New Girl: Bathtub

     This week was far from the best New Girl episode of the season, but there was still so much to like.  The jokes didn't come as rapid fire as the best of the season, but there was a lot away from the funny that worked.  First of all, this is the first episode this season that was able to do some justice with Winston.  It's still far from perfect, but it was nice to see him involved in a story line that he was a major part of.  I would have loved to see his panic attack strip teases used in a solo story, maybe at a setting like his job, but baby steps.  It's a wonderful angle to bring back now that it's established because I think there is still comedy gold to mine from it.  I really hope the writers build off his envolvment and don't go back to keeping him in the perrifery.
     Schmidt also had a solid episode and it had more to do with subtley then his normal over the top performance.  The drunk scene between him and Cece, while funny as well, was a fantastic bit of acting between the two of them.  Although the shows biggest strength is in it's jokes and one liners, there is a lot of heart and this scene is a perfect example of how to balance the funny with the emotional.
     Of course the best part of the episode was Olivia Munn!  Does it get any better then Zooey Deschanel and Olivia Munn on the same show?!?!  I pretty much lost it.  It's a geek boy's wet dream.
      But let's not totally forget the funny.  I chuckled every time I saw that lightning bolt on Schmidt's back.  And his "might as well be bathwater, it's rose" was fantastic.  I'm really starting to love the reaccuring Rami character.  He's so uncomfortably funny and over the top, but it really works in the small doses we get him in.  Probably the gag that had me laughing the most was the old man Sid rubbing Olivia's back as she made out with Nick at the bar.  It had me in stitches.
      It was far from the best of the season, but just because Olivia Munn showed up I'm giving it a win...6-1 (and yes, Ken, I know I'm too forgiving).  Oh, I almost forgot Nick's quote of the week... "Neither of you have the right bra for this!"