S01E22 · SCENE 8/19 · 09:58
The Art of Discourse · Greendale Community College study room

Pierce's insincere apology

Pierce attempts a fake apology to Shirley but fails miserably.

09:58→11:39
in the episode · 1m 41s · S01E22

What happens

09:58–11:39

The group convinces Pierce to apologize to Shirley. Pierce rehearses a scripted apology. He delivers it insincerely, and Shirley sees through it. Pierce admits the apology was fake.

WhereGreendale Community College study room
DriverPierce
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadPierce's expulsion and return

Key lines

from this scene
10:29

It's not gonna be sincere, because I'm pretending to apologize.

10:48

Okay, Pierce, you can do this.

11:15

From the moment we first met, I knew you were gonna... Seriously!

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
awkward0.8
scheme0.7
humiliation0.3
humiliating0.2
monologue

Beats

10:29Pierce rehearses apology
11:29Pierce admits apology is fake

Scene in the episode

09:58–11:39
A · Pierce's expulsion and return
B · Jeff vs. high school bully
C · Group dynamics and new Pierce
D · Abed's college experience list

Clips from this episode

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"Classic College Experiences Never Happen Organically" | Community | The Art of Discourse Clip · Community
Who's The New Pierce? | Community | The Art of Discourse Clip · Community
Shirley and Pierce's Unlikely Bond | Community | The Art of Discourse Clip · Community
Community - Britta's discman · Robert Fiedler

Who's in it

PH
Pierce Hawthorne23 episodes · drives 173 scenes
SB
Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes

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