There it was-a bunch of friends coming together and supporting one of their own, a scene of genuine happiness in a medium that sometimes seems afraid to wear its heart firmly on its sleeve. It was there when they all hopped out of the car back in Pawnee, and you could feel the real friendship between them.īut I felt that sense of friendship most strongly at the very end, watching all of them celebrate Andy’s field goal.
It was there when they were all singing “Shoop” in Chris’s car. It was there when Chris gave Ron the most perfect toast I’ve ever seen on TV. It was there when Ben gave up his Homeland DVR plans to share his bachelor party with his friends. And this episode was a shining example of that core premise. At its heart, Parks and Rec will always be a show about good, kind people working together and caring about each other, while getting into funny situations along the way. It allowed us to learn more about each character, it gave each character moments to shine, and it reflected the core values of the show. Parks and Rec is truly an ensemble show, and this is how you do a supporting-character storyline and do it right. More than anything, though, I loved seeing these characters get their time to shine and shine together. Of course Jerry would choose ice cream as his bachelor-party indulgence. Of course Tom’s ideal future president would be Nick Cannon. I loved that even the smallest details we learned fit in perfectly with what we already know about these men: Of course Ben would be a ranked Settlers of Catan player. I have such a deep love for character continuity, and no show does than better than Parks and Rec.
I loved that each character’s bachelor party fit him perfectly. I loved so many things about the Rotating Bachelor Party of Perfection. We’ve seen Leslie at the center of so many familial-feeling moments on Parks and Rec, so it was refreshing to see this episode take the time to show that men can have those familial bonds with their friends, too. Ultimately, I actually liked that we got to see someone else take on Leslie’s role as the emotional center of a group, and I loved that it was Chris. And because of that, the emotional connection to this half of the story felt relatively nonexistent (but maybe that’s because I was so busy tweeting and flailing like an excited kid over the other half of the episode). I guess it all just felt a little rushed to me.
Stories don’t exist without conflict, and this episode needed Leslie’s conflicts. I would have much rather had an episode that featured the girls having just as much fun as the guys, but I know that’s not possible. I loved that a sexy Abe Lincoln is one of Leslie’s fantasies, and I loved everything about both Donna and April in this episode, but there was something too predictable about Leslie’s arc.
The half of the episode dealing with Leslie was fine, but it paled in comparison to Ben’s half of the storyline.
PARKS AND REC PAUNCH BURGER EPISODE MOVIE
I want to petition whoever I need to petition in order for there to be a full-length movie of nothing but these fantastically rich supporting characters having fun together, toasting each other, and singing in Chris’s car. I want more than an extended episode, more than deleted scenes. Seriously, if the half of the episode dealing with the bachelor party was a man, I would ask it to be my Catan-playing, vodka-flash-consuming, Colts-loving, ice-cream-dropping, steak-eating husband right now. More specifically, I am in love with half of this episode and in a state of pleasant “like” with the other half. My Thoughts I am in love with this episode. And I do…slowly, in a rainstorm…But as time goes by, it eats away at me-you’re out living it up with my wife and I’m alone in a cave training…I thought you were my friend! I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY FRIEND!” (Andy, telling Chris that someday he’ll find the girl of his dreams) I spy on you from my red Corvette, and I’m planning to kick your ass. And it makes me sad, but if she’s gonna be with somebody, I’d like it to be you…Only I didn’t really die. Maybe I die-skydiving explosion-and then you go marry April. Ben’s bachelor party is far more successful, with each of the men (Tom, Andy, Jerry, Ron, and, of course Ben) being treated by Chris to the bachelor party of his dreams.įavorite Line “Maybe it’s April. Two-Sentence Summary Leslie spends the first half of her bachelorette party attempting to use the strained relationship between the Wamapokes and the people of Pawnee to halt construction of a new Paunch Burger where Pawnee Commons is supposed to be, and then she spends the second half trying to undo what she did.
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