In the episode, Jeff faces off with the coach of the billiards class over wearing gym shorts, while the rest of the group encourages Abed to pursue a girl they think has a crush on him.
Troy (Donald Glover) finds a hand-drawn portrait with hearts around it resembling Abed (Danny Pudi) in his used Spanish book.
The group concludes that the book's previous owner, Jenny Adams (Carrie Wiita), likes Abed.
Jeff (Joel McHale) joins a billiards class and impresses Coach Bogner (Blake Clark) with his technique.
After failing to look cool, he changes his clothes and confronts Bogner, who notes to the rest of the class that Jeff cares too much about his appearance.
He explains that he went after Jenny because he knew it was important to the group that he learn to act normally and that they feel as though they can help him, citing his mother's abandonment and bullying as the usual outcomes when others become frustrated with him.
Jeff enters the common room in shorts and challenges Bogner to play him; a crowd gathers to watch their intense match.
[1][2] Joel McHale later remarked that he wore a dance belt for the portions in which Jeff is naked but added that it "required a lot of bravery on [his] part", as he had never acted in a scene like that before.
Club gave it an A− grade, arguing that the show takes its strength from a strong ensemble and that it has a "philosophical bent" that made its conflicts much more compelling than other sitcoms.