S1E16

Communication Studies

Aired 2010-02-11 30 min ★ 7.9/10 our take
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Jeff sets out to fix his relationship with Britta after things get awkward with a drunken phone call. Meanwhile, Annie and Shirley make plans to humiliate Senor Chang in order to defend Troy and Pierce’s dignity.

Our Take

A solid mid-season episode that leans hard on the Jeff and Britta will-they-won’t-they tension, and it mostly works because their bickering over the drunk dial is genuinely funny. The Chang revenge subplot with Annie and Shirley is thinner and gets sillier than the show usually allows. Not a standout, but the character banter keeps it watchable.