I recently finished re-watching Season 4 of Community on DVD (with commentary!), which means it is time to compare my original opinions of each episode to my current opinions.  For each one, I have indicated whether my evaluation has gone up, down, or sideways (i.e., about the same).

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1. “History 101” – Sideways.  Some good stuff here, but way too overstuffed. B+
2. “Paranormal Parentage” – Down.  The characterization is fine, but pretty much nothing happens. Original Grade: B+ Current Grade: B, maybe
3. “Conventions of Space and Time” – Sideways, but tempered.  Perfectly enjoyable, but I may have been guilty of grade inflation. Original Grade: A- Current Grade: B+ (But who knows, I might adjust that back up again.)
4. “Alternative History of the German Invasion” – Sideways.  A few bafflingly bad choices, but this one has a promising premise, and some legitimately funny moments. B
5. “Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations” – Sideways.  Perhaps the one episode where my feelings remain pretty much exactly the same. A-
6. “Advanced Documentary Filmmaking” – Down.  I interpreted this one in a way that gave it credit that it may or may not have deserved.  But Changnesia was stupid, and there were times when it was amusing, but only when it was acknowledged as stupid; this episode didn’t acknowledged it that way enough. Original Grade: A- Current Grade: B (B+ on a good day)
7. “Economics of Marine Biology” – Up.  “Marine Bio” just seemed so insignificant.  Now I realize it did very little wrong, a great boon in the small mistake-plagued Season 4. Original Grade: B+ Current Grade: A Higher B+
8. “Herstory of Dance” – Sideways (but with a grade adjustment) BRING BACK BRIE LARSON! Original Grade: B+ (with a promise that it might be upgraded) Current Grade: A-
9. “Intro to Felt Surrogacy” – Down.  I loved the premise, loved the set-up, loved the initial follow-through, but they really didn’t stick the landing.  I excused the ending at the time, saying that the loose ends could be resolved over the rest of the season; that wasn’t really deserved.  I really don’t know how much I like this episode. Original Grade: (Conditional) A Current Grade: ?
10. “Intro to Knots” – Down.  I really liked Annie’s explanation that the obligation is the gift.  But other than that, this episode was so confused. Original Grade: B+ Current Grade: I’ll go with B, but I probably wouldn’t have trouble saying B-.
11. “Basic Human Anatomy” – Sideways. A few silly moments, but there’s a lot to bite into here. A-
12. “Heroic Origins” – Down.  This was more of an anti-origin story than an origin story, but the landing making that clear wasn’t stuck cleanly. There’s still some grist for the mill, though. Original Grade: A- Current Grade: B+
13. “Advanced Introduction to Finality” – Up.  I know some people hate this one, and I’ve heard their arguments, but, man, I just don’t get it.  I don’t have to make any excuses to have fun with it. B+