S6E1
Ladders
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.
Episode Summary & Review
Summary
In the Season 6 premiere, a roof collapses under the weight of four decades of errant Frisbees, and Francesca “Frankie” Dart takes over as CFO of Greendale with a plan of fiscal responsibility that includes canceling seemingly pointless classes. Meanwhile, Britta, Annie, Jeff and Abed turn a floundering Shirley’s Sandwiches into a speakeasy after Frankie bans alcohol on campus.
Our Take
The move to Yahoo shows in the smaller budget and the missing Shirley leaves a hole the new characters can’t fill yet. The speakeasy plot is fine but strains for the old manic energy instead of finding it naturally. Paget Brewster’s Frankie has promise, though, so it’s a shaky but watchable restart.