Parks and Recreation 203

This week's episode of Parks and Recreation is so far the first to not deal with Leslie's political career or her work with The Pit (DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN).  While it was a little bit odd, if wasn't entirely unexpected.  How long can we be expected to care about the exploits of local government?  THUNDERCATS!


Leslie and Tom are judges of the Miss Pawnee beauty pageant, which should immediately set off some signals in your mind as to what is about to happen. Tom of course finds the most attractive girl in the competition and talks about her the whole time, while Leslie fights for the less-attractive but more talented and intellectual underdog. Oh, and Rachel tries to bribe Leslie with $7 coffee (Big city coffee costs money? Usually I pay for mine with corn husks and spit!)

Meanwhile, Ann and Mark have a very awkward first date after she asks him to come to her house to help fix her shower head. While she's walking around outside, she spots Andy watching her from The Pit and finds out that he has been living there (although he only admits that it's been for a week). Seeing his "office" in that massive pile of dirt was perhaps the single funniest frame of the entire show.

Meanwhile, Dave (Louis C-Kop) makes a return and tries to ask Leslie out on a date. Though she first accepts, then sort of rejects the offer, she finally asks him to go out on a date with her on Friday. Oh my goshness, has she finally moved on from Mark? For the sake of keeping Louis C.K. on cable for as long as possible, let's hope that the writers have decided that she is over Mark.

Oh, and fyi, Madeline Albright is not Leslie's grandmother. Who knew? Not this reporter.

-Dave