Parks and Recreation, S05E09
Ron brought Diane and Leslie to an award event where he would be honored for a chair he built. Leslie was worried that Debbie showing up would cause the couple problems, but Diane was most worried about Leslie's involvement in Ron's life. Ann refused to let the others in the office attend Jerry's Christmas party because they had intended to spend the night celebrating how much they laughed at Jerry over the past year. Ben also looked after Chris at the party, making sure that he didn't fall apart emotionally.
I really loved how excited Ron was to attend the woodwork event. He was giggling at the sight of someone he said was famous, who Leslie and Diane had no idea about. I actually wasn't too worried about Debbie showing up because I noticed early on that Diane seemed worried about how well Leslie knew Ron. It doesn't seem odd that she would because no one knows Ron like Leslie does, except maybe his ex-wives? But it was sweet that Leslie would take on Debbie by herself just so that Diane and Ron could spend the rest of the night alone. She's such a great friend! Cuz that Debbie bitch is crazy (but at the end when she was in cuffs, I would have killed to see Lucy Lawless kick her ass like she suggested).
Ron obviously loves Diane because he revealed one of his biggest secrets to her--that he is Duke Silver! Wow! I was really impressed that he did that! It was also funny that one of Ron's fan said she was going to kill Diane! Damn. Didn't know he had such dedicated fans! Great scene.
I didn't expect that Ann would condemn the mean party that the others were having concerning Jerry, but I'm glad she did. After all, they should be a little nicer to the guy after he had a brush with death. It was nice that Donna had a change of heart and wanted to include Jerry in the dinner instead of just using it as a time to make fun of him behind his back because they all got to see that Jerry was throwing a big ol' Christmas celebration. I freaking loved seeing them peeping into the window, dying to get in there. It was kind of like Scrooge peeking into his nephew's house and seeing how much of an ass he had been to his only family member. It was nice that they took all the money that they had collected to remember Jerry's fumbling at work to instead donate to his medical bills. And they learned that Jerry always sent them nice emails congratulating them on their achievements and birthdays. He's such a sweetheart and it was great they had a moment to remember that behind his Charlie Brown-esq personality, there is a heart of gold. Way to get into the Christmas spirit.
I was also impressed with Chris's progress. I didn't think that his 15 times a week with his therapist were really helping, but they were. He could drink non-fat egg nog, let someone point out his gray hair, and speak to his ex-girlfriend and her fiance without spiraling into his usual dark place (although I think it's hilarious when he gets so negative). I also loved that Ben was doing his best to support him and make sure that he kept it together. I sort of forgot until they had this overly long hug that they are such good friends. I love their bromance, especially on Chris's end because he needs all the love he can get.
I just got this warm, happy feeling from this episode--it was great. This is one of those stories about Christmas that didn't make me hate the overall spirit of this holiday. We got to see Leslie be there for Ron and Diane, Diane and Ron become closer, Tom and the rest give Jerry a break, and Ben and Chris reconnect as friends. I have nothing bad to say about it.
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