The Syndicate

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Dom wrote:I loved every second of this season after that first episode.

Same here. A perfect ending episode too.

A lot of people are complaining about how everyone ended up being so successful, and it doesn't bother me at all. Honestly, the show was unique in its positivity and optimism. It only fits that it ends on such a note.

I loved every second of this season after that first episode.

Canucklehead wrote:I don't think there is anything in the world more satisfying than the fact that MRAs were chosen as the butt of one of the final political satire plots in Parks and Rec history. It was a high point of my year to see those turds so evisceratingly dismissed by Knope/Poehler

"You're ridiculous. Men's Rights is nothing" Total deadpan. Fuck yeah, Leslie.

I KNOW I LOVED THIS SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO MUCH OH MY GOD I WAS LITERALLY SCREAMING AT THE TV LIKE MERYL WAS AT PATRICIA ARQUETE AT THE OSCARS.


(also the ending was perfect)

Can we talk about Leslie calling 867-5309 over 100 times? And the voicemail Ben left Kathryn Haan's character...?


Because that gives me life.

I have loved every single episode since the first. When Leslie sang "We Didn't Start The Fire", I was in stitches.


I don't now what I'm going to do without this show.

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Dom wrote:

MovingPictures07 wrote:Lots of good points, Dom.

I found myself extremely disappointed. It wasn't an absolutely terrible episode by all means, but I found myself disappointed in the way they've handled this new storyline for similar reasons.

I thought the Ron/Leslie dynamic was the most disappointing; it seemed completely forced and contrary to the last 6 seasons of their friendship and relationship of mutual respect despite differing fundamentally on politics.

I also feel the 2 year skip was unnecessary and I'm left wondering what show I was watching for most of the episode.

I agree entirely with your sentiment that it's not really Parks and Rec without the Parks and Recreation.

The two year skip was entirely so they would not have to show Amy pregnant.

Ah, that's a good point. I'm sure it was!

She was actually pregnant during a couple of the seasons and they hid it well, I'm sure they didn't want to do the reverse. lol

TBH, I'm looking forward to the rest of the season, but I'm nervous. I'm also annoyed with how futurisitic everything is apparently gonna be in 2017

MovingPictures07 wrote:Lots of good points, Dom.

I found myself extremely disappointed. It wasn't an absolutely terrible episode by all means, but I found myself disappointed in the way they've handled this new storyline for similar reasons.

I thought the Ron/Leslie dynamic was the most disappointing; it seemed completely forced and contrary to the last 6 seasons of their friendship and relationship of mutual respect despite differing fundamentally on politics.

I also feel the 2 year skip was unnecessary and I'm left wondering what show I was watching for most of the episode.

I agree entirely with your sentiment that it's not really Parks and Rec without the Parks and Recreation.

The two year skip was entirely so they would not have to show Amy pregnant.

I thought it as funny, but it did not feel like the same show. I was annoyed we did not learn the triplets' names, that we didn't see the park that Leslie built for Ann, and annoyed that April is having a mid-life crisis at 29 for no reason. . . it was very out of character, contrived, and felt like a cop-out plot to give her-- especially since they're obviously setting up for a pregnancy for her and we've already seen the conception (on the table in the house they bought). I thought their hiding that was only kidding by a razor thin piece of wax paper.

However, I found it quite funny. Andy felt really true to himself, as did Jerry/Larry/Terry/Barry. Tom upstaging Ben felt extremely forced-- especially since he does not work for the government anymore. However, I laughed a lot when Ben did read the planned speech.

I find the Leslie/Ron dynamic funny, but without knowing what Morningstar is-- I can't help but say it seems like they ran out of ideas for conflict.


It's hard to watch Parks and Rec without the Parks and Recreation-- ya know?