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To be fair, just a few years ago, NBC had one of the strongest comedy line-ups I've ever seen on television (30 Rock, Community, Parks & Rec, and The Office back when it was still good). I wouldn't chalk it up to "NBC's ability to pick good comedies" changing so much as "broadcast television in general" changing.
For the record, their upcoming Tina Fey show with Ellie Kemper and Jane Krakowski (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) looks promising, as does the new project from the Happy Endings creators with Ken Marino and Casey Wilson (Marry Me). I wouldn't give up hope just yet.
As for Parks & Recreation, I'm fine to see it go out on top, and I'm happy that the writers will have enough foresight to plan the ending out. The reduced episode order is a bit of a bummer, but I suspect it'll play more-or-less as an extended miniseries to wrap the show up (much like 30 Rock's final season).
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Supposedly Ron was originally intended to be far more of an antagonist to Leslie than he wound up being (I'd actually compare the Ron/Leslie relationship to the Jack/Liz relationship on 30 Rock), so it's interesting to see such a storyline being used as the catalyst for the final season. Obviously, they'll make up, by we all know by now that Parks & Rec is a show where everything typically works out for its characters - it's the journey itself that counts here. Anyway, I'm enjoying season 7 so far. The time jump has definitely breathed some new life into the show. 
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Or so we assume. 
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Alright, Leslie and Ron is the best episode of the show in years. I'm actually kinda surprised they didn't save the reconciliation for later in the season, though I guess everyone already knew they'd become friends again, so there wasn't much point in holding it off. It really did go to show that the Ron and Leslie relationship is the true heart of the show, however (as much as I love April and Andy and the rest of the gang).
I'm betting it's only a matter of time now before Ron is 100% on Leslie's side. OR they reach some sort of mutual plan that incorporates both of their needs and team up to fight a common enemy.
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The Tammy episodes are always hilarious, but this show works best for me when it mixes heart in with the comedy, and Leslie and Ron was excellent on both fronts.
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Really? I'm absolutely loving them. It's a whole new style of joke for the show to play around with. I particularly enjoyed the mention of a Morgan Freeman/Shailene Woodley fued, the notion of the Pulitzer Prize for Best Top 10 Listicle (2 years in a row!), Shia LaBeouf designing wedding dresses and Kevin James playing James Bourne.
Also: "It makes sense if you've read the books!"
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Yeah, this season's been absolutely stellar so far. The ending of Gryzzlbox may very well have been the show's best yet. Though I'm curious to see where the show's heading now that the war against Gryzzl has (presumably) already been won?
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It was definitely the funniest episode of the season, though I think it's probably tied with Leslie and Ron as the best so far. Either way, this has been an amazingly strong season (and, on a sheer measure of quality, the show's largely following 30 Rock's trajectory, with the exception of its first season), and if they keep this up for the back half, I'd say it'll easily go down as my favourite season of the show.
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I'm so happy he and Donna got married, I ship them so hard.
Really? He's literally only been in three episodes, including the one we're discussing. Hell, Sewage Joe has had more overall screen time than him. 
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I'm betting Nadia will return to complicate Tom and Lucy's relationship, forcing him to pick one before the series ends.
And I'm fine with "last minute scrambles" to have the characters attain happy endings (plus, the time skip definitely helped sell Donna & Joe's wedding), I just think it's a bit weird shipping such an underplayed relationship.
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As did I, though I'm kinda surprised it happened at the half-way point of the season. I was sure they were saving that for the finale.
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Oh man, the hot streak just continues! Both episodes this week were hilarious, and really solid. I think my favourite thing was all the shots at MRAs though, which were absolutely dead-on. I can't believe this show's going to be over in 2 weeks. 
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