New Girl, Episode 25: "Elaine's Big Day"
New Girl started as a starring vehicle for it's adorkable (ugh, can we just stop with this word, unless we are mocking someone) leading lady, Zooey Deschanel. It quickly morphed into one of the wittiest, most quotable, ensemble comedies on television. This season has seen Deschanel's Jess go through a number of life changes. She lost her job, tried on some new ones with hilarious results, until finding her way back to her passion: teaching. She also embarked on a flirtation, friends with benefits situation and then a full fledged relationship with her roommate, young curmedgeon bartender Nick Miller. Schmidt continued being a lovable douchebag, torn between his love of the single life and his love of Jess' model BFF, Cece. Winston did... stuff. Stuff that was sometimes amusing? Poor Winston.
This episode took place at Cece's marriage to Shivrang. Schmidt is still not happy about the wedding, even though he is still dating Elizabeth. He had a pretty impactful "eye conversation" with Cece though, so he is determined to sabotage the ceremony. Jess, Cece's maid of honor, is working hard to avoid the shenanigans but just can't. Winston is the king of pranks, so he is immediately down. Thank goodness for that, otherwise Winston would just sit with the guests, quietly twiddling his thumbs.
So, the boys decide to prank Cece's wedding. Nick works hard to stay out of the pranking and be presentable, because he wants to show Jess that he can be responsible. Jess has been pulling away from Nick and wants to end their relationship because she can't stop thinking about what her dad said. Nick can't stay uninvolved though. In no time, he is blasting Cotton Eyed Joe and searching the ducts for an enraged badger. Jess eventually ends up in there with them and Nick and Jess crash through the ducts directly onto the altar.
Cece finally owns up to the fact that she does not want to marry Shivrang and that she is still in love with Schmidt. Shivrang is not that torn up about it because this frees him up to be with Elaine, his one true, Caucasian love. Elaine was played by Taylor Swift. It was OK. They made a big deal of her guest appearance, but it was basically her just being Tay Tay. A shiny, effervescent white girl. She wasn't bad, she wasn't great, she was just mediocre.
Nick and Jess meet up outside and decide that they deserve to give their relationship another shot. They get in the car and start driving. Where will they go? Who knows. But I'm sure we'll find out next season.
Final Verdict: New Girl closed out it's sophomore season with a satisfying season finale. The comedy successfully avoided the sophomore slump, while adding new layers to these already beloved characters. I have to give the writers major props for making Cece funny and three dimensional. She definitely could have got stuck in the pretty, model trap, but that has been successfully avoided. On the other hand, Winston continues to be the odd man out. I'm hoping that the writers spend time during their hiatus trying to find a way to better utilize LaMorne Morris. Also, with the fate of Happy Endings still up in the air, maybe we'll see the return of Damon Wayans, Jr.'s Coach.
So, what did you guys think of the finale and the second season as a whole. Hit me up in the comments and let me know.
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