The moment I lost it?

And thats the great thing about Indians back then: They used every part of the pioneer.

The tentative delivery from Poehler was perfect shes made Leslie a fully-realized character instead of a caricature.

Now five episodes in,Parksfeels settled and focused.

Nearly every character had a great moment in The Banquet.

April the Intern calling Leslie sir.

Rons affinity for bacon-wrapped shrimp.

Toms coining of the phrase peacockin to stand out in bars.

Even perennial straight-woman Rashida Jones got to have some fun with bleeped-out curse words.

(Is that anew trend on NBC, or something?)

I also like how Leslie keeps getting confronted with some sort of moral crisis.

Shes just a naive, driven, and bright (yes, I said it: bright!)

woman trying to find her way in the male-dominated world of politics.

The show, for all its goofiness, definitely has a beating heart.

Im certainly looking forward to next weeks season finale.

Have you kept watching since the shows so-so first couple of episodes?

Or do you still think its just too similar toThe Office?