Parks and Recreation - “The Bubble/Lil’ Sebastian”
“When I take a look at my life right now, it feels almost perfect.” - Leslie
Parks and Recreation was the best sitcom on television last year. Out of the 24 episodes in Season 2, about three were clunkers, and those still had hilarious moments. The show also evolved from the short first season - the pit was no longer the catalyst, because now the characters were interesting enough to just focus on them at their jobs. But this was a plot change, mostly, and didn’t change the characters.
Parks and Rec has sometimes played with sentimentality, like when Brendanaquits and Leslie talked at the park bench, but that was a capper to the season and his character. Mostly, the show has stuck with being side-splittingly hilarious through its characters. Sure, some laughs could be appreciated by newbies, but hearing Leslie show Ben the Ruth Bader Ginsburg kiss? Only a regular viewer could’ve gotten the full laugh.
The 16 episodes in this season have all been excellent - I wouldn’t say one was bad, which is rare for any show, ever. It’s been the best show on television. But instead of resting on its laurels, like most shows would, Parks and Rec is changing, just like its excellently-drawn characters.
The things introduced at the end of tonight’s episodes weren’t merely plot changes or surface-level character moments. They will change the series, probably pushing it from one of the funniest shows to one of the great shows.
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