Community - 3x4 Remedial Chaos Theory - Group Reaction

[@ADawoodKiwi]

Guys. It's called the DARKEST timeline. Oh and also Dan Harmon says in the commentaries that's it's less that Jeff is bad or something but more that he's the leader and there are times people need a leader and times when the leader has to step back.

[@havingaparty21]

Couldn’t have said it better

[@niranjanrajesh1058]

@@havingaparty21 they should have understood that it wasnt jeff being villainous or anything from the moment he smiled when he saw them enjoy. A bad guy wouldnt be happy at that moment

[@pauloricardo-wn6ps]

@@niranjanrajesh1058 i mean not every buzzkill is doing it on purpose, if britta saw the rest of the group having fun without her she may get sad because she knows shes the buzzkill sometimes, that doesn't mean shes evil

[@travisspazz1624]

Their only Emmy nomination for writing came from this classic episode.

[@marcoscarrasco92]

Hugo Award Nomination.

[@thegroove14]

A tragedy.

[@Wawagirl17]

This one was well-deserved, for sure, but I feel like they deserved nominations for far more too.

[@DerMoerpler]

Between this and the pen episode, Community is a masterclass on how to do a great bottle episode that makes the best use out of its limits.

[@mickeye6428]

This is a por example of a bottle episode. The song rights alone makes this a high budget episode.

[@YouTubeWatcher9000]

Mickey E but they did a great bottle episode without needing to do a bottle episode

[@mickeye6428]

@@KZbinWatcher9000 But it isn't a real bottle episode. It has multiple sets and the budget is huge.

[@jdwgserrano]

The pen episode was the only real “ bottle episode”

[@YouTubeWatcher9000]

Mickey E it’s close to one, it’s mostly on one set, doesn’t matter still one of the best episodes of the show

[@emmaks8293]

whats interesting is that the events of each timeline represent the impact each character has on the group. when the most peaceful member aka troy leaves, the group descends into chaos. when the most antagonising member jeff leaves, the group all have a lovely time. there’s like a scale of the most positively impactful to least positively impactful, probably something like troy > abed > annie > shirley > britta > pierce > jeff, and the timelines represent this. very cleverly thought through, expected nothing less from community

[@juanstones332]

Its also interesting than the most chaotic timelines comes when one of the hosts goes out to get the pizza, which would be the most normal thing despite the dice election

[@LeChaunce]

The "evil parallel universe goatee" thing comes from the TOS Star Trek episode "Mirror Mirror" -- transporter accident switches Kirk, McCoy, Uhura and Scotty with their counterparts in an "evil" universe. In that universe, Spock has a goatee. (Technically it's a van dyke.)

[@deadmeat1240]

Uhhhh... subtract 50 nerd points from House Normies. LOL

[@ctcentralinfo]

Actually it was a circle beard not a van dyke and only the Evil Mr. Spock had one. Types of beards: www.realmenrealstyle.com/beard-infographic/

[@HOSER922]

It technically goes a bit further than that. At the time that Star Trek was filmed, being clean shaven with a military haircut was seen as the ideal 'heroic' look, and someone with a beard was seen as being a "no-good layabout" type of person. So logically, when one made an evil character, or an evil version of a good character, adding a beard was the obvious visual cue. A goatee was chosen because of its associations with psychologists and scholars to signify someone both evil and intelligent. It's also the reason why the Klingons typically have goatees in the original series, and why the Master usually has one in Doctor Who.

[@alfredomontenegro124]

About to comment the same thing, thumbs up

[@youdoitillwatch]

It's also worth pointing out that evil Spock wasn't much different from regular Spock. Without emotion, acting solely on logic, and in either universe, Spock simply wanted order and obedience of the (relevant) rules. And it was "evil" Spock who was instrumental in helping the crew get back to their own universe.

[@dapeach06]

If you watch the commentary on this episode, it's totally worth it. There were a lot of unused jokes, like when Britta gets out of the bathroom, Abed asks her "did you release the Kraken?" And she gets really offended, but it turns out that the reason he asked that, is because they had set up their toilet to play movie quotes whenever someone flushed

[@Wawagirl17]

Oh, that's great!

[@ConnorDoubleYou]

I believe the purpose of this episode was to show how the group dynamic changes when different people are removed. Just based on my own observations: Abed- The group loses its innocence and things are tense. Britta- She forgets her self worth and falls for the first creepy pizza guy she meets. Pierce- Britta and Troy's relationship flourishes Jeff- The group lightens up a bit without him to hold them down (sometimes he needs to hold them down to keep them from flying to close to the sun) Troy - CHAOS!!!

[@lkf8799]

What about Shirley?

[@eunievc]

and Annie?

[@davidsauro1793]

In the Conspiracy Theories episode, Annie literally says "Annie's Got a Gun"

[@r.j.9822]

Loved that reference 🤣

[@yagmurc922]

this season has SO many amazing episodes like this one, pillows and blankets(my personal fav), basic lupine urology, digital estate planning, curriculum unavailable, documentary filmmaking: redux, regional holiday music.. ugh i just can't wait the reaction for these masterpieces

[@justfloatingthrough2457]

It's late but I'm going to comment anyways cuz I none of my friends watch this show and I just started. I actually take Britta and Troy's getting along in that timeline in that they're both kinda good for each other. Actually it may be more like Troy is good for Britta. Troy respects Britta and treats her like a person whereas Britta does respect Troy and his interests as he moves further away from the high school jock he use to be. This episode was great. I also like the dichotomy of Troy's absence bringing chaos while Jeff's absence takes away the tension. Jeff is the leader but he never really lets anyone let down their guard which is bad when everyone is trying to relax and not put up a front.

[@adampkalb]

Even though that happened in Pierce's timeline, I guess the connection between Troy and Britta makes sense when they have a baby they name Chewbacca in Abed's timeline. That was when Jeff reminded Annie of her father, Britt called Shirley out on being a pie-pusher, Troy hoped Pierce would die alone, and Abed found a nickel in the hallway. November 28, 2020, 12:59am

[@sreenu1993]

The darkest timeline is the one where Troy leaves.

[@HaydrogenBomb]

Think on that . . .

[@Sonoluminescencia]

Since no one said it yet, the goatee thing from the evil universe comes from Star Trek, where in the evil universe Spock had a goatee. South Park was just referencing that, just like Community did in this episode. :)

[@daleftuprightatsoldierfield]

Fun fact: the writers blew the vast majority of the budget for this season on royalties for that song. It’s honestly a true testament to how good the writers are and how they can do so much with so little

[@minski76]

"South Park" "This is The Flash!" Guys. Please. Show some Nerd Culture. The Evil Goatee timelime is a reference to Evil Mirror Universe Spock in Star Trek. Kids these days. Psh....

[@popeye697]

Yep

[@Geekchorus42]

popeye697 That actually hurt me when they referenced South Park...STAR TREK DAMMIT

[@gfoyle69]

Thank God! I came to the comments praying that someone pointed this out to them.

[@przemysawzanko6700]

Dude, it goes WAY further than that. Such beardstyles were common in silent movies era to indicate villains, which in turn were probably inspired by some real-life evil historical figures with similar goatees. Everything is much older than you think. Just consider that many modern superhero tropes and quirks can be found in frikking Zorro...

[@gfoyle69]

@@przemysawzanko6700 of course, but I was referring to the actual evil timeline TV trope, not facial hair being connected to representations of evil or malice throughout human history. This instance is obviously referring to that original Star trek episode, in all it's cheesiness.

[@dapeach06]

Also, that pizza delivery guy was Gillian Jacobs' real ex-boyfriend

[@araani8740]

Woah really? Did not know that

[@xavvi]

Not only that, but they make another reference to him in Annie's Move.

[@Alchemistic88]

Jesus Christ, he was literally pathetic enough to be a joke here. Wtf Gillian?! 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@dapeach06]

@@Alchemistic88 yeah, she really Britta'd her love life

[@MrUndersolo]

What about that blue streak in her hair?

[@got2bjosh]

Iconic episode. Outstanding writing. An unparalleled sitcom.

[@canaws]

The evil timeline goatee is from Star Trek (original series).

[@luke-alex]

I read somewhere that the licencing costs for using the song Roxanne in this episode blew a lot of the season's budget

[@MACK0142]

Since the group without Troy leads to the darkest timeline, that means that all the time since Troy left on the Childish Tycoon: the group fell into another dark timeline. There must be another timeline where Troy rejects Pierce's offer and the show continues

[@JonJayAllDay]

No I think in that timeline Troy stays the show still ends and there’s a movie.

[@cliffpostell508]

Best take yet!

[@brandonwright8021]

"Clearly you don't know anything about defeating trolls..." XD

[@Kharazim]

In dungeons and dragons, trolls regenerate, even if a tiny piece survives. This regeneration is shut down by fire or ACID. Seems like Hector the well-endowed knows his trollhunting.

[@BlazeRKGK]

@@Kharazim YOOOO

[@eolsunder]

@@Kharazim seems like someone doesn't know who Hector the well-endowed is. Troy isn't Hector.

[@MarieAnne.]

@@eolsunder Well, Annie ended up being Hector, but the character was created with Troy in mind.

[@Pandaemoni]

The trope of "Evil Abed" and "Evil Cartman" having goatees comes from Star Trek (the original). In an episode called "Mirror, Mirror," Captain Kirk and few others accidentally crossed over into a mirror universe where Starfleet was an evil racist Empire. There, they encountered an "Evil Spock" who had a goatee (to differentiate him from regular Spock).

[@DLites151]

Thank you!

[@VM13TV]

Pat absolutely crushed it with his interpretation here. Brilliant.

[@mikepeters807]

Great Episode. Everyone else has explained the goatee, so I won't, but it is a classic trope which i was surprised the normies did not know. The song "Roxanne" is about the red light district of Amsterdam. "Putting on the redlight" does not mean to stop someone, like a traffic light. "Putting on the redlight" means open for business . . . as a prostitute. Lyrics: "You don't have to put on the red light ... You don't have to sell your body to the night" The singer, Sting in this case, is asking Roxanne not to work as a prostitute tonight. Not important to the episode, but important for kids to know. And knowing is half the battle. . . . . G.I. Joe

[@davidsauro1793]

Considering how much media they consume, it's surprising what the Normies sometimes miss. Though Chris probably would have known all of this

[@lgvx8000]

I wonder if Abed just explained the plot ending of Rick and Morty at the end of the episode. "Return somehow to the prime timeline. Destroy the good versions of ourselves and reclaim our proper lives."

[@prophetofgreed]

I love how this is a bottle episode using one location the whole time but is so engaging and hilarious that you don't notice. The concept also shows how the group may be like if each member ever left the study group and expand on their characters. That and introducing a Chekov's gun in the 1st timeline and have it return in the 'evil' timeline. Lol

[@azazelop5223]

Finally the best episode

[@JetZV]

The best timeline happens for a lot of reasons. Jeff going ensures that Britta gets to play her song and be happy, meaning she doesn't start smoking. Jeff hitting his head as an act of karma instead of by pure accident means that he doesn't escalate things with Annie. By singing Roxanne uninterrupted, Pierce isn't able to start his sex story, Troy doesn't get focused on Britta specifically, and Abed doesn't spend his time leading Britta to the bathroom, thus making him miss out. Additionally, seeing Troy and everyone else happy means the troll gets thrown away by Pierce, thus preventing a fight with Troy and Abed. Shirley being there ensures the pies don't burn and she doesn't flip out; Annie being there ensures nobody finds out about the gun or gets hurt. Finally, everyone dancing and having a good time means that Jeff can't bring himself to stop the singing when he comes back.

[@ChiefAWES0ME]

One of my fav episodes!! Really keyed in what happens when there's a piece missing of the group! The evil timeline was the one that Troy left. Almost as if the glue of kindness left the equation of the group. Love the multiverse theory! Expands the mind! Also this episode makes me think what happened to bring forth evil Morty.

[@phrophannus]

In my opinion this is the best Community episode, the genious of the timeline and jokes are on another level of comedy

[@cazlarg]

this is my favorite episode of my favorite show, I love that you guys reacted to it, I've been rewatching Community because I miss it so much, watching this video kinda makes me feel like the show is still alive

[@majorzero39]

best episode ever

[@danvargas7065]

Marketa, are you all right? :c

[@nuggetsboi5558]

I missed her laugh :(

[@Jeremy-jm3fe]

Nuggets, Boi You want your ears to bleed?

[@samxf]

21:05 i’m pretty sure the evil timeline with goatees started with the original Star Trek with evil Captain Kirk and evil Spock had goatees to differentiate from the good Captain Kirk and Spock

[@omgfun1017]

"has not been 10 years since the show was on the air" show started in 2009. damn that blows my mind.

[@assumptionisthemotherofall2402]

Look close during the last dance scene you can see Pierce throwing away the troll present 3 times 😳

[@jerodast]

I'm definitely ashamed of Suraj instantly leaping to South Park instead of STAR TREK with the goatees, but I gotta say I'm impressed he spotted the unfair die so early and then even called that Abed would be the one to point it out :)

[@Idanuboy]

02:40 "Betty White was there throughout the whole season" what? she was literally in one episode in the beginning of the season and gone the next.

[@oreohunter7798]

She was on a tag for the second episode, explaining Inception to the tribal men.

[@Marky11694]

@TheNormies The Beard being on the Evil Characters is a Star Trek Reference to do with the Mirror Universe

[@Profeta_Macarronaise]

this episode just shows us the impact each character has on the group. when one of them is out the rest just goes one way. the 7 equilibrates themselves

[@Trollipops]

i just realized that community's best episodes are mostly bottle episodes.

[@LadyVenomWay]

Chaos already dominates enough of our lives. The universe is an endless raging sea of randomness. Our job isn't to fight it, but to weather it together, on the raft of life. A raft held together by those few, rare, beautiful things that we know to be predictable.

[@MrUndersolo]

LadyVenom Way Ropes?

[@thearyaman123]

Wow I like that theory, cool cool

[@OleCrankyGamer]

Those reactions were worth it on the darkest timeline. Troy is the joy of the group, which is why he leaves, the show got dark

[@wordswordswords413]

I love this episode for so many reasons, one being it introduced me to my favorite song and two being how well written it is

[@elbruces]

The "evil timeline version wears a goatee" thing comes from an old Star Trek episode.

[@amvmaker88]

Speaking of timelines. Whenever you finish a show, Steins; Gate!

[@vimaljacob9558]

What happened to the girl on the left ? She ok ? Her reactions are the best. Today she looked a bit bummed out

[@eolsunder]

she was a bit subdued. Abed and the Dean are her favorites when the episodes aren't focused on them she isn't as animated.

[@mokachyna22]

I was super worried about her.

[@jedimaestergandalf9090]

I've been waiting for you to get to this episode for MONTHS! No line will ever make me laugh as much as "Clearly, you don't understand anything about defeating trolls!" Many more great episodes, but this one is the best

[@mondler107]

Heeeeere we go! I've been SO excited to see y'alls reaction to this one 🤣❤️

[@jeffborowiak8992]

Also when the episode came out, there was a fan theory that the Abed timeline was the real timeline. Dan Harmon disagreed with that through.

[@jeffborowiak8992]

Can they watch season four and form their own opinions.

[@tozjesoir7190]

You got to ask for permission to the fanbase, they don't hand those very often

[@samuelbonafe258]

Gas leak year hahaha

[@SkidmoreTx]

Idk why so much hate for season

[@michaelmclaughlin261]

Evil timelines and goatees are a callback to the Star Trek episode "Mirror Mirror"

[@adamcain4037]

"that evil plan at the end is straight out of the flash" Makes sense, except this episode aired years before the flash even started.

[@thenicesven5328]

Yeah but the flash isnt just a TV show

[@Idanuboy]

There were speculations that the 'true' timeline was the one where Abed went for the Pizza, since Shirley knew about Britta's "Marijuana Lighter" in 3x03 (which production order wise was after this episode) and she only knew she was smoking pot in that timeline.

[@eram858]

You guys need to react to the bloopers! They are soooo funny.

[@dominiccaciappo970]

after that alternate time line discussion you guys need to watch Steins Gate

[@internetgal38]

They would LOVE steins gate. At first they might not understand it though lol cus most ppl don't, but eventually they'll get it

[@mathewdebol923]

I love the implication that Abed has some sort of “multiversal awareness”

[@joka619]

one of the best episodes so far! :P

[@alazkaalazka6087]

I lost my god damn arm & you're making Fake Beards!!

[@sambog9t]

Maybe my all-time favourite episode. Sheer brilliance, and also an obvious jumping-off point for the foundations of Rick and Morty.

[@trachtaire]

Some episodes deserve their 9.8/10 IMDb rating. This is one of them.

[@jeffborowiak8992]

The evil timeline is from Star Trek.

[@michaelklaus]

21:04 Wait... Suraj did not get the goatee reference. Which means he has not seen any Star Trek mirror universe episodes? So basically if he ever found the time he could do a whole lot of reactions to Star Trek?

[@tgp2662]

Suraj: "Do you guys believe in the multiverse theory?" Me and Rana: "Yes!"

[@quinnsinclair7028]

The evil timeline goatee comes from an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. Several of the bridge crew are shunted into an alternate reality and in it Spock has a goatee. It's been kind of a joke ever since, so many shows have parodied it.

[@robertfinley3715]

I believe that the multiverse theory also exists in multiplicty within our own timeline also.

[@AubreySciFi]

One of my favorite Community episodes! This one is so good! :)

[@HectorTWE]

Happy 10 years to this masterpiece!

[@TimpossibleOne]

Evil timeline is a parody of the mirror universe from Star Trek [See: Evil Spock]

[@Arkatox]

I think the evil timeline goatee originated with Star Trek: The Original Series.

[@janinso]

How is this my first time hearing about this channel? You guys are awesome.

[@miguelpadeiro762]

21:11 I think it was Star Trek who created the trend In the original series the "mirror timeline" was introduced where our beloved characters were evil, basically an evil timeline...and in that evil timeline Spok had a goatee for some reason hahahaha

[@olandir]

So in actuality "5" was supposed to be the prime timeline at some point (the one where Abed leaves). Episode 2x3 and 2x4 are out of order continuity wise. In 2x3 you have references to the fact that Pierce did tell his Eartha Kitt story and Abed found a nickle which he gives to Pierce. But for some reason they reversed the episodes. Perhaps they wanted the one where he caught the dice to be the prime timeline. Not sure. More ardent fans may know.

[@XtZBane]

The person on the left is like a statue 😂

[@Phantasmlovecraft]

Yes! loved this episode so much but I can't wait for a few others and season 6

[@captainnerd6452]

Spock in the "Mirror Mirror" universe had a goatee in the evil timeline. Kids today...

[@captainbirch2.079]

This episode is basically just full of Chekhov's guns, one of which is an actual gun!

[@lisak8492]

25:18 this sounds like the movie “everything everywhere all at once” Interesting

[@einosig]

I have to add my voice to shaming you all for not knowing Star Trek lore. Shame!

[@pennavedc]

Yes yes yes. It is here The one we have all been waiting for!!!!!

[@valentinafangirling]

Just a fun fact, in all dimensions Jeff and Annie have a moment. Also, in general in all the episodes where their reality is altered usually Annie and Jeff are on the spotlight. Even her eon this ep when Jeff goes to get the pizza the camera focuses on Annie dancing and then Jeff smiling

[@jaybugo]

"Abed" in the intro look like Epifanio from "Queen of the South" 🤣🤣🤣

[@seanlaffey3633]

11:05 Oh man, he caught the twist early.

[@voizcrack]

wasn't really a twist if it's common knowledege, more of catching a detail impressively

[@microsoftman5]

Best Episode of the Series!

[@MrUndersolo]

Jeff put on the red light... Wish I thought of that. 🚨

[@mr.o2342]

All the timeline stuff and beards actually come from Star Trek.

[@Marky11694]

They really shouldn’t have said what was gonna happen next so often so exactly as it clearly showed they have previously watched the episode

[@KolydoscopeMusic]

Loved the video y'all! Would you guys ever do group reactions to Atlanta?

[@Blueissuperior]

Aww Atlanta reaction would be amazing

[@GreatSpaceToaster]

Man, I love this show.

[@nickpeterson8659]

23:56 - Yeah. That's the way of it. I know what you mean.

[@Shelbichu]

Ive never been this early for an episode and it’s my favorite episode!!!

[@tqt08]

Best most unique episode. Love it

[@Nowaknight14]

I've been waiting for this episode

[@georgewilliamsiii4677]

Very community when Sarge said it's not plugged in lol.

[@thedorkydoodlesden]

the goatee is a Star Trek reference y'all! 💫

[@jackiechannel6351]

What is Suraj talking about, how in any way does thinking about beating cancer beat cancer? Why undermine medicine, I get saying this stuff to people with cancer because it gives them motivation to think positively but actually believing it as a means of beating cancer is probably more harmful than helpful. That's basically how Jobs died. Maybe if he was treated properly he might have survived. I feel like Suraj loves thinking of himself as a guy who has deep beliefs that are rooted in faith because that's who he wants to be, he wants to be John Locke or something but we don't live in the universe where the island exists. John Locke had reason to have faith he saw supernatural shit constantly, we don't. Just observe facts and believe things with substantial proof, that way you don't run risk of making shit up that's not true.

[@beastmodesalvia]

damn, really wish i had a bunch of friends to watch community with...

[@jonathanaimoto]

I've been waiting for this

[@diegopansini3152]

Cream cheese filled borders is the best way to eat pizza. Do Americans even do that? I know Americans refuse to put ketchup on pizza for some reason. Ketchup and cheese is ALWAYS a good mix. Even though my preference is to put olive oil instead, that stuff enhances the pizza's flavor instead of changing it

[@samkaranja5709]

You have been introduced to the darkest timeline