Competitive Wine Tasting
| "Competitive Wine Tasting" | |
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| Community episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | Joe Russo |
| Written by | Emily Cutler |
| Production code | 219 |
| Original air date | February 4, 2011 |
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"Competitive Wine Tasting" is the 20th episode of the second season of the American comedy television series Community. It aired in the United States on NBC on April 14, 2011.
The study group chooses electives for the spring semester. Britta (Gillian Jacobs) and Troy (Donald Glover) enroll in an acting course as suggested by their dance teacher, who encourages them to tap into their emotional core. Abed (Danny Pudi) takes a class entitled "Who Indeed: A Critical Analysis of Television's Who's the Boss?." Jeff (Joel McHale) is initially excited about his wine tasting class, but is dismayed when he learns that Pierce is taking the class as well.
Pierce (Chevy Chase) and Jeff, along with Ben Chang (Ken Jeong) are in their first wine tasting class when an attractive young Asian woman (Michelle Krusiec) catches their attention. Jeff and Pierce both take interest in courting her. Jeff scoffs at the possibility that Pierce could outdo him when it comes to womanizing, but when Jeff approaches the young woman he is shunned outright.
Troy and Britta attend their first acting class, but Britta is more excited. When the professor (Kevin Corrigan) encourages each student to share a painful memory, Troy cannot come up with anything besides the hardships of "being popular in high school." Later, wanting to win over his peers, he blurts out that his uncle molested him, which immediately earns him sympathy and respect, especially Britta. She reacts to Troy's revealing story by hugging him. When Abed confronts Troy about her behavior, Troy explains that since he didn't have a painful story to share in acting class, he made one up. Abed notes that Britta is attracted to men in pain because it helps her pretend to be mentally healthy. The two agree that Troy needs to defuse the situation. However, back in class, Troy is still elaborating on the story. His damaged behavior drives Britta to kiss him passionately.
During Abed's first class regarding Who's the Boss?, the professor (Stephen Tobolowsky) poses a rhetorical question: "Who was the boss?" Abed answers with Angela (Judith Light), the actual boss in the show. The professor laughs derisively, stating the answer is not that simple. Later, in the study room, Abed is seen with his textbook, determined to prove to his professor that Angela is, in fact, the boss.
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