S02E19 · EP 44
season 2 · 2011-03-24

Critical Film Studies

written by Sona Panos · directed by Richard Ayoade · 4.46M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
tender 15%confession 11%awkward 9%absurd 9%social rule violation 6%angry 6%lie 4%cheerful 4%obsession 4%humiliation 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Abed's identity crisis
B · Surprise party planning
C · Jeff and Abed's dinner
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Restaurant · cold_openJeff's nervous narration

Jeff worries about Abed's unusual behavior and plans a dinner.

00:01–01:02lie
2 · Restaurant · act1Abed acts strangely normal

Abed greets Jeff warmly and orders a spritzer.

01:02–02:06social_rule_violation
3 · Restaurant · act1Jeff delays the party

Jeff stalls the surprise party at the diner.

02:06–02:30scheme
4 · Greasy Fork Diner · act1Group waits at the diner

The study group waits for Jeff and Abed at the diner.

02:30–02:58rivalry
5 · Greasy Fork Diner · act1Britta's responsibility

Britta asserts her authority at the diner.

02:58–03:27misunderstanding
6 · Restaurant · act1Abed orders fancy food

Abed orders an elaborate meal and returns Jeff's wallet.

03:27–03:56social_rule_violation
7 · Restaurant · act1Abed's Cougar Town story

Abed reveals he visited the Cougar Town set.

03:56–05:54obsession
8 · Restaurant · act1Abed becomes Chad

Abed describes walking through a Cougar Town scene.

05:54–07:15impersonation
9 · Restaurant · act1Chad's full life

Abed imagines Chad's entire life story.

07:15–07:43obsession
10 · Restaurant · act1Abed's breakdown

Abed poops his pants after the scene ends.

07:43–08:08humiliation
12 · Greasy Fork Diner · act1Britta's gift jealousy

Britta worries about Jeff's gift and her job.

08:26–09:28deal
13 · Restaurant · act2Abed rejects pop culture

Abed declares he wants a real conversation.

09:28–10:12confession
14 · Restaurant · act2Jeff's phone sex confession

Jeff admits to calling a phone sex line.

10:12–12:03confession · lie
15 · Restaurant · act2Jeff's point about lies

Jeff concludes that lying is normal.

12:03–12:26confession
16 · Greasy Fork Diner · act2Troy opens the briefcase

Troy opens Jeff's gift briefcase.

12:26–12:59social_rule_violation
17 · Greasy Fork Diner · act2Briefcase revealed as prop

The group discovers the briefcase is a prop.

12:59–13:34betrayal
18 · Greasy Fork Diner · act2Pierce's Indian girl story

Pierce shares a childhood Halloween story.

13:34–13:53confession
19 · Restaurant · act2Jeff cancels the party

Jeff tells Pierce the party is canceled.

13:53–15:31humiliation
20 · Restaurant · act2Abed's movie homage revealed

Abed admits he was doing a movie homage.

15:31–16:31betrayal
21 · Greasy Fork Diner · act3Jeff returns to the diner

Jeff returns to the diner and pays for damages.

16:31–16:48deal
22 · Greasy Fork Diner · act3Jeff and Abed reconcile

Jeff and Abed talk and make up.

16:48–18:45confession
23 · Greasy Fork Diner · act3Surprise party at the diner

The group surprises Jeff and Abed with a party.

18:45–19:58coincidence
24 · Greasy Fork Diner · tagParty aftermath and bill

The party ends and Jeff sees the expensive bill.

19:58–20:31comeuppance
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Episode facts

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Aired
2011-03-24
Overall
#44
Writers
Sona Panos
Director
Richard Ayoade
Viewers
4.46M (US)
Pace
134 words/min · 75 questions

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In this episode

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