If in the early part of season one of New Girl you would have said there would be an episode of the show in which guns are shot widely into the air, an entire bottle of absinthe is consumed and an attempted purchase of crack occurs AND it all works plot-wise, I wouldn’t have believed you. But “Cabin” is an example of how New Girl has evolved, allowing itself to put its characters in some weird positions, all while reinforcing the idea that this group of friends are so close, know each other so well and love each other to the point that they are willing to help each other through any circumstance.
Take, for example, that Schmidt feels like maybe living with three white people has held back Winston in being as black as he wants to be. Schmidt walks an incredibly fine line between hilarious and borderline racist here, but at his core, Schmidt is just trying to do what is best for his friend. The B story this week at least gives Winston one of his best episodes, even if it is quite low on actual story. Schmidt wants Winston to feel fine with engaging in his culture, and he wants to help him with that. It starts with eating ribs with Winston, then escalates into trying to buy crack cocaine from street youths once Winston finds out what is really going on. Watching Schmidt play his role completely seriously the entire episode is brilliant, and teaming him up with Winston is a dynamic that needs to be exploited even more throughout this second season.
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