Community “Pillows and Blankets”

Finally, the dramatic conclusion of the Pillow and Blanket War, I’ve been waiting for this.  “Pillows and Blankets” is probably one of my favorite episodes.  Really.  I feel like I say that every week, but this one was severely awesome like, I almost peed from laughing so hard. 

“Pillows and Blankets” is told through a different structure than normal Community episodes by recreating a wartime documentary.  They have an epic voice-over describing the action and pictures from battle scenes.  Probably one of my favorite aspects of the show was the use of text messages in place of soldiers’ letters home.

The highpoint in the episode for me was seeing Pierce’s “secret weapon,” which is Chevy Chase in a large pillow suit.  The scene where he attacks the “Changlorious Basterds” is priceless.  The character work is strong, as always; Annie starts up a nursing station where she cleans feathers off people with broken glasses while their strapped to IV’s of Gatorade, Jeff instigates the war to avoid going to classes, Shirley becomes a bad ass warrior for Troy (as she’s known to do), and Britta becomes an inept battlefield photographer whose only good picture was taken by accident.  

In the end, Jeff learns that he’ll do anything for his friends, even if that means going across campus to retrieve imaginary friendship hats.  I’ll probably be coming back to this episode a lot.  It was immensely enjoyable.  If you aren’t watching Community, do it.  You will thank me.

Also, feel free to comment about anything.  Person of Interest’s season is just about over, so if you have a recommendation for a new TV show, let me know!