"End of the World" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation and the 52nd episode overall. It originally aired in the United States on November 3, 2011. "End of the World" was written by Michael Schur and was directed by Dean Holland. The episode features a doomsday cult, the Reasonabilists (also known derogatorily as "Zorpies"), who predict that the world is coming to an end.
A local Pawnee group, the Reasonabilists (aka "Zorpies"), members of a doomsday cult who follow "Zorp the Surveyor", predict that the end of the world is coming. Since they have been wrong in predicting the world's end in the past, they are not taken seriously, and Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) lets them hold an all-night vigil in the park, a Pawnee tradition. Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe) asks Leslie and Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott) to join him in monitoring the Reasonabilists during their vigil, which makes the two feel uncomfortable due to their recent break-up. As a precaution to the world's supposed demise, April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza) decides to help Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt) check off everything on his bucket list before the end of the day. Meanwhile, Entertainment 720, a company created by Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) and Jean-Ralphio Saperstein (Ben Schwartz), is nearing its end. The two decide to spend their last amount of money to hold an “end of the world” party in their office space since the lease is not up until the following day.
Newspaper reporter Shauna Malwae-Tweep shows a romantic interest in Ben after interviewing Chris, Ben, and Leslie about the vigil at the park. Leslie panics and attempts to dissuade Shauna from pursuing Ben. Later, Shauna flirts with Ben and asks him to join her at the “end of the world” party. Tom is pleasantly surprised to find his ex-girlfriend Lucy at the party, whom Jean-Ralphio invited, though he wanted to hook up with her, forgetting that Tom and she had ever dated.
When Ben prepares to meet with Shauna at Entertainment 720, Leslie panics and persuades him to join her in seeing an interesting Pawnee site. Instead, she drives the two in circles, ending up at an abandoned gas station. Ben realizes Leslie's plan and expresses his disapproval of her attempts to interfere with his personal life, noting that the break-up was on her terms. Later, Leslie admits to Ron (Nick Offerman) that she would want to spend her last night with Ben if the world was ending. Ron reminds Leslie that the world is not ending, so she must accept her decision to prioritize her political career over Ben. Meanwhile, April and Andy have completed Andy's bucket list, only missing seeing the Grand Canyon. They steal April's father's car and begin driving to Arizona.
The world does not end, as expected, and Entertainment 720's party is a huge success. Lucy congratulates Tom the next morning, and Leslie apologizes to Ben and lets him know that she will no longer interfere with his dating. April and Andy arrive at the Grand Canyon, but when Andy asks where the presidents' faces are, April realizes he was actually thinking of Mount Rushmore.
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Ratingsedit
In its original American broadcast, "End of the World" was seen by nearly 4 million household viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research, with an overall 2.0 rating among adults between ages 18 and 49. The episode garnered 3.94 million views.[1]
Reviewsedit
The episode received generally positive reviews. Matt Fowler of IGN said that the episode "did a perfect job of showing us how genuine sentiment can blossom from the seeds of hysteria and stupidity".[2] Steve Heisler of The A.V. Club gave "End of the World" a B+, saying that the "structure and pacing was spot-on. But the episode didn't sit as neatly with me while I was watching. In short, it's because of the Leslie Knope problem I thought the show was done with by now."[3]
Referencesedit
^Gorman, William (November 4, 2011). "TV Ratings Thursday: 'Bones' Returns Bigger; 'Big Bang Theory' Tops Night; All NBC Shows Rise; 'Grey's' Down, 'Private Practice' Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 25, 2017.[dead link]
^Fowler, Matt (November 3, 2011). "Parks and Recreation: "End of the World" Review". IGN. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
^Heisler, Steve (November 3, 2011). "Parks And Recreation: "End of the World"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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End of the World is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation and the 52nd episode overall It originally aired in the United States on November 3 2011 End of the World was written by Michael Schur and was directed by Dean Holland The episode features a doomsday cult the Reasonabilists also known derogatorily as Zorpies who predict that the world is coming to an end End of the World Parks and Recreation episodeEpisode no Season 4Episode 6Directed byDean HollandWritten byMichael SchurOriginal air dateNovember 3 2011 2011 11 03 Episode chronology Previous Meet n Greet Next The Treaty Parks and Recreationseason 4List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 2 1 Ratings 2 2 Reviews 3 References 4 External linksPlot editA local Pawnee group the Reasonabilists aka Zorpies members of a doomsday cult who follow Zorp the Surveyor predict that the end of the world is coming Since they have been wrong in predicting the world s end in the past they are not taken seriously and Leslie Knope Amy Poehler lets them hold an all night vigil in the park a Pawnee tradition Chris Traeger Rob Lowe asks Leslie and Ben Wyatt Adam Scott to join him in monitoring the Reasonabilists during their vigil which makes the two feel uncomfortable due to their recent break up As a precaution to the world s supposed demise April Ludgate Aubrey Plaza decides to help Andy Dwyer Chris Pratt check off everything on his bucket list before the end of the day Meanwhile Entertainment 720 a company created by Tom Haverford Aziz Ansari and Jean Ralphio Saperstein Ben Schwartz is nearing its end The two decide to spend their last amount of money to hold an end of the world party in their office space since the lease is not up until the following day Newspaper reporter Shauna Malwae Tweep shows a romantic interest in Ben after interviewing Chris Ben and Leslie about the vigil at the park Leslie panics and attempts to dissuade Shauna from pursuing Ben Later Shauna flirts with Ben and asks him to join her at the end of the world party Tom is pleasantly surprised to find his ex girlfriend Lucy at the party whom Jean Ralphio invited though he wanted to hook up with her forgetting that Tom and she had ever dated When Ben prepares to meet with Shauna at Entertainment 720 Leslie panics and persuades him to join her in seeing an interesting Pawnee site Instead she drives the two in circles ending up at an abandoned gas station Ben realizes Leslie s plan and expresses his disapproval of her attempts to interfere with his personal life noting that the break up was on her terms Later Leslie admits to Ron Nick Offerman that she would want to spend her last night with Ben if the world was ending Ron reminds Leslie that the world is not ending so she must accept her decision to prioritize her political career over Ben Meanwhile April and Andy have completed Andy s bucket list only missing seeing the Grand Canyon They steal April s father s car and begin driving to Arizona The world does not end as expected and Entertainment 720 s party is a huge success Lucy congratulates Tom the next morning and Leslie apologizes to Ben and lets him know that she will no longer interfere with his dating April and Andy arrive at the Grand Canyon but when Andy asks where the presidents faces are April realizes he was actually thinking of Mount Rushmore Reception editRatings edit In its original American broadcast End of the World was seen by nearly 4 million household viewers according to Nielsen Media Research with an overall 2 0 rating among adults between ages 18 and 49 The episode garnered 3 94 million views 1 Reviews edit The episode received generally positive reviews Matt Fowler of IGN said that the episode did a perfect job of showing us how genuine sentiment can blossom from the seeds of hysteria and stupidity 2 Steve Heisler of The A V Club gave End of the World a B saying that the structure and pacing was spot on But the episode didn t sit as neatly with me while I was watching In short it s because of the Leslie Knope problem I thought the show was done with by now 3 References edit Gorman William November 4 2011 TV Ratings Thursday Bones Returns Bigger Big Bang Theory Tops Night All NBC Shows Rise Grey s Down Private Practice Up TV by the Numbers Retrieved April 25 2017 dead link Fowler Matt November 3 2011 Parks and Recreation End of the World Review IGN Retrieved April 25 2017 Heisler Steve November 3 2011 Parks And Recreation End of the World The A V Club Retrieved April 25 2017 External links edit End of the World at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title End of the World Parks and Recreation amp oldid 1217388021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
