Heroic Origins
| "Heroic Origins" | |
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| Community episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 12 |
| Directed by | Victor Nelli, Jr. |
| Written by | Steve Basilone Annie Mebane Maggie Bandur |
| Production code | 412 |
| Original air date | May 2, 2013 |
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"Heroic Origins" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Community, which originally aired on May 2, 2013.
In this episode, Abed pieces together the past timelines of the group to show their lives have always been intertwined.
The episode was written by Steve Basilone, Annie Mebane, and Maggie Bandur, and directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.
The episode received positive reviews from fans and critics. Alison Brie received praise.
As the group studies for their history final, Abed (Danny Pudi) reveals he is actually studying the group’s history. Abed believes the group was destined to meet, and had crossed paths before meeting at Greendale. Abed explains in 2008, the group had several coincidental meetings between its members. Annie (Alison Brie) and Troy (Donald Glover) had attended the same high school; Annie had a crush on Troy, but he didn’t even seem to notice. Troy reveals he actually did notice, as it was her words that made Troy fake an injury so he wouldn’t have to deal with the pressures of being recruited for college football. At a party, Troy was deemed “most likely to succeed,” enraging Annie, who was also addicted to prescription drugs at the time. She screamed at Troy that he wouldn’t amount to anything, then charged through a glass door (the broken glass popped two balloons, inspiring Magnitude's catch phrase).
Abed and Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) had both been at the mall one day. Shirley was buying lingerie for a romantic date with her husband, Andre (Malcolm-Jamal Warner), while Abed had been standing outside a movie theater to warn moviegoers to not see Star Wars Episode I. Abed accosts two little boys who attempt to go see the movie (who happen to be Shirley’s children), causing Abed to get a restraining order from the theater and attend therapy sessions. As Abed is heading to meet the therapist, he spots Annie stealing the doctor’s prescription pad, and warns the doctor and presumably leads to Annie getting caught. Shirley is forced to leave her husband on a date to pick up her kids, the same restaurant where Jeff (Joel McHale) and his client, a stripper, are also eating. Jeff had successfully defended her in a case, where Britta (Gillian Jacobs) had been staging a rally to support the case. The stripper tells Jeff she was talking to a married man, implied to be Andre. Having just received news that he is to be disbarred due to a lack of a college degree, Jeff encourages her to pursue him.
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