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Summary A secret paintball game could ruin Frankie’s initiative to clean up Greendale. Our Take A miss. The writing strains, the pacing drags, and the hour mostly fills time.

Summary During a road trip to unload one of Greendale’s useless artifacts, Abed turns a situation into a flashback filled feature film. Our Take The season’s low point so far: contrived situations, thin motivation, and a shrug of an ending.

Summary When a clever clever con man, Professor DeSalvo, uses his class to cheat the study group, they enlist Jeff to get revenge. The situation goes awry as Britta and Dean Pelton get involved in Jeff and Professor DeSalvo’s scamming…

Summary Chang leaves Greendale to pursue fame in Hollywood. Abed agrees to complete his unfinished film with the support of Frankie, her movie producer friend Maury and Jeff. Our Take The season’s low point so far: contrived situations, thin motivation,…

Summary A former boyfriend lures Britta into joining Honda’s guerilla marketing campaign. Jeff looks to get Elroy to like him. Our Take Skippable unless you’re a completist. The season recovers after this.

Summary A malicious hacker threatens to publicize everyone’s personal emails unless Greendale cancels a racist comic’s performance. Our Take A miss. The writing strains, the pacing drags, and the hour mostly fills time.

Summary Jeff (Joel McHale) squares off against a charming prison inmate Willy (Guest Star Brian Van Holt ) who’s attending Greendale via telerobot. Britta (Gillian Jacobs) enlists Abed (Danny Pudi) to get around Annie’s (Alison Brie) rules against parties in…

Summary The school board invites the Dean to become a member as long as he promotes his “homosexuality.” Chang auditions for “The Karate Kid,” with Annie’s help, and endures abusive treatment from the director. Abed tries to save baby birds…

Summary A claim that a dog graduated from Greendale could damage the school’s reputation, so Abed goes after the animal with an attack ad. Meanwhile, Britta and Elroy bond over a band; and Chang dabbles in pornography. Our Take An…

Summary The Dean’s purchase of a virtual reality system could bankrupt the school, so Jeff must find the device’s creator to save Greendale. Meanwhile, Britta moves in with Annie and Abed, but learns her parents have been paying her debts;…