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Last Night on Community: Team Annie

There was something oddly sincere about the cliche-packed season finale of Community , and maybe that was the ultimate joke. Whereas the recent spoof episodes were overflowing with meta references and acknowledgments to what was happening , “Pascal’s Triangle Revisited” played things mostly straight. Or as straight as a show can be while literally explaining the origins of “jump the shark.” The end of the year Transfer Dance — rechristened “Tranny Dance” by the furry-loving dean — wound up being the Waterloo for Jeff, Brita and Jeff’s “Hey, remember me” ex-girlfriend, Slater, because that’s what end of the year dances are there for: Big emotional speeches where true feelings are revealed. And, oh yeah, surprise endings.

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Last Night on Community: Team Annie