Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...
"We do humbly request thine permission to befix thus holes yonder."
So sharpen your pitchforks because, well, I didn't find "How a Bill Becomes a Law" to be one of Parks' best. Which is sad because I was hotly anticipating Lucy Lawless' (Xena, Spartacus) stint as a local woman in desperate need of help from the public works department. The good news is that it looks like she's sticking around for at least one more episode, so there still might be potential for her to have some better comedic moments with Ron.
The Leslie vs. Councilman "by kids, I mean turds" Jamm (comedian John Glaser) story could have also used a bit of punching up as it came off as the weakest part of the episode. Despite having Jamm deliver the great line "I don't mean to brag, but I've got irritable bowel syndrome." That was killer. Other than that, Jamm was just too much of a one dimensional creep who we all knew Leslie would triumph over somehow. He was so awful that Leslie even let blurt a line about how much she hated government. Still, while it mostly lacked laughs, it was fun to watch the Parks team all work, and bond, together. Leslie and Tom actually functioned as a schmoozing unit ("I'm not eating racist salad") to try and pass her "Fun in the Sun" act, Ron and Andy went out in the field and repaired a piece of road, and April and Ben got a bit closer during a hours-long, 40ft road trip. Which was nice to see since they still seemed a bit adversarial after Ben yelled at her at the end of last week's episode, "Soda Tax." Even if it sort of lit a fire under her ass.
The wonderful little details about Ben's '90s movie soundtrack collection, plus a Benji's Cool Times Summer Jamz Mix CD that started off with Salt-N-Pepa's "Shoup," felt like they were meant just for me. Or man-children my age. There also isn't much out there that can top Ben reading his Star Trek fanfic to April. God, what could have even led to her saying that it was okay for him to do that? Also, as someone who has kids, I've had to use the response "Because...other cars!" before when children have asked me why we weren't moving.
Back at the home office, Donna was explaining 50 Shades of Grey to someone on the 311 line, while Jerry was accidentally fielding 911 calls and trying to figure out how to deliver a baby face up. Ron, begrudgingly, accepted that Chris' 311 idea was a success since it wound up getting him a date with Diane. Now, one would think that Ron would have been immediately drawn to Diane. Hell, he made an almost instant pass at Andy's professor last year. But having kids must really bug him I can see him not being able to relate to kids, but it's not like he hasn't dealt with them before. He's a Pawnee Ranger troupe leader. Granted, he made those kids sit in silence and eat beans, but that just shows that he has his own way of managing them. Plus, Diane shops at Food n' Stuff for crying out loud. Soulmates!
Ron's romances haven't let me down in the comedy department before, so I'm hoping for great things. This episode wasn't bad, of course. Just lesser. Even Andy wasn't at the top of his game, although I appreciated his want to help Ron make a love connection. And his spelling of K-I-S-S-I-P-P-I. Ron's reaction to getting laughed at over having make-up on was actually even more childish than the putting on of the make-up in the first place. "I came here to fix a pothole, no be mocked," he huffed. But by the end, it was full speed ahead for Ron and Diane. And hopefully, in the weeks to come, well get to see a lot more mocking.
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and IGN. WARNING: No Nudity!
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