Remedial Chaos Theory

It makes sense that an episode of Community where many of the laugh out loud moments are set up in one timeline and only reach their true payoff in another timeline is the episode which pops up throughout the rest of the season as a reference point for the study group.

This episode was about a lot of things. It certainly pushed the limits of what a twenty-two minute television show on NBC can do. It did something deeper with an exploration of the group dynamic within the study group. This episode delves into what place each character has in the group and where their strengths lie for the group as a whole. It does so in a supremely clever way, by subtlety removing a person from the group in seven separate timelines and allowing us to see how the group reacts without that person. The only difference from timeline to timeline is that a different person is removed in each timeline. There's your episode.

Brilliant writing. Fantastic concept. A solid 10 and a must-see episode of Community.

How did the writers think of this episode? It's brilliant. It might be the best episode of TV ever.

Its amazing, episode is the greatest episode of any show ever

Smarter than even the smartest of sci-fi movies. So interesting while also being funny and touching. My all time favorite TV episode.

The level of attention to detail and metaphorical detail in this episode is insane. The creativeness of scene was my favourite take away from the episode.