Wow. You don't know Community if you think it has to be meta if they have a normal-ish story. This was classic Community S01/S02 where the characters lead the story and the humor is tight and smart. I hope you hate the rest of the season, mostly cause it'll probably mean it was excellent Community.

A-. It was obviously really setting things up for the final episode but it still held itself up greatly. It felt down to earth and about the characters foremost while maintaining consistent humor.