He opens the Dreamatorium closet to reveal...a massive hydropronic growing operation.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
thought this ep was fine, if anything bothered me it was alison brie's seriousface acting and the silly special effects
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
i hate the visual effects in a lot of the recent episodes -- didn't say anything about this one because for all i know they were a crappy-on-purpose Dr. Who homage but like the thing with Jeff Winger's heart, that was so lame
― Poor Turrican (some dude), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:18 (twelve years ago) link
I was assuming/hoping they were deliberately referencing the goofy datedness of old Dr Who. Agree about Jeff's heart, especially considering how well-done "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" was.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:22 (twelve years ago) link
when something shifts in Abed's world, he shuts down. We've seen this before - Christmas ep, introduction of "Inspector Space Time" primal scream ...
I do think that someone's Mum not coming home for Christmas for the first time is a more significant shift than the cancellation of a TV show or someone adjust some cardboard boxes in a Dreamatorium control room, which is a reason why I feel like the character might be changing a little.
Da croupier probably OTM though.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
"adjusting"
oh, i wasn't talking about that, i meant the abed-switching-bodies effect xp
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:33 (twelve years ago) link
okay does anyone REALLY think Abed was having an actual meltdown when Annie switched the boxes around? I thought it was pretty obvious he was just following the dreamatorium rules to their (ridiculous) logical conclusion while making a point about how he eventually expects the study group to ditch him
― I need new, hip khakis (DJP), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:36 (twelve years ago) link
doesn't matter -- he did the same thing in the end credits scene, and troy didn't respond as if he was doing it on purpose to make a point
― Poor Turrican (some dude), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
i don't think he was having a meltdown, but anyone who follows dreamatorium rules to their ridiculous logical conclusion may not be as far as from one as he thinks
― da croupier, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
i just miss when abed was secretly the most confident and together person in the group instead of winger
― Poor Turrican (some dude), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah i think having an actual meltdown and having one because you are following the rules of the dreamatorium are sort of one and the same.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
tbh, throwaway gags that are easily diverted by other characters don't bother me that much so I'm not super invested in arguing character consistency here but, given that we've seen Abed pull a My Dinner With Andre manipulation on Jeff, watched him push around Troy re: the pillow/blanket fort battle, seen him take Shirley's movie for church off on a narcissistic tangent, I wouldn't be surprised to learn later on down the line that Abed's "losing it" is just a ploy to get the group to do what he wants
mind you, I'm not EXPECTING that; I just wouldn't be surprised
xp: right now, the most confident, together person in the group is Shirley!
― I need new, hip khakis (DJP), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
This is the Soultaker of threads.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think they've done a good job of explaining why Britta/Troy are dating now. It seems like it all happened in the background, or was communicated entirely through a few glances in the last few episodes. And their date looked like a TERRIBLE date.
― polyphonic, Monday, 23 April 2012 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
Britta/Troy attraction goes back to S1 when they took that dance class together; also they did some foundational work on that relationship in the chaos theory episode
― I need new, hip khakis (DJP), Monday, 23 April 2012 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
they just had lunch. it's not at all clear they are dating, although they clearly like each other.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 23 April 2012 21:05 (twelve years ago) link
It would actually make sense if Abed was just play-acting in the Dreamatorium, especially since he got up quickly and did a dead-on Jeff impression but as sd notes, he did the same thing when Annie rearranged their room, which is probably a better example.
OTM! This is my issue!
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 23 April 2012 21:09 (twelve years ago) link
he's an OCD Fonz wrapped inside a riddle wrapped in an enigma
― da croupier, Monday, 23 April 2012 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
I am still cracking up at "the version of myself that would go over there and talk to her would be a vampire" joke from S1
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― I accidentally sonned your dome (stevie), Monday, 23 April 2012 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
This ep was great, you're all on a lower level.
― Clive "The Chip" Crinkly (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 13:58 (twelve years ago) link
Last episode was pretty wack, trying to do too much. Loved the blanket fort two-parter though, and the blade one was decent (mainly for lots of crazy Britta and lots of Dean).
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 14:07 (twelve years ago) link
DUDES. Skip to 2:20 (or just watch the whole thing why because it's awesome).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlZv2cpLReM
Am I the only one who didn't know this?
― Dr. Buzzard's® Original Banana Bread (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
Wow, in many ways Yette is the least omg thing about this artifact.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
ha I had no idea she went to the University of Akron
I wonder if any of my cousins know her
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
I misread that as the University of Akon.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
OTM
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
"Uniform!"
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 27 April 2012 00:18 (twelve years ago) link
okay lol
also, aw Starburns
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 27 April 2012 00:28 (twelve years ago) link
Wow - they nailed every aspect.
ALSO: Eddie Pepitone!
― "Fourvel - it's like Fievel, but one less." (R Baez), Friday, 27 April 2012 00:33 (twelve years ago) link
when they went to the bio lab and the L&O ME was there, I was beside myself
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 27 April 2012 00:38 (twelve years ago) link
theme song was the best part
― Mordy, Friday, 27 April 2012 00:56 (twelve years ago) link
Dean in the credits tag was one of the funniest things of the season.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 27 April 2012 01:48 (twelve years ago) link
nailed it
― balls, Friday, 27 April 2012 01:59 (twelve years ago) link
Loved it!
― Reality Check Cashing Services (Elvis Telecom), Friday, 27 April 2012 06:54 (twelve years ago) link
can a biased mod please threadban any joyless bastards who come in here moping about anything to do with this delightful episode?
PS
Pepitone's been in as a janitor before, in at least one ep
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Friday, 27 April 2012 10:10 (twelve years ago) link
this episode sucked
― thomp, Friday, 27 April 2012 11:02 (twelve years ago) link
When I first heard this was going to be a Law & Order style episode, I was sort of concerned that it might not work, but goddamn they nailed it. Fantastic episode.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 27 April 2012 13:40 (twelve years ago) link
i liked this one! preferred the first half (the order part) to the second half (the law part).
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 27 April 2012 14:36 (twelve years ago) link
i think it says something about me that i laugh EVERY SINGLE TIME they use magnitude
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 27 April 2012 16:15 (twelve years ago) link
The cutaway to them summarizing everything he'd said and then him offering only a pop pop was pretty great.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 27 April 2012 16:16 (twelve years ago) link
RIP Starburns aka "Alex"
― LaMonte, Friday, 27 April 2012 19:00 (twelve years ago) link
It really nailed every aspect of an L&O episode in a half an hour.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Friday, 27 April 2012 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
Really enjoyed this even though I never watched L&O. Troy and Abed were on fire. Yam-boiling thing was v clever.
B-b-but they killed off Starburns! They'll have to bring him back somehow.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Friday, 27 April 2012 19:22 (twelve years ago) link
totally. there was an insane perfection to the autopsy scene, in its rhythms and the way they were turning away and the ME made the comment about it sprouting.
― GoT SPOILER ALERT (Gukbe), Friday, 27 April 2012 19:22 (twelve years ago) link
Last scene when Kane announces Star-Burns' meth truck explosion was precision L&O
― Reality Check Cashing Services (Elvis Telecom), Friday, 27 April 2012 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
otm
didn't dino say on wtf or somewhere that he doesn't really like acting and didn't want to be on the show and starburns was only supposed to be a one-off joke
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 27 April 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
guess he wants to concentrate more on frankenhole :/
― Mordy, Friday, 27 April 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link