History Recap / CommunityS5E07BondageAndBetaMaleSexuality

Professor Duncan decides it's time to seduce Britta, and Jeff counsels him on how to close the deal. Meanwhile, Britta runs into some old friends and realizes that they have moved on from their shared anarchist views of the past. Abed runs afoul of Professor Hickey when he accidentally damages some drawings Hickey has been laboring over. When Hickey restrains Abed as punishment, the two wind up spending some meaningful time together. Meanwhile, Chang finds himself performing an impromptu one-man show for a ghostly audience.

** Duncan to Jeff when he decides to go hit on Britta, since the entire reason they're at the fundraiser is because Jeff suggested it to Duncan as something that could help him in his attempts to hit on Britta.

** Abed to Hickey because he won't let him have his own way, when Hickey has essentially grounded Abed for ruining his drawings.

** Britta's friends to her when they point out that, unlike Britta, they actually have some responsibility and thus something to lose and her "activism" really doesn't ''help'' anyone other than herself.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Duncan is all prepared to comfort Britta by seducing her when the fundraising evening goes wrong. Then he realizes that she's actually upset and experiencing an existential crisis. Duncan drives her home, tells her it's okay, and he's happy to be a friend to her.

Professor Duncan decides it’s time to seduce Britta, and Jeff counsels him on how to close the deal. Meanwhile, Britta runs into some old friends and realizes that they have moved on from their shared anarchist views of the past. Abed runs afoul of Professor Hickey when he accidentally damages some drawings Hickey has been laboring over. When Hickey restrains Abed as punishment, the two wind up spending some meaningful time together. Meanwhile, Chang finds himself performing an impromptu one-man show for a ghostly audience.

* AesopAmnesia: {{Parodied| Trope}}. After leaving the fundraiser for Starving Children With Cleft Palates, which featured a play that harshly criticised the destructive effects of mega-corporations on society, Shirley and Annie cheerfully go to [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} McDonald's]].
* AllPartOfTheShow: The audience in the theater Chang accidentally walks into think his angry rant on the phone is part of a one-man show.

* ChainedHeat: After Abed ruins his drawings Hickey handcuffs Abed to a file cabinet to [[MissingTheGoodStuff make him miss his movie]].

** Hickey and Abed realise they're not that different, and bond over their limitations as writers.

* DeadAllAlong: Chang can't figure out which are ghosts, the audience for his impromptu one man show or the janitor at the theater. This leads to him having a minor meltdown and questioning if ''he's'' the one who's a ghost, and the episode ends ominously on a shot of a faded black and white photograph of a group including Chang, only to reveal it was taken by the Old Timey Photograph Club earlier in the year.

* HardTruthAesop: InUniverse, after Abed destroys one of Hickey's comics, Hickey decides to punish Abed by preventing him from seeing his movie. Hickey points out that Abed needs to understand that the world doesn't revolve around him and he needs to understand how his actions affect others. Everyone else has been accommodating Abed and playing along with his fantasies because they don't want to hurt his feelings on account of him having Aspergers Syndrome.

'''Duncan:''' If that makes you feel better. Or maybe, I just realised I was spending the whole night getting to third base with the wrong person. ''[Beat. Jeff looks confused]'' You're a good friend, and I don't say that often enough.\\
'''Jeff:''' That's really nice... but you can’t have sex with me.\\

* {{Jerkass}}: Britta's old friends from her anarchist days, after praising Britta over her strong beliefs, make snide comments about Britta's life after she points out they're unwilling to take a stand now that they have money.

** When Britta calls her friends out on selling out, their retorts are rather snide but they do nevertheless raise valid points. They own the theatre that is hosting the benefit, and are thus doing some tangible good to help the causes they believe in, whereas for all her fine talk and self-righteousness Britta's "activism" never really amounts to anything more than posturing and benefits anyone but herself. Furthermore, her proposed "real activist" activities basically amount to petty vandalism, which won't really help anyone in the long run. They also point out that Britta can engage in more confrontational and risky actions because, unlike them, she has no responsibilities and hasn't accomplished anything meaningful that she would suffer from losing, so would probably be a lot less eager to act out if she had done more with her life like they have.

* NeverMyFault: Abed points out he didn't mean to ruin Hickey's drawings, only for Hickey to point out that Abed intentionally fired his foam gun without any regard to what was in front of him.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Abed tries to hang out with Buzz Hickey before the movie, wanting a substitute for Troy. It doesn't go well, but Abed asks for Professor Hickey to become his writing partner because he realizes the man has the experience, emotions and depth.
* SellOut: Britta accuses her old anarchist friends of this, after feeling like one by attending their benefit. Interestingly, however, the accusation is also inverted; Britta is accused of only adhering to her old principals because, unlike her friends, she hasn't matured or accomplished anything worthwhile that would be put at risk should the system she constantly rails against actually end up being demolished.

** When Britta calls her friends out on selling out, their retorts are rather snide but they do nevertheless raise valid points. They own the theatre that is hosting the benefit, and are thus doing some tangible good to help the causes they believe in, whereas for all her fine talk and self-righteousness Britta's "activism" never really benefits anyone but herself. Furthermore, her proposed "real activist" activities basically amount to petty vandalism, which won't really help anyone in the long run. They also point out that Britta can engage in more confrontational and risky actions because, unlike them, she has no responsibilities and hasn't accomplished anything meaningful that she would suffer from losing, so would probably be a lot less eager to act out if she had done more with her life like they have.