My Take On…The hilarious return of PARKS AND RECREATION

September 26, 2013 Amrie

Parks and Recreation - Season 5 A day without new episodes of PARKS AND RECREATION is a day too long, am I right? The 6th Season Premiere of the show airs tonight at 8/7c and we’re getting a full hour! When we left our friends in Pawnee, Leslie was about to be recalled; she and Ben were perfect. Chris and Ann were trying to have a baby. April and Andy were perfection, and Andy was trying to figure out who was pregnant. Tom’s business was being run into the ground by a new investor / competitor in the Rent-a-Swag world. Gary/Jerry retired, and Donna continued being the best thing ever. Oh and that surprise pregnancy? Andy may have accidentally happened on the answer during a conversation with Ron and Diane.

Season 6 picks up not too long afterwards, with the news that amid this recall business, Leslie is trying to convince Pawnee that she loves them more than anything. When she is nominated for an international award, and (spoiler alert) wins, the gang (Ron, Andy, April, Ben, and Leslie) heads to London to accept (because series star Chris Pratt was in London filmin Guardians of the Galaxy). What follows is an hour that flies by with great character moments for everyone (even Tom, Ann, and Chris back at home who are all dealing with their own surprises – the way that their individual stories intersect is glorious). Peter Serafinowicz guest stars in the premiere as Lord Covington, a man Andy and ben are trying to woo for their charity program. Serafinowicz+Pratt=PERFECTION.

To say much more is to ruin it – just watch and enjoy, and thank me later! Follow the jump for some pretty cast pictures and episodic shots!

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Rob Lowe as Chris Traeger -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Rob Lowe as Chris Traeger -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Rashida Jones as Ann Perkins -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Rashida Jones as Ann Perkins -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Retta as Donna Meagle -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Retta as Donna Meagle -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Jim O'Heir as Jerry Gergich -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- Season: 5 -- Pictured: Jim O'Heir as Jerry Gergich -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Peter Serafinowicz as Lord Edgar Covington -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Peter Serafinowicz as Lord Edgar Covington -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt, Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Peter Serafinowicz as Lord Edgar Covington -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt, Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Peter Serafinowicz as Lord Edgar Covington -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer, Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Tim Whitby/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Pascal Le Segretain/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Pascal Le Segretain/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Pascal Le Segretain/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Pascal Le Segretain/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Pascal Le Segretain/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Pascal Le Segretain/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Pascal Le Segretain/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Pascal Le Segretain/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Pascal Le Segretain/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Pascal Le Segretain/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Ben Schwartz as Jean-Ralphio, Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Ben Schwartz as Jean-Ralphio, Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Ben Schwartz as Jean-Ralphio, Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford, Jenny Slate as Mona Lisa, Henry Winkler as Dr. Saperstein, Marc Evan Jackson as Trevor Nelson -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Ben Schwartz as Jean-Ralphio, Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford, Jenny Slate as Mona Lisa, Henry Winkler as Dr. Saperstein, Marc Evan Jackson as Trevor Nelson -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Ben Schwartz as Jean-Ralphio, Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford, Jenny Slate as Mona Lisa -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Ben Schwartz as Jean-Ralphio, Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford, Jenny Slate as Mona Lisa -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Jim O'Heir as Jerry Gergich -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Jim O'Heir as Jerry Gergich -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jay Jackson as Perd Hapley, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jay Jackson as Perd Hapley, Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)

: PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)
PARKS AND RECREATION -- "London" Episode 601/602 -- Pictured: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope -- (Photo by: Colleen Hayes/NBC)