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Parks and Rec 2-8: Libraries Are Evil

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Alden

Plot: Leslie finds out the Library Department wants her newly filled lot, the woman behind this nefarious plot wants Ron, and Ron wants a naked brunette and a waffle. Deep Thoughts: There is some loss in knowing that Nick Offerman … Continue reading →

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Parks and Rec 2-7: Teens, TP, and Tom

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Alden

Plot: It’s Halloween! Ann throws a terrible party, which Leslie misses entirely because of her obsession with a local teen and his vandalism. This is one sharp teenager, too. You can tell he’s going to grow up to be Julian Assange … Continue reading →

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Parks and Rec 2-6: On pitfalls and legal procedures

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Alden

Plot: There’s a completely unnecessary outside plot involving a one-time visiting character who “pranks” cities into building playgrounds. Like the 30 Rock/Kimmy Schmidt team, this team likes random whimsy, and I get that. But given that they’re also into throwing way … Continue reading →

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Parks & Rec 2-5: Tu te entierras en tu trabajo porque tu eres infeliz en tu vida personal

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Alden

This episode, y’all. It’s a throwaway episode in many ways, but I literally had to pause and do some deep breaths at the Hillary Clinton quote. Plot: The parks team from Pawnee’s sister city in Venezuela visits, giving

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That ten-concerts meme

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Alden

First off, for those of you expressing how sick and tired you are of that nine-concerts-and-a-lie meme all your friends are posting?           For those of you posting slightly more legitimate posts questioning why so many people are … Continue reading →

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On Jeff Varner, prejudice, and absolutely instant regret

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Alden

There are incidents in all of our lives that come back to us over and over. I believe it’s because we haven’t finished fully wringing out their meaning, and I’ve been revisiting one of mine a lot in the last … Continue reading →

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Parks & Rec 2-4: Dirty secrets

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Alden

Plot: A local politician’s sex scandal prompts the crew to try to gather dirt on each other. Leslie is extremely anxious about her impending first date with Officer Sanderson. She humiliates herself, but Officer Sanderson declares the next day their … Continue reading →

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Mea Culpa… and nothing else

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Alden

I wrote an *excellent* blog post in the shower this morning. It was funny and witty and original. I hit upon the delightful idea of comparing the back-and-forth on the internet this week between women of color and white women … Continue reading →

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Parks & Rec 2-3: Mehhhh

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Alden

Plot: Leslie judges a beauty pageant. Tom is unlikable. Ann and Mark *zzzz* sorry what? Leslie and Officer Sanderson dance around each other. Deep Thoughts: I know the writers still hadn’t found their footing yet, and had been told to totally … Continue reading →

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Parks & Rec 2-2: Manifesto on police violence, or tone-deaf artifact?

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Alden

Episode: 2-2 The Stakeout Plot: Leslie and Tom discover marijuana growing in their new public garden. Ann goes out with Mark. Ron has a hernia. Tom gets arrested when he and Leslie try to run a stakeout. Deep Thoughts: One of the ways … Continue reading →

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