Parks and Recreation- “End of the World”

This show gets better and better. This episode may be my favorite. Tom’s party (“I am a party scientist. Welcome to my Laboratory.”), Leslie/Ben stuff, and April and Andy’s spontaneous trip to the Grand Canyon (not to mention the hilarious Burt Maclin/Janet Snakehole “action movie” with Jerry playing the villain). Season four was off to a slow start, but this episode has justified most of that slowness.

I started watching Parks and Recreation last week after a relatively long period of disinterest. I normally am not a big fan of “mockumentary” sitcoms, although I like the British version of The Office and a few episodes of the American version. It just seems like a gimmick that has long tired itself out. While Parks and Recreation doesn’t do much to change my view on that aspect of the show, it is incredibly funny, consistently. My favorite characters are definitely Tom Haverford, Ron Swanson, and Andy, but I’ve grown to like everyone. About halfway through season 2 right now. I’ll probably catch up to it over the break.