Throughout the series it's established that Abed processes everything through pop culture references as a coping technique. This is cleverly used here to create an inventive and detailed fantasy that is consistent with the rest of the series.
This was a joyously funny episode, but with a genuine undercurrent of sadness throughout. A lot of thought has gone into it (John Oliver's professor literally ripping into the fantasy whenever he spoke was a brilliant touch) and it all works and builds up to an incredibly powerful, earned climax.
I think this is absolute perfection.
This was a joyously funny episode, but with a genuine undercurrent of sadness throughout. A lot of thought has gone into it (John Oliver's professor literally ripping into the fantasy whenever he spoke was a brilliant touch) and it all works and builds up to an incredibly powerful, earned climax.
I think this is absolute perfection.