What Happened, Yo!:
-As the department begins to prepare for Leslie's campaign Leslie makes Ann her campaign manager (She doesn't want to hire Ben because of their scandal. They plan a rally at a sports arena and plan to recruit town hero "Pistol" Pete Disellio, who in high school. once scored a slam sunk and won a basketball game against Eagleton. "Pistol" Pete is willing to endorse Leslie, but he refuses to dunk again, which is what they need. Leslie leaves Ann to try and convince him to dunk, but Ann winds up drudging up his traumatic past.
-Meanwhile, Ron, Tom, Andy, April and Champion (A three-legged dog that Andy and April adopted) are out getting supplies to build a stage for Leslie's rally when the truck they are in is pulled over for many violations (Apparently Ron and the police officer have different philosophies on what constitutes a law.). Leslie is able to get them out of it, but they have to jettison a lot of their supplies, leading to a small stage, an incomplete banner, and a short red carpet. In addition, it turns out that the sports arena is currently a hockey rink, which April forgot to mention. Leslie thinks of cancelling, but Jerry has succeeded at his job and there are plenty of people there. So they set out to do the rally, but slip on the ice plenty of times along the way. Leslie finally gives her speech and Pistol Pete shows up to dunk, but he slips on the ice and breaks his arm.
-Meanwhile, Chris comes to visit Ben who is unknowingly in a deep depression, and is keeping busy by dreaming up a Calzone empire and making stop-motion animation. Chris supports Ben even though he knows he needs help. Ben has a break-through when his stop-motion film turns out to be only a few seconds long after 3 weeks of work. Chris gets him to talk about his issues. When Leslie comes back though, she gets Ben to be her campaign manager since he's much better equipped for the job than Ann and without him, her campaign will be a disaster.
I Liked This: Parks and Recreations has been on a roll as of late and The Comeback Kid continues this trend. I liked how the show is realistic about what would happen is a bunch of inexperienced people ran a big political campaign and I'm glad that this political storyline seems to be taking a much bigger role in the latter half of season 4. Chris can be a little over-the-top at times but he was handled very well here. I liked how he told Ben that his idea for a Low-Cal Calzone Zone was literally the best idea he had ever heard, before confiding to the cameras that he thinks it's a terrible idea. That moment is really funny, but also says a lot about Chris' character. I liked watching Ben go about his life before realizing he was depressed, and how him becoming Leslie's campaign manager felt like a natural development. Also, Champion the dog is a great addition to the cast and I hope to see more of him soon. And of course, this episode was hilarious, with the climax of them struggling across the hockey arena while the song Get On Your Feet keeps starting and stopping being one of the funniest things I've seen in a while.
But...: No real problems tonight.
The Bottom Line: Parks and Recreation has been having a great 4th season and that trend continues with The Comeback Kid. Can't wait for the rest of season 4.
Grade: Zounds! (Almost Perfect)
Memorable Moments
-Leslie:"Don’t listen to your head or your heart, just look in my eyes and say yes."
-Man, Pawnee is a Ridiculous Place: Pawnee's high school basketball team is called the Drunken Savages. The mascot (originally a Native American) was later changed.
-Ron: "Well, we have a philosophical difference on what constitutes a law."
-Andy: “Windows are the eyes to the house.”
-April: “Can’t you do anything wrong, Jerry?”
-Chris: "And, your hair doesn't have that normal uptight, rigid, inflexible, Ben Wyatt sense of fun".
-Leslie's cards may be out of order: "Together we can defeat... obese children. I'm sure that was something positive originally."
-April: “Don’t make out. It’s making Champion sad.’
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