There was a warmth there that felt believable, and I was so happy that this little bit of character development that was a funny subplot in “Anniversaries” was fleshed out here. I actually got a little emotional when he asked Jerry about his girls because it was such a nice little display of how friendships are built in the real world. So it didn’t surprise me one bit that out of all the characters on the show, it would be Ben who finally stood up for Jerry-both literally and figuratively in that perfect Dead Poets Society reference.Īs if we needed more reasons to love Ben Wyatt, this episode proved that-on a show filled with people who are truly nice at heart-Ben may be the nicest. Ben appreciates people who have big hearts and approach life with the best intentions he did marry Leslie, after all. Of course it would be Ben who was able to look past everyone else’s opinion of Jerry and form his own-that’s who Ben is. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’ve felt the Jerry-bashing was getting out of hand this season, but I was so happy to see that it actually led to this storyline. (My favorite? Tent Offensive) But the real reason those three characters were put in a storyline together was to bring about a huge character epiphany for Ben: He genuinely likes Jerry and thinks he’s a good friend. Yes, the fedora bits with Tom were funny, and the tent company names were even funnier. And the plot didn’t even matter very much. The unity concert was still a springboard for the action in one part of this episode, but it was Ben, Tom, and Jerry/Larry (Seriously, what should I call him?) who took the reins in that storyline instead of Leslie. These episodes were about character-driven stories rather than plot-driven ones, and that’s always been when Parks and Rec is at its best. Instead, “Galentine’s Day” was one of Parks and Rec’s funniest episodes of the season.īesides being primarily about friendship, there was another uniting factor between “Ann and Chris” and “Galentine’s Day”: Neither episode was burdened with Leslie’s career struggles. And it had the added bonus of not making me weep into my sweatshirt sleeve like “Ann and Chris” did. If “Ann and Chris” was this season’s love letter to friendship, then “Galentine’s Day,” was the perfect little P.S. My Thoughts No television show honors friendship with the same honesty, warmth, and sense of importance as Parks and Recreation. Meanwhile, Ron helps Andy after the latter knocks out his own tooth, and Ben discovers that he genuinely likes Jerry/Larry.Īpril: You sound like a tampon commercial. Two-Sentence Summary Leslie’s hosts an impromptu Galentine’s Day brunch to try to find a replacement for Ann, only to find herself learning from new-mom Ann that she has room in her heart for many female friends-even if none of them can ever fill Ann’s shoes.
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