Got as far the S3 finale, going to watch the finale tomorrow. Loved what I've seen so far, enjoy the concepts they've tried out.
I heard S4 is a huge let down though but hopefully I won't be to disappointed.
Honestly, the only episodes in season four that I think are as bad as everyone makes them out to be are the premiere (only time I couldn't finish a Community episode in one sitting) and the finale. Maybe the puppet & backstory one. I don't know, those had enough redeeming qualities. Nothing's topping that last string of episodes from season three though. Those six or seven episodes are the peak of Community so far in my opinion.
Best part of the episode for sure. I want more Dean this season, he provided my favorite part of the last two episodes (though this one was clearly his better moment). Honestly, outside of that, Vince Gillian's fun appearance & Abed's ending scene with Rachel, I really didn't care for this one either (oh right, I haven't established that the previous two weeks were "meh" at best). I'm just going to ask this, how the hell did Shirley manage to tie up Britta &, more importantly, Hickey, all by herself? I can buy Britta but not Hickey. I'm sure my dislike for Shirley is a big reason why I didn't care for this one. But more pressingly, I've been pretty underwhelmed by Rachel thus far. At this point in season five, she's felt way more like just "the [satellite] girlfriend character" & just a plot device to help Abed get over Troy rather than her own character like she did in her season four debut. I'm aware they have a lot to juggle this season but I'm just not feeling her so far as an actual character.
Next episode's the sequel to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, right? Real worried about that one as the first one is my favorite episode in the series & Community isn't a stranger to not living up to the [impeccably] standards they set for themselves (the paintball sequels). Still though, I ended up enjoying the second batch of paintball episodes even though they didn't match the first time around & I'm pretty hopeful that that's the worse that happens come this Thursday.