February 2, 2014
Warning: Fullspoilers from the episode to follow.
New Girl's post-Super Bowl episode was a biggie for Nick and Jess, as they finally reached that inevitable point in their relationship where one of them professed their love for the other. It's a storyline we've seen a bajillion times on TV, and usually it goes something like, "I love you!" "...Thank you?" Indeed, some fans might have been a little weary going through that whole song-and-dance again, this time with Nick and Jess.To its credit, though, New Girl opted out of the usual gimmick and went with something slightly different: finger guns! Oh, and a certain someone namedPrince.
While the whole Prince party/"I love you" setup felt sort of contrived, it nevertheless made for some amusing moments -- for instance, the fact that Schmidt automatically thought he was invited to the party and went out and bought a $2,000 suit in hopes of meeting cooler friends. Also kinda funny was Coach's obvious plug for his Ford Fusion. But the greatest bit was saved for Coach and Winston, who resurrected "Fire and Ice," an old play that they used to run to get into clubs and parties; but Nick's "Ham and Cheese" equivalent was a close second, as he hung Schmidt out to dry. ("I'm Trojan Horsing! I found a bunch of models. Every man for himself!")
The fun and games continued once everyone got inside the party. It was good to see that Schmidt and Cece appear to be getting even closer -- both emotionally and physically. ("It's always good to see old friends.") I especially enjoyed Schmidt going the extra mile with the lemon game by actually eating the lemon. ("That's not even the game!")Another fun moment came when Nick drunkenly interrupted Fire and Ice from macking on Alessandra Ambrosio and Ana Beatriz Barros.
"I never thought I'd say this, but... I need to be alone with Prince."
Of course, the big draw of this week's episode was Prince himself, and in that regard there was certainly no shortage of Prince or his Prince-isms. In particular, it was Nick and Jess's reaction to meeting Prince that got the biggest laugh from me, specifically Nick's uncontrollable screams of disbelief.
As for Prince's love guru schtick with Jess, it seemed pretty random that Prince would, for any reason, take an interest in Jess's personal problems over anybody else's at the party. Moreover, the montage of whimsical love training was more just ridiculous than actually funny -- Jess's new clothes, ping pong and the CG butterfly, to name a few examples. Thankfully, Prince was, well... justPrince enough to make it work ("So, do you like pancakes?") -- though Jess singing at the end might have been pushing it.
It did help that afterwards the gang openly talked about crazy and weird the night was, with Coach postulating, "Did... that... happen?" and Schmidt quietly adding, "Where do we go from here? Do I just go to work tomorrow?" It's true, parts of "Prince" felt like a bit of a stretch, even by New Girl's standards, but it did make the painful process of Nick and Jess declaring their love for each other moderately more entertaining that it otherwise would have been. As far as "I love you" episodes go, this one was definitely memorable, if not wholly original.
Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/03/new-girl-prince-review
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