What I’m Watching: Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation: Season 3, Episode 2 “Flu Season" (A-)

What a terrific episode! I love this show. Getting to see April interact with Ann for an entire episode was a complete delight. I like how April admitted that she’d never liked Ann quite as much as she did when Ann broke down and swore at her for making her day miserable. April not being in the office was a fantastic way to enable Ron and Andy to bond some more. Andy’s suggestion of the Meat Tornado sandwich as lunch for Ron was brilliant, and I so enjoyed watching them have a genuinely good time together. Ron’s determination not to get involved in other people’s personal business didn’t ultimately but hold up, but it’s good that Andy is finally going to the right person for advice. His hospital scene with April was touching and had just the right comedic touch to it at the end. Seeing Leslie in delirium is always magnificent (remember when she parked on Ann’s lawn after the telethon?), and having Ben there to watch her go nuts is wonderful. Adam Scott is a marvelous addition to the show, and I love his interactions with Leslie, being equally shocked by her behavior and in awe of how good she is at her job. I’m thrilled that Ben and Chris both agreed that they’d like to stay in Pawnee for a bit longer since they’ve both been monumentally excellent additions to the show. It was definitely fun to see Chris’ immune system get the best of him and hear Ann talk about what that meant to her.