Posted by Sage Thought I'd run out of things to say about Parks and Recreation? You thought wrong. This show is a gift, and I find something new every time I watch it. I've been ruminating on a best-of Parks list since we found out that season … [Read more...]
“Any perfect day should involve crying uncontrollably.” – It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation Season 7, Episode 12 and 13 “One Last Ride" - Producer's Cut Posted by Sage When Kim and I launched Head Over Feels back in 2012, we had a title we loved, a pocketful of pop culture opinions, and enough mimosa ingredients … [Read more...]
“5. Be nice to someone.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 10: The Johnny Karate Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show Posted by Sage Neither Leslie and Ben's triplets or Ann and Chris's Oliver have received much show focus since their births. No great loss: Parks already has its … [Read more...]
Everything We Need to Know in Life We Learned From Parks and Recreation
Posted by Kim and Sage Tomorrow night, Parks and Recreation goes out on top. Though it's profoundly upsetting that NBC felt that it had to burn off the only comedy it has left (and the best one on network television), at least the show is … [Read more...]
“She’s an exceptional human being who married a well-intentioned goofball.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 8: Ms. Ludgate-Dwyer Goes to Washington Posted by Sage Much has been made of the generation dubbed the “millennials” and their perceived lack of drive and direction. But, like all generalizations, this one is flawed. That’s … [Read more...]
“I’m Ben Wyatt and I very much approve this message!” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 7: Donna and Joe Posted by Sage Weddings are always special on Parks. The couples are great and all, but the real secret weapon behind these event episodes is that these characters are just really freakin' good at celebrating … [Read more...]
“Wouldn’t it be tight if everyone was chill to each other?” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 5: GryzzlBox Posted by Sage On Leslie's strategy board, she's endeavored to list every possible method of bringing down Gryzzl, up to and including an "act of god." She's overlooking the obvious. Gryzzl's manufactured mask of … [Read more...]
“Weird and sad and unnecessary.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 3: William Henry Harrison Posted by Sage Leslie Knope has never been one to give up easily. With National Parks and Gryzzl going head-to-head as Newport's final contenders for the land they've put up for bid, Leslie is the … [Read more...]
“Attention: this is war.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 1: 2017 Posted by Sage Everyone, just stop. Stop what you're doing. No more progress, please. I cannot look forward to a future where Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson aren't friends. Yes, it's 2017 in the Parks universe, and a lot … [Read more...]
“The sun is rising over a sea of love and waffles and possibility.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and RecreationSeason 6, Episode 21: Moving Up, Part 1 Season 6, Episode 22: Moving Up, Part 2 Posted by Sage "We just have a general idea of what is going on in the world, and we have some general ideas for what happens to those people … [Read more...]
“What’s goin’ down in Baby Town.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and RecreationSeason 6, Episode 20: 1 in 8,000 Posted by Sage Triplets! Everybody stay calm. Not one baby. Not two. It's lucky number three for Ben and Leslie, which is just the kind of TGIF line-up choice I can really get behind. … [Read more...]
“You’re old as shit.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episode 18: Prom Season 6, Episode 19: Flu Season 2 Posted by Sage There are good surprises and there are bad surprises. Bad surprises are like, say, when the boyfriend of the protégé you've chosen to assume … [Read more...]
“The fiery cauldron of female friendship.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episode 17: Galentine's Day Posted by Sage My phone will now autocorrect "Valentine's" to "Galentine's." My phone knows what's up. Leslie Knope's official celebration of ladies and their lady business (actual … [Read more...]
“Sit forward and take it hard.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episode 16: New Slogan Posted by Sage A thoughtful and aggressive rebranding can mean the difference between fading out or thriving. Just ask Christian singer Katy Perry Hudson or that giant baby-man who runs … [Read more...]
“I’m gettin’ the epiphany sweats.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episode 14: Anniversaries Season 6, Episode 15: The Wall Posted by Sage It's Beslie's first anniversary and frankly, I'm shocked Leslie didn't work Ben's butt into the Pawnee Journal announcement's headline. Hanged … [Read more...]
“My eyes are basically useless right now.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episode 13: Ann and Chris - Posted by Sage "That parks lady is coming over and we're gonna go take a look at the pit." So began a Bechdel-crushing lady friendship for the ages. Leslie Knope and Ann Perkins … [Read more...]
“You can’t escape City Hall, fool. Let’s dance.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episode 11: New Beginnings Season 6, Episode 12: Farmer's Market - Posted by Sage Well, sorry for freaking everybody out, I guess. I've been commenting all season about how these episodes feel like the lead up to … [Read more...]
“Dream Bigger” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episode 10: Second Chance, Producer's Cut - Posted by Sage “Don’t be the kid that graduates high school, hangs out in the school parking lot. Be the woman who moves away, climbs the ladder, and then confidently … [Read more...]
“#BossBitch” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episode 4: Doppelgängers Season 6, Episode 5: Gin It Up - Posted by Sage To keep you up to date on all the cosplay chaos of New York Comic Con, last week's Parks recap was preempted. But my fellow Pawneans, lest … [Read more...]
“Well, well, well.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episodes 3: The Pawnee-Eagleton Tip-Off Classic - Posted by Sage I grew up in Western Pennsylvania. My school district was a mix of middle-class suburbs and rural neighborhoods, with an economically-depressed … [Read more...]
“You have to be the grown-up.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episodes 1 and 2: London - Posted by Sage In order to get through this recap, I must focus on how thrilled I am that Parks is back from hiatus and not how much this season premiere felt like the beginning of a farewell … [Read more...]
“This case just remained interesting.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 22: Are You Better Off? - Posted by Sage TWIST!! Baby talk, new relationships, fertility doctors, unstable girlfriends - little did we know that Mike Schur & co. had been setting us up for MONTHS for a … [Read more...]
“You’re the worst.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 21: Swing Vote - Posted by Sage Ron and Leslie, you guys. If Leslie/Ann is the lady friendship against to measure all other TV lady friendships, Ron/Leslie set a similarly high bar for friendships between … [Read more...]
“Hello, Ann Perkins, my fallopian princess!” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 19: Article Two Season 5, Episode 20: Jerry's Retirement - Posted by Sage The conclusion of Season 5 and the likely announcement of Season 6 are in sight, and we got a Parks doubleheader this week! With no … [Read more...]
“I think that guy wants to hunt me.” – Parks and Rec Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 18: Animal Control - Posted by Sage Hey there, cats and kittens - I know that I am unforgivably late with this Parks review, since my backlog now includes the double eps that aired just last night. Luckily, … [Read more...]
“I regret nothing, the end.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 17: Partridge - Posted by Sage We're back, finally! The world has been sans new Parks episodes for a few weeks, and it feels like AGES since we've had a Ben and Leslie-centric storyline. Wasn't it … [Read more...]
“Fracking for friendship.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 16: Bailout - Posted by Sage I've often wished that science would clone the swaggie perfection that is Jean Ralphio Saperstein. But until we get over our stupid ethics (playing god, schmaying god), … [Read more...]
“They’re giving me the light.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 15: Correspondents' Lunch - Posted by Sage Strap on your adult diapers, you guys. In the episode that immediately followed the tear-a-minute Ben and Leslie wedding, Pawnee's journalists and politicians are … [Read more...]
“I love you and I like you.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 14: Leslie and Ben - Posted by Sage "So how does it happen, great love? Nobody knows... but what I can tell you is that it happens in the blink of an eye. One moment you're enjoying your life, and the next … [Read more...]
“Mission: Im-Pawnee-ble: Knope Protocol” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 13: Emergency Response, Producer's Cut - Posted by Sage This is Willa Tremaine reporting to you from Head Over Feels, where we've just watched the extended producer's cut of another classic episode of Parks … [Read more...]
“Operation: Baby Douche” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 12: Ann's Decision - Posted by Sage Even the truest love doesn't always last forever. But we will hold on the misty, watercolored memories of perhaps the most delicious, yet least practical ship … [Read more...]
“Do you think Joan of Arc needed a hand?” “Doing what?” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 11: Women in Garbage - Posted by Sage If there's one thing Leslie Knope can't resist, it's waffles. If there are two things, they're waffles and making out with Ben, on his face. And if there are THREE things … [Read more...]
“I know you said no strippers because they make you sad.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 10: Two Parties - Posted by Sage The wedding of the century is almost here, and the girls and guys of Pawnee are sending their friends Leslie and Ben into marriage with style. Well, they're trying to, … [Read more...]