The two have the good kind of tension, and I really liked Ben’s meek attempt at flirting. Seeing cold-hearted Ben come around to this fact at the end really made the episode for me. The world would be a better place if everyone believed their jobs are as important as Leslie Knope believes hers is. Repeatedly, P&R has shown that public servants working passionately to provide a service, even a tiny one, can really make a difference. The conclusion between Leslie and Ben – I thought this episode served as a nice showcase of one of the core values of this show this season (especially compared to the more demeaning season 1), the idea that Leslie’s optimism is something to be admired.(Edit: The producer’s cut of this episode on Hulu does a slightly bit of a better job fleshing this relationship out.) But here, Tom was again unleashed: from bragging about his sex at the concert to being a sketch-ball when Leslie knocked on his door, it’s hard for me to see Lucy’s continued attraction to him. Last week’s scene of the two meeting and deciding to go out was a really nice moment for Aziz Ansari. Tom’s behavior around Lucy – I love the actress chosen to play Lucy, and I love the idea of Tom with a girlfriend.Schneider and Amy Poehler’s chemistry in the last scene of “Freddy Spaghetti” was quite excellent. I think it’s a bit of a shame that the writers didn’t give a Leslie-Mark coupling more of a shot. He transformed from sleazeball with a sort of weird vibe with Leslie to a dull straight man shoved to the side as Ann’s boyfriend. The reason his farewell bothered me in this episode was not because of how he was used here so much as how he was used the past two seasons. The overall boringness of Mark – The writers never really knew what to do with Paul Schneider. She works better when she’s a kind-hearted but skeptical straight-woman foil to Leslie than when she’s working on her own personal life. A year ago, she was the most likable character on the show, and now that’s flipped. She kind of ruined the great April-Andy moment and doesn’t seem to have much of a beneficial role on the show.
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