I just finished Community. I have mixed feelings about the finale.

[fridaytragedy]

As you might guess by my presence here, I am a fan of Jeff and Annie's relationship. And going into the finale, I was hoping they would turn it into just that, a real relationship. Ever since the Season 5 finale, which shut the door on JeffxBritta, had Abed tell Annie to fight for what she wants (Jeff), and Jeff literally save the group thanks to

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[amrywiol]

Answering your questions in order -

1, There is nothing in your scenario that is contradicted by the final episode (Annie explicitly says "I'll leave in a week" after announcing her internship), and this is actually a pretty popular scenario in the fandom. The most important evidence against it is an interview Dan Harmon gave around the time it was broadcast where he essentially said - yes J&A love each other, but Annie needs some time in the real world to learn how to function as an independent adult before a relationship could work.

2. Again referring to Dan's interview, but it was my understanding that the second scenario (a few years after Annie is grown) is more what he had in mind. And to be honest, I sort of see that, but then I would say that:-) (warning - blatant fanfic plug at link!)

[jesterlady]

I think your scenario can make sense and you know what, even if you’re the only one it makes sense to, it’s no less valid or real!

[jmunney]

(I originally posted this response on Tumblr, since posts on this Livejournal automatically show up on the #jeff-x-annie tag on Tumblr, but I figured I'd might as well also post it here.)

I generally interpret the airport goodbye the same way that you do. As for why a lot of viewers don't see it that way, my guess is that Jeff/Annie fans are so used to a lack of development that they instinctively assume nothing significant is going to happen. But this moment IS different. It's the first time that Jeff has really admitted his feelings in 6 years.

[ext_5482151]

You are not alone in your interpretation and many fans like this interpretation. Harmon purposely left the ending vague and so as a fan you can interpret in any way that seems correct to you. As others have pointed out, in Harmon's commentary he has a different vision for what he thinks would happen....but the episode stands on his own and I have seen lots of people read into the ending that they start a relationship after the kiss in the study room. You can clearly see a change in body language in Annie after Jeff admits he loves her...and after they are interrupted and Jeff mentions they are saying goodbye to the study room Annie quickly adds in only for season 6, season 7 who knows. After she says this her and Jeff share a lingering look and a smile (doesn't feel like something someone would say if that was the end of their 6 year romance). It is quite possible in the week between the kiss and the airport they decide to become a couple

[amrywiol]

You're quite correct- it absolutely was BS. Jeff/Britta was always Dan's endgame (he once said they were the only couple he could imagine still being together 20 years later and arguing in a supermarket over the choice of breakfast cereal) and he didn't let go of this until the end of S5. He only indulged J/A to the extent he did because of the intensity of fan demand.

[ext_5482151]

im sorry to people who disagree, but Jeff and Britta needed to be dumped after season 1. I like both actors and both characters but they were awful as a couple and reminded me of friends who had a toxic relationship that we all knew wasn't going to last. Jeff and Annie were always amazing together and had the best chemistry and as characters always brought the best out of each other. There is no other woman for Jeff besides Annie...and Jeff is exactly what Annie needs. That's a hill I am going to die on :).

[kitkatkathleen]

I agree Jeff/Britta needed to be dumped after season one, but I absolutely think it was, at least in terms of actual lasting romantic potential. Everything we got for them after season one was purely about emotionless sex and after season 2 even that was pretty much finished. By season three there were clear indicators that the intention was to move on from the what the original two intended pairings had been at the start of the show (Jeff/Britta and Annie/Troy) and completely move into Jeff/Annie and Britta/Troy. I'm working on a video for my youtube channel I'm getting ready to launch about the visual cues used in season three that express this, particularly the visual mirroring in moments from Remedial Chaos Theory, Origins of Vampire Mythology, and Course Listing Unavailable. These three episodes have moments that show a pretty clear, intentional, and deliberate expression of what was happening in the relationships between these four characters and the shift to J/A and B/T as the intended canon pairings in very specific shot

[ext_5591632]

Initially, I watched Community way back when it was on air in Season 1 and kinda tapered off watching it (due to being tired of Jeff/Britta and season 4). But thanks to Netflix, I started watching it again and became re-involved in the fandom. What I remember from watching it the first time around was how I liked Britta/Jeff until I think the debate episode when I saw Annie/Jeff interacting. Needless to say, it was just so much more entertaining. And then I grew annoyed that they kept pushing Jeff/Britta together for so long when it was kinda trite. I love the actors and the characters, but together they were just too much alike and not in a good way. I do think that Annie and Jeff are very similar. We see this in the way they both lose control, multiple times. They’re also addicts/have addictive personalities. A good example of this is the episode when Jeff starts taking anti-anxiety meds and flips out when he doesn’t win an award, which mirrors Annie’s flip out, which results in her running through a plate of glass. The list goes on