A review of tonight's two "Parks and Recreation" episodes coming up just as soon as I keep a local binder maker on retainer... Unlike several other of this season's double-features, "Ms. Ludgate-Dwyer Goes to Washington" and "Pie-Mary" weren't linked by theme, or story. They were just two terrific installments of "Parks and Rec" that complemented each other by showing the very different kinds of stories the series has been able to tell. "Ms. Ludgate-Dwyer" is another cameo-filled road trip episode, with Leslie and April's journey to Washington bringing them into contact with Barbara Boxer, John McCain, Kirsten Gillibrand(*), Cory Booker, Orrin Hatch, and Leslie's hero (and Washington Bff) Madeleine Albright. But other than Albright, the politicians are just local color, and the main thrust of the episode is a Leslie and April story. And what's what interesting about it is that it's presented largely from April's point-of-view, which allows...
- 2/11/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
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