Season four isn’t looking too good as another weak
episode wafts out from the creative team behind “Community.” Maybe it is the lack of original show runner
Dan Harmon, but “Community” is missing its heart. “Paranormal Parentage” primarily failed for
me because it is a storyline I’ve already seen multiple times in the last four
seasons. Pierce seeks attention by
pretending to be in trouble so his friends (who must be slightly brain dead to
keep falling for this) will come to his rescue, then at the end of the episode
he reveals himself as the mastermind and the gang comes together in a
heartwarming scene.
I think the show would be greatly improved if they did a
little character work. The jealous,
diabolical Pierce is getting old. I
remember when he was the goofy, sometimes racist old man who could be
wise. He was a fun character and fit in
with the group. Now that he’s a jealous
darker character I don’t think he fits.
Why would the gang still keep him around as a friend after all that he’s
done, running them around, making them feel bad for him? I could even understand it if he was somewhat
charming or fun to be around when he isn’t causing trouble, but he’s not. He sits around like a guy with head trauma
and says random just mainly based around his lack of intelligence. I want old Pierce back. The Pierce that was goofy enough to believe
he could hypnotize people. And who helped
Annie out when she couldn’t make ends meet.
Seeing how they are treating his character makes me understand why Chevy
Chase ended up leaving the show.
I just hope the fourth season finds its grip. The first two seasons were amazing and had
great character work, but under new show runners “Community” is falling
apart. After this season, I’m holding
out hope that the return of Dan Harmon will bring in a rebirth of this show
that I loved so much.
This episode: 2/5
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