Anthropology 101
| "Anthropology 101" | |
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| Community episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Joe Russo |
| Written by | Chris McKenna |
| Production code | 201 |
| Original air date | September 23, 2010 |
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"Anthropology 101" is the second season premiere of the American television series Community. It was originally broadcast on September 23, 2010 on NBC.
In the episode, the study group attend their first series of classes in Anthropology 101, the course which they had decided to take together for the new semester. The episode also picks up on the storyline that began in the season one finale involving a love triangle between Jeff, Britta and Annie. Jeff and Britta begin what is seemingly a passionate relationship, but the revelation that Jeff got involved with Annie at the end of the previous year disgusts the group. Each member begins taking out their frustrations on each other. With the group on the verge of breaking up, it's up to Jeff to bring them to reconciliation.
The episode was written by Chris McKenna and directed by Joe Russo. It received positive critical reviews.
It's the first day of classes in the new school year. Britta (Gillian Jacobs) returns from summer still embarrassed after she confessed her love for Jeff (Joel McHale) in public at the end of the previous semester only for him to walk out on her. Troy (Donald Glover) has been staying with Pierce (Chevy Chase) since the beginning of summer and has been posting offensive comments made by Pierce on a Twitter account, @oldwhitemansays, which is a hit among other students.
The group meet up in the library, where Britta confesses to them that she only "opened her heart" to Jeff to get one over his ex-girlfriend. However, she soon becomes popular with the female community at Greendale, for being "fearless", while Jeff becomes the villain. Meanwhile, Annie continues to flirt with Jeff, following their kiss at the end of last year. Jeff outright rejects her advances, calling the kiss a mistake and implies the age difference between the two of them is troubling for him.
The group go for the first lesson in Anthropology 101, where they find Chang (Ken Jeong) also enrolled. Their teacher is Professor June Bauer (Betty White), an eccentric old woman who shoots Starburns' (Dino Stamatopoulos) face with a blowgun and drinks her own urine. The class' first assignment is to explain which among nine tools is the most important to humanity's survival.
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