History Recap / ParksAndRecreationS02E23

* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Although it's (mostly) {{played for laughs}}, Ann tells Mark their relationship wasn't as good as he remembers (certainly not enough for her to consider marriage) and the only reason why he thought it was so great was because he had never been in a committed relationship so long before.

* StealingTheCredit: Of a sort with Ann, who goes on a bitter drunken rant in a talking head claiming that Andy's newly developed maturity is the result of ''her'' "hard work" and thinks it's [[PrecisionFStrike "bullshit"]] that April is "reaping the rewards", never mind it was Ann's coddling of Andy and treating him like a "totally helpless baby" that kept him a leech on her life.

* WhatDidIDoLastNight: Ann believes she made out with someone whom she doesn't remember. Turns out, it was Chris.

* CoolGun: In the extended cut, Ron gives April a SIG Sauer .22-caliber Mosquito as a birthday present. He may disparage the Swiss, but acknowledges they know how to manufacture a good firearm, noting that it's a lightweight pistol perfect for a petite woman to handle.

Ann and Mark have lunch together for the last time as they discuss the end of their relationship. Mark is confused as to why Ann's decided to break up because they never fought and everything seemed to be going smoothly. Ann explains that she simply doesn't feel their relationship had any passion and adds that Mark hadn't really dated anyone for a long period of time before and thus, overestimated the strength of their relationship as a result.

Leslie, feeling bad for her drunken behavior the night before, goes to apologize to Ben, and he invites her out for a beer. As they finally start to get along, Leslie realizes Ben is actually Benji Wyatt, the former mayor of a small town called Partridge, Minnesota. Ben's election made national news because he was only 18 when he became mayor, and he failed at the job due to a series of bad policy decisions that ended with the city going bankrupt. Ben became a state auditor to prove he can be responsible and restart his political career. Later, at the Parks Department budget meeting, Chris and Ben reveal Pawnee's budget crisis was far worse than previously thought and that the Pawnee government will have to be shut down until further notice, horrifying Leslie and delighting Ron.

Meanwhile, April is turning 21 and is having her birthday party at Tom's favorite nightclub, the Snakehole Lounge. Andy is still debating whether to ask April to be his girlfriend, but worries about the age difference because he is 29.

Ann and Mark have lunch together for the last time as they discuss the end of their relationship. Mark is left confused as to why Ann's decided to break things off because they never fought and everything seemed to be going smoothly. Ann explains that their lack of fighting was actually a bad thing because it meant their relationship had no passion, and she adds that Mark isn't used to dating anyone for a long period of time and over-stated the relationship's strength for that reason.

* StealingTheCredit: Of a sort with Ann, who goes on a bitter drunken rant in a talking head claiming that Andy's newly developed maturity is the result of ''her'' "hard work" and thinks it's [[PrecisionFStrike "bullshit"]] that April is "reaping the rewards", never mind it was Ann coddling of Andy and treating him like a "totally helpless baby" that kept him a leech on her life. If anything, breaking up with him was what drove him to become more self-sufficient in the first place.