Show Notes
This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 21, Wedding Eve, which originally aired on May 10, 2016 and was written by Nina Pedrad & Kim Rosenstock and directed by Trent O'Donnell.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode: Jess and Nick pull off an exceptional rehearsal dinner in the loft, but then in typical New Girl fashion, chaos ensues. Jess thinks Sam is going to propose to her prompting an impromptu game of True American so that she can avoid him.
This episode got a 7.5/10 rating from Kritika and a 9/10 from Kelly and we both had the same favorite character: Winston!
Episode Sections: (00:00) Welcome (1:30) Episode Recap: Jess is Getting Engaged? (27:16) Episode Recap: Schmidt’s Vows (35:25) Episode Recap: Winston & Aly (40:44) Schmidtism (42:23) Pop Culture (47:25) Guest Stars (49:41) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt (53:59) Rating & Favorite Character (57:30) Spoilers
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including: Justin Trudeau - Jess jokingly prepared for an emergency escape to Canada for her and Cece by gathering their passports and pictures of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Rick Santorum - While struggling to remember his lost wedding vows, Schmidt recalled starting a sentence with a reference to politician Rick Santorum.
James Bond - When listing what he believes are the only seven types of stories in existence, Nick included James Bond as a specific genre.
During the game of True American, the loft referred to the following references:
Michelle [Obama]
Mary Todd Lincoln
Jackie O
Eleanor [Roosevelt]
Nancy Reagan
Bay of Pigs
Franklin D. Roosevelt
[Mount] Rushmore
Hillary [Clinton]
Jenna [Bush Hager]
Skull and Bones
Seneca Falls Convention
Iron Curtain - To decide who would get Coach on their team, Winston and Cece suggested going "behind the iron curtain" to settle the dispute.
"Changes" - Langhorne Slim & The Law - This song by Langhorne Slim & The Law played during the final moments of the episode.
Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 21 Bonus Episode!
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