S02E15 · EP 40
season 2 · 2011-02-10

Early 21st Century Romanticism

written by Karey Dornetto · directed by ? · 3.81M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 11%awkward 11%social rule violation 6%escalation 6%angry 6%cheerful 6%chaotic 5%sad 5%tender 5%confession 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Jeff's party invasion
B · Troy and Abed's date
C · Pierce's pill addiction
D · Britta's fake lesbian
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Jeff's apartment · cold_openJeff dismisses love advice

Jeff refuses to help Troy and Abed with their romantic dilemma.

00:07–01:06social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
2 · Jeff's apartment · cold_openPierce's pill and Page

Pierce takes a pill and Annie reveals Page is a lesbian.

01:06–01:59misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
3 · Jeff's apartment · cold_openBritta's prepared statement

Britta reads a prepared statement about Pierce's lesbian comments.

01:59–02:23double_standard
5 · Jeff's apartment · act1Fight over Barenaked Ladies

Jeff and the group argue about Pierce's addiction and Barenaked Ladies.

02:33–03:01escalation · petty_grievance
6 · Jeff's apartment · act1Jeff invited to watch soccer

Professor Duncan invites Jeff to watch a soccer match.

03:01–04:52
7 · Jeff's apartment · act1Pierce's pill hallucination

Pierce hallucinates a tiny man who convinces him to take more pills.

04:52–05:25escalation
8 · Greendale campus · act1Troy and Abed ask Mariah

Troy and Abed directly ask Mariah to the dance.

05:25–06:09negotiation
9 · Greendale campus · act1Annie questions Britta's lesbian

Annie questions Britta about her lesbian friend Page.

06:09–08:02misunderstanding · lie
10 · Jeff's apartment · act1Jeff and Duncan watch soccer

Jeff and Duncan watch a soccer match at Jeff's apartment.

08:02–08:11social_rule_violation
11 · Jeff's apartment · act1Chang throws a party

Chang invites people to a party at Jeff's apartment.

08:11–08:52escalation · scheme
12 · Greendale dance hall · act1Troy dances for Mariah

Troy dances for Mariah at the Valentine's dance.

08:52–09:26seduction
13 · Jeff's apartment · act2Party at Jeff's escalates

The party at Jeff's apartment grows with more guests.

09:26–11:33escalation · social_rule_violation
14 · Greendale dance hall · act2Mariah chooses Troy

Mariah chooses Troy over Abed at the dance.

11:33–12:14rivalry · breakup
15 · Jeff's apartment · act2Pierce confronts Jeff

Pierce angrily confronts Jeff about his friends.

12:14–12:48threat
16 · Greendale dance hall · act2Britta and Page kiss

Britta and Page kiss at the dance.

12:48–13:25seduction · humiliation
17 · Greendale dance hall · act2Abed and Troy bond

Abed and Troy bond after Mariah chose Troy.

13:25–14:35betrayal · confession
18 · Jeff's apartment · act2Party continues at Jeff's

The party at Jeff's continues with more chaos.

14:35–15:01misunderstanding · lie
19 · Greendale dance hall · act2Annie encourages Britta

Annie encourages Britta to kiss Page again.

15:01–16:01confession
20 · Jeff's apartment · act3Chang reveals he's homeless

Chang reveals he is homeless and plans to stay with Jeff.

16:01–17:14scheme · betrayal
21 · Jeff's apartment · act3Jeff kicks everyone out

Jeff kicks everyone out of his apartment.

17:14–19:09escalation
22 · Jeff's apartment · act3Jeff and Duncan talk

Jeff and Duncan discuss Jeff's attraction to broken people.

19:09–19:25confession
23 · Outside Jeff's apartment · act3Jeff reconciles with group

Jeff finds Pierce passed out and reconciles with the study group.

19:25–20:24confession · comeuppance
24 · Jeff's apartment · tagTag: Jeff's dating scheme

Jeff and Britta discuss making money from their relationship.

20:24–21:01scheme · bet
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Episode facts

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Aired
2011-02-10
Overall
#40
Writers
Karey Dornetto
Director
Viewers
3.81M (US)
Pace
124 words/min · 79 questions

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In this episode

JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
PH
Pierce Hawthorne23 episodes · drives 173 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
LR
Leonard RodriguezRichard Erdman22 episodes · drives 2 scenes
BC
Ben Chang47 episodes · drives 2 scenes