This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 6, Reagan, which originally aired on February 9, 2016 and was written by Kim Rosenstock and directed by Trent O’Donnell.
Here’s a quick recap of the episode:
Nick has a crush on a new girl, Reagan, who is looking for a place to stay so he tries to convince her to move in. Meanwhile, Schmidt works to get over his jealousies around Cece.
This episode got a 8/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Winston and Kelly rated this episode a 7.5/10 and her favorite character was Reagan!
Episode Sections:
(00:00) Welcome
(01:21) Episode Recap: Nick’s Got A Crush
(28:53) Episode Recap: Schmidt Gets Jealous
(41:07) Schmidtism
(42:52) Pop Culture
(47:00) Guest Stars
(49:48) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt
(53:33) Rating & Favorite Character
(56:18) Spoilers
While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:
Sex and the City - When at the doctor’s office, Nick shared that he felt like the characters in the show “Sax and the City” and Winston corrected him that the show is called Sex and the City.
Megyn Kelly - Schmidt walked in on Nick installing the rain shower head and said “What in Megyn Kelly's America are you doing, Nick?”
Nick Cannon / Drumline - When Schmidt was overwhelmed with Reagan having previously hooked up with Cece, he started performing Nick Cannon’s solo from the movie Drumline.
Big Brother [Big Sisters of America] - When called out that the shower head install looked like a child installed it, Nick tried to cover it up saying it was a child from the Big Brother program.
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras / The Wedding Planner - Schmidt believed that, “there is a window of time before any wedding where some amazing person comes out of the woodwork and tries to steal a bride.” He noted that he would be the Bridgette Wilson-Sampras character from the movie The Wedding Planner!
Kevin Costner - Schmidt noted that Reagan was a “lone wolf”, likening her to a female-version of the actor Kevin Costner.
Felicity - When comparing Cece’s Summer 2003 to his, Schmidt shared that he, “spent that same summer watching Felicity on VHS and recording a fake radio show where [he] reviewed snacks.”
Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 6 Bonus Episode!
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