a Pulp Fiction centric episode, the episode also notably paid homage to My Dinner with Andre. It received positive critical reviews.
Jeff (Joel McHale) and Abed (Danny Pudi) have agreed to have dinner at a fancy restaurant. Upon arrival, Abed acts unusually social and normal, confusing Jeff. Jeff is trying to get Abed to go to the surprise Pulp Fiction-themed birthday party at the diner Britta (Gillian Jacobs) works at. Each member of the group has dressed up as a character in the film.
At the restaurant, Abed tells Jeff about his visit to the set of Cougar Town (of which he is an admirer) and how appearing as an extra in one of the episodes supposedly changed his outlook on life. Having opened up to Jeff, Abed then insists that he and Jeff have a "real conversation" without the usual references to pop culture. Jeff responds by saying that he doesn't believe in real conversation. In the process of explaining himself, he inadvertently lets out his insecurities. He recalls an embarrassing incident where he was forced to trick-or-treat in a "little Indian girl" costume. As he is getting comfortable opening up to Abed, the waiter stops by and accidentally reveals that the dinner was a reenactment of My Dinner with Andre planned by Abed.
Meanwhile, at the diner, Troy (Donald Glover) is jealous and intrigued by the briefcase Jeff has gotten for Abed for this birthday. Chang (Ken Jeong) incessantly tempts him to open it. Britta has booked the diner for the party up till 8 pm. When the party still hasn't started long after that, her boss becomes annoyed and spitefully reveals to Annie and Shirley that Britta is an outcast at work, too, mocking her offer to give him her tips from her next shift. Troy breaks and opens the briefcase, finding a lightbulb and a "Certificate of Authenticity" (later revealed to be a forgery from eBay) claiming that the briefcase is the actual prop from the movie. After he closes it, the lightbulb overheats and the briefcase catches fire. When Chang blames him for the mishap and accuses him of "being a bad friend" to Abed, an enraged Troy attacks him, breaking some items in the diner in the process.
Jeff gets angry when he finds out that Abed's talk was an act. The rest of the group arrive at the restaurant very upset. Jeff strikes a deal with the diner owner to pay $800 of the damages, but Britta is fired. Abed meets Jeff at the diner and reveals that he set up the reenactment to get closer to Jeff as he feels they have been drifting apart. Jeff accepts that this is simply Abed's way of expressing friendship.
In the penultimate scene, the group, still dressed up, celebrate at the restaurant. In the final voiceover, Jeff says "... I doubt I'll ever forget my Dinner with Andre dinner with Abed."