![]() It's a silly episode, as Schmidt ogles at an exotic fish, but it works because it shows a more vulnerable side to his character now that he's forced to assess his emotions and not be a womanizer who gets whatever he wants for once. That's by New Girl standards, though, with Schmidt having unresolved feelings for Cece and coping with a symbolic lion fish, and Jess confessing to Nick that she wants to have sex with him while loopy on pain meds. "Quick Hardening Caulk" finds the two central romances on New Girl-Jess and Nick, and Cece and Schmidt-in precarious, contingent places. But with one door closing, another opens just before the episode is through with Schmidt's proposal to Cece, bringing on the tears with the perfect accompaniment of The Head and the Heart's "Rivers and Roads." It's sitcom sentimentality to perfection. Despite Coach's wish for an easy, unsentimental move, it's obviously not a clean break because of how many feelings are wrapped up in that place and those characters. For Schmidt, it's the $5 he put in the douchebag jar when he told Cece he'd marry her one day for Jess and Nick, it's their "sex mug" that used to secretly signal when they were ready for a hook-up and for Winston, it's having to say goodbye to a best friend. "Clean Break" is all about those relationships and what makes them significant, as everybody is prompted to reflect on their physical keepsakes as Coach packs, sparing no room for mementos, when he prepares to move to NYC with May (Meaghan Rath). The friendships on New Girl aren't just crafted for laughs they're full of love, and the heart of the show. With 146 episodes in its 2011-2018 run, its quite an undertaking to re-watch the entire series, but more than a few episodes will bring you right back to the (semi-functioning utilities, sex mural encrusted, home of the Douchebag Jar) charm of the loft. Those relationships, on top of the expertly crafted will-they-won't-theys have made this comedy one that fans return to, not only to relive, but to feel like a part of the gang. It's the friendship that's at the helm of their growth that makes the show both so hilarious and wholesome as they support, fall for, meddle and collide with one another. ![]() It wasn't about how quirky Jess and her revolving closet of polka-dot outfits were, but rather what it looks like when a variety of personalities try to "adult." Be it the titular young woman who was as ambitious as she was full of eccentricities, or one of the several dudes down the hall poisoned by toxic masculinity, New Girl moved you in next door to 4D to watch and find comfort in its residents making mistakes as they figured out how to become more fully formed in life and love. Led by Deschanel as the sunny Jessica Day, New Girl followed the lives and relationships of her and her roommates-the womanizing finance bro Schmidt (Max Greenfield), lovable jokester Winston (Lamore Morris), overconfident jock Coach (Damon Wayans Jr.), and curmudgeon bartender Nick (Jake Johnson)-as well as her best friend, model Cece (Hannah Simone), and throughout its seven year run, it maintained the perfect balance of offbeat humor and sincerity. ![]() But shortly after it premiered, it proved to be much more special than that. About a quirky elementary school teacher who moves into an apartment full of man-children, the show from Elizabeth Meriwether ( Single Parents) resembled more than a few series about 20-somethings, and received a fair amount of skepticism for shunting what looked like yet another Zooey Deschanel manic pixie dream girl role onto the world. When FOX's New Girl first aired in 2011, it sounded like so many other sitcoms before it. ![]()
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