by Thom Yee

Community images courtesy of Sony Pictures Television.

6×04: “Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing”

Sometimes it’s easy to forget just how big the Community cast still is, with four remaining principals, one secondary character, two recurring guest stars, plus whatever Chang is. With a cast that size, it can be hard to find something for everyone to do, and even though “Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing” is comprised of three very separate stories and an eight-minute-longer running time than network sitcoms, the episode still had to shuffle three of its core characters out of its main stories.

Our lead story features Dean Pelton’s token ascension onto Richie and Carl’s (that’s right, they have names!) school board due entirely to the Dean’s seemingly apparent homosexuality. It’s not a very interesting or original premise, but it offers us perhaps the first in-depth analysis of the Dean’s preferences. Continue reading →