Chase had a history of leaving set early before all of his scenes were completed. For this reason, he and Harmon had a bit of a rocky working relationship. During the production of
Community season 3, prior to Harmon's exit, Chase refused to do a key scene during the episode, "Digital Estate Planning." The episode, as fans will remember, transformed the cast into 8-bit video game characters, and there was supposed to be a touching scene between Pierce and Abed stemming from Pierce's father. Chase refused to do the scene, believing it wasn't funny and he walked off the set. It was the last day of shooting and the sets were being taken down so this was the only opportunity to film in the scene. Harmon was very upset about scrapping the scene and the way Chase reacted to the situation.
The feud between Harmon and Chase continued in the ensuing years, especially when the showrunner took back control of the series. Chase had a small guest appearance in the
Community season 5 premiere when Pierce was shown as a Greendale hologram. The character was then killed off as a plot device to give
Donald Glover's Troy a proper exit. It's unclear where Chase stands in the eyes of his former co-stars at the moment. He's not present for any special reunions involving cast members or celebrated by the
Community family so it's likely he did more damage than what was made public.
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