I should have known better.

[kitewithfish]

Just when I expected that I knew all the esoteric sexual practices fandom could throw at me: figging.

COMMUNITY these days seems kind of disappointing and bleh? I mean, yay for new episodes! Yay for the show attempting to survive, because the cast of Community have been my happy place for a good while now, but I feel like the last couple episodes have not taken us to any place new or unexpected. And there's been a weird focus on Jeff doing things off screen or being the center of the show in a way that doesn't feel natural at this point in the series' development. Where are the sharp edges?

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[damalur]

Oh geez, I keep forgetting that Community is back on! Only watched the season premier, and I was kind of underwhelmed.

[kitewithfish]

Oh, yeah. It's underwhelming. It's been okay, but nothing impressive, in a show that's generally really good at reinventing itself.

I'm getting a feeling, honestly, that it's fanfic. The affectionate, thoughtful kind of fic that doesn't want to accidentally joss itself and sticks really closely to fanon, and is fun to read, but it's not going to challenge your understanding of the characters or move them along. The loss of Dan Harmon is a real factor in the show's future, and I can see the creators being careful about what they are doing.

Now, it's two episodes in, so I'm not going to pretend that it's definitive, and there's enough good stuff still to make me give it some more time. I'm going to hang on. It might be like the third season of West Wing! things could get better! but honestly, I don't know how it will work out. I'm going to hang in. For now.