New Girl – Betrayals!

“This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.” — Dr. Peter Venkman
“What do you mean ‘biblical’ … ???” — Mayor
“What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath of God type stuff.” — Dr. Ray Stantz
“Exactly.” — Venkman
“Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!” — Stantz
“Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes …” — Dr. Egon Spengler
“The dead rising from the grave!” — Winston Zeddemore
“Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!” — Venkman
“All right, all right! I get the point!” — Mayor

– Ghostbusters

You’d’ve thunk the world came crashing down around Jess’ ears last night. She carried on as if her world was crushed beyond recognition at the news Cece and Schmidt were sleeping together. There was the reveal … the shock … the denial … the feelings of betrayal … the anger … the refusal to believe … the spurning of Cece … and then, in the end, the acceptance.

But it was the betrayal that was the cornerstone of the episode:

• The betrayal of Winston’s reveal to Nick, the fact he couldn’t walk around any longer with the knowledge he possessed
• The betrayal of Nick’s admission to Jess of Winston’s secret
• The shocked realization from Schmidt when he caught the clue the cat was out of the bag
• The betrayal felt by Jess when she was clued into the fact of the matter
• The look on Cece’s face when she was confronted by Jess

It all made for a terrific, fast-paced episode of New Girl.

Notes:

• As much as Schmidt can be a total douchebag at times (thus, the creation of the “Douchebag Jar”), he can just as easily morph into a monumental suck-up at the turn of a phrase.
• The charity run Jess and Cece participated in was held at the Chavez Ravine parking lot  … better known as Dodger Stadium.
• Nick getting advice from Schmidt is definitely a double-edged sword, especially in light of Nick’s impressionability at times.
• So … how will this new Cece/Schmidt “dynamic” affect things going forward on New Girl? I expect an explosion down the line that could have interesting consequences for the five-some.

Quotes:

“Do not drink my almond milk when you’ve spent all night drinking Schmidt!” — Jess to Cece

“I am so sorry you had to hear about it like this, but can we take a minute to celebrate me? It’s like I’m having Indian every night!” — Schmidt gloating over his relationship with Cece

“Is he huge? Wait … let me rephrase that: Is he huge?” — Winston querying Cece on Schmidt’s “junk”

“I can’t live in a ‘house of lies’ anymore! [sees Nick and Schmidt in bed together] Is this happening, too … ?!??!” — Jess ruminating on the revelation Cece and Schmidt are sleeping together

“In the restaurant of life, you’ve chosen the tasting menu …” — Schmidt to Nick regarding his many recent college girl encounters

“You’ve all thought about me while self-completing … ?!??!!!?” — Jess, exasperated, asking the guys if they’ve thought about her … while self-completing

“Cece started it.” — Schmidt pointing the finger at Cece about who initiated jiggy-ness
“Why Cece?!? Are you trying to get back at your parents?” — Winston to Cece

“Are you being held against your will?” — Winston trying to coax a plausible reason out of Cece why she’s sleeping with Schmidt

Clacked by Michael Noble
on Apr 04, 2012 @ 12:23 EST5EDT