Community lands on Yahoo Screen, and we have a look at the first two episodes.
Here’s our review!
Episode 1: Ladders
Communityis back!
Probably the nicest aspect here is that, from the start, the show looks right.
The move to the web hasnt affected much of anything.
In fact, believe it or not, Yahoo(!)
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In terms of visuals and sound, there are no shake-ups here.
The study room looks like the study room.
The story doesnt throw too many curveballs either.
Hell, the Save Greendale Committee from last season is still the basis here.
At the same time, this isCommunitysexact problem.
So little has changed its very much like picking up right where we left off with Season 5.
And Season 5, though not without its highlights, was kind of a mess.
It still moves quickly but its palpably less nuts than it was in Season 5.
The moment the speakeasy starts up is rushed and feels a bit random.
Its also odd that Frankie leaving means that everyone is suddenly allowed to get drunk all over campus.
Frankies presence is honestly just weird in and of itself.
(In fairness, this is illuminated some at the end of the episode.)
Wait a minute, why is Britta homeless?
The silliness of a number of the joke premises fall in line with this, too.
I mean, the episode itself is titled after a class we were introduced to back in Season 3.
Again, this is not unexpected andCommunityprobably deserves to pander to its fans at this point.
Theyve fought hard to keep it around.
In a way, that Ladders achieves the status quo of latter-dayCommunityis a big relief.
But Im thankful this premiere didnt set me on edge as others have in the past.
Ladders effectively just says: If youve been with us this long, heres more of the same.
I like whats going on behind the nonsense.
I think its weird that her parents live in driving distance of Greendale, though.
The same thing happened with Jeffs dad in Season 4.
All parents just live in Colorado, huh?
I also like the introduction of Keith David as Elroy Patashnik.
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Unfortunately, far more of it was spent in VR land with the Dean or watching Britta freak out.
Of course, some of this was funny.
His plot of wandering around with an infected cat bite on his hand is braindead on arrival.
However, his utterance of Youre back, Troy upon seeing Elroy for the first time is brilliant.
I found Lawnmower Maintenance and Postnatal Care more fun than Ladders.
There were more jokes I laughed at and, again, Elroy and Jeff are a great comedic pairing.
But the episode is brought down by its slapdash plot.
Ill admit that the state of the screener I watched may have brought the episode down just a bit.
