S04E12 · EP 83
season 4 · 2013-05-02

Heroic Origins

written by Steve Basilone, Annie Mebane & Maggie Bandur · directed by Victor Nelli, Jr. · 2.67M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 10%awkward 9%angry 8%tender 8%coincidence 8%scheme 6%tense 6%deadpan 5%cheerful 5%humiliation 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Origin story investigation
B · Past grievances revealed
C · Destiny and redemption
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Greendale study room · cold_openStudy group history final

Abed presents his theory that the group was destined to meet.

00:02–01:42scheme · obsession
2 · Greendale study room · cold_openAbed's infiltration monologue

Abed monologues about infiltrating the school for vengeance.

01:42–03:19scheme · obsession
3 · Greendale study room · cold_openAbed reveals Jeff's ticket stub

Abed shows Jeff a ticket stub from his past.

03:19–04:43obsession · investigation
4 · High school party · act1Flashback to high school party

Annie wins awards at a high school party.

04:43–05:31humiliation · social_rule_violation
5 · Greendale study room · act1Present day grievances aired

Troy and Annie argue about high school.

05:31–07:25petty_grievance · double_standard
6 · Mall Love Hut · act1Flashback to Shirley at mall

Shirley shops at the Love Hut with her husband.

07:25–08:00coincidence
7 · Greendale administration office · act1Dean loses lease renewal

Dean gives Kevin the lease renewal to mail.

08:00–08:32scheme
8 · Courthouse · act1Flashback to Jeff's court case

Jeff defends a stripper in court.

08:32–09:40scheme · coincidence
9 · Greendale study room · act1Shirley blames Jeff for divorce

Shirley reveals Mysti is the woman Andre cheated with.

09:40–09:45secret_exposed · comeuppance
10 · Greendale study room · act1Troy's fake injury revealed

Troy admits he faked his injury because of Annie.

09:45–11:02petty_grievance · humiliation
11 · High school party · act1Flashback to Annie's meltdown

Annie runs through a glass door after insulting Troy.

11:02–11:38humiliation · violence
12 · Mall movie theater · act2Jeff's mall encounter with kids

Jeff rants about Star Wars to Shirley's kids.

11:38–12:12social_rule_violation · obsession
13 · Therapist's office · act2Therapy office confrontation

Jeff and Annie meet at a therapist's office.

12:12–12:42coincidence · secret_exposed
14 · Greendale study room · act2Abed declares himself villain

Abed realizes he is the group's supervillain.

12:42–13:41confession · secret_exposed
15 · Bar · act2Mysti meets Andre at bar

Mysti gets Andre's number after his wife leaves.

13:41–14:23coincidence · seduction
16 · Greendale study room · act2Jeff and Britta reconcile

Jeff and Britta make peace over past mistakes.

14:23–15:11confession
17 · Yogurtsburgh · act2Group gathers at yogurt shop

The group coincidentally meets at a yogurt shop.

15:11–16:34coincidence
18 · Yogurtsburgh · act2Flashback to Greendale recruitment

Chang recruits students at the yogurt shop.

16:34–16:44coincidence · social_rule_violation
19 · Yogurtsburgh · act2Shirley vents at yogurt shop

Shirley regrets pushing a woman through a jukebox.

16:44–17:49humiliation · violence
20 · Yogurtsburgh · act2Pierce causes chaos at yogurt shop

Pierce breaks a yogurt machine and fakes a heart attack.

17:49–18:33scheme · violence
21 · Yogurtsburgh · act3Group accepts their destiny

The group agrees they were meant to be together.

18:33–19:32coincidence
22 · Greendale hallway · tagAbed invites Kevin for yogurt

Abed invites Kevin to join the group for yogurt.

19:32–20:55confession
23 · Greendale hallway · tagKevin mails lease renewal

Kevin agrees to mail the Dean's lease renewal.

20:55–21:33scheme
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Episode facts

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Aired
2013-05-02
Overall
#83
Writers
Steve Basilone, Annie Mebane & Maggie Bandur
Director
Victor Nelli, Jr.
Viewers
2.67M (US)
Pace
154 words/min · 82 questions

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In this episode

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