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The stakes may not be all that high in this bachelor/bachelorette party episode, but who needs stakes when we get to see four guys dancing and singing together in the car to Salt-N-Pepa’s “Shoop?”
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This episode is a little bit trickier to write about than others. That isn’t to say that it’s any worse – it’s actually probably one of the best of the season – but rather it indicates how much of the success of this episode is based on it’s light mood.
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While the FBI may lose a great man with the retirement of Bert Macklin, Parks and Rec viewers receive a charming yet surprising episode.
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Veep Joe Biden finally makes his welcomed cameo, but in an episode stocked with career shake-ups, office rivalries, and Orin’s people farm, his visit is probably the least surprising event this week.
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Trust Parks and Recreation to take the most traditional, maybe even overused, sitcom plot points like estranged parents and engagement parties and still find new and completely ridiculous material to mine.
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Just when it feels as though Parks and Recreation might be hitting a bit of a slump, it comes back with one of the most romantic – yet simultaneously laugh-out-loud funny -episodes this season. Not every plot point unfolds seamlessly over the episode, but the sheer volume of gags and emotional development more than make up for those bumps.
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