4×20, “Par 5.”
Frustrated by the shortage of funding and lack of technology at the school, Jess asks Fawn for a favor: to butter up the school board at a charity golf tournament in hopes they’ll send computers the school’s way. Surprisingly, Fawn agrees and brings Jess and Schmidt along, giving them each a task. Jess must maintain composure in front of the prominent board members and Schmidt must look “less pale,” as Fawn wants a photo with someone “more ethnic-looking” to diversify her campaign. A lot of glittery bronzer and ghostly-white foundation is involved, and Fawn’s chance at a photo op takes a turn as she exposes her commando status when reaching for a golf ball.
Winston’s luck with the ladies is rocky at best, proven true when he meets a beautiful but anti-police woman named KC. Too embarrassed to admit his profession and too afraid it may drive her away, Winston pretends he’s a stripper who often wears a cop uniform as part of his act. He breaks down to Nick, who offers to help him come clean to KC, but Winston admits that Nick can’t understand the complicated relationship and tensions that exist between law enforcement and black people. Finally, Winston lays his cards on the table to KC. Though she’s upset he lied, Winston gets his just desserts when KC asks him to perform a striptease in public.
Rating: 7/10
4×21, “Panty Gate.”
We’re hit with a double whammy in Season 4’s penultimate episode when not one but two couples call it quits. First up is Coach and May. The reason is similar to what severed Jess and Ryan: one half of the pair is moving (May to New York) and long-distance just isn’t realistic. Unwilling to show emotion over the split, Coach insists that he is fine, but eventually begins sobbing as he gives a health presentation to his students. May puts on a tough exterior that fades quickly as well, and the two end up professing their love for each other. She asks him to move with her and he agrees, knowing he’s made the right decision.
Next come Schmidt and Fawn, who go their separate ways after Fawn swindles Schmidt into falsely admitting his perverted desires at a press conference in order to repair her “pantygate” disaster. Still madly in love with Schmidt, Cece decides she must take her mind off her feelings and find herself. She leaves to embark on a three-week trek up Mount Shasta before she learns that he and Fawn are no longer together.
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Rating: 7/10
4×22, “Clean Break.”
In the Season 4 finale, we say our goodbyes to Coach and he is firm in his insistence that they be unsentimental, stating that memories are “nonessential.” Schmidt takes on the same no-emotion attitude and rids his room of all mementos that remind him of Cece. Thankfully, the macho men’s facades crumble as Coach makes his tearful departure and Schmidt musters up the courage to propose to Cece.
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Rating: 10/10
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