#communityfinale

[greendalesevenn]

still not over the community finale

[animaymay]

(I've always been a J/A shipper, so maybe this skews my viewpoint, but) the finale to me was about how important Abed was in all of this. He created the study group around Jeff. It's Abed he's been confiding in. Abed who's been there all season listening, telling him that it's okay that people grow up & move away. And Annie's consistently asked Jeff to see the best in himself. So it seems right to me that Abed & Annie, the youngest members of the group, are the one's who teach Jeff how to adult.

Hi there, sorry this is a bit late!

I appreciate you sharing your perspective with me. It certainly is an interesting take on the finale. I just don’t know if I see it that way. Given the way it was shown in the episode, I just didn’t feel like that was the intention. I honestly think that it was all a set-up for what’s coming next, and if not, an attempt to wrap things up with a nice bow in case it was the end of the series.

[cooperdiem]

Dice not included. Some assembly required. Lines between perception, desire, and reality may become blurred, redundant, or interchangeable. Characters may hook up with no regard for your emotional investment. Some episodes too conceptual to be funny. Some too funny to be immersive, and some so immersive they still aren't funny. Consistency between seasons may vary. Viewers may be measured by a secretive obsolete system based on selected participants keeping handwritten journals of what they watch. Show may be cancelled and moved to the Internet, where it turns out tens of millions were watching the whole time, may not matter. Fake commercial may end with disclaimer gag which may descend into vain Chuck Lorre-esque rant by narcissistic creator. Creator may be unstable. Therapist may have told creator this is not how you make yourself a good person. Life may pass by while we ignore or mistreat those close to us. Those close to us may be those watching. Those people may want to know I love them, but I may be incapable of saying it. Contains pieces the size of a child's esophagus.

The last words of Community season six in Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television as spoken by Dan Harmon.

[whoisbadz]

More importantly, it has to be joyful, effortless, fun. TV defeats its own purpose when it's pushing an agenda, or trying to defeat other TV, or being proud or ashamed of itself for existing. It's TV, it's comfort. It's a friend you've known so well, and for so long, you just let it be with you. And it needs to be ok for it to have a bad day, or phone in a day. And it needs to be ok for it to get on a boat with Levar Burton and never come back. Because eventually, it all will.

Abed Nadir [Community S6E13]

[fordmil-meansbad]

Community finale - Elroy and Shirley?

Am I the only one who noticed that Elroy said he was meeting with an old friend who recently left their husband? I can't be the only one thinking that this is hinting at Shirley, right??

[thecurliqtube]

#CommunityFinale

Giving Community a seventh season would be the biggest crime in television next to letting the How I Met Your Mother finale air. 

This magical little gem of a show was finally able to end on it’s own terms. Season after season of hiatus, cancellation, and resurrection, Community was always forced to juggle pleasing it’s fervent fan base and appeasing NBC, which proved again and again to not understand the impact and range of the program. Now, thanks to Yahoo!, Community was able to reach the first half of it’s #sixseasonsandamovie benchmark, once regarded as an unattainable joke and now a very viable reality. 

Community’s sixth season began as a Godsend. I was sold by the first three episodes and immediately began raving, hailing it as a return to the glory of seasons 1-3. Frankie was integrated perfectly and was proving to not only profoundly fit in with the group but challenge them in ways that were both refreshing and very close to home. She brought Abed back to what I felt were his roots, which, in a way, roots the entire program. As the season progressed it became zanier and frayed at the edges. Chang’s Karate Kid episode and the introduction of Britta’s parents were homeruns, but others were forgettable mishmashes, lost in their own convolution. Annie suffered the most as the character, becoming the most characterized of anyone in the gang. This was actually alluded to in the finale, when she’s back in a dress and cardigan as “old Annie.”

But the finale came through. Hyperaware and yet somehow still heart-wrenching in the best way. I was reminded how deeply I care for these characters and how deep they all are beyond their sitcom roles and tropes. It served every aspect of what made the show great and tied it up with a bow while simultaneously sitting in the unknown that the show has always faced and the unknown that Jeff is most afraid of. 

In reading people’s farewell tweets I found myself crying. It’s been a tumultuous ride for everyone involved - no doubt from the inside, but looking in too. But the thing is I’m not sad to see it end. It should end. Everyone involved, narratively and externally, are now at a point where the story can be let go. In the show, the characters are moving on. The show itself, has weathered obstacles that will go down in television history textbooks. Now they’ve reached a point where they’ve succeeded, been accepted, and accepted themselves. 

To deny this perfect episode as their final bow for the selfish reason of not wanting to say goodbye would be heinous. 

I feel like a lot of this is just jargon, so I’ll just bullet my favorite parts. I definitely reacted vocally to this episode (both laughing out loud and “aww”-ing) more than any other this season - or maybe ever:

• Jeff’s season seven pitch where they are all teachers. THAT’S WHAT WOULD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REAL IF THEY WERE TO CONTINUE. BUT IT’S NOT REAL AND EVERYONE - JEFF, US - NEED TO ACCEPT IT.

• The ultimate rejection of Jeff’s season seven pitch - how Annie is hesitant to take education classes and Abed announced he’s moving to California

• Abed’s mention of Troy in the goodbye speech and Britta bursting into tears, only to say she was really attached to her idea for season seven.

• Jeff and Annie’s ending. Ugh. Thank you. So perfect. 

• Frankie’s “As an outsider who came in and nailed it” line

• Jeff and Abed’s goodbye.

• The effin’ incredible board game ending. So true to the show and so personal and genuine. Harmon doing the narration himself was a nice touch and very emotional. He’s an amazing but very damaged dude - check out Harmontown (the podcast & documentary) for more on him. 

After writing all this down if there was one thing I thought was missing was a better ending for Britta. Despite all the importance placed on her this season she sort of fizzled out this episode. She could’ve had a moment. But this was minor and unnoticed until active reflection. So, no real complaints. 

Imdb has rated this episode a 9.9/10 and in all the little blurbs next to episode reviews I’m seeing words like “perfect” used as well. Very glad for that. Not so glad to see the uncertainty around whether or not this is a series wrap. Good God it better be a series wrap. 

A movie would be cool cool cool though.

[angelabowermicelli]

So here’s my commentary on the season finale of Community. You probably shouldn’t read it. LOL. No seriously it’s awful and boring. 

lol “Take that” to all of these people

Oh this music at the beginning kills me 

Abed and his metronome

Frankie is so excited that Greendale is saved lol

But really, CAN you save Greendale?

NIPPLE DIPPERS! 

Oh my gosh the Dean and his costumes

Frankie is clueless lololololol and then so diappointed

Oh my gosh Elroyyyyy

Don’t go

I love when Abed makes stuff like television

Britta mocking Elroy what

YEAH WHERE IS ANNIE

“Don’t put a nickel in him.”

I dont know HOW LIKELY A SEASON SEVEN IS.” ????? OH ITS HAPPENING

SHIRLEYYYYYYYY

AND THIS FORMULA BIT IS ON POINT

Frankie explaining all the risks “from her until eternity” lolololol same

The Dean’s pitch is so Dean 

SHIRLEYYYYY I LOVE SHIRLEY AND WHY ISNT SHE IN THIS SHOW ANYMORE

Why is jeff taking off his shirt...///---oh.

DON’T PITCH!

Ice cube head. Wow. 

The Dean in his diaper again lol

Alright, I’m going home. Same.

Annie?

ANNIEEEEEE! So proud of heR!!!! ANNIIIEEE! :)

Jeff is having a mental break down. 

OH MY GOSH HIS FUTURE WITHOUT ANNIE IS CHAOS 

dUDE WHAT THE HECK TODD

Also “Sustain Greendale Club”

“Jeff, you okay??” Nope. 

Now going along with the pitching thing for Annie

He crumbles

wHAT IS THIS PITCH. whOSE IS IT?

you seem stressed, Annie

Yass girl get yourslef a better future (//but bring Jeff.)

Jeeeeffffff. He pitched it. 

IS IT ANNIE? i THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN UNTIL THE S=CENE WITH DUNCAN. IT COULD BEEEE. 

Oh my gosh, Britta. Calm. 

Frankie’s pitch is so precious my gosh

Aww poor bb.

Aww Abed speech. Yaaaasssss

Oh mY GOSH THIS IS ABOUT TROY IM DEAD. HES GOING TO CRY AND SO AM I OH MY GOSH

JEFF’S PITCH JEFF’S PITCH

Chang is a real person

Aww Abeddddd

Ah Britta is perfect

Annie’s a teacher. AND IT’S SEASON ONE ANNIE AWWWW

THE ORIGINAL ANNIE

DEANN JEFFERY

THE GROUP HUGS THIS SEASON KILL ME

“I would love to teach at Greendale. And I do miss wearing skirts.”

oH MY GOSH JEFF’S STUPID SMILE AT ANNIE STOP

Augh ABED! I can’t believe he’s leaving.

THe Irish Goodbye- that’s the third one!

Jeff is gonna pass awayy LOL he’s so unstable rn

LOL removing himself from the situation

Awww Jefffff

OH MY GOSH HIS DREEEEEAAAAAMMMMM

“WHO CARES. HOW WAS YOUR DAY?” HE CARES SO MUCH ABOUT HER gOSH JEFF

oH MY GOSH KIDSSSS

Ahhh. Rejected. Whatttttt. 

“Is this really what you want?” it’s what we all wantttt...right?

“WHATEVER YOU WANT” 

“DO you have any idea what I want?” 

ANNNIIIIEEEEE

Aww Jeffffff. 

Jeff wants to be young, Annie wants to grow up

Why do they hate Marvel????

//Must be Dan

“ I LET YOU GO, ANNIE.” sO BASICALLY IM DEAD

SHE’S NOT RESPONDING. ANNNIIIEEEE

“I THINK YOU SHOULD KISS ME GOODBYE OR YOU MIGHT REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.” wHATT. 

“whAT ABOUT YOU?” HE IS BECOMING SELFLESS SO CONSUMED WITH ANNIE

OH MY GOSH IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. 

SEASON ONE FINALE PARALLELS, ANYONE? 

jEFF LOOKS LIKE Hes gonna cry

staring at each other and smiling

Awww Frankie solving problems

Gosh Jeff do you have to be so gross

“I LOVE THAT I GOT TO BE WITH YOUR GUYS. YOU SAVED MY LIFE AND CHANGED IT FOREVER.” AKA ANNIE. THE WHOLE TIME HE LOOKED AT HER

jEFF IS DRIVING HER TO THE AIRPORT MY GOSH

awww and Abed. Awwww. Im dead. why do people leave

THEY KISSSSSED AGAINNNNNN. IM LITERALLY PSYCHOTIC

tHIS SONG. BECAUSE HE WOULD FOLLOW ANNIE TO THE ENED OF THE EARTH

#ANDAMOVIE

Aw Dan’s love letter to us. 

Woops that’s a bit lengthy.

[animaymay]

I agree with your annie/jeff rant and about how we didn't get closure with britta/jeff, but i think that for the most part the finale was amazing. I really don't like how britta's character is being treated since... the moment they decided to make her dumb, and i've never really liked annie, incidentally i've always been more of a jeff/britta person. So i've learnt to tune out jeff/annie romantic moments, and except for that i think the finale was solid.

Hello!

I’m putting this under a read more because it’s long.

I completely understand where you’re coming from, and I do agree with you.

I’ve felt the same way about Britta’s character as well, and I was hoping that they would “redeem” her this season (since that’s what I heard they were trying to do). I loved the focus on her but I don’t think they handled her character well at all. I love Britta (she’s been one of my favorites for a long time), but I can’t help but cringe at the way they make her act. Nowadays, I only seem to enjoy her scenes when she’s being serious (hence, more like her original persona).

And I never really liked Annie either. Recently, I’ve been trying to ignore my dislike for her character and I’ve been able to tolerate her, but then the Jeff/Annie comes in and makes me roll my eyes.

The thing is, I can recognize and acknowledge the Jeff/Annie scenes that have happened throughout the show, and that is exactly why I am miffed about how things turned out in that regard.

But as for the rest of the finale, like the season 7 pitches and all that, I did enjoy those (well for the most part). I think I mainly enjoyed Abed in this episode. My favorite part of the whole episode was Jeff hugging Abed at the end.

But again, there was so much Jeff/Annie seeping into the neutral scenes (ie. the side glances, the camera angles, Jeff’s fantasies)…it kind of soiled it for me. I just felt the Jeff/Annie being forced and pushed all within this one episode.

Like I said in my rant, I would have much preferred it to be less focused on the Jeff/Annie and more on the group itself (or even on Abed). Then I would have actually felt much more sentimental about the fact that this was the (season) finale of Community, that the show had persevered through so much. Instead, they tried to make me care about Jeff’s midlife crisis (am I supposed to feel sorry for him choking Abed in reality and fantasy?) and his “feelings” for Annie. It just left a bad taste in my mouth. I mean, Jeff’s speech at the end was clearly focused on Annie and I just found that unfair to the rest of the characters.