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Community 1x25 REACTION

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the gap isn't. annies age is. 40 dating 28 is not at all the same as 30 dating 18. 18 is still a child and the manipulative power dynamics there are gross.

bnut

YouTube TV has it.

Kelly Parks

Next episode?

Hoyatas

Well, it can put some things throughout the show into context. And they like to go into some interesting analysis, and it's another detail.

Bhoenix

Not that important of a detail for them to know. At least not this early on.

tom

Any suggestions on where we can watch it?

BetheSOUL

Did you two notice what Duncan said during his and Britta's session where he mentions the "certain birthday party attended by a rather enterprising transient in a dinosaur costume"? (if anyone wants to explain it to me, I know what it's about, I'm just asking if they noticed it).

Bhoenix

I've heard that it's still available on Amazon Prime.

Alucard

I mean I disagree, 'being mature for their age' is bad because it's almost always used to take advantage of the person. 'They can handle more so we heap extra work on them,' 'they're mature so that makes it okay to date them' etc. It is still wrong and gross. Even if that wasn't the case Annie is not mature for her age, she's smart, takes on a lot of responsibility, and hangs around people who are extremely immature which makes people think she's more mature than her age would entail, she's also emotionally and socially stunted, a recovering addict, and lacks any experience that does matter in growing up. Not to mention that if the partner who is 14 years older than their younger partner is learning more lessons from from their younger partner, than they are not mature enough to be in that relationships

bloodyshadow1

I see both sides, but I have to agree with Imon on this topic.

Salsazilla

The brain doesn't stop developing until around 25. Annie's 18, not even old enough to drink. Jeff is 35. Think about that.

BetheSOUL

I feel the opposite lol, I get frustrated when the show constantly makes jokes at how creepy the age difference is and uses it to push them apart because it doesn't seem like a big deal for me. I get that when analyzing characters and situations on tv you want to assume a realistic standard, and I think in real life "But she's really mature for her age" is a red flag because it's often not true, but... In this case, Annie kind of is. Lol. Like both she and Jeff teach each other things pretty equally, he usually ends up learning more lessons from her than vice-versa. It's very clear Jeff wasn't being predatory and feels reluctant about the whole thing too

tom

Oh yes! It's definitely one of the classics. S2 probably has the most iconic Community episodes, even if S3 is my personal favorite

tom

Team Annie forever lol, even tho britta is cool too^^

Camille Watrigant

Season 2 episode 6 is one of my favorites. IMO those style episodes are when the show is at it's best.

Foaming Clean

As Abi said, sometimes age gaps aren't as important as the black/white way some people view it. My Aunt and Uncle are 14 years apart and have been together for 35 years. With Jeff and Annie, they are both teaching each other in different ways... she's smarter and more responsible than him, but he's got the experience and earned cynicism. This isn't a creepy older guy taking advantage of a weak minded young girl... this is 2 friends that happen to be in different part of their lives, who seem to have accidentally grown some feelings for each other. All that being said..... yeaaaaaa still feels a little weird lmao but I buy it... it feels natural imo.

Bisibia

I'm not sure why but I always enjoyed Annie's and Jeff's relationship - it might help that whilst Alison Brie is actually the same age as Gillian Jacobs in real life. I think I also liked it because it somehow felt weirdly natural and realistic and when Jeff (most importantly imo) stopped trying to sleep with Britta, she no longer was the cliche morally right love interest and grew into one of my favourite characters

PaddyCG

It's weird but it makes sense in a way since Jeff is supposed to be an unlikable asshole that gets away with it by being charming as well as an over exaggerated version of Dan Harmon. Dan also seems to date younger women than him so that's probably where this whole thing came from. This was also around the time some studio execs gave them feedback that Jeff was an asshole and according to some commentary I've seen they just decided to lean in heavily to that and all the feedback about what they hated just to spite the suits lol

King Uma is life

I agree, their relationship is problematic, especially at the beginning, which is why they are exploring it. Like the casual racism of various characters, ageism, misogyny, etc.

Gerry Paje

Thank you

Imon_Snow

It is definitely problematic but not the show's fault. They know it is problematic and it is brought up constantly

autumn

To be fair, the show gets into the weirdness of it almost immediately (no spoilers). It's actually a dynamic that I find interesting - two people who obviously have feelings for each other but for various reasons know it is not appropriate to lean into

autumn

Absolutely. Easily one of the all time great episodes - but also is a key point in Pierce's arc for the season so kind of needed plotwise also.

autumn

this, big time. plus the show kept putting such an emphasis on how young annie is, it just felt really icky.

Avery Winther

honestly, annie and Jeff was one of the few things I actually hated about the show. yeah there's not a huge age difference in the actors, but with the characters Jeff is almost twice annie's age and I can't get around that even if I thought they would be good together

bloodyshadow1

Hey just so you guys know for the future, episode 2x14 "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" was removed from Netflix and Hulu even though it is highly considered to be one of the best episodes of the show by fans and critics. It would be a shame for you guys to miss out on the reaction to it, so you may want to find another way of watching in advance. Just a heads up.

slipHAZARD

Dammit revisiting this episode for me put Annie right back to #1

tom

I know Annie the character is 19, but the actress who plays her is the same age as the actress who plays Britta.

Kelly Parks

Abed's "Last Call" was a reference to the finale of the TV show Cheers.

Kelly Parks


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