FIRST LOOK: Paintball Is Coming Back to COMMUNITY

The halls of Greendale College haven't seen the last of paintball warfare. Entertainment Weekly brought us our first look at "Modern Espionage," the upcoming Community episode that will throw Jeff, Annie, Abed and the rest of the gang back into another round of paintball.

The Yahoo comedy’s May 19 episode—which welcomes back Silicon Valley star Kumail Nanjiani and Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz—revives the show’s storied paintball tradition, though this adventure will play out differently than the mass warfare of the past. Jeff (Joel McHale) has promised Greendale efficiency expert Frankie (Paget Brewster) that there will be no splatterfest this year—but a secret game is gaining traction, and at a black-tie gala to celebrate a “Cleaner Greendale,” “I can’t help myself and pull my gun, and it turns into mayhem,” says McHale.

When I first heard that Community was going back to the paintball well, I groaned. The show just hasn't had the same spark as past seasons — how was doing a paintball episode going to help? But if it's show creator Dan Harmon doing it, hopefully there's something new for fans here.