Documentary Filmmaking: Redux

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

When the school board asks Dean Pelton to make a new commercial for the school, he enlists the study group to star in his production. As he gets swept away with the project, more of the student body is pulled into the fray, including Magnitude, Fat Neil, Garrett, Leonard, Star-Burns and even Greendale alum and genuine celebrity, Luis Guzman. Meanwhile, Abed films all the activities for a documentary.

Our Take

This is a fun showcase for Jim Rash, who goes full descending-into-madness mode as the Dean and mostly earns the spotlight. The documentary framing gives the episode a nice shape, and the Luis Guzman cameo lands better than most stunt casting. It gets a bit shrill in the back half when the joke keeps getting louder instead of smarter, but the performances keep it watchable.