Quick Synopsis:
Leslie needs to tell Ben she is running for office, but that means they have to break up so she does everything she can to avoid telling him. (They have to break up as Ben is technically her boss and she does not want "sleeping with her boss scandal" to ruin her chances at running for city council.) Ron is also avoiding something - his first wife, Tammy One. Tom drops by the Parks Department to promote Entertainment 720 and offers Andy a job.
My favorite parts:
- Ron's survival instincts at the the beginning of the episode as he grabs his emergency kit and storms out of city hall, and telling Leslie to get the ground chuck out of desk.
- All of Ron's facial hair is already grown back plus he is sporting a full wilderness beard just days after going into hiding.
- "I'm Ron Swanson. And you're Leslie F***ing Knope." Very inspirational.
- April giving Andy "advice" on whether or not to the take Tom's job offer. "Then take it... then don't take it."
What could have worked better:
- The e-mailing Ann pictures of male privates was funny at first, but drug out a little too long. Though I did think Chris' reactions to everything about the situation was quite funny. "You're inbox is, literally, filled with penises."
- The aside from the male doctor that Jerry has a huge penis. I get what they (the writers) were trying to do with that, but it didn't make me laugh.
Episode star:
It's a tossup between Leslie and Ron. I really enjoy their interactions on the show and the scene about s'mores and not running away from your problems (which would be hard if you only had 9 toes) was the best of the whole episode.
Overall, this was good episode of Parks. It wasn't as funny as most of season 3, but there was a lot of plot development and loose ends that needed tying up from the season 3 finale. I cannot wait to see Tammy One reek havoc on Ron's life and hopefully in coming weeks we get to see more of Tom and Entertainment 720.
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