Community/Recap/S3/E21 The First Chang Dynasty: Difference between revisions

* [[The Alcoholic]]: One of the board members excuses his inability to see the very obvious fact that Chang was nuts with his drinking problem.

* [[Answer Cut]]:

'''Murray:''' Oh, sorry; that was clearer in my head. }}

* [[Anti-Advice]]: It's pretty clear Jeff considers anything Pierce might have to say on any subject this (not, it has to be said, without reason), as demonstrated when the two give farewell advice to Troy:

'''Jeff:''' Never listen to Pierce. }}

* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: If Troy joins the AC Repair School, he will be forced to move out of the apartment, cut off from his friends, be unable to have a relationship and, for some unknown reason, will not be permitted to use the word 'sensational'.

** "[[Community/Recap/S3 E18 Course Listing Unavailable|Elaborate]] [[Community/Recap/S3 E16 Virtual Systems Analysis|heist?]] [[Community/Recap/S3 E12 Contemporary Impressionists|Elaborate]] [[Community/Recap/S2 E15 Early 21st Century Romanticism|heist?]]"

*** And later:

** Yet again, the study group's season two-developed skills in making dioramas comes in handy as they build a replica of Greendale. Although Shirley objects to some of the levels of detailing:

* [[The Caper]]

* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Officer Cackowski is skeptical when the study group tells him of the "doppeldeaner" and promises to arrest them if they trespass at Greendale.

* [[Character Development]]: Another glimpse of how far Jeff has come; when presented with an option that would easily enable them to enter Greendale to stop Chang but would mean forcing Troy to join the Air Conditioning Repair Annex, Jeff immediately rejects the easy option (something that would have been unthinkable a few years ago) and agrees with everyone to plan an elaborate heist and possibly risk jail if they get caught rather than risk losing Troy.

* [[Comically Missing the Point]]

** Also, earlier, when Officer Cackowski scoffs at their claim that the Dean has been replaced by a 'Deanelganger'.

'''Troy:''' Yeah, the word we used was 'doppledeaner'. }}

* [[Complaining About Rescues They Don't Like]]: Dean Pelton had his hopes up that Jeff would be the one to personally rescue him, and is less than thrilled when it is Britta.

* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: [[Dirty Old Man|Pierce]] immediately suggests Britta and Annie do this to divert the guards when Shirley points out that [[We Need a Distraction]], much to their disgust. Although considering the guards [[Jerkass Has a Point|they're trying to distract are twelve-year-old boys...]]

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]:

'''The Dean''': ''I'll'' sit on it. When I became dean, I made a pledge to swallow this school's failures and spit out degrees, because that's. What. Deans. Do. }}

*** Also reminiscent of a video of Tupac Shakur in which he states that he drinks 40s and smokes blunts "because that's. What. Niggas. Do."

** Chang's method of ruling the school is also very Stalinist dictatorship-inspired.

* [[Double Caper]]

* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]: Annie's disguised as one of Chang's child army.

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Troy completes his bargain {{spoiler|with the AC Repair School}} despite the personal cost because "A man's only as good as his word. [[Metaphorgotten|Or his nod through a camera to a guy with a button.]]"

* [[Hypocritical Humour]]:

'''Pierce:''' A. That is racist! B. Swamis can't drive; they're Indians. }}

** Jeff gets in on the act as well:

* [[I Can Explain|I Can Ex-Chang]]: Of course, when he's finally caught Chang ''can't'' explain. {{spoiler|So he just legs it out the door instead.}}

* [[Insistent Terminology]]:

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Jeff is disguised as Ricky Nightshade, a rock 'n' roll magician with obvious overtones of [[Criss Angel Mindfreak|Criss Angel]].

* [[Non-Fatal Explosions]]: Annie tries to discuss, but apparently, Chang has no idea how fire works.

'''Chang''': Fire can't go through doors; it's not a ghost. }}

* [[Perky Goth]]: Britta's magician assistant persona.

* [[Sarcastic Clapping]]: Chang, when he captures the group, which he lampshades.

* [[Ship Tease]]: Troy/Britta gets teased a few times.

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** The heist is planned, acted out, and shot like Soderbergh's ''[[Ocean's Eleven|Oceans Eleven]]'' and Pierce even mentions it by name.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: As a result of the [[Heroic Sacrifice]], {{spoiler|Troy completes his deal with the AC repair group and has to leave the group to go the AC repair school.}}

* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]

* [[Wimp Fight]]: The Dean versus Faux-by.

* [[Wire Dilemma]]: Parodied with a single wire.

'''Abed:''' I hope to God I'm right. }}

* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: {{spoiler|The study group intentionally make things look like the plan has derailed in order to obscure the ''real'' plan. Unfortunately, they didn't count on a ''further'' derailment.}}