Introduction to Finality
- Episode aired May 17, 2012
- TV-PG
- 22m
Jeff faces an old nemesis as Shirley and Pierce square off in Greendale court, Abed succumbs to his evil alter ego, and Troy decides to meet his destiny at air conditioning school.Jeff faces an old nemesis as Shirley and Pierce square off in Greendale court, Abed succumbs to his evil alter ego, and Troy decides to meet his destiny at air conditioning school.Jeff faces an old nemesis as Shirley and Pierce square off in Greendale court, Abed succumbs to his evil alter ego, and Troy decides to meet his destiny at air conditioning school.
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- TriviaIn the first shot of air-conditioner repair class there is a credo on the chalk board, "This is my Limpkin wrench..." That is a parody of The Rifleman's Creed (also known as My Rifle and The Creed of the United States Marine) that begins "This is my rifle...".
- GoofsTowards the end of this episode when Britta and Troy hug their arms shift from under Troy's to over Troy's.
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Jeff Winger: Your Honor... I have no closing statement because I'm throwing the case.
[People gasp]
Jeff Winger: No, no, it's okay. It's fine, don't worry. My client, Shirley Bennett, my friend of three years, she told me that it was okay. She said what I want was more important. She's right, right? I mean, guys like me, we'll tell you there's no right or wrong. There's no real truths. And as long as we all believe that, guys like me can never lose. Because the truth is... I'm lying when I say there is no truth. The truth is... the pathetically, stupidly, inconveniently obvious truth is... helping only ourselves is bad and helping each other is good. Now, I just wanted to get out of here, pass biology, and be a lawyer again, instead of helping Shirley. That was bad. And my former colleague wanted so badly to keep his rich client, that he just asked me to roll over in exchange for my old job.
[All gasp]
Jeff Winger: So, I guess we all walked in here pretty bad. But now... Shirley's gone good. Shirley's helping me. It's that easy. You just stop thinking about what's good for you, and start thinking about what's good for someone else. And you can change the whole game with one move. Now, if you like this idea, you can make it true by doing something good for everyone here. Throw this case out of court. It's dumb. That is all.
Pierce Hawthorne: I withdraw my case!
[Turns to Alan]
Pierce Hawthorne: Why didn't you just do some inspirational speech about friendship? You're fired.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Harmontown: Jim Belushi's Basement (2013)
- SoundtracksGreendale Is Where I Belong
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Performed by Ludwig Göransson
Perhaps part of this was the season trying to have more of a through-line in the season. This it manages, but it wasn't until the season was well underway where I felt it picked up and starting being more consistently funny. Maybe it was the guest stars – all of whom were nice in their moments, but still managed to make the show feel like it was trying too hard to bring them in. This aside, the majority of the season does work very well. Okay the plots being connected does occasionally mean that the free-floating madness of it all is a little lost, but there is enough of that to still make it work. The main cast produce their usual good delivery, and it was fun to see more from Rash and Jeong as the show fills out. As I mentioned, aside from the show feeling a bit like it is pushing the big names, the famous guests are not too distracting and do decent work.
Having read that the show's creator left at the end of this season it will be interesting to see what happens into the fourth season; generally the opinion seems to be it is a real step down, which would be a shame since even this slightly weaker third season is enjoyable and funny.
- bob the moo
- Feb 7, 2016