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Parks and Rec got a little wacky in the last season or two.
edit: also this season of Reluctant Traveler has been terrible. Much less focus on geography and food, more focus on weird social practices. Dedicated an entire episode to letting Prince William ramble. And the entire South Korea episode was about completely superficial bullshit like social media, modeling, and plastic surgery.
All of season 7 feels like they didn't know they had to write another season until the night before the script had to be turned in. The S6 finale felt like such a tidy button on the series I was surprised when the next episode started playing. It reminds me of S4 of Arrested Development, when all the actors had other stuff going on and weren't around for the big ensemble scenes. Just felt like the story had already been told, and the "Where are they now" flashcards you see at the end of 80s movies got stretched into an entire season of television.
I actually didn't watch the seventh season of parks and rec for a while because I thought season 6 ended so well I didn't want to ruin it. But frankly I was worried for nothing cuz season 7 is just kind of a really heartfelt bon voyage tour for the series. It's basically one long epilogue chapter. Sure it wasn't necessary technically but it's awesome in its own right so I really liked it.
Agreed, kinda felt like Act 2 of Into the Woods where everyone has completed their hero's journey and now we see the aftermath. Still interesting, just tonally and structurally very different.