S02E06 · EP 31
season 2 · 2010-10-28

Epidemiology

written by Karey Dornetto · directed by Anthony Hemingway · 5.64M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 3 threads
tense 19%absurd 12%coincidence 10%escalation 10%chaotic 10%violence 7%avoidance 7%awkward 5%secret exposed 5%pursuit 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Zombie outbreak
B · Troy and Abed's costume crisis
C · Dean's cover-up
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Study room · act1Taco meat and costumes

The study group eats taco meat from army surplus while discussing costumes.

01:00–01:48coincidence
3 · Study room · act1Pierce gets sick

Pierce becomes ill and Annie gets help from Rich.

01:48–03:41escalation
4 · Hallway · act1Troy and Abed fail with girls

Troy and Abed's costume antics fail to impress two female students.

03:41–03:55humiliation
5 · Hallway · act1Dean sends more sick students

Dean Pelton sends more sick students to Rich for treatment.

03:55–04:36escalation
6 · Study room · act1Pierce bites Star-Burns

Pierce suddenly bites Star-Burns' arm during diagnosis.

04:36–05:38violence
7 · Study room · act1Annie suggests transmission via bite

Annie theorizes Pierce transferred sickness to Star-Burns through a bite.

05:38–05:43coincidence
8 · Office · act1Dean calls food supplier

Dean Pelton calls the food supplier and mentions a key phrase.

05:43–06:30coincidence
10 · Study room · act2Rich warns Jeff about infection

Rich warns Jeff about the infection and a zombie panic breaks out.

07:53–08:06violence
11 · Study room · act2Group barricades in study room

The study group barricades themselves in a room to escape the zombies.

08:06–08:29avoidance
12 · Study room · act2Rich explains infection timeline

Rich explains the infection leads to brain damage in three hours and death in six.

08:29–09:11escalation
13 · Study room · act2Group debates plan

The group argues about whether to stay or go to the thermostat.

09:11–12:13
14 · Study room · act2Rich reveals he was bitten

Rich reveals he was bitten and starts showing symptoms.

12:13–12:43secret_exposed
15 · Hallway · act2Group splits up

The group splits up as zombies attack, with some escaping.

12:43–13:12pursuit
16 · Basement · act2Troy and Abed in basement

Troy and Abed hide in a basement and argue about costumes.

13:12–14:01
17 · Basement · act2Troy and Abed encounter cat

Troy and Abed are distracted by a cat in the basement.

14:01–14:57avoidance
18 · Basement window · act2Troy escapes through window

Troy escapes through a window while Abed is left behind.

14:57–16:10pursuit
19 · Hallway · act2Troy decides to be a nerd

Troy decides to put on his costume and go to the thermostat.

16:10–16:44escalation
20 · Hallway · act2Troy fights zombies and gets bitten

Troy fights zombies but is bitten by Abed.

16:44–18:23violence
21 · Library entrance · act3Army arrives and gasses everyone

The army arrives and knocks everyone out with gas.

18:23–19:34coincidence
22 · Library · act3Cover story and aftermath

Police and EMTs arrive; Dean claims everyone was roofied.

19:34–20:34lie
23 · Dormitory · tagTroy and Abed watch Marmaduke

Troy and Abed decide to watch a light movie, avoiding zombies.

20:34–20:58avoidance
24 · Phone · tagChang's voicemail

Chang leaves a voicemail claiming he and Shirley did it.

20:58–21:03secret_exposed
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Episode facts

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Aired
2010-10-28
Overall
#31
Writers
Karey Dornetto
Director
Anthony Hemingway
Viewers
5.64M (US)
Pace
116 words/min · 85 questions

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In this episode

PH
Pierce Hawthorne23 episodes · drives 173 scenes
JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
SB
Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
LR
Leonard RodriguezRichard Erdman22 episodes · drives 2 scenes