S03E15 · EP 64
season 3 · 2012-04-12

Origins of Vampire Mythology

written by Dan Harmon · directed by Steven Tsuchida · 3.09M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

19 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 11%scheme 8%absurd 8%tense 7%secret exposed 5%humiliation 5%tender 5%betrayal 5%social rule violation 5%cheerful 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Britta's Blade relapse
B · Jeff's carnival investigation
C · Dean's AC repair scheme
D · Pierce and Chang friendship
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Every scene

19 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Study room · act1Carnival announcement and Blade

Dean announces a carnival, Britta reveals her ex-boyfriend Blade works there.

00:40–01:23secret_exposed · humiliation
4 · Study room · act1Blade's name and appeal

The group mocks Britta's ex-boyfriend named Blade.

04:01–04:46humiliation · petty_grievance
5 · Study room · act1Watching Blade movie

The group watches the movie Blade to comfort Britta.

04:46–05:54avoidance
6 · Annie's apartment · act1Britta's lockdown plan

Britta asks Annie to take her phone and lock her up to avoid Blade.

05:54–06:54scheme · avoidance
8 · Dean's office · act1Dean's AC repair scheme

Dean is pressured to enroll Troy in the AC repair program.

07:04–07:51scheme · threat
9 · Annie's apartment · act1Phone and banana trick

Annie and Jeff trick Britta with a banana to stop her from checking her phone.

07:51–09:20scheme · humiliation
11 · Carnival · act1Pierce and Chang's date

Pierce and Chang go on a date at the carnival.

09:28–10:16social_rule_violation
12 · Carnival · act1Jeff and Shirley shoot ducks

Jeff and Shirley shoot ducks at Blade's booth.

10:16–11:12rivalry · pursuit
13 · Annie's apartment · act1Britta gets her phone back

Britta manipulates Annie into giving her phone back.

11:12–12:10lie · betrayal
14 · Annie's apartment · act1Annie's diabolical plan

Annie reveals she switched Blade's number in Britta's phone.

12:10–12:30scheme · betrayal
15 · Carnival · act1Jeff questions Blade

Jeff questions Blade about his name and personality.

12:30–13:18interrogation · investigation
16 · Carnival · act1Pierce and Chang become friends

Pierce and Chang bond and become best friends.

13:18–13:52social_rule_violation
17 · Annie's apartment · act1Annie and Jeff fake Blade

Annie and Jeff pretend to be Blade to mess with Britta.

13:52–14:35scheme · impersonation
18 · Carnival · act1Jeff's obsession with Blade

Jeff becomes obsessed with learning Blade's secret.

14:35–14:56obsession · interrogation
19 · Carnival · act1Pierce and Chang fight

Pierce and Chang have a brief fight and separate.

14:56–15:04petty_grievance · breakup
20 · Annie's apartment · act1Dean's mean plan

Dean decides to be mean to Britta to make her like him.

15:04–15:53scheme · social_rule_violation
21 · Carnival · act1Blade's secret revealed

Blade tells Jeff his secret is having no shame.

15:53–16:58secret_exposed · confession
22 · Annie's apartment · act2Britta learns the truth

Britta learns Annie switched her phone number and runs to Blade.

16:58–19:05secret_exposed · betrayal
24 · Open mic night · tagAbed's stand-up routine

Abed performs a stand-up routine about his apartment.

19:56–21:04social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2012-04-12
Overall
#64
Writers
Dan Harmon
Director
Steven Tsuchida
Viewers
3.09M (US)
Pace
152 words/min · 122 questions

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In this episode

BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
SB
Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes
PH
Pierce Hawthorne23 episodes · drives 173 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
BC
Ben Chang47 episodes · drives 2 scenes