I like Troy admitting he doesn’t get Abed fully. He acknowledges that, but doesn’t let it diminish their friendship at all

"I'm the worst" "You're the best, and I love you" I can't deal with this

Honestly, Britta as a character deserves more credit. She seriously gives a damn about the people around her so much, she's just bad at things and is hard on herself.

This is the second time Troy is on a sailboat in the Greendale parking lot.

Why am I crying? Will I accidentally listen to Come Sail Away by Styx again?

"You may notice some side-effects, like a compulsion to come back." ♥

Honestly, real mad that Troy and Abed didn't do the sacred handshake as goodbye, would have been heartbreaking to see..

it’s interesting how the show implies both troy and abed “fake died” in the lava and it’s their clones that continued on into the show/left. I like to imagine the original versions of troy and abed are ghosts haunting the cellar of greendale, keeping up its wackiness even after the show ends

I think people don't acknowledge Britta's growth as a character in this episode. She doesn't only not britta'd Abed, but she helped him to cope with Troy's goodbye. Indeed Britta is the best version of herself with Troy around.

Dani saying “a compulsion to comeback” is really touching

Can we take a moment to appreciate Dani Pudi’s acting here? The look Abed gives Troy as he leaves conveys so much emotion and it makes me cry every time!

After rewatching community on netflix for the first time in years, it's clear to me now that Troy was the heart of the group. It was a completely different show without him.

As much as Troy leaving hurts, and as often as people say the show died after he left, I honestly feel like Troy leaving is the only thing that could help complete Abed’s character arc. In the final seasons Abed is the same he’s always been, but functions noticeably better in social situations. If Troy had stayed forever, Abed never would’ve grown.

*_Saying Goodbye to Troy was the hardest thing to do.._*

Something I’ve always loved about this scene is how it calls back to a single line all the way in season one where Troy asks why he’s crying in Abed’s video, and if it’s because he accidentally listened to come sail away by Styx again. It just makes the scene so much more emotional when you remember troys reaction to the same song that plays while he’s leaving.

Anyone else realize the boat is called “childish tycoon” . It’s kind of a really nice ode to Donald Glovers actual journey that he’s going on to leave this show. Which is really diving into Childish Gambino

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Abed was not the same after Troy left. Everything he did just didn’t looked/felt complete. 😢

“You May notice side effects, like a compulsion to come back” IM CRYING

this season started in 2014, community ended in 2015-2016, it takes approximately 3-5 years to sail around the world, now its 2019, I can only imagine Troy and Abed are killing it in hollywood now with Abed directing movies and Troy producing movies with the help of Pierce’s Inheritance he left. in 2024-2025 will be the Community reunion (which Abed will reference as a movie) bringing back everyone for one last adventure which hopefully has some paintballs included in it.

"You may notice some side-effects, like a compulsion to come back." literally one of the saddest lines in anything I've ever watched 😭

Abed's slight pause when saying he might notice a compulsion to come back absolutely killed me

it actually broke my heart when troy left the show. i’ve never seen a tv show with a better best-friendship than troy and abed. when the show immediately paired them together as best friends in season one i was like “okay whatever they paired the two youngest males with opposite personalities, whatever”. but it became so clear how much they needed each other and they became better people because of each other. troy kept abed grounded in reality and abed gave troy a way to express himself in ways he couldn’t when he was a cool jock in high school. these two are such soulmates and i actually cried when they were separated in this episode.

I love that the final song for Troy is a callback to him thinking he’ll cry by listening to come sail away by Styx again

"There is skill to it. More importantly, it has to be joyful, effortless, fun. TV defeats its own purpose when it's pushing an agenda, or trying to defeat other TV or being proud or ashamed of itself for existing. It's TV; it's comfort. It's a friend you've known so well, and for so long you just let it be with you, and it needs to be okay for it to have a bad day or phone in a day, and it needs to be okay for it to get on a boat with LeVar Burton and never come back. Because eventually, it all will." - Abed Nadir

I guess Troy finally answered who the badass was. It was shirley all along.

This episode was a true masterpiece akin to the first 3 seasons: "Troy and Abed being in a bubble, Troy admitting he doesnt fully get Abed, but is still his best friend; Sending him off in a boat with the "Childish" reference, to Styx - which we know makes Troy cry. This show was just the most perfect thing in the world.

this comments section is filled with how good of a friend troy is with abed (which is absolutely true don't get me wrong) but i appreciate the growth britta experienced in trying to understand abed too. she always tries her best to think in the best interest of others but she initially had a mold of what was best for others as seen with the christmas claymation episode where she kept trying to snap abed out of the claymation world. but she's evolved into adapting to abed's needs and his own coping mechanisms with the cloning machine which i think is the mark of a great friend. she's proven herself time and time again to be a good person and this part definitely is no exception.

"You may have a compulsion to come back: *NEVER COMES BACK*

He only says "I love you" to Britta. I will be forever mad about how their relationship went down.

All the way back in season 1 Troy said this "I'm crying in that video Abed, why am I crying, will I accidentally listen to Come Sail Away in the future? 5 seasons later, he leaves the show with Come Sail Away playing. Brilliance is a hard thing to come across, and when you come across not many people notice, but its something truly incredible.

Taking a moment to appreciate Britta. Cos she is the best. She keeps it honest, the others trampling on her never stops her from helping. The rest of the group don't really give her as much credit she deserves, but she still takes it all modestly, happy in the outcome. That's why I am glad Troy acknowledging this. It's genuine. Also Abed's voice cracks when he talks about the compulsion to come back. This goodbye is done so wonderfully.

Troy and Shirley didnt get enough screentime one on one together :(

The saddest moment in the entire series. If there's a film, make him come back. It would be cool if he came round the corner singing "somewhere out there" like in that one episode. That would be cool. Cool cool cool.

Michael Scott, 10th Doctor, and Troy Barnes had the best goodbye episodes ever in the history of Television

When I first watched this show, this scene was the end for me. Pierce and Troy were two of my top 3 favourite characters from the show, and having them both exit as the start of season 5 was such a huge blow to me. It took me over a year to eventually come back and finish the rest of it. Community had its ups and downs. Even Dan Harmon who was aware of TV shows having a natural shelf life couldn't fully protect this show from aging gracefully, but I still feel bitter-sweet about the imperfections and this is still my favourite TV show of all time. I'm so glad the world gets to see this (I hear about new people discovering and falling in love with it to this day) #andamovie

1:54 is the saddest part out of this entire goodbye sequence. I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s beautiful

You guys, I *never* cry but...

When Abed was “dead” I cried. Idk if you guys know it, but some people with problems to accept reality can get catatonic after receiving bad news, or due extreme anxiety. My friend suffered depression and anxiety and at one point of her mental crisis, she became catatonic just as Abed in this episode, incapable of processing reality. So yeah, Troy was really scared that Abed became catatonic forever. Because in his mind he was dead. That was so sad, that’s the reason why Britta was able to bring him back by “cloning” him, he gave her a “key” to escape from that mental state. Damn… this wasn’t a dumb game, it really show us how a mental crisis looks like, such a powerful scene.

I always liked how they played "Come sail away" in the background when troy goes. Specially knowing that troy admitted to always crying to this song

This is honestly one of the best scenes ever filmed for television. It all just comes together perfectly and evokes all the right emotions.

Goodbye Jeff, Annie, Britta, Abed, Troy, Shirley and Pierce. Best community we had the pleasure of watching, you gave us a lot for four seasons.

i don’t normally cry but this scene got me

Abeds voice crack makes me emotional

I feel like Abed and Troy’s goodbye was so short and wasted. They could have a much better goodbye, but whatever they still made me cry.

I think I’m the only one who noticed this - Pierce left each member of the Study Group a reckoning, right? I think his “gift” to Troy to take a voyage around the world was what he left for us, the viewers. He intentionally made the most favorite character (debatable) exit the show. He bequeathed that heartbreak to us. Damn you, Pierceeee!!!

I just realized that in season 1, it's shown that he cries to Come Sail Away. It's playing in the background when he leaves and is literally sailing away. Since it's his clone, he doesn't cry to that song.

Troy and Annie's goodbye is the most heartwarming thing ever

i dont know why i keep coming back to relive the heartbreak. This scene hits me in the feels every single goddamn time. its like re-reading a breakup letter because its written in such a poetic fashion.

The way they played come sail away, making a reference to when that's how he'd cry in the first season is so good I hate it for it😭

This is why community is in my top 10 shows of all time, the showrunners have somehow been able to get the dna of some of the funniest comedy ever made and mix it with the dna of some of the saddest-but-sweetest parts of tv shows, and instead of creating a huge mess, they created community, a show that has never got worse as seasons go bit instead got better Thank you community, #sixseasonsandamovie

I cried, you can definitely feel the bromance between abed and troy

I love the bit between Troy and Jeff, he’s still trying to be cool like Jeff and he lets him know he finest have to be cool like Jeff he’s already cool because of who he is

abed literally looks seconds away from crying i physically cannot watch this video

4:00 rlly got me with them smiling then abed going to his sad face which is rare and troy’s sad face which we see a lot but this time its a deeper sadness. Even music fades

I know I can't be the only one that found post-apocalypse Britta incredibly attractive.

A moment in any show has never left me so empty. I’m not the time to immediately grab the tissue box anything remotely sad happens but, this was one of my moment. Troy was my favorite character and donald glover is one of my favorite people. I wonder if he knows the impact he made. What’s worse that i was in front of family and I shed one tear. It wasn’t much but that single tear equated to a week of pain. Loved this show.

In season 5 episode 6 while hickey is watching the news there’s a bulletin at the bottom of the news a saying “Levar burton and non celebrity companion captured by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico!”

In all my years of watching TV, only two individual episodes of tv ever made me cry. This one, and the Community series finale. It’s a real testament to this show that they had two different episodes do this to me.

In season 1 episode 9, Troy says - while watching his character in one of Abed’s films cry - “Why am I crying? Did I accidentally listen to ‘Come Sail Away’ by Styx again?” And now, as he’s leaving, they’re playing a cover of that song. THIS SHOW IS SO AMAZING

The Styx song come sail away the song that makes Troy cry playing gets me every time

Community was never the same without Troy and abed in the morning

I’m so happy I started this when Netflix added it. I love this show.

One thing I just realized that the song that's playing when Troy's leaving is "Come Sail Away" by Styx, which is the song Troy mentions make him cry in around the first season. Now I might start to cry

Britta looks so beautiful while sending off Troy... I don’t know why

This was such a beautiful and well written goodbye... I cant watch it without crying💔

This was the only episode that made me cry (every time I watch it) It breaks my heart seeing Troy and Abed splitting. Btw... Love Donald Glover💜

I miss him

Losing Troy is awful, and always makes me well up a bit when I get to this episode. There's also that massive feeling of loss, just not just for Troy being absent, but the special chemistry between he and Abed being gone too. Add in losing Pierce, who is better every time I binge, and S5 is tough to get through. S1 to 3 is a 20 out 10. The rest is as good/better as anything out there, which says a lot about the quality of this show. Can't wait for the movie, hope Chevy comes back!!

That's respect for characters!! Excellent writing!!!!!

I recently broke up with someone I truly loved. And honestly watching this feels painful but good. I don't know what I'm going to do without him but I think the clone of me will be just fine.

This scene never fails to make me cry.

Fun fact: Troy has either died or is currently in captivity by pirates. During the end of Cork Based Networking when Hickey's watching TV, it says at the bottom: "BREAKING NEWS: LeVar Burton and non-celebrity companion kidnapped by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico". This implies that Troy will not be returning soon, or that he has died.

Donald Glover should make the movie with the help of Dan Harmon with Troy coming back.

Damn it, how are you guys so good at coming up with the perfect music for the mood that'll most definitely try to ignite the tears?! Till the end...

I wish I could find this version of Come Sail Away. I love it so much

Anyone notice Troy only said “I love you” to Britta? 😯😯😯😯

Childish tycoon oh my bad gambino

this moment is streets behind 😢

I cant watch this again, it breaks my heart!💔 I loved Troy and Abeds relationship, they made my heart smile😭

If you look on one of the tv screens in season 5 there’s a headline that says “levar burton and civilian captured by pirates”

Man, this is heartbreaking

This episode always makes me cry because we're never gonna get this version of come sail away publicly released.

I finished the whole thing. Why did I finish the whole thing. I need more, a movie, i need the movie. I need a conclusion to Jeff and Annie. Troy and Abed finally reunited. And of course, the Ass Crack Bandit

I cried so hard during the troy and abed moments the first time I watched this episode, and now I still shed a tear or two during their goodbye each time I watch it

I think this might be one of my favorite scenes in the whole show. While it is very sad it shows how far Troy’s character development and how connected he really was with them all Troy and Britta had a strong connection even without them dating (I also think that he did love Britta and them breaking up was a sort of “right person, wrong time” type deal) Troy saying how he wishes he could’ve been Annie’s friend for longer really shows his development because even in season 1 they still had their high school relationship but they grew to become close friends Troy always looked up to Jeff as “Mr. Cool” which is shown in his 21st birthday episode and Jeff telling Troy how cool he really is shows how he respects him and he isn’t jealous of Troy taking his title of Mr Cool anymore like he was in the pizza timeline episode Shirley’s goodbye was great because of the callback when they competed in the PE episode to see who the most badass one is. Even though Pierce didn’t get a goodbye his will represents it because he always saw Troy as a younger version of him like Jeff, which is why he wanted Troy to move in with him and to do the trip so Troy could learn and be better than he ever was Abed’s is self-explanatory (but I wish that they did their handshake one last time even though Troy stole it from KZfaq)

I don't watch too many tv shows, but i think this is one of the best character sendoff i've ever seen.

To me.....this is when "Community" officially ended.

Come sail away by Styx has to be a reference to season 1 where Troy says it makes him cry

Best scene of the show

The scoring in this scene from Ludwig is just so good. Hits every right note. The main melody is from Season 1 when Abed shows his film to his Dad. Abed dealt with Troy leaving in his own special way just as he repaired his relationship with his father.

This is/was probably the singular scene in TV that makes/made me cry more and feel more emotions than any other. The perfect sendoff

I don’t know what to do, my whole brain is crying!

My emotions! My emotions!

The saddest episode of Community!

I Need to see a spin off show with Troy and LeVar Burton sailing around the world!!!!!!

This is like the one episode that actually made me sad

I’m so glad Troy got a good send off. I felt like Shirley got such a lackluster send off, and Pierce… but at least Troy got a really good one.

Almost cried right there

My favorite thing about Troy and Abed's friendship that they both learnt from each other. Troy learnt from Abed that you don't need a persona to make friends but at the same time, Abed learnt from Troy that sometimes nerds can have friends.