Sometimes I wonder if Chang or the Dean are the real stars of this show…

I agree that there was a lot of heart and a lot of personal growth shown in this episode, but I do think that Community has integrated this with comedy MUCH better in other episodes.  As for not suffocating itself with serialization, sure, but it certainly suffocated much of season 4 by  lazily merging Troy's…

Because the table is, indeed, magic, my 4 favorites have their climactic points in the study room.