S01E04 · EP 4
Social Psychology
Episode DNA
17 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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17 scenes · our breakdownAnnie tries to recruit subjects for Professor Duncan's psych experiment.
00:00–03:10scheme · dealJeff encounters Britta's new boyfriend Vaughn at the coffee shop.
03:16–03:27social_rule_violation · avoidanceProfessor Duncan reveals the waiting room is the actual experiment.
03:27–04:12scheme · escalationThe subjects arrive and Señor Chang immediately has a tantrum.
04:12–04:36escalation · humiliationJeff and Pierce walk together and mock Vaughn's hippie demeanor.
04:36–05:33petty_grievancePierce and Jeff continue mocking Vaughn while subjects break down.
05:33–06:33escalation · humiliationJeff finds Britta after Vaughn tackled her and offers support.
06:33–07:23avoidance · dealShirley tries to gossip about Vaughn but Jeff refuses to engage.
07:23–08:34petty_grievanceAbed remains calm after 26 hours, ruining the experiment.
08:34–09:36escalation · humiliationJeff hangs out with Vaughn and learns about his community service.
09:36–11:14scheme · impersonationBritta shows Jeff a poem Vaughn wrote for her.
11:14–13:22humiliation · betrayalPierce reveals he heard the group mocking him with his Ear-Noculars and imitates Annie's face.
13:22–14:26eavesdropping · secret_exposedVaughn walks in and sees the group mocking his poem.
14:26–14:56humiliation · betrayalShirley admits she is a gossip and Jeff confronts her.
14:56–16:40confessionAbed and Jeff apologize to each other and Britta.
16:40–16:50deal · confessionPierce sings to drown out the group's conversation.
16:50–18:10avoidance · eavesdroppingThe group mocks Pierce through the window, thinking he can't hear.
18:10–19:26eavesdropping · humiliationSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2009-10-08
- Overall
- #4
- Writers
- Liz Cackowski
- Director
- Anthony Russo
- Viewers
- 4.87M (US)
- Pace
- 130 words/min · 72 questions