S05E01 · EP 85
season 5 · 2014-01-02

Repilot

written by Dan Harmon and Chris McKenna · directed by Tristram Shapeero · 3.49M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
scheme 16%secret exposed 11%coincidence 9%betrayal 8%confession 8%humiliation 7%deal 7%lie 5%avoidance 5%bet 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Jeff's moral dilemma
B · Save Greendale Committee
C · Friends' life failures
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · TV commercial set · cold_openJeff's commercial intro

Jeff Winger's cheesy lawyer commercial plays on TV.

00:01–00:40scheme · lie
3 · Jeff's rented office · cold_openAlan proposes lawsuit scheme

Alan offers Jeff a case against Greendale for a bridge collapse.

03:18–03:35scheme · deal
4 · Jeff's rented office · cold_openJeff's Winger moves challenged

Alan taunts Jeff to prove his skills by getting records.

03:35–04:31bet · humiliation
5 · Greendale quad · act1Greendale welcome montage

Dean Pelton welcomes students back to Greendale with a speech.

04:31–04:59social_rule_violation
6 · Greendale registrar's office · act1Jeff asks for records

Jeff tries to get alumni records from the registrar's office.

04:59–05:23seduction · scheme
7 · Greendale registrar's office · act1Dean reveals Save Greendale Committee

Dean Pelton reveals he created a committee to save the school.

05:23–06:19scheme · coincidence
8 · Greendale study room · act1Study room rediscovered

Jeff enters the old study room now used as a records room.

06:19–06:31
9 · Greendale study room · act1Friends reunite in study room

Jeff's friends surprise him in the study room wanting to help.

06:31–06:56coincidence
10 · Greendale study room · act1Jeff's bathroom escape

Jeff excuses himself to the bathroom to avoid pressure.

06:56–07:35avoidance
11 · Dean's office · act1Dean reveals shredded records

Dean Pelton admits he shredded Humphries' records to protect Greendale.

07:35–09:41secret_exposed · scheme
12 · Greendale concierge desk · act1Jeff creates new lawsuit plan

Jeff decides to sue Greendale himself with a class action.

09:41–10:06betrayal · scheme
13 · Greendale study room · act2Friends discuss their failures

The group shares their disappointing post-Greendale lives.

10:06–10:21humiliation · petty_grievance
14 · Greendale study room · act2Shirley's confession

Shirley admits she cheated on her husband and lost everything.

10:21–10:33confession · secret_exposed
15 · Greendale study room · act2Jeff's second bathroom escape

Jeff again excuses himself to the bathroom to think.

10:33–10:43avoidance
16 · Greendale concierge desk · act2Jeff confronts Alan again

Jeff takes over Alan's case and threatens him.

10:43–11:41threat · humiliation
17 · Greendale study room · act2Group decides to reenroll

The friends decide to reenroll at Greendale to save it.

11:41–12:32coincidence
18 · Greendale study room · act2Chang's return revealed

Chang appears as a math teacher on work release.

12:32–13:30impersonation · secret_exposed
19 · Greendale study room · act2Alan exposes Jeff's scheme

Alan reveals Jeff manipulated the group to sue Greendale.

13:30–14:12betrayal · secret_exposed
20 · Greendale study room · act3Jeff defends his actions

Jeff argues the school ruined their lives and they should sue.

14:12–15:26lie
21 · Greendale study room · act3Group confronts Jeff's betrayal

The group decides to trust Jeff despite his lies.

15:26–16:33confession · betrayal
22 · Greendale study room · act3Pierce's hologram appears

Pierce's hologram warns Jeff not to turn his back on Greendale.

16:33–19:27coincidence · comeuppance
23 · Dean's office · act3Dean offers Jeff a job

Dean Pelton offers Jeff a teaching job to save Greendale.

19:27–19:37negotiation · deal
24 · Greendale study room · tagGroup decides to stay

The friends decide to reenroll and improve themselves at Greendale.

19:37–20:15confession · deal
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Episode facts

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Aired
2014-01-02
Overall
#85
Writers
Dan Harmon and Chris McKenna
Director
Tristram Shapeero
Viewers
3.49M (US)
Pace
151 words/min · 82 questions

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