S06E11 · EP 108
season 6 · 2015-05-19

Modern Espionage

written by Mark Stegemann · directed by Rob Schrab · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 3 threads
tense 16%absurd 11%violence 9%chaotic 7%interrogation 4%betrayal 4%investigation 4%scheme 4%pursuit 4%humiliation 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Paintball investigation and gala
B · Frankie's authority challenged
C · Vicki's one-woman show
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Greendale hallway · act1Starburns and Todd paintball

Starburns taunts Todd about paintball then shoots him.

00:32–02:24violence · rivalry
3 · Dean's office · act1Dean interrogates Starburns

Dean Pelton interrogates Starburns about the secret paintball game.

02:24–02:29interrogation
4 · Greendale quad · act1Frankie's anti-paintball speech

Frankie announces a zero-tolerance policy on paintball.

02:29–04:02social_rule_violation
5 · Study room · act1Study group discusses paintball

The study group debates whether to play paintball.

04:02–04:09betrayal
6 · Greendale hallway · act1Jeff gets shot again

Jeff is shot by an unknown player with silver paint.

04:09–05:35violence
7 · Greendale hallway · act1Frankie confronts Jeff

Frankie accuses Jeff of playing paintball.

05:35–05:58misunderstanding
8 · Study room · act1Abed reveals silver paintball clues

Abed reveals evidence of a mysterious silver paintball player.

05:58–06:51investigation
9 · Study room · act1Dean forms secret task force

The Dean creates a secret task force to stop the paintball game.

06:51–09:32scheme
10 · Club Club · act2Club Club and Fun Dad

The group visits a paintball dealer named Fun Dad.

09:32–11:27deal
11 · Club Club · act2Koogler interrogated about silver man

Abed and Elroy interrogate Koogler about the silver paintball player.

11:27–12:07interrogation
12 · Study room · act2Koogler's thumb drive decrypted

The group decrypts Koogler's thumb drive and finds a plot.

12:07–13:17investigation
13 · Greendale costume shop · act2Preparing for the gala

The group prepares for the gala with formal wear and codenames.

13:17–14:43scheme
14 · Greendale gala hall · act2Gala begins with chaos

The gala starts and the group tries to find the silver paintball player.

14:43–15:12pursuit
15 · Greendale kitchen · act2Britta ambushed in kitchen

Britta gets ambushed by kitchen staff playing paintball.

15:12–17:33violence
16 · Greendale gala hall · act2Jeff's speech at the gala

Jeff gives a speech against paintball at the gala.

17:33–17:45humiliation
17 · Greendale gala hall · act2Balloons reveal custodians as villains

Balloons pop and reveal the custodians are behind the paintball game.

17:45–18:55betrayal
18 · Greendale gala hall · act2Lapari's monologue and standoff

Lapari gives a speech and a standoff ensues.

18:55–20:53threat
19 · Greendale gala hall · act2Paintball battle in the gala

A paintball battle erupts in the gala hall.

20:53–21:11violence
20 · Supply closet museum · act3Chase into supply closet museum

The group chases Lapari into a supply closet turned museum.

21:11–21:46pursuit
21 · Supply closet museum · act3Jeff convinces everyone to stop

Jeff gives a speech convincing everyone to stop the paintball game.

21:46–24:14confession
22 · Supply closet museum · act3Group shoots themselves in foot

The group shoots themselves in the foot to end the game.

24:14–26:05comeuppance
23 · Greendale theater · tagVicki and Garrett's new show

Vicki and Garrett perform a terrible new show about Vicki's mother.

26:05–28:29humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2015-05-19
Overall
#108
Writers
Mark Stegemann
Director
Rob Schrab
Pace
127 words/min · 99 questions

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