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...]
“I’ve never been a fan of change.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 7, Episode 11 "Two Funerals" Posted by Kim Penultimate episodes of a series usually serve to set up one final conflict to be overcome or it takes its main character out of their normal circumstances in order to bring … [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...]
“I’ll be damned if they’re going to take my waffles.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Posted by Kim Parks and Recreation Season 7, Episode 6 "Save JJ's" What I am loving about this final season (SOB) of Parks and Recreation is that they are doing a farewell tour of some of their most loved stories without making it feel like … [Read more...]
“Are You Horny With Gratitude?” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Posted by Kim Parks and Recreation Season 7, Episode 2 "Ron and Jammy" Earlier this week I realized that 2015 marks my tenth year at my current job. A DECADE. A wave of depression hit me like a ton of bricks. Don't get me wrong. I'm … [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...]
“Leslie Knope, emotional guardian.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 9: Ron and Diane - Posted by Sage Merry Congratu-Christmas, Parks fans! Our favorite show gifted us with a hell of a holiday episode, featuring some lessons about friendship and the return of one of the most … [Read more...]
“Leslie Knope, emotional guardian.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 9: Ron and Diane - Posted by Sage Merry Congratu-Christmas, Parks fans! Our favorite show gifted us with a hell of a holiday episode, featuring some lessons about friendship and the return of one of the most … [Read more...]
“This is for Pawnee, you butt-faced, pompous jerk.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 8: Pawnee Commons - Posted by Sage Welp. First things first. Because this episode will always be known as "The One Where Ben Made That Face." Now that that's out of the way, let the recapping commence! Other … [Read more...]
“This is for Pawnee, you butt-faced, pompous jerk.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 8: Pawnee Commons - Posted by Sage Welp. First things first. Because this episode will always be known as "The One Where Ben Made That Face." Now that that's out of the way, let the recapping commence! Other … [Read more...]
“I want to take a picture of you saying ‘per capita.'” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 7: Leslie vs. April - Posted by Sage "It was a real honor that, in my sitcom debut, I got to meet someone like Leslie Knope, who believes so deeply in public service. She’s an example for men and women across … [Read more...]
“Sometimes, you gotta work a little, so you can ball a lot.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 6: Ben's Parents - Posted by Sage Everything is Jean Ralphio and nothing hurts. As I predicted in my "Halloween Surprise" recap, Tom's decision to let Jean Ralphio in on Rent-A-Swag (high-end clothing … [Read more...]
“Let’s just say, ‘screw it.'” – Parks and Recreation Rewind Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 4, Episode 8: Smallest Park -Posted by Sage Change sucks. Or at least, that's usually our knee-jerk response. Change drags us, kicking and screaming, from the comfortable status quo of our relationships, family lives, … [Read more...]
“I hope no one minds if I live-tweet this bitch.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 5, Episode 5: Halloween Surprise, Director's Cut - Posted by Sage Every day of our lives, we all make sacrifices to get us to where we know we need to be. Most of them are so tiny, we hardly notice them. We forgo an … [Read more...]