Competitive Wine Tasting

Jeff (Joel McHale) is excited about his wine tasting class but becomes dismayed when Pierce (Chevy Chase) announces he is also taking it.

In the class, the two both express interest in an attractive Asian woman, Wu Mei (Michelle Krusiec).

Troy (Donald Glover) and Britta (Gillian Jacobs) attend their acting class, where Professor Garrity (Kevin Corrigan) encourages them to share a painful memory.

Troy struggles to tell one before blurting out that his uncle molested him, which earns him sympathy and attention, particularly from Britta.

and asserts Angela was the boss; Professor Sheffield (Stephen Tobolowsky) explains the question is rhetorical and not so simple.

[4] Emma Matthews of Den of Geek described the episode as "something of a hit and miss affair"; she found Jeff to be obnoxious and thought Abed's dismantling of Professor Sheffield's arguments were out of character but enjoyed the final scene depicting an all-black production of Fiddler on the Roof.

[5] Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx noted that it was "nice to see [the show] set aside the experiments, do a more traditional version of itself, and still be effective doing it"; he particularly enjoyed Pierce's storyline, remarking that he felt like "a natural member of the group" for the first time in a while.