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- Posted: 02/17/2012
When last we saw Dave, played with awkward charm by Louis C.K., he was the sweet and slightly uncomfortable police officer she was dating. But then he went to California and apparently went a little crazy without her. This week, he returned to “Parks & Recreation” (Thu., 8:30 p.m. EST on NBC) where he not only ran into the woman he still loves, but her new boyfriend.
To say that Dave didn’t handle this very well would be an understatement. He was never comfortable doing the faux interview segments on-camera, but he was even worse this time around. The more flustered he got, the more he seemed to be making up words. Add to that Ben’s admitted fear of policemen, and it was just two baskets of awkward fighting over Leslie.
It culminated in the bathroom — after a long discussion over who was going to get to talk to whom and in what order — where Ben said he wasn’t going to step aside to let Dave try and win Leslie back. So Dave, in a clear moment of desperation, handcuffed Ben to the urinal. Only he didn’t take his phone away, so Ben just called Leslie.
He may not have handled himself very well at all, but there’s still something charming about Dave’s earnest sincerity. With his admission that he was also interviewing for the retiring police chief’s position, there’s always the chance his character could come back. With C.K. finding so much success with his own show “Louie,” where he has complete creative control, it would be interesting if he should choose to recur on “P&R.”
Click the photo if you missed LCK on Parks and Recreation last night! You can watch the whole episode on the NBC website.
- Article by: Jesse Carp
Parks and Recreation. Saddled right in the middle of NBC’s scheduling and ratings woes, the show continues to deliver some of the best emotionally resonant comedy on the small screen. And emotional might be the best way to describe the return of Officer Dave Sanderson to Pawnee. That’s right, as reported a few months ago, Louis C.K. is coming back to the NBC sitcom and now we have our first look at his guest spot. NBC released this first look at Officer Dave’s reappearance next week and it couldn’t have come at a worse/better time. Worse in terms of Ben and Leslie’s budding relationship and better in terms of, well, adding conflict to Ben and Leslie’s relationship as well as some assuredly awkward laughs. Oh, and it is Louis C.K. so obviously it’s highly anticipated. Officer Dave Sanderson is perhaps a more important character for Parks and Recreation than first glance might suggest. His arc at the beginning of the second season really helped the show turn the corner from feeling like a retread of the The Office and into its own great series. Unlike a lot of other comedies that achieve their laughs at the expense of any semblance of heart, Parks and Recreation is hilarious and yet, still manages to be supremely sweet. Obviously, the main factor that makes the show so endearing is Amy Poehler’s Leslie Knope and all her various relationships in Pawnee, including and obviously the latest between her and Ben. However, that doesn’t mean I’m not looking forward to the ‘Louis C.K. wrench’ thrown in the works. And by looking forward, I mean I can’t wait.
Parks and Recreation airs Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Episode description: Leslie and Ben run into Dave (Louis C.K.) while meeting with the Chief of Police. Andy searches for a song to represent Leslie’s campaign.
