I liked this episode a lot more than last week's with the exception of everything related to Pierce. The group decides to play a prank on Pierce by tricking him into dressing up as a wizard with a cookie wand. It was funny at first to see Pierce like that, but then Pierce opened his mouth. Big mistake. Out came the usual arrogant Pierce who puts so much conviction behind his own stupidity. I hate Pierce and everything he stands for. He's the one part of the show that doesn't click for me each episode. My feelings about him are probably outside the mainstream, but by the end of the episode, I was going crazy.
Due to the need for security to stop pranks, Annie and Shirley become security guards, in effect playing a mixed up version of buddy cop roles. With Abed tagging along to annotate their every move, there were plenty of laughs.
Britta, after being labeled a buzzkill by Jeff, decides to pull her own prank. She will borrow a frog, put a Senor Chang hat on it, and leave in on Chang's desk. Yeah, it's not original, but her plan goes drastically wrong as she accidentally pushes a cadaver out the window and kills the frog. Annie and Shirley investigate and all roads lead to Jeff who has been framed by Britta. There is a hilarious chase where Annie pepper sprays herself.
The final scene, as usual, is very funny with a touch of warm, fuzzy feelings. Britta consigns herself to being the buzzkill, Annie wants to be taken more seriously, Shirley wants to be younger like Annie, Pierce knows he's no magic, Troy doesn't understand the Cookie Crisp wizard reference, and they all come together in a big hug,
Score: 9.1/10
