New Girl: Season 1, Episode 10 “The Story of the 50” (B+)
This episode was actually quite hilarious, despite the fact that this show could do better than the flashback device to reveal its storylines. Schmidt’s cancellation of his birthday party was a great catalyst for a wacky half-hour that showed some fantastic enthusiasm from Jess. I was extremely excited by the two female guest stars that appeared in this episode, and I do hope that they recur in the future. Rachael Harris was downright nuts as Jess’ boss Tanya, and I was so thrilled to see Lizzy Caplan, famous for “Mean Girls” and among the best parts of the first season of “True Blood” and the short-lived “Party Down,” as Nick’s new girlfriend Julia. This is a superb role for her, and I love how she interacts with Nick. Benjamin proved to be a humongous jerk, and Julia decking him in the face after he said the party bus sucked was probably the episode’s most shocking and fabulous moment. Jess hiring a male stripper by accident wasn’t much of a surprise, though it did make Schmidt a bit quieter and less self-assured than usual. I guessed midway through that Schmidt’s atonement-requiring crime would be trying to kiss Jess, and I will admit that it was a bit more grievous than his previous crimes, which proved to be terrific fodder for not one but two montages featuring him saying some of the most ridiculous and douchebag-identifying things ever heard on television. What a great character he is, and this show’s not bad either.
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