In response to his rapidly fading masculinity, Nick plans an outdoor Thanksgiving—which Schmidt and Winston are less than enthusiastic about. Nick tries to remind them how splendidly our ancestors and the Native Americans got along. Schmidt retorts, “Sure, yeah, the first chapter in a proud history of cooperation.” Nick soon reveals that he has brought no food and instead planned to catch and forage for sustenance because we’ve “gone soft” as a society. Nick, Schmidt and Coach go hunting, Nick leading the way with a knife taped to the end of a broomstick. Winston, Jess, and Cece bond over the ridiculousness of Nick’s plan, and instead purchase food from a local supermarket. When Nick returns from hunting—with an already-dead fish he caught in hand—he realizes that the “foraged” food is purchased and freaks out, cooking his rancid fish over a flickering flame. Jess wakes up in a hospital with Nick at her side, who coos that she only has Legionnaires’ disease. It was the only time in the episode where I was genuinely confused; why give your main character such a serious, and potentially fatal, illness? That seems like something that will need to be addressed in future episodes, no? Other than that one, tiny issue, “Thanksgiving III” was a wonderful New Girl episode and a classic within the series. Den of Geek Rating: 4.5 Out of 5 Stars Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
