S05E11 · EP 95
season 5 · 2014-04-03

G.I. Jeff

written by Dino Stamatopoulos · directed by Rob Schrab · 2.5M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 2 threads
absurd 17%confession 12%tense 10%cheerful 10%violence 7%coincidence 7%chaotic 5%sad 5%tender 5%secret exposed 2%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Jeff's midlife crisis
B · G.I. Joe hallucination
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 · G.I. Joe battlefield · cold_openG.I. Joe battle intro

Jeff hallucinates a G.I. Joe cartoon battle with his friends as characters.

00:05–01:30
2 · G.I. Joe courtroom · cold_openCourt martial debate

The G.I. Joe squad faces trial for killing Destro.

01:30–02:40
3 · G.I. Joe prison · cold_openPrison and Greendale reveal

The Joes are imprisoned and learn about Greendale.

02:40–04:50secret_exposed
4 · G.I. Joe base · cold_openEscape and attack

The Joes escape prison and fight Cobra.

04:50–05:44violence
5 · Cobra base · cold_openDestro's funeral

Cobra mourns Destro and vows revenge.

05:44–08:06confession
6 · G.I. Joe prison · act1Tunnel escape plan

The Joes plan to escape through a tunnel.

08:06–08:14scheme
7 · G.I. Joe base · act1Suppressive fire chaos

The Joes accidentally kill more Cobra soldiers.

08:14–08:24violence
8 · Submachopter · act1Submachopter flight

The squad flies to Greendale in the Submachopter.

08:24–09:19
9 · Greendale excavation · act1Arrival at Greendale

The squad lands at the Greendale excavation site.

09:19–09:42coincidence
10 · Cobra office · act2Cobra office politics

Cobra deals with workplace complaints at Greendale.

09:42–10:48petty_grievance
11 · Greendale corridor · act2Fight with XimXam

The Joes fight a Cobra soldier with a twin brother.

10:48–11:22violence
12 · Greendale corridor · act2Realization of reality

Jeff realizes he is hallucinating his friends.

11:22–11:36confession
13 · Greendale corridor · act2Explanation of delusion

Annie explains Jeff's psychotic break.

11:36–12:31confession
14 · Greendale corridor · act2Jeff refuses to return

Jeff chooses to stay in the cartoon reality.

12:31–14:48avoidance
15 · Greendale corridor · act2Cobra and Joe unite

Cobra and G.I. Joe team up against Jeff.

14:48–16:11betrayal
16 · Greendale cell · act3Jeff's interrogation

The cartoon characters question Jeff about real life.

16:11–16:28interrogation
17 · Reality portal · act3Escape through reality

Jeff escapes the cartoon by breaking through reality.

16:28–16:48pursuit
18 · Hospital room · act3Waking up in hospital

Jeff wakes up in the hospital with his friends.

16:48–17:14confession
19 · Hospital room · act3Age discussion

The group discusses Jeff's age and the pills.

17:14–17:46confession
20 · Hospital room · tagDream recollection

Jeff tells his friends about his cartoon dream.

17:46–18:11coincidence
21 · Hospital room · tagGift and joke

The group gives Jeff a toy and jokes about it.

18:11–19:11coincidence
22 · G.I. Joe base · tagGraffiti lesson

The cartoon ends with a moral about graffiti.

19:11–19:45social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2014-04-03
Overall
#95
Writers
Dino Stamatopoulos
Director
Rob Schrab
Viewers
2.5M (US)
Pace
153 words/min · 99 questions

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