Three episodes of Community in one evening? That's a lot of Greendale goodness for one Community fan to take in. It almost felt like NBC was trying to burn off the episodes. But before you get on NBC's case for treating the show poorly, you should know that they wanted the finale to be shown in the window of May Sweeps, which ends next Wednesday. That's a huge display of faith for the show. When you combine that with the recent renewal, it's a good time to be a Community lover. (For the record, the summer is an excellent time to introduce other people to the show.)

Last night was being touted as a three-part finale, but there was really only one finale episode of the bunch. Instead, the first episode dealt with Pierce's inheritance...via video game. You don't have to be a gamer to appreciate the 16-bit obstacles that challenged the study group. Giancarlo Esposito played the assistant to Pierce's not-so-dearly departed dad. The Breaking Bad alum introduced the game and its objectives to the group and also battled them for the money. Turns out, he had just as much of a claim on the inheritance as Pierce. For something as silly as a video game, this episode packed quite an emotional punch. Plus, it was sheer fun to see everyone transformed into 16-bit. If Journey to the Center of Hawkthorne doesn't become a real game by the end of the summer, I'm going to be extremely disappointed in you, internet.

Next, the elaborate heist episode got us back into the continuity of the Greendale Seven. They hatched a plan to spring the real Dean Pelton from the basement. I think they hit all of the main heist points of costumes, seduction, magic, and a plan that appeared to fail but really succeeded. (I don't think raves are standard, but I wouldn't mind if more heist movies started including raves.) Oh, and a what's a heist episode without a little self-sacrifice? Troy gave himself to the Air Conditioning School in order to aid the escape. Chang was defeated for now and Craig was returned to his rightful place as Dean. Hopefully this doesn't mean the end of Faux-by, who's probably not getting paid by the school board.

Our true finale served to tie all of the loose ends together. All Jeff wants is to pass his biology summer school final, but Pierce and Shirley have at it over who gets to sign the lease. Fake Court is in session once more with Jeff's old co-worker returning to have Jeff by the throat. All hell is about to break loose in the darkest timeline when Jeff gives one of his trademark stirring speeches. (This one's actually good, though.) He talks about how the only thing that's true is that we must help others instead of helping ourselves. Abed defeats Evil Abed, the sandwich shop co-owners let Jeff sign the lease, and even Pierce has a break-through. Troyaccepts that he's the true repairman--the one who will repair men. It's quite the finale and it would serve just as well if it were the end. But it's not! We get at least thirteen more episodes! (The added tag of Chang taking over City College and the death-faking of Star Burns sure sets things up quite nicely.) Enjoy your summer, eat some Let's Potato Chips, and we'll see you in the fall when the semester starts back up.