It’s hard to believe a show that dedicates itself to making pop culture references could be decent, let alone exceptional. But that’s exactly what Community has become. It’s a cornucopia of bliss and laughter. So as you can imagine, when 8 p.m. struck last night and the Season 3 premiere was upon us, I became giddier than a 6-year-old in Toys “R” Us (do kids still go to Toys “R” Us?)
The opening to the premiere was delightful. It epitomized what Community is all about. It seemed like a wacky spoof of a choreographed Glee scene, a show that’s been poked fun at before by Dan Harmon’s cast of crazies. “We’re gonna be more fun and be less weird than the last two years combined.” False. The whole thing turned out to be a Jeff daydream.
No time was wasted in addressing the only thing that could qualify as a cliffhanger from the Season 2 finale: whether Pierce would return to the study group. Just over two minutes in, we had our answer.
“I’m back,” Pierce said nonchalantly, as he stood in the doorway of the study room, literally a second after Jeff said Pierce was never coming back. To me, this was flawless execution. This is not the type of show for a dragged out reveal. Pierce is not The Smoke Monster.
