Parks and Recreation review – 5×22: ‘Are You Better Off?’

Is this the best season finale ever? Probably not. But it’s exactly the finale that Parks needed to show that this series still has some great stories left to tell. Let’s break it down…
Is this the best season finale ever? Probably not. But it’s exactly the finale that Parks needed to show that this series still has some great stories left to tell. Let’s break it down…
By Parks and Recreation’s high standards, this is a fairly weak episode. But as always, there are plenty of great moments to still make it worthwhile. Let’s break it down…
After a week as insane as this one has been, there is no greater pleasure than spending a full hour with the parks department. Especially when the episodes are as fun and genuinely sweet as these two are. Let’s break Continue reading
Ron eats a banana. Willingly. If that doesn’t pique your interest in this episode, nothing will. Let’s break it down…
Pro: Leslie Knope and company are back on our screens after three long weeks off the air! Con: Turns out that even they can’t make kidney stones and compatibility tests funny. Let’s break it down…
With this episode, Parks and Recreation puts to bed any concerns that the post-marital episodes would lose any of the series’ spark. Let’s break it down…
That’s it. We’ve officially seen the best sitcom wedding in history. Everyone else, don’t even bother trying to compete. Let’s break down the reasons why Leslie and Ben’s wedding will always win…
If Parks and Recreation keeps raising the bar like this in terms of how exciting, funny, and romantic a sitcom can be, how are we ever going to be satisfied by any other series on TV? Let’s break it down…
RIP, Trainwreck Ann. You will certainly be missed. But if her replacement by level-headed baby-wanting Ann means more interesting storylines for Rashida Jones to work with, then I’m all for it. Let’s break it down…
The plot this week feels a little stale, but some surprising revelations about Mr. Stalwart himself Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) are forced out in an unexpected way and gives the episode some unexpected heart. Let’s break it down…