I'm sorry, but I'm pretty sick of all the hate it's been getting around the net. It's like the long break combined with all the drama surrounding Harmon has made people just assume it's going to be bad, and it's manifested itself into actual disgust, despite being 100% unwarranted.
The premiere was fantastic. It was the exact same community we've all grown to love. It was fast paced and the jokes were the perfect mix of high-brow and low-brow, just as always. Jeff had a great speech, Abed was as Abed as ever, Troy was the same gullible/stubborn confused guy he's always been, Annie was her usual doe-eyed innocent self that everyone fell in love with. The Dean was fucking hilarious, as always, and Pierce's gay balls joke was about as high-brow a balls joke could possibly get, and it couldn't have been more Community-er if it wanted to. The commentary on multi-camera laugh track sitcoms was awesome, AND WE GOT A GODDAMN MUPPET BABIES VERSION OF COMMUNITY FOR CHRISTSAKE!!!
The show didn't miss a single beat, and I can't wait for next week.