parks and recreation
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Back on Day 4, I did say that this season didn’t get that coveted distinction of Favorite because the Ben and Leslie relationship thing took way too long to resolve, and I stand by that assertion. I mean, it took nearly half the season for them to say, “Fuck this, we want to be together,”…
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Season Three! This is such a great season: it’s the beginning of Leslie and Ben’s relationship, Mark is gone, Ann goes through her dating-as-many-men-as-possible phase, April and Andy finally get together, the Harvest Festival happens … Things really start to shake up in these 20-something episodes, with Leslie deciding to run for city council, Tom…
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Ah, Season Two, when everything just started to click. Of course, it gets so much better when Mark leaves at the end of the season, but how much the show improved during the season premier is just fascinating. I had a hard time pinpointing which one could be my favorite, but I just had to…
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You know how when you get a new job and you’re sort of trying to figure out how to maneuver the office climate and what you’re actually supposed to be doing? And then after some flubs, you finally just catch on? That final feeling of, “oh, thank god, I got this shit?” This is what…
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This one is kind of a no-brainer: Season One was trying to get its footing and failed on so many levels. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: first seasons tend to be iffy by default. Television shows are a collaborative effort: all the different groups have to get together and figure out…
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This was almost a tie between my actual choice and Season Four because I love the latter so much. Paul Rudd is in it! But I had to go with Season Five for one big reason. As much as I love Leslie and Ben as a couple, the first part of the fourth season dragged…
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This is going to be short and sweet because I don’t think I really need to delve too deeply into this answer. I know he’s supposed to be a hated character, and he’s as close to an actual villain Parks and Rec ever really had, but I just feel like there’s nothing really that interesting…
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I’m not even going to hide behind a jump: Craig Fucking Middlebrooks. I loved Craig the minute he walked into my life, and I now follow Billy Eichner on practically anything he does because he is hilarious. Seriously, if you haven’t watched Hulu’s Difficult People, you need to. STAT. Anyway, Craig doesn’t come on the show until…
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THIS IS SO HARD. WHY DID I CHOOSE THIS FOR DAY TWO??? BECAUSE I AM A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT APPARENTLY. I really feel like I just had a Leslie Knope moment right there, but I wasn’t speaking in hyperbole. The choice leaves me feeling incredibly conflicted. There are moments in which every person on Parks and Rec…
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I am one of those people who never really gets into anything right at the beginning, at least in terms of media. Like with Game of Thrones, I’ve watched Seasons 1 and 2, part of Season 3, and most of Season 7. Don’t judge me. I have been meaning to watch Ash vs. the Evil Dead, The Handmaid’s Tale, Maniac, and like thirty…
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