To be fair, how would you respond if the guy responsible for getting you expelled and turning your college into an authoritarian state suddenly reappeared?

yes this was a good joke, and underlines the point that these are self-aware parodies of hacky sitcom Germans, not actual hacky sitcom Germans. 

This to me is far more legitimate criticism than the idea that AD&D was sullied by the idea that people might be pissed that the study group is hogging the study room for a role-playing game.  The air vents have always been used as really interesting imagery that borders on something primal,and profound.  There is a…

Which is precisely what they do to Pierce in the original episode, setting him on his downward spiral. 

The whole D&D thing was always more morally ambiguous than "look how nice the study group is for helping Fat Neil,"  which is why I thought it was great and not just a bunch of fuzzy-wuzzy treacle.

I think the purpose of the tag was to undermine the too pat ending they had just tacked on to the episode.  They didn't really learn anything.  They still are treating the rest of the cast as expendables.  They basically bribed the German guy to allay their guilt.  I thought it was really good.  And the "coupon" bit…

Unless, of course, you read the front of her shirt which said "Shirley's Sandwiches."  Then you would realize it was about Shirley's Sandwiches regardless of whether you knew about Shirley's Sandwiches from season 3 or not. 

I thought it was code for Die Hard with a Vengeance

I'd say the second Jeff speech was worse than the first one by a few miles.  The Hogan's Heroes Jeff speech actually was aware of its heavy-handedness.  Watch again and look at the group's reactions.  They immediately sit down like "here we go again" and Britta just completely zones out. 

I think it was a flawed episode with some great moments.  You are both right and both wrong.

Can you provide specific examples of them not knowing how to write for Abed?  I think he's been great and more self-assured this season, like there's been real growth in the life of the character since Season 3's near meltdown.  It's also become clear that he might actually be the only character with a life outside of…

"Were they poking fun at lazy sitcom depictions of Germans? Sadly not"  Did you miss the five thousand references to Hogan's Heroes? 

"I'd expect Germans to be like that in Two and a Half Men not Community. Certainly not Community Season One."

I liked this for about 19 minutes, till the too pat ending.  I think those first 19 minutes worked better than the "infamous Todd episode," which like the infamous Frank Grimes episode pushed flawed characters I like too far into unlikeable territory.  Here, their major flaw was self-absorption rather than…

I understand that the AV Club is biased against lowbrow comedy and stirring epics, but the omission of Man Getting Hit By Football and A Burns for All Seasons, easily the greatest historical epic of the 90s is absolutely criminal!

I understand that the AV Club is biased against lowbrow comedy and stirring epics, but the omission of Man Getting Hit By Football and A Burns for All Seasons, easily the greatest historical epic of the 90s is absolutely criminal!

I'll take Drunken Master II over Hard Boiled any day of the week.  I'm much more upset about its omission. 

I'll take Drunken Master II over Hard Boiled any day of the week.  I'm much more upset about its omission. 

Please explain the stupidity of the ending without revealing that the stupidity lies with the viewer who finds the ending stupid.

Please explain the stupidity of the ending without revealing that the stupidity lies with the viewer who finds the ending stupid.