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Episode Summary & Review

Summary

The group learns the history of Greendale’s first Dean, Russell Borchert, a reclusive, wealthy genius who disappeared amid a personal scandal in the 1970s. Once Shirley and Hickey locate the school’s blueprints, Annie and Abed lead the search for Borchert’s old computer lab, which was sealed off years ago. Subway returns to Greendale with plans to take over the campus for a Subway University and they enlist Chang to secretly keep tabs on the study group. Meanwhile, Jeff and Britta make a grown up decision about their futures.

Our Take

A middling finale that coasts on the show’s usual charm without ever finding a great hook. The Borchert lab stuff has some fun moments and the Jeff and Britta material lands better than it should, but the Subway subplot feels like reheated leftovers. Perfectly watchable, just a low-key way to close out a season that had been sharper than this.