Kimmy Rides a Bike!
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| "Kimmy Rides a Bike!" | |
|---|---|
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Beth McCarthy-Miller |
| Teleplay by | Sam Means Allison Silverman |
| Featured music | "The Purple People Eater" "American Pie" |
| Cinematography by | John Inwood |
| Editing by | Meg Reticker |
| Production code | 111[1] |
| Original air date | March 6, 2015 |
| Running time | 25 mins |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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"Kimmy Rides a Bike!" is the eleventh episode of the first season of the American streaming television sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The episode premiered in the United States on Netflix on March 6, 2015. The show's teleplay was written by Sam Means and Allison Silverman. "Kimmy Rides a Bike!" was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller.
In this episode, the trial for Reverend Wayne Gary Wayne (Jon Hamm), the man who kidnapped Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) and three other women, begins. While Kimmy's roommate Titus Andromedon (Titus Burgess) watches the trial from the library, Kimmy tries to forget about it by going to a spin class with her employer Jaqueline White (Jane Krakowski).
Plot[edit]
In the episode's cold open, Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper), still going under the name "Kimmy Smith," receives two pieces of mail from her landlady Lillian Kaushtupper (Carol Kane). A cassette of the Rain Man soundtrack and a letter from the state of Indiana. The letter informs her that the trial of Reverend Wayne Gary Wayne (Jon Hamm), the man who kept her and three other women in an underground bunker for fifteen years in a doomsday cult, is beginning that day. Though Kimmy is furious at the thought of seeing the reverend again, her roommate Titus Andromedon (Titus Burgess) cares more about how he can watch the broadcast. After finding out that it will not be broadcast on national television, he decides to go to the library to watch it online. As the trial begins, reporter Carla Tuesday (Robin Rieger) announces all present. Cyndee Pokorny (Sara Chase), Donna Maria Nuñez (Sol Miranda), and Gretchen Chalker (Lauren Adams) who are the three victims, though Gretchen is there to support the reverend. Also in attendance is defendant Reverend Wayne Gary Wayne who will be representing himself and prosecutors Marcia Clark (Tina Fey) and Chris Darden (Jerry Minor). Though Reverend Wayne is not an actual lawyer, he quickly sweet talks the jury into siding with him through the use of bribery, singing, and comedy. Gretchen speaking in favor of the Reverend and Donna Maria's answers going unnoticed because she spoke Spanish does not help either. After the first day of the trial concludes, Cyndee calls Kimmy but is put to voice mail where she begs Kimmy to come to Durnsville for the second day of questioning.
Meanwhile, Kimmy goes to her job working for Jaqueline White (Jane Krakowski). Jaqueline is noticeably better than when she got divorced and she explains that she has been attending daily spin classes at Spirit Cycle. Kimmy decides to tag along to take a class with Tristafé (Nick Kroll). After the class, Kimmy gets the call from Cyndee and Jaqueline gets a call from her divorce lawyer and they both decide to take another class to rid their minds of it. Throughout the day, Kimmy is brought forward to the front row of bikes until she eventually gets in front of Jaqueline. After their last class, Tristafé puts Kimmy's hair into a ponytail so he can imagine her as a pony and says the sacred words "Tcha-kamo, feenahay." When Jaqueline and Kimmy get back from Spirit Cycle, Jaqueline yells at Kimmy for taking her spot in the front row. Kimmy threatens to tell Tristafé that Jaqueline forgot her place but Jaqueline begs Kimmy not to. Kimmy returns home where Titus asks why she is not going to Durnsville. Kimmy tells him that through Spirit Cycle, she has "found her bliss." The next day, Titus returns to the library to watch the second day of the trial where Cyndee is being questioned by the Reverend. However, because she described him as having a beard and he shaved before the trial, the jury is once again in his favor. As he begins to sing another song, Cyndee interrupts the court asking why he did not let the women go after the apocalypse didn't happen. He fumbles around for an answer, finally coming up with the idea that the rapture could have happened the day he let them out. As he gives a testimony about the upcoming rapture, Titus begins to worry in the library. As he leaves, he sees several examples of things the Reverend had talked about. He breaks out of his trance when he arrives home and sees Kimmy still biking. He tries once again to convince her to go to Durnsville and he realizes that Spirit Cycle is just another cult. It is another man telling her how to have her hair, what to think, and locking her up by clipping her shoes to the pedals. She falls over as she tries to get off and realizes that Titus is right. She agrees to go and he tells her that he is going as well, but mostly so that he can watch the trial in person.
She goes to Spirit Cycle one last time to break the cyclers out of the trance Tristafé has them under. She reveals that his real name is Christopher, he keeps all the lights off because he has acne, and that the words "Tcha-kamo, feenahay" are lyrics from the song "I Go, I Go," on the Rain Man soundtrack. She also reveals that he is sitting behind a television screen of his legs cycling, which is how he does ten classes per day. When she moves the screen, it reveals that he is really sitting on a toilet, which is why she has candles set up around the room. Jaqueline realizes that Tristafé is just like Julian, her ex-husband. Kimmy tells Jaqueline that she is going to Durnsville to testify and Jaqueline promises to dock her pay accordingly.
Production[edit]
"Kimmy Rides a Bike!" was written by Sam Means and Allison Silverman. It was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller. All three had written/directed episodes in the first season previously and would go on to write/direct for the show's run.
Ratings[edit]
On IMDb, this episode received a rating of 7.9/10 based on 1,024 reviews.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Shows A–Z – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ↑ "Kimmy Rides a Bike! - Cast | IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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