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"The Darkest Timeline" ensues when Troy leaves, causing Pierce to be shot and a fire to break out. Further episodes continued plot points from this timeline. The episode received critical acclaim, lauded by fans and critics alike as one of the best episodes of the show. It has been described as one of the best episodes of 2011 and the 2010s.
Dean Pelton convinces Jeff (Joel McHale) to organize a meeting to reconcile Troy and Abed in order to build a joint blanket-pillow fort worthy of a Guinness world record, but Jeff's dismissive attempt to reconcile the rivals with imaginary "friend hats" fails and Troy demands that Abed demolish his pillow fort to make way for Troy's blanket ...
Troy begins the series trying to appear cool, acting like a stereotypical football player, but he eventually feels comfortable in embracing his nerdy and carefree side, particularly thanks to his becoming best friends with Abed. Troy struggles with the idea of growing up, often looking to Jeff and Pierce for guidance.
Troy and Abed try to convince the rest of the study group that they really swapped bodies, and determine that Abed (as Troy) will have to go to with Britta for their anniversary dinner. Troy (as Abed) tells the group the pair will need to recreate the exact scene from yesterday to switch back, but the DVD has gone missing.
Pierce invades the secret garden, and forces Troy to double-bounce him on the trampoline, but the effort causes him to sail off and crash into a garbage dumpster, breaking both his legs. When Annie, Britta, and Shirley use Abed's techniques to insult women who are in fact innocent, Abed identifies them as bitches and turns on them.
Troy decides to accept the offer, leaving the rest of the group, particularly Abed, in shock. During the credits, Mr. Stone has become intoxicated after joining the group at a bar. After rambling about his aspirations, he reveals that Pierce died of dehydration while collecting the sperm samples he gave to the group.
Troy locates Toby and frees Abed. Toby leaves, and Abed and Troy reconcile. Later, Jeff returns to the lobby, where Annie confesses to her play-acting and explains she was upset Jeff tried to leave. The two apologize for their respective actions. The seven group members find each other and decide to stay. In the end tag, the group watches the ...
In Troy's (Donald Glover) story, he and Abed are fighter pilots who encounter a crazed doctor, Pierce (Chevy Chase), who sews them together. However, this gives Troy and Abed psychokinetic powers, with which they knock Pierce unconscious. As revenge, they sew Pierce's buttocks to his chest and swap his hands and feet, creeping out the group.