This podcast covers a recap of the fifth season of New Girl. We’re your hosts, Kelly and Kritika, and we originally met through work but now we consider ourselves long distance best friends. We’ve bonded over our love of TV and brought you this podcast to recap one of our favorite shows -- New Girl.

In Season 5, Jess is out of a few episodes while on a jury but otherwise finds herself supporting Cece as her maid of honor. She also rekindles a relationship with an old fling. Nick also plays a supporting character to Schmidt this season, but also finds room to grow into his potential. The season really revolves around Schmidt and Cece and their upcoming wedding but we still get a chance to meet a new character, Regan, who takes over Jess’s room when she’s at jury duty. Winston this season continues his journey as a cop but also falls in love with his partner, Aly.

In this recap of Season 5, we break down the themes of each loft mate.

• Jess - We explore Jess’s absence, how she supported her friends, and her career, as well as how she revisited old relationships.

• Nick - We discuss how Nick embraced his potential this season and continued being a supportive friend.

• Winston - We examine Winston’s growth in his friendship with Cece and with everyone else in the loft. We also discussed his journey to Aly.

• Schmidt - We review Schmidt’s wedding planning throughout the season and how he has grown as a person and even reconnected with his dad.

• Cece - We take a look at Cece’s growing friendship with the loft and the hurdles she had to overcome in getting married to Schmidt finally.

  
  

Additionally, we discuss our favorite scenes and quotes, “Schmidtisms”, pop culture references, and guest stars we had previously featured on the podcast. We also answered questions from you - our listeners!

This season as a whole got a 8.5/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Winston and a 7.5/10 from Kelly whose favorite character was Nick.

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Season 6!

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This podcast covers our honest book review for “Who's That Girl: The Untold, Definitive History of New Girl” written by Thea Glassman.

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome 

(00:32) About the Book and Author

(02:04) Book Review

(16:12) Rating

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for our Season 5 Recap!

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This podcast covers our bonus content for New Girl Season 5, Episode 22, Landing Gear where we dive into our ‘Most Likely To’ picks and we also answer some of your listener questions.

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome

(0:26) Most Likely To

(7:51) Listener Questions

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for the S5 Recap Episode!

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This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 22, Landing Gear, which originally aired on May 10, 2016 and was written by Luvh Rakhe and directed by Erin O'Malley. 

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

It’s Schmidt and Cece’s wedding finally….only Schmidt’s not at the wedding…he’s on a plane!

This episode got a 9.5/10 rating from Kritika and a 10/10 from Kelly and we both had the same favorite character: Schmidt!

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome 

(1:28) Episode Recap: Cece & Schmidt's Wedding

(26:43) Episode Recap: Jess & Nick

(38:21) Schmidtism

(39:24) Pop Culture

(42:34) Guest Stars

(43:50) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt

(49:17) Rating & Favorite Character

(51:46) Spoilers

While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:

• “Single Ladies” - While Jess is discussing going to the wedding with Nick, Nick eventually admits he might dance to this Beyoncé song. 

• Les Miserables - Schmidt threatens to scream-sing every word of this musical if he is not allowed to speak to Cece's mother on the plane.

• Hogwarts - When Nick learns Reagan is leaving on a train, he sarcastically asks if she is going to the school of witchcraft and wizardry. 

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 22 Bonus Episode!

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This podcast covers our bonus content for New Girl Season 5, Episode 21, Wedding Eve where we dive into our ‘Most Likely To’ picks and we also answer some of your listener questions.

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome

(00:54) Most Likely To

(9:39) Listener Questions

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 22!

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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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This podcast covers our bonus content for New Girl Season 5, Episode 20, Return to Sender  where we dive into our ‘Most Likely To’ picks and we also answer some of your listener questions.

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome

(00:55) Most Likely To

(8:21) Listener Questions

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 21!

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This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 20, Return to Sender, which originally aired on May 3, 2016 and was written by Veronica McCarthy and directed by Russ T. Alsobrook. 

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

Schmidt and Gavin are bonding, but Nick’s appropriately wary. Meanwhile, Sam’s having a birthday party and Jess gets to meet an old friend of his, Diane. Winston also tries to get Sam to embrace the bird shirt life.

This episode got a 8/10 rating from Kritika and a 8.5/10 from Kelly and we both had the same favorite character: Nick!

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome 

(01:25) Episode Recap: Sam’s Birthday

(21:19) Episode Recap: Winston and his Bird Shirt

(26:45) Episode Recap: Gavin is Back

(38:07) Schmidtism

(39:27) Pop Culture

(46:20) Guest Stars

(48:35) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt

(51:58) Rating & Favorite Character

(54:38) Spoilers

While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:

• Miss Saigon - In a flashback, Nick attempts to smooth over Schmidt’s feelings after Schmidt’s Dad stands him up when he was supposed to take him to see this famous musical.

• Jersey Boys - During a flashback scene, Schmidt tells Nick that he and his Dad are going to see this Broadway show after Nick expresses skepticism about his father's promises.

• Humpty Dumpty - Nick warns Schmidt that if a meeting with Schmidt’s father goes poorly, Nick will not be responsible for putting Schmidt "back together again" like the nursery rhyme character. 

• Prohibition - Nick and Schmidt’s father, Gavin, defend their large stash of alcohol by claiming that since this era of legal alcohol bans happened once, it could happen again. 

• Doctors Without Borders - Sam’s friend, Diane, explains that Sam left during their second year of medical school to volunteer with this international medical humanitarian organization. 

• “Moon River” - This classic song plays on the bar's jukebox while Jess watches Sam and Diane interact.

• Schindler's List - In an attempt to share "news," Winston tells the group that the actor in a bank commercial once played a Nazi in this famous Holocaust film. 

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 20  Bonus Episode!

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This podcast covers our bonus content for New Girl Season 5, Episode 19, Dress where we dive into our ‘Most Likely To’ picks and we also answer some of your listener questions.

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome

(01:05) Most Likely To

(09:08) Listener Questions

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 20!

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This podcast covers New Girl Season 5, Episode 19, Dress, which originally aired on May 3, 2016 and was written by David Feeney & Josh Malmuth and directed by Trent O'Donnell. 

Here’s a quick recap of the episode:

When Jess is in over her head, procrastinating trying to fix Cece’s dress, Schmidt tries to help her by bringing her to his wedding workshop … at his office! Meanwhile Winston and Aly make decisions about how to tell their coworkers about their relationship and Nick spirals about texting Reagan to invite her to the wedding. 

This episode got a 7.5/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Schmidt and Kelly rated this episode an 8/10 and her favorite character was Aly!

Episode Sections:

(00:00) Welcome 

(1:52) Episode Recap: Dress

(19:53) Episode Recap: Nick & Reagan

(26:09) Episode Recap: Winston + Aly

(35:32) Schmidtism

(37:38) Pop Culture

(44:15) Guest Stars

(45:13) Trivia & Fun Facts + Bear Hunt

(47:45) Rating & Favorite Character

(50:45) Spoilers

While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:

• The Hulk - After witnessing a book being ripped in half by one of Schmidt’s boss’s kids, Jess is asked if he was the Hulk.

• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone - This is the specific book that Schmidt's boss' kids ripped in half in the episode.

• I Spy - The cop who caught Aly and Winston claimed to have a gambling problem where he lost sixty thousand dollars on a game of "I Spy." 

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 19 Bonus Episode!

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