History Recap / CommunityS5E01Repilot

* {{Hologram}}: The Pierce Hawthorne Museum of Gender Sensitivity and Sexual Potency has one of Pierce.

* ArcWords: "Greendale is a good place for good people," is used [[RuleOfThree three times:]] first by Jeff towards Alan, second by the Dean sarcastically to Jeff, and third by Pierce's hologram to Jeff.

* AccidentalHero: Pierce's hologram gives Jeff

* ArcWords: "Greendale is a good place for good people."

* {{Deconstruction}}:

* InternalDeconstruction: As said above, the episode acts as a DeconstructerFleet to pretty much everything the past four seasons PlayedForLaughs.

** [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Allan took over as partner of Jeff's old firm]] in season 3 but has apparently ran it into the ground.

* HollywoodLaw: In reality, there is no way Humphries could have legally signed off on a bridge design without being a licensed professional engineer. Doing that requires that someone take a few tests and practice in their field for a while. In addition, Greendale would have to be accredited in order to grant an engineering degree. The likelihood of that occurring is approximately nil. The accreditation process involves checking students tests and work to see if they are actually learning the material required.

** Troy's plan for the future is to wait until [[TheSocialNetwork Abed finished his billion dollar social app and then sue him]]. Abed is fully aware of this, and doesn't seem to mind.

* ActorAllusion:
** Troy reacts very angrily to the fact that Zach Braff only appeared in a handful of episodes of the last season of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', a reference to how Donald Glover will only be appearing in five episodes of ''Series/{{Community}}'' in series five.
-->'''Troy:''' Son of a bitch! After everything ''Scrubs'' did for him?!
** Pierce's hologram alludes to the fact that Pierce has no legal right to be at Greendale. According to [[http://au.ign.com/articles/2014/01/03/community-how-the-season-5-surprise-chevy-chase-pierce-hawthorne-cameo-came-to-be this article]], this is a reference to the fact that Chevy Chase is legally barred from returning to the ''Community'' set as part of the terms of his contract being ended.

* CreativeDifferences: Abed and Jeff had these while making the commercial for Jeff's law firm:
-->'''Jeff:''' I'll cut you a check tomorrow, but just so we're clear: you quit.\\
'''Abed:''' Creative differences.\\
'''Jeff:''' I asked you to put the phone number on the screen.\\
'''Abed:''' I didn't like the number. [[FiveFiveFive 5-5-5? It's derivative.]]\\
'''Jeff:''' It's the number of my business!

* RealitySubtext: According to [[WordOfGod Dan Harmon]], there actually ''is'' a contractual agreement in place preventing Chevy Chase from stepping foot on the ''Community'' set, hence why Pierce appeared as a hologram. [[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/01/03/community-how-the-season-5-surprise-chevy-chase-pierce-hawthorne-cameo-came-to-be For further detail, click here]].

** Britta also calls Annie out for working for a morally questionable pharmaceutical company (that apparently invented a disease and it's cure, and produced a pill that had the side effect of making people give up on their dreams).

** The Pierce Hawthorne Museum of Gender Sensitivity and Sexual Potency was opened in compliance with a court order Pierce's hologram is "legally not allowed to discuss" (although it apparently involved sexual harassment). Pierce also apparently has "no legal right" to be at Greendale anymore, presumably for similar reasons.

* PutOnABusToHell: We're not really told what Pierce did to get himself banned from Greendale after graduating, but considering that this is the same school that ''re-hired Chang'', it must have been something awfully damning, indeed. [[spoiler:Of course, at this point we're still a couple episodes away from learning of his BusCrash.]]

-->'''Jeff:''' But I have something you don't understand, something inside of me that keeps me going-- ''[bailiff repossesses his Scotch]'' --that was it, that was all I had.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: It's revealed that Humphries' thesis project was a Lego bridge. That fell apart.

* PutOnABusToHell: We're not really told what Pierce did to get himself banned from campus after graduating, but it must have been something pretty damning, indeed. [[spoiler:Of course, at this point we're still a couple episodes away from learning of his BusCrash.]]

* Irony: A rather bitter example -- Annie, who was ruined by an addiction to Adderall, can only find a job promoting a rather disreputable pharmaceutical company after graduation. Lampshaded by both Britta and later Annie herself.

* CelebrityParadox: Abed makes several references to ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' during the episode - Travis Schuldt (Keith Dudemeister) & Eliza Coupe (Denise Mahoney) appeared in previous episodes of ''Community'' as [[Recap/CommunityS3E13DigitalExplorationOfInteriorDesign the original Subway]] & [[Recap/CommunityS2E17IntroToPoliticalScience Special Agent Robin Vohlers]] respectively.

* RevealShot: While talking with Jeff on the phone, Alan sits behind a desk in what appears to be a lavishly-appointed office. Cut to a hotel employee angrily demanding that Alan leave the concierge desk.

** Abed gets a minor comedic one. Jeff pointed out that he didn't pay him at first because Abed actually quit since he refused to simply put the phone number on the screen, and Annie gets visibly annoyed that he quit a paying job when he hadn't paid rent for the last two months.
** Britta also called Annie out for working for a morally questionable pharmaceutical company (that apparently invented a disease and it's cure, and produced a pill that had the side effect of making people give up on their dreams).

-->'''Annie:''' At least the drugs I sell don't get slurped out of my belly button!\\

* AbortedArc: Season 4's Changnesia is officially put to bed, with Chang having since admitted to his crimes in the third season & accepted his punishment. One could argue, however, this was the logical conclusion of the arc after the events of "[[Recap/CommunityS4E12HeroicOrigins Heroic Origins]]".

** Also a BIG time AbortedArc.
* BlackComedy: The gang's troubled lives are sprinkled with jokes but are also taken seriously.