Parks and Recreation is Moving Up
Most of Parks and Recreation's sixth
season focused on the major changes in Leslie's life, like being recalled from the office she'd worked so hard to reach a better position, receiving a great offer for a new job in Chicago, and discovering that she was pregnant with triplets.
And in that regard, Moving Up which was the name of the finale felt more like a series finale than a season finale as it wrapped up several ongoing storylines, including Leslie's career decision, the Unity Concert, and Tom's new restaurant venture. It also featured cameos from almost everyone who's ever appeared on the series, and it was full of wonderful surprises from a Sebastian hologram to a Mouse Rat reunion to a surprise appearance by Duke Silver to a cameo by Jon Hamm. But perhaps the biggest shocker came when the series jumped three years into the future in the final moments of the episode, and Leslie Had Bangs.
Oh yeah, there was also the bit about how she took the job with the U.S. National Park Service, but convinced her new boss to let her live and work in Pawnee instead of Chicago and Leslie's children are now toddlers, Ben has a fancy new job and Jerry Larry is now named Terry. There were so many new things thrown our way in that time jump that I barely had time to appreciate Jon Hamm, whose character felt a bit like a poor man's Chris Traeger with his good looks, positive attitude, and use of the word literally. However, I don't know that Hamm's cameo which I'm glad the show kept a secret after announcing literally every other guest-star beats out Michelle Obama's cameo. Leslie's reaction to meeting the FLOTUS was actually more entertaining than anything Lady Obama actually said or did, but it was definitely a highlight of Moving Up.
If Parks and Recreation hadn't already been renewed for Season 7, Moving Up would've been a perfect series finale. It had the series trademark heart and humor, in addition to a fake concert that looked like so much fun that I was actually upset it wasn't a real event I could attend. By the time Mouse Rat reunited and sang 5,000 Candles in the Wind, I was depressed that I'd missed such a fabulous show.
Most of Parks and Recreation's sixth
And in that regard, Moving Up which was the name of the finale felt more like a series finale than a season finale as it wrapped up several ongoing storylines, including Leslie's career decision, the Unity Concert, and Tom's new restaurant venture. It also featured cameos from almost everyone who's ever appeared on the series, and it was full of wonderful surprises from a Sebastian hologram to a Mouse Rat reunion to a surprise appearance by Duke Silver to a cameo by Jon Hamm. But perhaps the biggest shocker came when the series jumped three years into the future in the final moments of the episode, and Leslie Had Bangs.
Oh yeah, there was also the bit about how she took the job with the U.S. National Park Service, but convinced her new boss to let her live and work in Pawnee instead of Chicago and Leslie's children are now toddlers, Ben has a fancy new job and Jerry Larry is now named Terry. There were so many new things thrown our way in that time jump that I barely had time to appreciate Jon Hamm, whose character felt a bit like a poor man's Chris Traeger with his good looks, positive attitude, and use of the word literally. However, I don't know that Hamm's cameo which I'm glad the show kept a secret after announcing literally every other guest-star beats out Michelle Obama's cameo. Leslie's reaction to meeting the FLOTUS was actually more entertaining than anything Lady Obama actually said or did, but it was definitely a highlight of Moving Up.
If Parks and Recreation hadn't already been renewed for Season 7, Moving Up would've been a perfect series finale. It had the series trademark heart and humor, in addition to a fake concert that looked like so much fun that I was actually upset it wasn't a real event I could attend. By the time Mouse Rat reunited and sang 5,000 Candles in the Wind, I was depressed that I'd missed such a fabulous show.