Ask anyone, and they already know that I’m absolutely obsessed with “New Girl.” I mean seriously, it’s an addiction. As we speak, I’ve got my phone propped up on my desk to my right, on the very last episode, “Engram Pattersky”. Without revealing any key details, if you carefully rearrange all of the letters in the name Engram Pattersky, you’ll find that it actually spells “my greatest prank.” You can only imagine what events lead up to this discovery. Or, of course, you could just watch it and find out for yourself. 

   This show is absolutely phenomenal, to the point where I would confidently place it on the same level as “Friends,” and that’s certainly saying something. “New Girl'' has a million flavors flying in all directions. We’ve got our main girl, Jessica Day, but no one calls her Jessica. Of course she’s Jess, because why wouldn’t she be? She’s like your miscellaneous pile, a little touch of everything. Definitely quirky, undoubtedly passionate, a comfortable mix of witty and clueless. Most importantly, she has a healthy dose of love to give. She starts off the show getting interviewed by a considerably peculiar group of friends who are looking for an extra roommate to fit into their problematic loft. To start, there’s this cocky, talented, heartbreaker who was so invested in yelling orders at everyone that he’s picked up the name Coach. Next, we’ve got Winston and Winston. Winston Bishop and Winston Schmidt. We both know there’s no way to make that work, so Winston Schmidt, dropped the Winston and turned into solely Schmidt. The other Winston, well, he’s a little bit extreme sometimes, most of the time. His life runs everywhere. Away from him, around him, and sometimes runs him over, for a long time. Don’t worry, we watch him figure things out. Now, Schmidt, well he’s perfectly iconic. Focuses on all the wrong details, bumpy childhood, overwhelmingly confusing mindset, but oddly successful. I’d say he’s my favorite without any hesitation, until Cece walks in. A model, a literal model. She’s striking, she’s powerful, she’s astronomically confident, and she’s inspirationally independent. However, she’s secretly in desperate need for consistency and a little backup in her life, but it takes her a minute to figure that out for herself. Always last, is Nick Miller. He tends to fall behind a little, and lacks the motivation to put in the effort required to keep up. He’s a main character, with all the traits of a background character. Socially unskilled, depressingly broke, obviously insecure, and plenty more, but mostly, he’s scared and he’s lost. He doesn’t really know what he wants and even if he did, he has no clue how to get it. But from the start, we’re able to see the passionate, complicated and imperfectly perfect chemistry that sizzles between him and Jess. He’s the Damon Salvatore to her Elena Gilbert, and it’s so incredibly frustrating to watch them avoid the sparks flying around each other, but it’s so addicting. 

   Give it a chance, and I have no doubt in my mind that “New Girl” is about to become your new obsession. The episode ended, which means I just finished the entire show. Ask me what my favorite tv show is, and I think by now you already know my answer. For me, it’s over, and honestly I think it’s a perfect time for you to start. Either way, it’s about time I start Season 1, Episode 1, all over again.