This is the second episode of Community in a row to put me in a really odd state.
With these forces combined, a tickling of the heartstrings is achieved.
Both plots feel contrived in a number of ways.
Worse is the extremely sloppy setup of the situation at Shirleys house.
We only see her living room briefly and then the rest of the time is spent in the garage.
Jeffs dad issues have been built up for long enough that this handling of it feels rushed and anticlimactic.
I dont mean to sound petty.
And thats a huge difference.