S03E04 · EP 53
season 3 · 2011-10-13

Remedial Chaos Theory

written by Chris McKenna · directed by Jeff Melman · 3.78M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 16%humiliation 9%scheme 8%awkward 8%deadpan 6%petty grievance 5%social rule violation 5%secret exposed 5%tense 5%chaotic 5%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Party and timelines
B · Pierce's gifts and tensions
C · Shirley's baking crisis
D · Evil timeline aftermath
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act1Tour and party games

Troy and Abed give a tour while Jeff plans to leave early.

01:13–02:51scheme · petty_grievance
4 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act1Pierce's Eartha Kitt story

Pierce brags about having sex with Eartha Kitt in an airplane bathroom.

03:18–03:30humiliation · social_rule_violation
5 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act1Abed's timeline theory

Abed explains that Jeff's dice roll creates six timelines.

03:30–04:51obsession · scheme
6 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act1Annie's gun discovery

Annie finds a gun in the bathroom and the group panics.

04:51–05:04secret_exposed · investigation
7 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act1Pierce's troll gift

Pierce gives Troy a creepy Norwegian troll doll.

05:04–05:11petty_grievance · humiliation
8 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act1Shirley's pies burn

Shirley's pies burn in the oven causing a meltdown.

05:11–07:02humiliation · social_rule_violation
9 · Troy and Abed's apartment bathroom · act2Britta and Troy talk

Britta comforts Troy about Jeff's teasing.

07:02–07:36
10 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act2Pizza guy Toby arrives

The pizza delivery guy Toby arrives and announces he is marrying Annie.

07:36–07:53secret_exposed · coincidence
11 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act2Pierce terrorizes Troy

Pierce uses the troll doll to scare Troy.

07:53–08:45humiliation · petty_grievance
12 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act2Jeff rolls a one

Jeff rolls a one on the die and chaos ensues.

08:45–10:04violence · escalation
13 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act2Abed rolls the die

Abed rolls the die and the party continues peacefully.

10:04–10:15coincidence
14 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act2Pierce and Annie argue

Pierce and Annie argue about her baking and his gift.

10:15–12:06betrayal · humiliation
15 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act3Jeff's scheme revealed

Abed reveals Jeff's scheme to avoid getting pizza.

12:06–12:18scheme · betrayal
16 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act3Group sings Roxanne

The group sings Roxanne while Pierce lies injured.

12:18–13:53humiliation · social_rule_violation
17 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act3Evil timeline revealed

Abed reveals they are in the darkest timeline.

13:53–14:28secret_exposed · obsession
18 · Troy and Abed's apartment · act3Evil Abed's plan

Evil Abed proposes they become evil to return to the prime timeline.

14:28–16:48scheme · betrayal
19 · Troy and Abed's apartment · tagEvil Troy and Abed sing

Evil Troy and Abed sing a song about being evil.

16:48–21:18scheme
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Episode facts

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Aired
2011-10-13
Overall
#53
Writers
Chris McKenna
Director
Jeff Melman
Viewers
3.78M (US)
Pace
140 words/min · 69 questions

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In this episode

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