"Spanish 101"

Community

Starring: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Chevy Chase

Network: NBC

Thursdays at 9:30pm

"Spanish 101" is the second episode of NBC's new comedy following The Office on Thursday nights.

In this episode, something Britta says to Annie and Shirley inspires them to hold a protest. Pierce tries to win the friendship of Jeff by partnering with him on a Spanish assignment. In the end, Jeff's willingness to accept Pierce may or may not impress Britta, the girl whose affection Jeff is trying to win.

It seemed as though the comedy level dropped a bit from the Pilot episode. While the jokes were not as funny as they were in the premiere, there were definitely some great lines and moments (such as Pierce's toast in which he says "To the powerage of words," and to which Jeff responds, "To the irony of that sentence.").

This time, however, it was The Hangover's Ken Jeong who stole the episode as Señor Chang (apparently also known as "El Tigre Chino"). His over-the-top character created laughs in every scene he inhabited. Hopefully there will be a lot more of Señor Chang in the future.

Grade: B+