Season 1 Rewatch: 1x02 "Flying"

[sorchasilver]

Welcome to week 2 of our rewatch project. I'm posting this a little early as I'm very busy this week - unfortunately I won't get a chance to rewatch today but I'll catch up over the weekend. Thanks to everyone who joined in last week. Please watch the episode at a time of your choosing, then join the discussion in the comments.

Let's go flying!

Writer(s): Michael Schur (created by), Alan Yang
Director: Michael McDonald
Originally aired: September 19th, 2016

Synopsis:
Eleanor tries to prove to Chidi that she's worthy of his help; Tahani and Jianyu try to help Michael cope with a mysterious flaw in his neighborhood.

Memorable Quote:
Janet: Conjure an image that brings you pure joy. Some people think of their wedding day, or favorite vacation spot.
Eleanor: [concentrating hard] People puking on roller coasters... people puking on roller coasters...

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Comments

[thatwasjustadream]

Ha - yes, that was a sweet little moment. The girls are both pretty solicitous of Michael, when you think about it. Which...gah, like so many things on this show can turn into a double edged sword: i.e. Women protecting their tormentors = not cool.

I'm....going to pretend that I didn't just think of that and just enjoy them occasionally fussing over him. '

It's probably also why I have to believe that Michael joining Team Cockroach is for real. One of my top five favorite moments of the show is the train pulling out and him blubbering "You ...guys...I was so...worried for you!"

[enemyofperfect]

Oh yikes, I hadn't thought of it in gender terms! I guess maybe you could say they trade off, at least -- if my memory isn't failing me here, Tahani mostly tries to help him when she still thinks he's a virtuous authority, whereas I feel like Eleanor's bond with him really takes off after she realizes how terrible he is and sees that as something they kind of have in common. But that's something it'll be interesting to keep an eye on during this rewatch, I guess.

And yes, I loved that moment of Michael's so much! I really didn't think I was going to care about him after the S1 finale, but what do you know -- this show always finds a way to surprise me.