S05E07 · EP 91
season 5 · 2014-02-27

Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality

written by Dan Guterman · directed by Tristram Shapeero · 2.56M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 17%tender 15%absurd 11%tense 11%angry 9%scheme 4%seduction 4%confession 4%sad 4%cheerful 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Jeff helps Duncan seduce Britta
B · Abed grounded by Jeff
C · Chang's ghost encounter
D · Troy and Britta bond
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Greendale study room · cold_openJeff agrees to help Duncan

Jeff reluctantly agrees to help Duncan seduce Britta by attending a benefit show.

00:01–02:13scheme
2 · Forefront Theatre · act1Ant play at the theatre

The group watches an abstract play about ants at the theatre.

02:13–03:06
3 · Phone call · act1Jeff's phone argument

Jeff argues with someone named Alessandra on the phone.

03:06–03:13
4 · Forefront Theatre lobby · act1Duncan flirts with Britta

Duncan tries to seduce Britta at the theatre after-party.

03:13–05:01seduction · scheme
6 · Jeff's apartment · act1Jeff grounds Abed

Jeff punishes Abed by preventing him from leaving for the movie.

05:12–08:08
8 · Forefront Theatre lobby · act1Duncan's confession to Jeff

Duncan admits to Jeff that he has feelings for Britta.

08:16–09:47confession · rivalry
9 · Jeff's apartment · act2Jeff interrogates Abed

Jeff questions Abed about his duck cartoon and past.

09:47–11:00interrogation · avoidance
10 · Forefront Theatre · act2Chang meets the ghosts

Chang believes he meets ghosts in the abandoned theatre.

11:00–11:04
11 · Street near theatre · act2Britta's activist group

Britta's activist group plans to vandalize a billboard.

11:04–12:19
13 · Jeff's apartment · act2Jeff and Abed's argument escalates

Jeff and Abed have a heated argument about Abed's art and character.

12:52–14:34humiliation
14 · Jeff's car · act2Jeff drives Abed home

Jeff drives Abed home and gives him life advice.

14:34–14:43
15 · Jeff's car · act2Jeff's car confusion

Jeff struggles with the steering wheel being on the wrong side.

14:43–16:31
16 · Troy's apartment · act2Troy shows Britta his script

Troy shows Britta a script he wrote and asks to be film partners.

16:31–17:03confession
17 · Abed's apartment · act3Jeff and Abed reconcile

Jeff and Abed apologize to each other and share a drink.

17:03–17:31
18 · Bar · act3Duncan hits on Britta at bar

Duncan tries to seduce Britta at the bar but she rejects him.

17:31–18:40seduction
19 · Troy's apartment · act3Troy and Britta discuss script

Troy and Britta discuss the script and Troy's night with Jeff.

18:40–19:07
20 · Greendale study room · act3Chang's ghost story at school

Chang tells the study group about his ghost encounter.

19:07–19:52
21 · Greendale study room · tagGroup plans lunch without Chang

The group plans to go to lunch without Chang, triggering his abandonment issues.

19:52–20:34
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Episode facts

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Aired
2014-02-27
Overall
#91
Writers
Dan Guterman
Director
Tristram Shapeero
Viewers
2.56M (US)
Pace
134 words/min · 116 questions

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In this episode

JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
SB
Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
ID
Ian DuncanJohn Oliver20 episodes