The original airdate of the episode was January 16, 2014. So adding 9 months for gestation, they could be 12 years old. Maybe we could see a new Hawthorne junior in the movie.

Mines "Yumm this extra long churro tastes good I'm my real mouth num num num"

Abed's favorite song.

I'm trying to find the IT lady. My emails to her get bounced back to me in Aramaic, and when I call, I hear an undulating high-pitched whistle that makes my nose bleed.

I’ve seen her deliver this line so many times and every time I’m laughing like it’s the first. Brilliant call back to her as the IT lady, brilliant way to work a meta joke into the dialogue so naturally

Title. I am currently in college, and my roommate and I spend a lot of time in the dorm together. We have a projector that we like to watch stuff on, and my favorite show of course is Community. I know my roommates sense of humor, and I feel like he would love the show if he got into watching it. However, he prides himself in being the “wokest” person you could meet. It’s great how accepting he is of other people, and his viewpoints are all great, but it gets to the point where he will refuse to watch a show like Community simply because of characters like Pierce, and jokes that were made 10+ years ago. Does anyone have any advice on how to navigate this? I would love to be able to share this with him, but I don’t know how to get through to him.

I was thinking about this and I'm not sure if I've cracked the code on this episode of if I've realized what everyone else already figured out.

My interpretation of Remedial Chaos Theory is that the episode isn't literally about the parallel timelines that actual exist in this world but rather how Abed perceives the world.

Abed is a student of character and believes himself to understand people on a deep, unique level. Naturally, his perception of how the group dynamic is affect by one person going downstairs for a few minutes reflects this.

However, Abed's deep understanding of how people is challenged later in season 3 with the episode Virtual Systems Analysis. The thesis of this episode is that Abed's seeming knowledge of how people function and how things will play out is clouded by fears and insecurities, like all good science fiction.

Believing that all the timelines are in Abed's imagination, then it makes sense how his biases affect what we see in the timelines. The timeline where Abed leaves is the saddest one. It's just a bitter, realistic timeline where none of the fun TV logic applies, where they fight and there isn't a happy sitcom resolution to this.

Most importantly, what triggers the darkest timeline?

Troy leaving.

The timeline where Troy leaves is the darkest timeline because it's not just about what happens for a few minutes, but extrapolating what would happen if they left the group forever. Everything falls apart when Troy leaves because he's Abed's best friend and potentially losing Troy is something Abed has to come to terms with in the later half of the season.

Ultimately, I believe Remedial Chaos Theory to be more than just a creative episode, but excellent foreshadowing of Abed's character arc throughout the season.

With this theory, then what does the ending mean? I've heard lots of different interpretations but believing that the episode is all in Abed's head, then I think it's pretty simple. It's not about how the group doesn't need Jeff or whatever. I think it's about the reality of what the episode is. The timelines present the scenario as a powder keg of unpredictable outcomes.

The timeline where Jeff gets the pizza is the real timeline and it presents the scenario as it really is. Just friends hanging out and having a good time.

This is how I interpret the episode and I'm not sure if it's a common theory or not.

Pierce, Shirley, Troy, Garrett, Prof Hickey come back and are introduced super smash bros style. Do you think they would accept? I know Chevy has looked down on his role but no way he believes it isn’t his best role right? I don’t think Dan Harmon can create a movie without his ideal characters

I'm talking about their first playing it.

Taking only the original 7 characters into account, and excluding Abed, since he's the DM.

Neither Shirley nor Troy get the game. Also, while Troy would probably enjoy it if he played a few times, Shirley is opposed to anything non-Christian, so she's unlikely to play a lot or ever enjoy it. It's just not for her, which is fine.

Pierce is a MinMaxing asshole who uses metagaming to get an advantage over everyone else. He plays it competetively instead of cooperatively. The worst kind of people to have at your table IMO.

Jeff does not try to take it seriously. He dislikes it on principle, acts like it's beneath him and does not try to roleplay. He got the rules fairly quickly, he would probably do okay if he played a combat heavy campaign, but that's about it.

Annie is the second best. She's great at roleplay, she's fun, she takes it seriously, but she has the same flaw everyone else has in the group: mocking Britta for involving herself in this world.

Britta is the best player. There is this moment where she talks with a gnome, and he's like "I'm a lower class of people than you are". She answers "that's disgusting, we've got to do something about the gnomes". And you know what? I want someone like that at my table. Someone who's like "screw the main quest, this is more important". Someone who plays a hero the way a hero would behave. And most importantly, someone who cares about what the GM is going for. Abed gives her a roleplaying opportunity, she does not question it and goes head and shoulders inside of it.

She's the best at it, and the show kind of acts like she's bad at it.

I feel like every time a sitcom tries to parody bad dnd playing, they end up showing someone killing it.

I consider myself the biggest community fan. I know the cast claims they are working on the movie but I think it’s time we come together and create another Con! With all of our help, we can get the word out on social media. I feel like it will get so much attention that the fan base grows bigger and maybe put pressure on the team to finish the movie. If you are serious about being apart of this event with me; please let me know. I’m pushing for spring or fall 2027.

I just watched the final of season 6 on my third rewatch

All i can think about is that this show is so clearly a love letter and homage to television.

I love it so much

#andamovie!!!!

Other than the "main pairings" or the pairings that were already clearly portrayed in the episodes (like Troy dating Britta, or when Jeff has the "will they won't they" moments with Annie or even Troy and Abed), which one of the odder pairings are your favorites? It doesn't have to be romantic of course, it's just that I enjoyed their dynamics so much. For me:

Abed & Annie; their connections through the Dreamatorium, paintball episode where Abed became 'Han', and that one time when Abed were practicing his flirting skills with Annie with the "so you're familiar with two sins" line, that was too iconic. I love their moments so much! They're adorable.

Britta & Chang; the UN episode was hilarious! The song will always makes me think of Britta and Chang. I liked their moments together, it just makes sense in that episode. "Hello~ Is it me you're looking for?"

Shirley & Jeff; the most adorable friendship that could've been expanded more imo, they have a solid connection and I loved how they bonded over pool and gossiping about Vaughn. They're childhood friends, too! I wished we could see more of Shirley and Jeff's friendship.

I think about these pairings all the time, I love their dynamics and I've always enjoyed the episodes with them in it. How about you guys?

At this point, Troy has known Britta for three years. He knows what her sensibilities are and shouldn't be surprised she would wish to end all wars. And, while it may make total sense to Troy and Abed that the coins aren't the wishes, a little heads up to her explaining that being the case would have been helpful.

Britta is thrown in this fountain wishing ritual with no prior information or training and expected to perform perfectly in the moment. If I were her, I would not be fyne with this whole arrangement.

On that note, what gives Troy and Abed the authority to decide the wishing protocol of the fountain to begin with? It's a fountain accessible by the entirety of the college and they are obviously not the only people that use it as Dean Pelton makes reference to it when Jeff picks him as dance partner. Therefore, its use shouldn't be subject to the whims of two hosts of a seldom watched morning talk show.

Britta should have been given much more grace. It's a frequent talking point that Britta lost a lot of the good qualities of her character in the later seasons and I think it started here. She loses her agency when she fails at wishing properly based on undocumented rules that were kept from her, whether intentionally or not. It's also heavily implied that her suggestions on rule-changes to make it more accepting to everyone get vetoed by Abed in the end.

Britta is set up to fail here by the man she's dating and has feelings for and we're supposed to be surprised that in the next few years she's car-jacking a child for his big wheel, stealing quarters from a car's cup holder, or pooping her pants in a room full of her friends? This is the start of her downward spiral and the responsibility for that falls squarely on the shoulders of Troy and Abed.

I know it gets a lot of hate. Duh!

The episode is between the Mafia Episode and the first Paint Ball Episode, which is a really tough competition. So some might think it's not that good.

But:

It has the Shmitty plot, where the two cool people Britta and Jeff get schooled.

It has Pierce pulling down Shirleys pants. He gets kicked out of the group and is forced to apologise.

And it has Boobatron 4000 and Abeds college experience bucket list.

I love the joke when Britta says to Jeff: "You have to bang this kids mom." They are so happy about that idea. 😂

I like Pierces song with his guitar. And the food fight song is great, too.

i remember it was S3E5

the story that troy told i really love this episode i kept giggling during watching the episode

Mines is "6 SEASONS AND A MOVIE"

I just finished yet another marathon of the series and feel like I need something. I don’t know if it should be clothing or what. My desk at work is completely empty and didn’t know if there was something nice for that. I was kinda thinking a #AnniesMove shirt, or an std fair shirt, but I like the idea of something for my desk too!

Season 5 episode 3 (asscrack bandit) - 4 (pierce death bottle episode) - 5 (floor is lava) might be my pick and I’m pleasantly surprised.

Edison=smart/resourceful creator
Winger=fake til you make it or winging it?
Troy=warrior/Stronghold?
Britta=filter or conscious of the group or just randomness?
Shirley=surely? I got nothing on this and her middle name Anne and last name don’t help
Pierce= poke/stab
Nadir= means low point in the individual orgroup or that’s how they perceive him
Chang=change pun? Dynamic character

Sidenote, Jeff is the only one alone at the table because he doesn’t sit near anyone which could suggest leader or lonely, and the episode where they do the dice roll. It’s his absence that makes the perfect timeline I think.

Basically what the title says

Interested to see other people's ratings

In S03E19, Curriculum Unavailable, we see Abed freaking out over the clocks being changed for daylight saving, as the guy is winding the clock back (don't forget to wind your clocks back tonight!).

Troy tells Abed they'll be good until Spring, and Annie tells Abed to instead focus on they'll be getting that hour back later in the year.

Now I'm fine with Spring being later in the academic year, so that's not Annie's mistake. But the clock is being changed back, so they're already gaining an hour, not losing one.

Maybe that's the tip of the iceberg that led to Abed really losing it.

i drew it during watching pillow fights episode uhh they really looked like cat n puppy so i drew em dayum im really shameful about my art