" The Bubble " is the fifteenth episode of the third season of the American television comedy series Parks and Recreation, and the 45th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 19, 2011. In that episode, Leslie becomes nervous when her new boyfriend Ben holds a business meeting with her harsh mother, Marlene. Meanwhile, Chris tries to make some changes in the park department, much to the dismay of the staff.
Written by Greg Levine and Brian Rowe and directed by Matt Sohn, "The Bubble" originally aired back-to-back along with "Lil 'Sebastian". Both are stand-alone episodes that were originally not meant to run together, but because the third season premiered late, they should be featured together so the series' season will end at the end of the television season. This episode featured guest appearances by Pamela Reed as Leslie Marlene's mother, her first appearance since the second season episode of "Galentine's Day".
"The Bubble" marked a major development for the character of Tom Haverford, who began to consider whether he should leave his city hall position, which sets the stage for him to leave the position at "Li'l Sebastian". "The Bubble" received generally positive reviews and, according to Nielsen Media Research, was seen by some 4.27 million household viewers. Combined with approximately 3.72 million household viewers with "Li'l Sebastian", the two episode ranks even around with the previous week's episode, "The Fight" and "Road Trip".
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Plot
In a cold open scene, the park department welcomes Ann (Rashida Jones) to his new office at the town hall and fills it with a balloon, much to the chagrin of his cheerful Stuart (Jim Jansen) post. Leslie (Amy Poehler) and Ben (Adam Scott) are dating, but they keep their relationship secret because there is no dating policy in the workplace. They enjoy what Leslie calls a "bubble," or the beginning of a relationship when everything is simple and fun. Suddenly threatened, however, when Ben had a meeting with Leslie's mother, Marlene (Pamela Reed), a notorious politician in the Pawnee school system, who wanted Ben to approve the purchase of four new school buses even though the budget season was difficult. Afraid of spoiling the bubbles, Leslie initially told Ben that she had nothing to do with Marlene. Just before Ben's meeting, however, Leslie admits Marlene is her mother, making her nervous and causing her to give up on all her demands during the meeting. Marlene thinks Ben is weak, so Leslie becomes determined to prove that she is a formidable boss to impress Marlene.
Meanwhile, Chris (Rob Lowe) has imposed many changes to the park's department; he promotes Jerry (Jim O'Heir) to director of public relations, appointing April (Aubrey Plaza) as an assistant to everyone, placing Tom (Aziz Ansari) on the fourth floor nightmare with Andy (Chris Pratt) as his temporary assistant, and making Ron Nick Offerman) sits in the middle of a circular table after the transfer of his office, to force him to interact with people. Ron believes things will eventually return to normal as happened to the previous city manager who applied drastic changes. However, Donna (Retta) worries that Chris is too determined will not do it and demands Ron to talk to him. On the fourth floor, Tom's attempt to dazzle some elderly women in doing his work failed miserably, because they ignored him and all worshiped Andy.
Leslie coached Ben for the next meeting with her mother. He was so impressed with Marlene with his strong negotiating skills that he became flirtatious with her. The uncomfortable Ben tells Leslie that they should tell her about their relationship, but Leslie does not want to lose the bubble. Sick, Ben storms into Marlene's office and tells him that she's dating his daughter and asks her to keep it a secret. Marlene laughs at the situation and tells Leslie that she approves of Ben. Meanwhile, Ron tells Chris the change does not play for his staff strength because Jerry just plays well in the background, Tom just does it well if everyone is aware of his activity, and April only works if people leave him alone. Chris takes Ron's sensible argument and they decide on a deal where Chris will return everything to his original state after Ron does another week to interact with the public. Nevertheless, Tom is frustrated by his experience and begins to contemplate leaving his township job to pursue his own entrepreneurial interests.
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Production
"The Bubble" directed by Matt Sohn and written by Brian Rowe and Greg Levine, the latter regularly working as an assistant writer on the series. This episode was originally aired on May 19, 2011, and ran back to back with the Park and Recreation episode of "Li'l Sebastian", which aired shortly thereafter. Both are stand-alone episodes that were not originally designed to be displayed together. However, since the show premiered late as a mid-season replacement in January, two episodes aired together so the third season could end at the end of the television season. The fourth floor concept of Pawnee town hall as a dark and dreadful place was introduced in the second season episode of "Tom's Divorce", and has been a farce with the show ever since.
"The Bubble" featured guest appearances by Pamela Reed as Leslie Marlene Griggs-Knope's mother, her first appearance on the show since the second season of "Galentine's Day". Comedian Dana Gould, who previously worked as a producer at Parks and Recreation, made an unidentified cameo appearance as the fourth-floor man who entered Tom's fourth floor office looking for a man named Mort, then smashed the coffee pot and said, "Tell the Mort I say, 'Your step.'" "Bubble" marks the development of Tom Haverford that has been formed throughout the third season, where the character begins to consider leaving his city hall to pursue his own business ambitions. The storyline advances in "The Bubble" through Tom's frustration with his assignment by Chris, and culminates in the end of season "Li'l Sebastian", where he finally stops from the garden department.
Cultural reference
Leslie refers to the cable television network History while she explains why she enjoyed the early part of romantic relationships: "White wine, hugging, and the number of mad Documentary History Channel movies." In one scene, Leslie refers to a mixtape for Ben which includes five direct songs by singer and songwriter Sarah McLachlan. Leslie prepares Ben for her encounter with Marlene by explaining some of her favorite conversational topics, including industrialist Andrew Carnegie and Bill Watterson's cartoonist Calvin and Hobbes. Leslie claims her mother loves actors Daniel Craig and Mark Sloan, the character from the drama series of Gray's Anatomy dubbed "McSteamy", and she creates a music box with the last character image in it for Ben to give her as a gift.
Reception
Ratings
Since 9pm is broadcast from the Search Committee, the final hour of season seven of The Office Parks and Recreation comedy series is not shown at 9:30 am. broadcast on May 19th. "The Bubble" aired at 10 pm, while "Li'l Sebastian" immediately followed him at 10:30 pm. In the original American broadcast, "The Bubble" was seen by some 4.27 million household viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research, ranked 2.4/6 among viewers between the ages of 18 and 49. Rating points represent one percent of the total number of aircraft television in American households, and part means the percentage of television sets used for the program. Ownership for Parks and Recreation decreased for the night, because "Li'l Sebastian" was seen by about 3.72 million households. Combined, the rankings are even equal to the average rating for the previous week, where two episodes of Gardens and Recreation are also shown back-to-back, though from 9.30pm. until 10:30 pm night time block: "The Fight" has been seen by around 4.55 million household viewers, while "Road Trip" is seen by 3.54 million households. In 10 p.m. timeslot, "The Bubble" outperformed the end of the fourth season of the ABC Personal Drama series Personal Practice , seen by 7.45 million household viewers.
Reviews
"The Bubble" received generally positive reviews. Atlantic writer Scott Meslow calls the episode "a great example of Gardens and Recreation the funniest" and along with "Li'l Sebastian" serves as "the ideal capper for the third season the very strongest of the series ". Meslow adds that Ron's intervention on behalf of his co-workers shows that he is "a much better manager than he leaves". Henry Hanks of CNN called it a very funny episode and said Ron's scene revolved around a round table to avoid talking to community members "very well executed". Alan Sepinwall from HitFix said he enjoyed Marlene's efforts to seduce Ben, and especially liked the plot child with Chris making changes to the park department. He praised the "incredible minimalist performance" of Nick Offerman, especially when trying to avoid those at the turntable. Matt Fowler of IGN said the episode was funny and showed "how amazing this series is in creating a really fun ensemble". He also praised the subplot with Pamela Reed and "ridiculous dirtiness" from the fourth floor.
Eric Sundermann of Hollywood.com calls it a "great little episode" and a powerful setting for the end of the season. Although Sundermann initially objected about Leslie and Ben gathering, he now says it feels real because Leslie is willing to take the risk of a job she loves deeply with him. Magazine writer Garrett Martin says although the idea of ​​pairing two colleagues was like a conventional television movement, he did not mind Leslie and Ben because they were like "a charming and very suitable couple". Martin also said Pamela Reed "really killed him" as Leslie's mother. Rick Porter of Zap2it said Parks and Recreation was at the "top of the game", and that "The Bubble" worked well in pairs along with the final season of "Li'l Sebastian". He praised the comedy and romantic chemistry between Amy Poehler and Adam Scott, and said the subplot with Chris forcing a change in the park's department was "great fun".
Joel Keller of TV Squad says he is happy to see Ron defending the park department, which proves that despite his hatred of government, he knows his colleagues well and is a good boss. Keller also praised Pamela Reed's performance and said he works well with Amy Poehler. Nick McHatton of Fanatic TV said that although he believed that the prohibition policy of dating was nothing more than an unnecessary tool intended to create a friction between Leslie and Ben, he enjoyed the length of the relationship they would keep the secrecy of their relationship. Steve Heisler from The A.V. The club called "The Bubble" a very good episode that went a long way in perfecting the romance of Leslie and Ben, but mainly set the scene for superior "Li'l Sebastian". Time magazine writer James Poniewozik says "The Bubble" is not as cute as some of the better third-season episodes like "Harvest Festival" or "Andy and April Fancy Party," but it's fun and "perfect funny".
References
External links
- "The Bubble" on the official Garden and Recreation site
- "The Bubble" in IMDb
- "The Bubble" on TV.com
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