The Office [Archive] - Page 2

Aimee

09-29-2006, 11:01 AM

Question: Did Michael really work up a deal with Hammermill to sell their paper? If he did, it would fit with what we typically see from him: General cluelessness with punctuated by occasional accomplishments that answer any questions over why he gets to keep his job. (Anyone remember last season's cheesy slide show at the regional meeting followed by a report that showed his the accounting numbers he was supposed to have presented in the first place? Also, didn't he succuessfully woo some big account by becomeing the Rep's drinking buddy the first time Jan came to Scranton after her divorce?)

I think Michael really did get the deal with Hammermill. I've always gotten that Michael was a hell of a salesman, who kept getting promoted, because he was so good at sales. But, success at sales != success at managing. When Dwight won that award in season 2, Michael talked about the times he won the award.

And, yeah, he won a huge account for DM when they met at Chillis. He's a great salesman, just an inept manager.

Michael is irritating as a manager, but, deep down, he's not a bad guy. I really like how they've layered the character and made him more real than just a one-note irritating manager type. He tries to be funny to compensate for his insecurities. It's a really real, relatable character on a lot of levels.

I thought it was really interesting how Jim was acting with Josh. I could tell he wanted to fit in, laughing at the inside joke with him, dressing like him, etc. But, as soon as Jim saw how it hurt Michael, he quickly changed the topic.

Jim is just the consummate nice guy. He confided in Michael again, which wasn't the best idea, but he did it so as to let Michael know he didn't transfer because of him. Seeing how Jim reacted when he heard about Pam's date was so sad. Not as sad as the deleted scene from season 2 where Jim is eating lunch in his car because Roy came up to eat lunch with Pam, but, still, John Krasinski does those "sad little boy" looks so well. Makes you want to give him a big hug...amongst other things (but only after the "little boy" look is gone...kwim?) ;)

MLA

09-29-2006, 11:02 AM

OMG - that's right - he took him to Chili's or Fridays or some chain restaurant like that and they got the Bloomin Onion or something!!!

Yup it was Chilis. My favorite line from that episode: "Chilis is the new Radisson." :D

PG-rated

09-29-2006, 11:24 AM

My favorite moment of this episode was the look on Jim's face when Michael held up the phone and said, "Say hi to Pam!" I don't think they'll get together, at least not before the final episode. It's just too deliciously uncomfortable to have them apart.

kd 9.21.02

09-29-2006, 11:28 AM

Amy is so annoying -- I love watching poor Ryan suffer. The force-feeding of the fries was great.

miaclear

09-29-2006, 11:40 AM

What about HR guy and Pam??? I never saw that one coming that he'd like her! Great episode!!!

suzubeane

09-29-2006, 11:46 AM

Amy? I thought her name was Kelly? Anyway, did you notice that she wasn't nearly as obnoxious in the first season? I don't think they expected any character-development for her because she was one of the scriptwriters, just kind of filing space for the background. Same thing goes for "Toby" who has never acted before. I believe that BJ Novak also writes, but he was always intended for the Ryan role.

The actress who plays Phylis was the casting director and got cast after the production team liked the way she read with the potential cast members.

It's one of the things I like about this show - the actors/actresses are believable as real people, and many of them never intended to act in the first place!

nylons73

09-29-2006, 11:47 AM

Amy is so annoying -- I love watching poor Ryan suffer. The force-feeding of the fries was great.

Isn't her name 'Kelly?' I thought that was the woman who was obsessed with Ryan.

ETA: Suzu we cross-posted. I'm fairly sure it's Kelly as well!

nylons73

09-29-2006, 11:49 AM

Emilie

09-29-2006, 12:03 PM

Yup it was Chilis. My favorite line from that episode: "Chilis is the new Radisson." :D

I always thought it was "Chili's is the new golf course" My DH and I say that everytime we drive past one!

MLA

09-29-2006, 12:08 PM

I always thought it was "Chili's is the new golf course" My DH and I say that everytime we drive past one!

You're right! Funny either way, really, though. :)

ivory

09-29-2006, 12:27 PM

Amy? I thought her name was Kelly? Mindy Kaling's character in The 40 Year Old Virgin was named Amy. I'd assume that led to the mix-up.

I get sad when Michael is super pathetic. When no one showed for his party, it was almost as bad as on Take Your Daughter to Work Day when he showed the tape of him being a pathetic little boy on that children's show.

clammyinsf

09-29-2006, 02:27 PM

question: did anyone catch the exchange between cree (sp?) and the alcoholic lady in the lunch room? he was explaining to her that angela was the mean one in the office or something, but i didn't understand why since none of them are new to the office...

kd 9.21.02

09-29-2006, 02:33 PM

but i didn't understand why since none of them are new to the office...

I didn't get it at first either but I think that was the joke. Creed is such a WACKO! :)

lawyergirl25

09-29-2006, 03:34 PM

I thought Creed actually called her Andrea, like he was really confused. Did anyone else hear that?

Aimee

09-29-2006, 03:48 PM

Creed said in one of his talking heads that he's only got a 90 second attention span, because he burned his brain in the 60s. There was another talking head where he talked about calling everyone "Ace" because he didn't know anyone's names.

He did call Angela "Andrea". It's really funny that he introduced himself to Meredith, because he said in "Conflict Resolution" that he was "Tired of looking at the redhead" (Meredith).

Creed is just a wacko. And I love him for it!

clammyinsf

09-29-2006, 03:57 PM

LOL! just goes to show you, i've got a few episodes that i need to go back and watch. THANKS everyone for clearing that up :)

ivory

10-06-2006, 08:54 AM

Last night's episode was weird. Not quite the usual non-stop laughs. I thought the overall happenings were hilarious (stupid Dwight, Jim's office's war game), but it didn't keep the same pace as usual. And Michael was very different. I wonder if someone different wrote this episode.

Dotsie

10-06-2006, 09:04 AM

I agree. Not enough Jim and entirely waaay too much of Dwight.

diam124

10-06-2006, 09:06 AM

I agree but I was cracking up at the "Dr. Krentist" reference. I don't know why because it was so dumb but I couldn't stop laughing.

ETA - DH just gave me a strange look at the end of the show when they showed Jim leaving his office and talking to his new co-worker. He asked what that was all about. I told him she so obviously has a crush on Jim. DH just doesn't get non-verbal communication.

majorgal

10-06-2006, 09:09 AM

I like the little romantic spark happening with Jim and his new co-worker. It will add a little wrinkle....

I have to say, I appreciaed Jan's loyalty to Michael with the whole coup thing.

All in all, not the BEST episode, but still good. On the other hand, I thought My Name is Earl was particularly good last night.

MLA

10-06-2006, 09:23 AM

I actually liked this episode. I liked all the Machiavellian stuff going on, and I wonder what this means for Dwight and Angela . . .

I also liked the way Michael dealt with the Dwight coup attempt.

Things are getting darker this season, but I sort of like it.

Aimee

10-06-2006, 09:45 AM

I agree. Not enough Jim and entirely waaay too much of Dwight.

ITA. I was complaining to DH last night that I didn't get to see enough of my TV boyfriend.

I know it's not the JAM show, but I miss Jim interacting with the Scranton branch in general. I've accidentally read some spoilers and apparently there will be a branch merger of some sort in Episode 8. So, we might get some JAMmy goodness shortly.

I had to laugh at the "teambuilding exercise" bit. DH's office really does this - some afternoons they'll just stop working at 4pm and play Counterstrike. Art imitates life, I guess.

young lioness

10-06-2006, 10:08 AM

Jim playing the war game totally made me laugh because I saw myself in his situation.

When I was in college, I had a bunch of guy friends who would all play this James Bond Nintendo game, where you could play with 4 people at once and just ran around shooting each other. Sometimes they would let me play, and I pretty much played just like Jim. :o I would choose which gun to use based on if I liked the sound it made when it was shot, and I would run all around and get lost and not know where anyone else was...then someone would sneak up on me and pick me off because I was such and easy target and wouldn't see it coming. But I still had fun.

I liked the thing with Pam and Kelly and the "fashinon show! fashion show! fashion show at lunch!". And then Pam's ex walking in. And Creed coming over to stare at Pam.

I think they were trying to do a lot in this show with character development and setting up some conflicts that can be built on for future episodes.

ivory

10-06-2006, 10:19 AM

I liked the thing with Pam and Kelly and the "fashinon show! fashion show! fashion show at lunch!". And then Pam's ex walking in. And Creed coming over to stare at Pam. Oh, I forgot about that. The red top was cute. I loved that element because yeah Pam, you do need some new clothes. She has like 3-4 variations of the same blouse she wears every day.

clammyinsf

10-06-2006, 10:28 AM

"hug it out, bitch"

LMFAO!!!!

Dotsie

10-06-2006, 10:37 AM

Aimee ~ Where did you read the spoilers?

PG-rated

10-06-2006, 10:43 AM

I LOVED last night's episode! The stuff with Jim in Stamford isn't great, but I absolutely love watching Dwight and Angela together. And I really liked how Michael handled the whole situation - at first I thought it was out of character for him to keep quiet and try to manipulate the situation, but I changed my mind when I realized he was trying to guilt Dwight into a confession. And his blowup when Dwight insulted his car was classic. :)

lawyergirl25

10-06-2006, 10:48 AM

Wasn't John Krasinski dating Rashida Jones when this season started taping? I thought I read that somewhere... (Sorry if it was in this thread! :p)

ETA: "Hug it out, bitch." :D Classic!

Aimee

10-06-2006, 11:02 AM

Aimee ~ Where did you read the spoilers?

I came across them in one of the forums at Television Without Pity. I think it was in the thread discussing last night's episode, although they've got an entire thread on spoilers.

There's an entire thread about John Krasinski, for those who are so inclined as well ;)

The Office forum on TV Without Pity (http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showforum=823)

trefoil

10-06-2006, 03:54 PM

nylons73

10-06-2006, 04:00 PM

One of my neighbors committed the sin of visiting during the show last night. She saw it on our television and actually said, "Oh. I see it's time for 'The Office'." and so made it short. :) However, I missed what happened to make Pam decide not to wear the shirt at work. Could anyone clue me in?

Creed came up to her desk and was just staring at her. (kind of staring at her clevage, even though Pam really wasn't showing much cleavage.) Anyhow, Pam said "Can you please go back to your desk?" and Creed was like "Just a few more minutes." LOL That's when Pam said something like "Now I remember why I don't get dressed up at work anymore." Lol

trefoil

10-06-2006, 04:40 PM

Creed came up to her desk and was just staring at her. (kind of staring at her clevage, even though Pam really wasn't showing much cleavage.) Anyhow, Pam said "Can you please go back to your desk?" and Creed was like "Just a few more minutes." LOL That's when Pam said something like "Now I remember why I don't get dressed up at work anymore." Lol

Thank you! Why am I not surprised Creed was involved? ;)

JamBray

10-09-2006, 11:19 AM

"hug it out, bitch"

LMFAO!!!!
That was awesome! :D

I also loved Kevin's summary of "Last week on Varsity Blues..." LOL!

nylons73

10-13-2006, 08:43 AM

Ok - how can you possible choose your favorite line from last night? HILARIOUS episode. So sweet as well when Pam figured out that Michael was really worried about dying alone, and this is what the whole hysteria over Ed Truck and the dead bird was about.

Anyhow- ok- my favorite moment of the show.. (I may not have this verbatim, but I'm trying to remember as best I can)

Dwight - How big do you want the robot to be?

Michael - Life size

Dwight - Nah, better make it 2/3rds. That will make it easier for us to kill him if he decides to turn on us and attack.

LOL!!! :D

Dotsie

10-13-2006, 08:45 AM

I have to agree with last nights episode. I loved it and laughed almost the entire time. I thought the grief counseling part was funny as can be. Pam was awesome in it. Dwight was good as well. I'm not digging the Jim and other girl scenario. Does anyone know when Jim will come back to Scranton?

catch

10-13-2006, 08:53 AM

I loved last night's episode. I especially liked when Ryan was talking about the death in his family and he went into the Lion King, lol.

I don't like Jim liking someone else, it's weird :(

Heidi

10-13-2006, 09:06 AM

I agree, I hated the flirting with Jim and the new girl.

My favorite part was when Dwight showed a drawing of the robot - with it plugged in so it couldn't chase them far!!

Aimee

10-13-2006, 09:29 AM

I think last night's episode was the best of the season.

It was strange to see Jim flirting with another girl, but, as someone pointed out on another message board, he was just trying to recreate what he had with Pam. Remember in "The Fight" Jim left a bag of Sun Chips on Pam's desk. In this episode he left the salt and vinegar chips on Karen's desk. I think he's trying to move on, even though he's not "over" Pam yet.

MLA

10-13-2006, 09:37 AM

I loved last night's episode. I like the darker turn the show's taking this season.

I thought that Pam was really sweet. And I, too, am not thrilled w/the Jim flirting w/another girl thing, but can you blame him? He's just trying to move on. The other girl is nowhere near as awesome as Pam, though.

And do you guys think that the Pam and Roy relationship might be rekindled? I hope not, even though his character is more sympathetic this season.

ivory

10-13-2006, 09:47 AM

So, I guess I don't need to bother seeing Million Dollar Baby now...

ca_girl

10-13-2006, 09:52 AM

I was cracking up when Pam started talking about 'Million Dollar Baby' being her aunt! Then when Ryan took over with Mufasa.... OMG!

diam124

10-13-2006, 10:19 AM

I loved last night's show. DH wasn't home and I was laughing through the whole episode. I think my favorites were the robot and then Pam talking about Million Dollar Baby. I didn't pick up on that until Ryan started talking. Hilarious! I can't think of another show that makes me laugh as hard as this one.

I didn't like the Jim/Karen thing either. I hope he's not developing feelings for her.

Rosebud

10-13-2006, 10:42 AM

The Million Dollar Baby/Lion King bit was super funny. But I didn't completely lose it until Pam started singing along to Dwight's recorder at the bird's funeral. OMG, I was on the floor!

trefoil

10-13-2006, 05:05 PM

miaclear

10-14-2006, 07:34 AM

I suspect that the reason they have Jim flirting with the girl at the other branch is that it makes sense to have him dating someone else when he comes back. It happens so often that a show jumps the shark after a big couple gets together. I guess I can understand why they would want to postpone that.

I loved it when Pam asked Michael to "go to the warehouse" to get her coffee. With cream and sugar? Bwah!

I agree. If Pam and Jim got together the show would loose something. I personally like the new girl and Jim together. I bet somehow it grows and that Pam is the outsider for this season (whenever/if ever the two start working together again).

mayiko

10-14-2006, 10:26 PM

I think everyone should give Karen a break. A girl can't help falling for Jim. The Jimlove is just too strong. I'm glad that Pam didn't call Jim right away to start a relationship. It seems that she taking time for herself.

lawyerlee

10-14-2006, 10:38 PM

I suspect that the reason they have Jim flirting with the girl at the other branch is that it makes sense to have him dating someone else when he comes back. It happens so often that a show jumps the shark after a big couple gets together. I guess I can understand why they would want to postpone that.
ITA! My DH and I were discussing this last night (sad, I know!) and he thinks they will have the Scranton and Stamford branches merge, bringing Jim back to Scranton, along with some of the other Stamford people, including Karen. That is something that happened on the British version (the merging of two offices), so it doesn't seem totally out there to me. And it would be the perfect way to get Jim back in the office with the added bonus of the tension that would inevitably result if he is dating someone else within the group when he returns.

majorgal

10-15-2006, 07:31 AM

I love where they are going with the Jim-Karen-Pam triangle. Throw Roy in the mix and you have some good tension happening. They can't put Pam and Jim together right away, and this is a plausible way to keep the sexual tension--and viewer interest--up. And I agree with mayiko...no one can deny the JimLove!!
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I think the thing about the Jim-Pam thing is that I would venture most of us have had one of those really, really good office flirtations. I know I did. We were both involved (happily) with other people, but we both clicked and the sparring we had really helped make the drudgery of work fun. When I see the Jim-Pam thing, or, now the Jim-Karen thing, it brings back happy memories.

Dotsie

10-15-2006, 08:05 AM

Oh I agree about the Jimlove. Me and all of my friends love him. Here in Philadelphia there is a Polish neighborhood called Port Richmond. We all call Jim (john Krasinksi) our Port Richmond hottie!!!
The Office is really the only show that I absolutely cannot wait to see until the following week. It's sad that I count down til it's on.

Nanner

10-17-2006, 07:56 PM

Two little things:

1) There is a small Q&A with John Krasinski in the new issue of In Style, with a nice little photo. Oh yeah, and one with Jenna Fisher, too. :)

2) You can have Dwight call someone for free: http://www.theofficedvd.com/dwight/

MLA

10-17-2006, 08:15 PM

Nanner -- I can't get the Dwight thing to work. Is there a trick? I'm clicking on the part of the page that says "Get a call from Dwight," but it doesn't go anywhere. I really want him to call DH. :)

PG-rated

10-17-2006, 08:19 PM

I just sent a call to DH - I'll let you know if he gets it (it says they only send the messages between 9 am and 9 pm).

Nanner

10-17-2006, 08:31 PM

Nanner -- I can't get the Dwight thing to work. Is there a trick? I'm clicking on the part of the page that says "Get a call from Dwight," but it doesn't go anywhere. I really want him to call DH. :)

When you click on "Get a call from Dwight", watch the piece of paper to the right. It changes to a page that says "Step 1." I missed that the first time, too--I thought it would take me to a new page, but it's all done on that piece of paper.

diam124

10-17-2006, 08:37 PM

I couldn't get it to work with Firefox but it worked with IE.

MLA

10-17-2006, 08:38 PM

I couldn't get it to work with Firefox but it worked with IE.

That must be the problem. Thanks!

diam124

10-18-2006, 07:30 AM

Hahaha - I sent myself the first Dwight message to see if it works. There is a pause at the beginning though similar to when telemarketers call so I almost hung up (but I also didn't say anything right away because I knew what it was. The recording started after I said hello). Anyway, hilarious! Now I need to send one to DH.

Aimee

10-18-2006, 08:31 AM

FYI - John Krasinski is going to be on Ellen today!

Not that I'm obsessed or anything ;)

Nanner

10-18-2006, 08:53 AM

FYI - John Krasinski is going to be on Ellen today!

Not that I'm obsessed or anything ;)

Oh, MAN! And I'm going to be out of the house! I guess I could always use the old ancient VCR. :)

Oh, and also, with the Dwight call, I tested it, and if you don't answer your phone, it does leave a message after the beep. I sent one to my DH yesterday, and he loved it. I esp. like the TP one.

diam124

10-19-2006, 06:44 AM

This morning I saw the promo for tonight's episode - Pam and Jim talk on the phone!

MLA

10-19-2006, 06:51 AM

Sent a Dwight call to DH. He didn't answer, but it's on his voicemail. Too funny!

Nanner

10-19-2006, 08:22 PM

Okay, tonight's episode was the funniest one I've seen in a long time! And the end, with Pam and Jim talking on the phone--I am so sappy, I cried.

Aimee

10-19-2006, 08:29 PM

And the end, with Pam and Jim talking on the phone--I am so sappy, I cried.

That's okay, I'm so lame, I watched it twice. :D

I <3 Jim. (Thank goodness my DH is a doppleganger for John Krasinski!)

mel7dog

10-19-2006, 10:02 PM

OMG so funny. When Pam held up the sign of what Michael had been doing all day I almost peed my pants.

I am still cracking up over her asking for coffee from the warehouse last week "with cream and sugar? :o " LMAO

Natasha

10-19-2006, 10:52 PM

I LOVED this episode! them talking on the phone was so, so sweet. My favorite line of the night? "That was not a proportional response!" So funny!

Heidi

10-20-2006, 06:39 AM

I loved the list of what Michael had done that day too! 11 am cosby impression LOL!

I also laughed when Dwight gave Ryan all of those brain teasers and he already knew the answers. I felt sorry for Ryan last night!

diam124

10-20-2006, 09:16 AM

I didn't love this week's episode like I loved last week's episode, but it definitely had its moments. My favorite line was Dwight saying "I'm going to plant my seed in you".

After seeing the preview I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the Jim/Pam phone call. So cute. :)

JamBray

10-20-2006, 12:27 PM

OMG, last night's episode was hilarious! :D I must have rewound the part where Michael and Stanley were booing at Phyllis about 4 times...that was awesome ("You guys are a bunch of Marys." "It's pretzel day.")! :D And I loved when Stanley's eyes just lit up at the announcement of pretzel day, LOL!

Pam's list was cracking me up, and Dwight's cousin -"Bye Ryan. He seemed nice." HEE!

Pam and Jim were so cute. I was bummed when they said they had to go.

diam124

10-20-2006, 12:37 PM

Has anyone else had Lovefool (http://www.givememyremote.com/assets/lovefool.wav) stuck in their head all day?! :D

Nanner

10-20-2006, 06:47 PM

Pam's list was cracking me up, and Dwight's cousin -"Bye Ryan. He seemed nice." HEE!

OMG, Dwight's cousin cracked me up, too! He was supposed to be so frightening, and then "Bye, Ryan. He seemed nice." LOL!

Rose

10-20-2006, 10:01 PM

I loved the phone call between Pam & Jim. They have so much more chemistry together than Roy/Pam or Karen/Jim, even if they don't get together for a while.

Ryan is so funny! With Jim not getting as much screen time it's nice to have him get some more.

suzubeane

10-21-2006, 10:49 AM

Besides being hilarious, this show's character development is so clever - almost like the peeling of an onion.

Two things that you almost could have missed: The recognition in Ryan's eyes when Dwight told him "your problem is you think you know everything already."

And the fact that Michael - once again - proved why he still has his job. He may be totally clueless, and everyone's nightmare of a boss, but occasionally, his style inexplicably closes some pretty hefty deals. I just think it's so smart to write him that way, otherwise, there'd be no believability as to why he's in that position.

MLA

10-22-2006, 10:44 AM

And the fact that Michael - once again - proved why he still has his job. He may be totally clueless, and everyone's nightmare of a boss, but occasionally, his style inexplicably closes some pretty hefty deals. I just think it's so smart to write him that way, otherwise, there'd be no believability as to why he's in that position.

ITA. Remember at the retreat when he said that he'd closed a deal w/Hammermill? That was a big deal, and I think it will come back at some point in the season. Michael's not a good manager, but he *is* a good salesman.

nylons73

10-22-2006, 02:58 PM

I agree with what everyone has been posting about Michael. If you buy the 'Season Compliations' at the store, you get the 'cast commentaries.' In some of them, the other cast members, directors, producers, etc. talk about the Michael character. It is mentioned that Michael was a darn good salesman and then he was elevated to a postion that he's just not really cut out for. As bad of a boss he is, he's still (apparently) a darn good salesman and I too love the way that they keep reminding us of that. :)

mayiko

10-22-2006, 03:30 PM

It is mentioned that Michael was a darn good salesman and then he was elevated to a postion that he's just not really cut out for. As bad of a boss he is, he's still (apparently) a darn good salesman and I too love the way that they keep reminding us of that. :)

Unfortunately this happens in the business world all the time. Someone is really good at their job and gets promoted manager and he or she was no clue how to manage. At least Michael seems to care about is employees and he does not intend to be a jerk.

Loved the fact Stanley smiled and was excited.

MLA

10-22-2006, 03:43 PM

Unfortunately this happens in the business world all the time. Someone is really good at their job and gets promoted manager and he or she was no clue how to manage.

Yup. It's basically the idea that you'll get promoted until you're one level above what you're actually good at doing.

L-O-V-E

10-23-2006, 01:05 PM

Isn't that called the Peter Principle?

~Lori

kd 9.21.02

10-23-2006, 01:11 PM

Wait... I missed it... What deal did Michael close on Thursday? I completely forget.

suzubeane

10-23-2006, 01:36 PM

kd, it was something with the guy who he kept calling and talking to in the Bill Cosby/Fat Albert voice. The viewers didn't really know until the end that a.) he had closed it or b.) it was big. Pam commented on that fact. It was pretty easy to miss, like a lot of his bigger accomplishments. They're all presented in a very matter-of-fact way, and just pale in comparison to how cringe-worthy his behavior is the rest of the time!

kd 9.21.02

10-23-2006, 01:50 PM

Thanks!

suzubeane

10-25-2006, 06:30 AM

OT: A Steve Carell movie is filming in Rhode Island, and today they are in my neighborhood. We have a bakery that was converted from a period (art deco) service station, and there's a film crew there right now, according to my husband who just ran by there on his morning run. Not sure if their just getting establishing shots, or if they're filming inside. Here's a picture of the bakery (http://www.sevenstarsbakery.com/images/storefront.jpg); apparently they're calling it "Yum's" for the movie.

The movie is called "Dan in Real Life." Here's a link (http://www.projo.com/cgi-bin/bi/gold_print.cgi) to an article about it from my local paper. (IIRC, you don't need to register for the site for the section I linked.)

We have a pretty active film commission here, so for a non-New York, non-Hollywood location, we do tend to get a lot of movies and television shows filming here. This one seems to be using local talent, though - I bummed because they were looking for kids to have speaking roles as Steve Carell's nieces and nephews, and I missed the casting call - I would have definitely taken my 10 year-old daughter!

diam124

10-25-2006, 06:54 AM

That's funny - Steve Carell was in Charlottesville, VA this past Spring filming Evan Almighty. Up until we moved a year ago I worked for a local apartment complex there and apparently quite a bit of the crew from the movie rented furnished apartments at the complex. I think word around town was that Steve was a pretty nice guy.

BsstGrl

10-30-2006, 10:54 AM

Is it a new episode this week? I'll have to check the NBC website.

DH and I love watching The Office together every week! Love it! However, I'm not loving this season as much yet. I think mainly with Jim & Pam apart and the offices split it's not as funny. The past couple of episodes there's just not as much interaction between all the characters. I hope this improves with time as I still love the show!

diam124

10-30-2006, 01:51 PM

The next 3 weeks are new episodes.

Spoiler (in white): The episode titles for the next 3 episodes are Diwali, Office Closing, and Merger, so it's pretty obvious what happens. By Nov. 16 Jim and Pam will be reunited.

imagirliegirl

10-30-2006, 02:38 PM

I hope that spoiler is true!!

Although I don't know how I feel about (sentence ends in white) the Stanford people being regulars on the show.

Who do you think will get engaged?

Dotsie

10-30-2006, 03:05 PM

Happy Bday to me :D My bday is the 17th. I think Dwight will get engaged.

Nanner

10-30-2006, 03:59 PM

imagirliegirl: You might also want to put your last sentence in white as well.

Dotsie

10-30-2006, 06:53 PM

I don't think the engagement is too mcuh of a spoiler. It's in all the commercials I've seen about the show this week.

Nanner

10-30-2006, 07:25 PM

Okay--I haven't seen previews, so I wasn't aware. I guess if I really don't want to know anything, I should steer clear of discussion boards about it, huh? :)

imagirliegirl

10-31-2006, 03:56 PM

imagirliegirl: You might also want to put your last sentence in white as well.

It's in the commercials. :)

Rosebud

11-03-2006, 01:28 AM

Oh, Michael... *sigh*

In this episode, there was a moment where I really kind of liked him. He embraced the holiday, he's dancing at the party, everyone's having a great time... and he goes and does something idiotic, like proposing to Carol in front of a big group of people. That was painful.

Drunk Jim was pretty hilarious. I want him to come back to Scranton, though!

diam124

11-03-2006, 06:55 AM

I love how Pam immediately tried to text message Jim after Michael proposed.

I hope Karen just took Jim to his apartment rather than taking him back to her place!

I can't wait for the next 2 episodes!

BsstGrl

11-03-2006, 07:59 AM

I really liked last night's episode!
I love how Pam immediately tried to text message Jim after Michael proposed.

Me too! I was saying "Jim, please pick up the phone!!!" Of course though I loved that they were singing Indigo Girls, so funny!

Susan

11-03-2006, 08:29 AM

I thought last night's episode was hilarious! I think I rewound my TiVo like 5 times to watch drunk Jim fall off his bike and into the bushes. I also loved Michael's Diwali version of Adam Sandler's "Hanukkah song" at the end of the episode. Very funny!

imagirliegirl

11-03-2006, 12:42 PM

Oh, Michael... *sigh*

In this episode, there was a moment where I really kind of liked him. He embraced the holiday, he's dancing at the party, everyone's having a great time... and he goes and does something idiotic, like proposing to Carol in front of a big group of people. That was painful.

I agree. It was one of those moments where I felt really embarrassed for him.

I hope Jim doesn't do anything with that girl!

Natasha

11-03-2006, 02:22 PM

I think Jim and Karen are bound to hook up. How else will they keep Jim and Pam apart if the spoilers are true? Not that I want it. I dislike Karen just because she isn't Pam!

I knew Michael was going to propose. I was really embarrassed for him and Carol.

HeatherFL

11-03-2006, 10:07 PM

I didn't watch the last episode, gotta catch up but I soooo do not like the character of Karen. Not sure why, but please oh please Jim do not hook up with her!

What was Carol's reaction to the proposal?

young lioness

11-04-2006, 07:13 AM

What was Carol's reaction to the proposal?

She asked to speak with him in private, and then when they got outside, she said that she was going home and that he could find a ride with someone else. Then he said something about leaving with her and that he has "this book called the Kama Sutra"...he just does not know when to stop! So she left without him and he went back into the party...Pam ended up giving him a ride home.

***********************

Did anyone else know that the actress who plays Carol is Steve Carrell's wife?! I just found that out when I was reading about The Office on Wikipedia.

suzubeane

11-04-2006, 07:20 AM

I did know the actress who plays Carol is Steve Carrell's wife, but only after I looked her up on IMDB because her name looked familiar.

The other thing Carol said to Michael outside was that they'd only had "nine dates!"

miaclear

11-04-2006, 07:21 AM

As stupid as it was for Michael to propose I think he did a great job at it. I felt bad for him when she turned him down. What I thought was the worst moment was when Michael tried to kiss Pam. Ughh.

I like Karen, I like Pam. But we all know they aren't going to let Jim and Pam get together till the series is over so we'll just have to deal. If he can't be with Pam I'm glad he's with Karen, much more so than that girl who sold purses.

diam124

11-04-2006, 07:55 AM

Yeah, the purse girl was really annoying. But it was so obvious that he dated her "just because" (probably mostly because of Roy's comment about her and to make Pam a little jealous). If he starts dating Karen it will be because he really does like her. :( Poor Pam would be crushed.

nuhmah

11-06-2006, 11:12 AM

Wasn't Nancy Walls also in the 40 year-old Virgin?

I am not suprised that Michael proposed - but I did feel bad for him. Especially when he tried to kiss Pam.

diam124

11-06-2006, 11:15 AM

I'm going to post this in white even though it doesn't really seem to be a secret. This is from Jenna's (Pam's) MySpace blog:

Finally, you MUST catch our show this Thursday night. I’ve already seen it and it is THE BEST ONE we’ve ever done. I’m not kidding. It is called “Branch Closing”. Michael finds out that the Scraton branch is being shut down. He and Dwight go to New York to try and save the branch. The stuff they do together is the absolute funniest thing ever on our show. And also the most touching. Meanwhile, the folks at Stamford find out they have to absorb the Scranton folks. The entire episode is amazing. I can’t wait for you to see it. And…as if it couldn’t get better…Pam has a new hairstyle again. I won’t tell you what it is. I’ll let you be surprised.

nylons73

11-06-2006, 01:44 PM

Maybe it's just me - but did anyone else laugh out loud when Michael asked the older Indian couple (might have been Kelly's parents) something like:

"So do you guys have the type of marriage that when the man dies, the wife had to throw herself onto a burning fire or something?"

I don't think that's the verbatim quote, but he said something close to that. Hilarious! I was laughing so loud that DH came in from the other room to see what was going on! :)

I also love that Angela was out in the hall "watching the shoes so that no one will steal them!" LOL! So Angela!!

lightview

11-09-2006, 07:33 PM

One more week (I think...) till Jim and Pam are face to face again!:D

miaclear

11-09-2006, 09:06 PM

The only thing I didn't like about tonight's show was that they switched the office that was closing in a matter of what seemed like minutes, simply because one guy was not on board. You'd think the Board would have to meet and discuss what was going to happen.

Other than that LOVED tonights episode.

majorgal

11-09-2006, 09:28 PM

I thought tonight was great. Of course, in the end, I want Jim and Pam together, but I really like Karen. I want that love triangle to go on for a while.

Loved the Ryan/Kelly arc tonight.

trefoil

11-09-2006, 09:45 PM

Dwight receiving faxes from "future Dwight" was genius! I laughed and laughed when he tackled Stanley because of the poisoned coffee. :)

Rose

11-09-2006, 10:06 PM

I thought Pam was supposed to have a new hairdo. Was I not paying enough attention?

Rosebud

11-10-2006, 12:24 AM

Dwight receiving faxes from "future Dwight" was genius! I laughed and laughed when he tackled Stanley because of the poisoned coffee. :)

I thought that was the best part of the whole episode!

YAY-- Jim's coming back to Scranton! Of course, Karen will have to come too and then there'll be a love triangle. Or, actually it's a love square or rectangle or something because Pam's ex-fiance is still in the mix as well. It's gonna be great!

I hope Ed Helms (the guy who sits in front of Jim in the CT office) comes to Scranton too. I predict that he and Dwight would hate each other. In a very funny way.

young lioness

11-10-2006, 06:34 AM

I hope Ed Helms (the guy who sits in front of Jim in the CT office) comes to Scranton too. I predict that he and Dwight would hate each other. In a very funny way.

I really hope so too.

I think I'm starting to see how Jim and Karen will get closer. She won't really know anyone else in Scranton and she'll have to adjust to the new office and learn everyone's backstories and all of the inside jokes, and Jim will be the one to do all that for her, since he's just a nice guy like that.

diam124

11-10-2006, 06:48 AM

Pam did have a new hairdo - it was pulled back in a clip. I loved the scene with Dwight and the fax! DH and I rewound TIVO to watch it again. Hilarious!

Heidi

11-10-2006, 07:46 AM

I predict that he and Dwight would hate each other. In a very funny way.

oooh - good prediction, I can see that as being VERY funny!

BsstGrl

11-10-2006, 09:55 AM

Last night's episode rocked! So funny! DH and I rewound it in so many places to keep watching parts!

The "future faxes" were hilarious and such a classic Jim prank! I also really liked the end where Karen came right out and said that she liked Jim. I haven't been too sure what I thought of her yet, but I liked that they went a different way with it. In the past Jim & Pam have always been very coy in their interviews and stuff about how they felt about each other besides being friends, so I liked that they just had Karen come right out and say that she liked him. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. I'll bet Karen & Pam end up being friends with each other or something after the initial awkwardness. Pam usually is very friendly with everyone, so I imagine she'll do the same knowing Karen's coming into a new place without knowing anyone.

I wonder how Dwight will react to Jim being over him now (I assume w/ Jim being the #2 guy in the office that'll somehow make him Dwight's boss or superior).

Rosebud

11-10-2006, 10:36 AM

I wonder how Dwight will react to Jim being over him now (I assume w/ Jim being the #2 guy in the office that'll somehow make him Dwight's boss or superior).

Oh yeah... Dwight is going to freak out! Can't wait! :D

diam124

11-10-2006, 11:17 AM

I loved how you could practically feel how excited Pam was at the prospect of Jim returning yet she was trying to hide it.

nylons73

11-10-2006, 03:28 PM

Like most of you, I absolutely LOVED the fax from 'future Dwight' and the fact that Dwight knocked the coffee out of Stanley's hand! :)

I also loved the part where Michael was talking to the camera about the closing and saying...Do you think there are Stanleys growing everywhere? (and they cut to a picture of Stanley sleeping at his desk) Do you think there are a million Phylisses out there? (and they cut to a picture of Phyliss knitting with her feet up. HA! )

I also love how they had Jim point out that, in the end, Michael is really a good guy. Jim says something (after the Stanford guy screws Dunder Mifflin) like "Even with all the things that Michael has done, he would never do something like that!" Go Michael! :)

Brandles

11-11-2006, 07:12 AM

I just love all the little things that Jim does to Dwight. It's something I would do! ;)

On a side note, my DH can't watch this show because of Michael. He reminds him too much of his old boss, Bernie. So there are bosses out there like him! :eek:

I also love how they had Jim point out that, in the end, Michael is really a good guy. Jim says something (after the Stanford guy screws Dunder Mifflin) like "Even with all the things that Michael has done, he would never do something like that!" Go Michael!

I loved this part, too! Because it's true! He IS very loyal to the company! Too the point of stalking the head honcho and camping outside of his house, even! ;)

HeatherFL

11-11-2006, 10:40 AM

We finally just watched it! OMG LOL funny. It was too funny. Like everyone else, the fax scene was too clever. So glad Jim is coming back! And of course, I also think they'll have the love triangle, but I hope they don't drag it out! Then again, if they don't we'll have nothing to hope for! ;)

~H.

suzubeane

11-11-2006, 11:18 AM

Rose

11-11-2006, 11:23 AM

How did I manage to miss this "fax" thing? My husband called to tell me he was on his way home at one point during the show, and I'm thinking I must have missed it then. (Can you believe he would do that? )

I think it was at the very beginning. Jim took some of Dwight's stationary with him and sometimes sends Dwight faxes from himself, from the future, like don't drink the coffee because somebody poisoned it.

NBC.com has a producer's version of this episode online. It's even funnier.

nylons73

11-11-2006, 11:39 AM

I think it was at the very beginning. Jim took some of Dwight's stationary with him and sometimes sends Dwight faxes from himself, from the future, like don't drink the coffee because somebody poisoned it.

NBC.com has a producer's version of this episode online. It's even funnier.

Yeah - what she said. lol . The sequence was before the opening credits. Jim is standing in the Stanford office using the fax machine. The girl (his new potential love interest) walks in. She says 'Who are you faxing?" Jim waits a second and then just says "A little too hard to explain."

Then we go to a Jim 'talking head' where Jim explains that before he left Scranton, he took a bunch of Dwight's stationary. From time to time, he faxes Dwight notes, from himself - the 'future Dwight' :D

The next scene you see is Dwight, standing by the fax machine. Jim's voice comes in as the 'reader' of the fax. The fax says "Dwight, someone is going to poison the coffee this morning at 8:40 am, do not drink the coffee, do not drink the coffee! - Future Dwight." Then you see Dwight turn and look at Stanley who is holding a coffee cup (having just come from the break room.) Dwight runs full speed at Stanley and knocks the cup out of his hand, spilling coffee everywhere. Stanley has no idea what's going on. :D

{b}

11-12-2006, 07:37 PM

Loved the end.

Celebrating: "We did it! We saved the office!"

Murmuring: "How did we do that?"

msnicolea

11-16-2006, 10:46 AM

Pam or Karen?

http://www.zulkey.com/choosesides.html

Chicksinger

11-16-2006, 11:20 AM

Pam!! :D

Raven_Girl

11-16-2006, 01:16 PM

Of course PAM!!!

MLA

11-16-2006, 01:33 PM

Uh, Pam. Is that even a real question? :p

diam124

11-16-2006, 08:00 PM

Hmm, so do you all think that Jim and Karen are really dating or did he just say that to see what Pam would do/say? Poor Pam - I almost cried when she saw Karen pat Jim on the back. Other than that they didn't really seem like they were dating though.

suzubeane

11-16-2006, 08:31 PM

Hmm ... never occurred to me that Jim might be making it up.

That said, DAMN. Wish Karen wasn't so likable and didn't seem like such a good match for Jim. Gotta hand it to the writers. Most shows that set up a love triangle make one person seem like an obviously wrong choice. These writers are smarter than that - They're really playing us!

On a related note, I read somewhere that John Krasinski had attended Brown, and I was curious about some of the other actors'/writers'. Turns out many of them are no slouches either! Rainn Wilson attended Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. B.J. Novak graduated from Harvard, as did Rashida Jones. Mindy Kaling went to Dartmouth College.

Weird thing about tonights episode was the Staples shredder product placement, though.

diam124

11-16-2006, 08:48 PM

Well it just seemed like they weren't really acting like a couple and Jim seemed kind of annoyed that Pam didn't have a bigger reaction to him saying that. Although Jim hardly seems like the type to play games, I think he was trying to test the waters with Pam.

There wasn't a lot of great Jim/Pam interaction this week but I guess that was on purpose to show that they're not really on the same page right now.

I agree the Staples thing was kind of weird. Wonder how many people are going to try to shred lettuce in it. :p

jrdhbunny

11-16-2006, 09:55 PM

I am so this show's b*tch!!

I think Jim's statement at the end is either a) Jim and Karen had started dating in between "Branch Closing" and "The Merger" or b) he knew he was going to hook up with her after Coopers (hee! that was where my wedding rehearsal dinner was held!!). I thought his reaction to Pam's was odd though, I mean, what did he expect from her? A declaration of undying love? Of course she was going to protect herself and say they were just friends. And I'm surprised that he would even want more from her; he is moving on, after all. Their interactions in this episode broke my heart, but I wouldn't have it any other way!! Angst is good!

About Staples (spoiler in white):
Rumor has it that Dwight is going to be fired or is going to quit and will go to work for Staples. Good times.

Heidi

11-17-2006, 06:40 AM

I agree the Staples thing was kind of weird.

I'll third that. It reminded me of the Apprentice when they would base the show around a product and advertise it during the show. I actually think it was Staples then too! Didn't they (the teams) create some kind of desk organizer that was advertised during the show? Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe I saw a Staples commercial for that exact shredder during the show(I was skipping through the commercials, but caught part of this one).

Other than that I loved it! It made me laugh when Kelly was giving Jim the update on TomKat and Brangelina, and when he asked "what's new with you?" she said "I just told you!".

tippy

11-17-2006, 07:23 AM

Another Office fan! DH and I L.O.V.E this show! It is one of the few that we drop everything for.

I just couldn't believe that Pam and Jim were so awkward with one another. DH and I want them to get together so badly. So it really made us sad last night! :(

About Staples...I thought it was funny that they did that "product integration" thing. They are smart to pick such a great show to promote themselves on. That must have been the theme on NBC b/c they did the same thing on "30 Rock" right after it (with Snapple).

imagirliegirl

11-17-2006, 11:34 AM

The shredder salad was hilarious! I also loved Michael and Dwight's rap.

I HATED Jim and Pam's reunion. It was so awkward. I want Karen to leave. She's really cute and all but...she's no Pam!!

nylons73

11-17-2006, 12:42 PM

OMG! The rap had me screaming with laughter. DH wasn't home, but I am pretty sure I scared the dogs! lol What was the one line? "Plenty of room in the parking lot, but let the small cars take the compact spot" LOL!!

Love Jan's calls to Michael too. "Michael did you fire ____ when he was trying to quit?" LOL!

Phen

11-17-2006, 06:46 PM

Weird, the shredder thing wasn't on the version on iTunes.

~ phen

chefker

11-20-2006, 10:46 AM

I think Jim's statement at the end is either a) Jim and Karen had started dating in between "Branch Closing" and "The Merger" or b) he knew he was going to hook up with her after Coopers [/COLOR]

Agree with this--although, it seems like when Jim got the call from Karen to hook up at Coopers, he then saw Pam walking through the parking lot and probably thought Oh crap, I told her I was too busy to meet up for coffee, and now I'm meeting Karen for drinks. I think in a way, telling Pam he was "sort of seeing someone" was a way to cover his ass.

Hm...I do wonder if this plotline will mirror the BBC version. In that one, Tim dated one of the 'new' people, got semi-serious with her, but eventually broke it off.

Natasha

11-20-2006, 06:00 PM

I really won't be surprised if it goes like the original did. Now, Pam will have to go through what Jim went through. I also wonder if anything will happen with Pam and Roy. He really seems hellbent on getting her back.

Pghchic

11-26-2006, 05:50 PM

I thought Jim told Pam about seeing someone else just so she thinks he moved on and it's no big deal when he told her he loved her.

imagirliegirl

11-27-2006, 12:40 PM

There wasn't an episode on Thursday was there? My DVR didn't record one but I was out of town so I don't know if it just missed it or there wasn't one.

Rose

11-27-2006, 01:09 PM

There wasn't a new one last week, but there is a new one this week.

Natasha

11-27-2006, 02:01 PM

I thought Jim told Pam about seeing someone else just so she thinks he moved on and it's no big deal when he told her he loved her.

Maybe, but it has been 6+ months. It's sort of unreasonable for her to expect him to pine after her that long. Yeah, he loved/loves her. But, he got shot down pretty hard. As Pam, you sort of have to expect him to move on. Not that I want him too, mind you! I know they'll get together eventually... But, she has to get her heart broken, too. It's good TV!

chefker

11-29-2006, 12:30 PM

I know they'll get together eventually... But, she has to get her heart broken, too. It's good TV!

Yup! I just hope they don't end up like David & Maddie on Moonlighting. That kind of fell flat after a while.

OK....this is a bit of a hijack, but we had some time management training the other day, which I posted about in my journal. After reading it, I realized that it sounded EXACTLY like something that would happen on The Office! Maybe I should email this to the exec. producer. :)

Just going to snip a bit of this from my journal entry. All identifying details have been changed.

OK. Let's talk about yesterday's training. Oh.my.God. do we have some mental midgets in our other offices. Three offices from our region were at the training; my office, hell office where I worked for 2 years, and also a third office in our region. (For clarity's sake, we'll call my office Office A, hell office will be Office B, and the third one, Office C--obviously I don't want to list names in a public journal!)

Just to provide some background here, I worked in Office A from 1995 to 2003, when I (foolishly) requested a transfer to Office B because it was geographically closer to my home, when I moved. It was AWFUL. I ended up transferring back to Office A at the beginning of 2005. Never should have left there in the first place.

The rumor all these years has been that while Office B sucks, Office C is 1000 times worse. And having worked in Office B, and finding it to SUCK DONKEY BALLS, I couldn't imagine anything WORSE than Office B.

Then I met some of the people from Office C. One of them is in her EIGHTIES. I am serious. Retire already! She was spitting venom and vitriol everywhere, looking down her nose on all the young'uns (which was pretty much everyone in the room). The trainer was actually pretty cool, and I don't know how she kept it together with some of these people TOTALLY derailing her training by turning it into a bitch session of Why Our Jobs Suck, and They Are Asking Me To Do Too Much. And these people were griping with their managers SITTING RIGHT THERE. (side note: my supervisor was conspicuously absent from the training; supervisors were 'encouraged' to attend, and our supervisor's the only one who DIDN'T go. Oops).

There was one activity where we had to list general tasks we must accomplish in the office on a daily basis, and prioritize the list. Offices B & C broke it down into ridiculous minutiae. For example, closing out cases/mailing decisions. In my opinion, listing JUST that--closing out cases/mailing decisions, well that's the task listed, and it's pretty self explanatory. But no, people had to whine how HARD it is! And LIST EVERY SINGLE STEP! "You have to print out the TRANSMITTAL FORM, then you have to MAKE COPIES, and then you have to PUT IT IN AN ENVELOPE and PUT A STAMP ON IT!" WAAAAHHHHHHHH! And they seriously expected the instructor to list all this shit on her little chart. Come ON, people. No wonder production sucks in those offices, if they overanalyze details, instead of SUCKING IT UP and DOING THEIR JOBS.

There was some other woman who was missing a gross of brain cells, or something. After the previous exercise, we had to list 'time wasters', things like interruptions from co-workers, procrastinating, stuff like that. We listed stuff, discussed the results, and then the trainer asked us to brainstorm on strategies we could implement to reduce time wasters. This one woman trumpeted "Personal phone calls!" Trainer replies, "That's not the question I asked, we already covered our list of time wasters. Can you think of ways to deal with time wasters?" The woman replies again, "Personal phone calls!" This exchange went on in this fashion, ad infinitum, and I had to run to the ladies' room because I was trying very hard not to laugh out loud.

Next, we had to break into groups, by counting off by threes. Trainer says "We'll start with you, Chuck!" to some knucklehead from Office B. "One, two, three!" chirps Chuck. There are no words....

Oh yeah, on the time wasters topic; someone from Office B said "smoking breaks" can be considered a time waster. Which didn't sit well with ANOTHER woman from Office B, who takes, oh...probably 6 smoke breaks a day. Even though she claims she takes 'one' 15 minute break a day. Uh huh. Anyway, this woman starts yelling, "Oh no you DIDN'T! That's my 15 minute break, don't you go there! Don't you attack us smokers! It's DISCRIMINATION! It's DISCRIMINATION!"

I swear, this all REALLY DID HAPPEN. Oh yeah, and there was one person who wandered away during lunch, and never came back to the training. :rolleyes:

kd 9.21.02

11-29-2006, 12:41 PM

I swear, this all REALLY DID HAPPEN. Oh yeah, and there was one person who wandered away during lunch, and never came back to the training. :rolleyes:

I wish I could have sat in on that training. Too funny!

nylons73

11-29-2006, 02:00 PM

OMG! Too funny Kerrie! Thanks for sharing! You should definately send something to the producers, it sounds just like the show!! :)

LOVE the guy who said 'one, two, three!' LOL!! :D

{b}

11-29-2006, 03:09 PM

Damn. I saw this thread in the New Posts list, and got all excited thinking tonight was a new episode... and then I realized it's only Wednesday.

Great story, chefker!

ca_girl

11-30-2006, 04:11 PM

It's tonight! Don't forget! ;)

imagirliegirl

11-30-2006, 10:33 PM

Looks like they are knocking off the Stamford people each week. I'm glad. I can't wait til Karen leaves! Jim totally still loves Pam.

My DVR missed the first minute. What's with that woman having her baby in the office?

Natasha

11-30-2006, 11:00 PM

Dementors! Oh dear God, I could NOT stop laughing!

Ok, so Karen is necessary and whatever. But, I personally think he should have told Karen about his old feelings for Pam And I am soooooo ready for her to go!

Dementors!

Oh, imagirliegirl, you missed the funniest thing! The baby is all dressed in pink, and Pam says "what a cute little girl!", and the lady says "he's a boy". Pam says "oh, I'm sorry. But, he's dressed all in pink," and the lady says "well, it's his favorite color."! So funny!

diam124

12-01-2006, 09:16 AM

Disclaimer: I analyze this show way too much!

Yay - JAM is totally back! Even though she had a sad look at the beginning you can totally tell that Pam knows that Jim cannot resist joking around with her.

So, do you think that Jim didn't want Karen to get in on the joke with Pam because he doesn't want them to get to know each other (and Karen might see the chemistry between them) OR he doesn't want Pam to feel like Karen is picking on her? The look Jim had on his face when he turned around after Andy patted him on the back was priceless!

ca_girl

12-01-2006, 09:31 AM

Loved the Jim/Andy stuff! It reminded me of the "old days" with Jim/Dwight. ;)

imagirliegirl

12-01-2006, 10:13 AM

Oh, imagirliegirl, you missed the funniest thing! The baby is all dressed in pink, and Pam says "what a cute little girl!", and the lady says "he's a boy". Pam says "oh, I'm sorry. But, he's dressed all in pink," and the lady says "well, it's his favorite color."! So funny!

That's the part it picked up on. Was that the beginning? Did they explain why she had the baby there?

Rose

12-01-2006, 10:27 AM

That was the beginning, and there was no explanation about why the baby was there.

catch

12-01-2006, 10:33 AM

So, do you think that Jim didn't want Karen to get in on the joke with Pam because he doesn't want them to get to know each other (and Karen might see the chemistry between them) OR he doesn't want Pam to feel like Karen is picking on her? The look Jim had on his face when he turned around after Andy patted him on the back was priceless!

I think that Jim just didn't want to share that Jim/Pam stuff with Karen. I thought it was super cute!

Prison Mike had me LMAO last night. Esp the part about the dementors :D

MLA

12-01-2006, 10:44 AM

Andy singing with the banjo at the end just about had me on the floor -- especially when he ended the song in pig Latin. :D

GoCougs

12-01-2006, 10:54 AM

Andy singing with the banjo at the end just about had me on the floor -- especially when he ended the song in pig Latin. :D

I think it almost had Jenna Fisher on the floor, too. She looked like she was fighting the laughter pretty hard!

Even though I know it's a TV show, I just cringe at some of the things that Michael does in the office. He's so misguided and clueless (but means well) that I have to cover my eyes but still peek through my fingers. "Prison Mike" is a perfect example!

Aimee

12-01-2006, 10:56 AM

I think my favorite line was, when the lady with the baby said "pink is his favorite color" Pam responded "how fun for him."

I get the feeling that she's going to be the next one to leave. She seems the type to be easily offended.

At first, I thought Jim was being a jerk by having Andy go after Pam, but then I realized it was back to their old pranks. I think that he didn't want Karen to be in on it because it's already going to be awkward enough between Karen and Pam - he didn't want to give Pam any more reason to hate Karen.

I hate that it's going to be a rerun next week. But, the week after that - an HOUR long Christmas special! Eeee!

Chicksinger

12-01-2006, 11:43 AM

I had to work last night and didn't get to see it. Was the Pink Baby's mother the one who was pumping breastmilk at her desk in a previous episode? I thought she quit after the orientation.

The look Jim had on his face when he turned around after Andy patted him on the back was priceless!

That must be the moment Jenna mentioned on her My Space blog. She said there was a "Jim face" that was so touching (during an early screening), that even the guys watching were swooning.

diam124

12-01-2006, 12:13 PM

Yep, it was Hannah with the baby. And I also thought she quit during the last episode but I guess not!

I rewound Tivo 3 times to watch Jim turn around and give Pam that look. :)

To answer my own question, I think Jim is such a sweet guy that he thinks it would be cruel for Karen to get in on the Pam prank.

Nanner

12-01-2006, 01:09 PM

I think that Jim just didn't want to share that Jim/Pam stuff with Karen.

I agree with this. I think it was just because he wanted to keep it a Jim/Pam thing. Wanted to keep it sacred, so to speak.

suzubeane

12-02-2006, 05:25 AM

Looking back at it, I think Jim left Karen out of the joke because he thought of it as a joke between Pam and himself on Andy. Instead he wanted Karen to believe it was a joke ON Pam - not WITH Pam.

But while I was watching the show, it wasn't clear to me if Pam even knew that Jim had put Andy up to all that stuff. I kept expecting it to backfire - that she'd end up angry with Jim for interfering in her social life considering he's seeing someone now.

I also didn't think Martin would quit. After Pam commented to "Prison Mike" that it must have been hard for him re-live his prison days, she turned to Martin and said something like "It must have been hard for you, too ..." And I thought "Chemistry! She'll get pissed at Jim about Andy, and go out for drinks after work with Martin!" But then of course he was leaving for good in the next scene.

imagirliegirl

12-02-2006, 12:05 PM

Brad's at work today so I have my Office season 2 DVD's running. Suddenly I realized that I feel SO bad for Michael. He tries so hard and he just screws up everything. Watching him is so painful because he really has no clue about anything.

Prison Mike had me LMAO last night.

I almost fell off the couch. I was like, no way is he going there...but he did.

OMG and then when he said "why does the convict have to be the black guy". It reminded me of the diversity episode where he asked Oscar if there was something less offensive than "Mexican" he wanted to be called. He is so clueless.

I had to work last night and didn't get to see it. Was the Pink Baby's mother the one who was pumping breastmilk at her desk in a previous episode? I thought she quit after the orientation.

I thought she had quit too. I was sort of confused to see her again. I'm sure she won't last long though.

I'm really glad these Stamford people are dropping off. I liked the dynamic the way it was.

mayiko

12-02-2006, 12:36 PM

I'm really glad these Stamford people are dropping off. I liked the dynamic the way it was.

Me too with the exception of Andy. I like his interaction with Dwight.

diam124

12-02-2006, 06:25 PM

I think Pam totally knows that Jim put Andy up to it. I think she's playing along because she's just thrilled to be interacting like the old Jim & Pam.

Rosebud

12-14-2006, 12:25 PM

Just bumping this up for tonight's big episode! I've read that this episode is great and reignites the connection between Jim and Pam. Can't wait! :)

MLA

12-14-2006, 12:32 PM

Is it really sad that I've been eagerly awaiting this episode for the past two weeks? :o

Aimee

12-14-2006, 03:15 PM

Is it really sad that I've been eagerly awaiting this episode for the past two weeks? :o

If you're sad, then count me as sad, too! I hate that I've got to go to a Christmas party this evening, but at least it'll save me the temptation of watching it "live" and having to sit through commercials.

Nanner

12-14-2006, 03:48 PM

I'm so excited, too! I loved last year's, and from the previews, it looks like this one will be up there, too!

july19

12-14-2006, 03:59 PM

Is it really sad that I've been eagerly awaiting this episode for the past two weeks? :o

I've been the same way!! Last year's was soooo funny and it looks like tonight will be just as funny! So excited!

lbs27

12-14-2006, 07:58 PM

I really like this episode! My favorite part was when Dwight said he was Acting Number 3 and Andy said he was number three, and then Jim overroad them both as number 2 and then established the Validity committe. So funny! And the part at the end with Dwight and the mission. I sometimes miss episodes because I'm always making dinner when it's on and DH watches Survivor and I forget to set up to record it, but every time I do watch it I laugh out loud. Too funny!

imagirliegirl

12-14-2006, 08:21 PM

lbs27

12-14-2006, 08:37 PM

I know and the look on Dwight's face as he quickly shut up! And when he raised his hand and asked "permission to join the Validity committee"?? :D

Rosebud

12-15-2006, 12:35 AM

My favorite part of the episode was when Oscar shows up to the party with his partner, stops for a beat in the doorway, says "too soon" and turns around and leaves. Hilarious.

I was hoping for more Jim/Pam love... but I did like the conversation Jim had with Michael about rebounds, and how it really just makes you think about the person you really love. The one who broke your heart. And clearly he was talking about himself.

Did you all read the interview in... I think it was Entertainment Weekly.... with the girl who plays Karen? Evidently she's Quincy Jones' daughter. And she used to date the guy who plays Jim in real life! How weird is that?!

diam124

12-15-2006, 07:35 AM

This episode was hilarious. DH and I decided this morning that we're going to watch it again tonight. There were so many parts we were laughing at - the validity committee, when Michael marks his new "girlfriend", Dwight's mission, etc. So funny. Does anyone else think it was Jan who agreed to go to Sandals with Michael?

diam124

12-15-2006, 07:37 AM

Whenever I see Karen I think of the Love Train Gap ad she was in a few Christmases ago.

Boopy

12-15-2006, 08:04 AM

Does anyone else think it was Jan who agreed to go to Sandals with Michael?

Yes, I definitely think it was Jan. The whole episode was so funny as usual. I couldn't belive that Michael brought back the waitress as his "girlfriend"! And then had to mark her! And what was up with Dwight bringing in the dead goose? Ewwww :eek: I like that Pam and Karen are becoming friends. That'll add a new uncomfortable twist to the love triangle!

Dotsie

12-15-2006, 09:02 AM

this was the BEST episode. I'm going to watch it again as well. You always pick up on things the 2nd time around.

Nanner

12-15-2006, 09:34 AM

LOVED last night's episode! I wish I could remember the whole "Bros and Ho's" speech that Michael gave. And is it just me, or were the waitresses that they brought back totally different people? Maybe it was just because the one had her hair back at the restaurant, but she didn't even look like the same person. ??

LOVED the Validity Committee, and how Dwight took it so seriously when Jim wouldn't let him join. :D

I wish I would have taped it so I could watch it again. May have to download it from iTunes...

imagirliegirl

12-15-2006, 10:18 AM

Does anyone else think it was Jan who agreed to go to Sandals with Michael?

I thought so too but my boyfriend said maybe it was his mom. He also thought maybe it was Packer. I bet it was Jan but his mom or Packer would make for a funny story.

Whenever I see Karen I think of the Love Train Gap ad she was in a few Christmases ago.

I always think of the self absorbed vagina doctor she played in Little Black Book.

I'm bored so I'm watching it again and I must say the Christmas card he Photoshopped himself into was just really creepy. Even for Michael...

diam124

12-15-2006, 10:39 AM

I forgot another favorite part - the look on Jim's face when Pam went over to talk to Karen. His eyes were so big - like WTF?!

I think it's funnier to watch the second time because I know what's coming!

Heidi

12-15-2006, 11:55 AM

LOVED this episode!
I missed the deal with the bath robes - why was the HR guy (name is escaping me right now) waiting for one? I got the feeling he thought he wouldn't get one, then Pam brought him one at the end. Was it a gift from corporate? Did everyone get one?

Chicksinger

12-15-2006, 12:09 PM

bathrobes Dwight took Toby's bag, robe and all, right in front of him at his desk. Later, Toby was mooning around and surreptitiously stroking the back of other people's robes.

Dwight: It appears we’re one bathrobe short.
Michael: Take it from Toby.

I wonder if this sweet moment will give Toby the courage to ask Pam out? (Not that I want her with anyone but JIM!!)

suzubeane

12-15-2006, 12:23 PM

My favorite part of the episode was when Oscar shows up to the party with his partner, stops for a beat in the doorway, says "too soon" and turns around and leaves. Hilarious. Me, too!

Evidently she's Quincy Jones' daughter. And she used to date the guy who plays Jim in real life! How weird is that?!I thought they were still dating? Anyway, yes - she is the daughter of Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton from the Mod Squad (which if you're as old as I am, you might have watched as a kid. "Solid!")

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/mod-squad-c.jpg

It went off the air in '73, but my sister and I were devoted to the ruruns after that.

I thought so too but my boyfriend said maybe it was his mom. I thought it was his Mom, too.

I wonder if this sweet moment will give Toby the courage to ask Pam out?I wondered that, too. I think that might be an interesting way to keep Pam and Jim apart a little longer. I like Toby. I really like the fact that he is not an actor (or wasn't.) He was a writer on the show and his role in the background just sort of morphed into Toby the HR guy.

Natasha

12-15-2006, 01:41 PM

I love Toby, too, and am pulling for a little Toby/Pam romance. Bert says no way, but I'm hoping. I was also really glad to hear Jim say what he did about rebounds. It was a really good episode.

clammyinsf

12-15-2006, 06:26 PM

although i think toby deserves a break, i don't see him & pam getting together. i do, however, see pam getting close w/ her ex-fiance again, since he seems to have turned into a lot less of a jerk than he was in past seasons.

imagirliegirl

12-17-2006, 12:25 AM

Have they said that Toby likes Pam? I missed something...

MLA

12-17-2006, 07:03 AM

Have they said that Toby likes Pam? I missed something...

Yeah, before the branches merged, it was revealed that Toby had a thing for Pam -- I think he was even considering asking her out on a date but lost his nerve. It was in the 1st or 2nd episode of the season, I believe.

meatpie

12-18-2006, 01:02 PM

I wondered that, too. I think that might be an interesting way to keep Pam and Jim apart a little longer. I like Toby. I really like the fact that he is not an actor (or wasn't.) He was a writer on the show and his role in the background just sort of morphed into Toby the HR guy.

It's also true of BJ Novak - he was a writer on the show prior, and the person who plays Phyllis was a casting assistant. I think it's why this show works so well at times. It makes you feel like you are watching an actual office. Steve Carrell has done a good job toning some things down this year as well.

kd 9.21.02

12-18-2006, 01:12 PM

What the hell is Angela's problem? Why does that other women listen to her at all? Such a meanie.

Heidi

12-18-2006, 01:37 PM

bathrobes Dwight took Toby's bag, robe and all, right in front of him at his desk. Later, Toby was mooning around and surreptitiously stroking the back of other people's robes.

I wonder if this sweet moment will give Toby the courage to ask Pam out? (Not that I want her with anyone but JIM!!)

Thanks Chicksinger! I knew I missed the one line that would have explained it!
I know that Jim and Pam can't get together this early in the show (it would end it!) So I too am hoping for a Pam-Toby hookup, just for now...until it is right for her and Jim :D

suzubeane

12-18-2006, 04:42 PM

It's also true of BJ Novak - he was a writer on the show prior, and the person who plays Phyllis was a casting assistant. I think it's why this show works so well at times. It makes you feel like you are watching an actual office. Steve Carrell has done a good job toning some things down this year as well.Yeah, the only difference is that BJ Novak was always going to be one of the actors, too, and also do some directing and production. Same with Mindy Kaling. Phyllis was a fluke like Toby. I don't know where I read this, but we must have read the same thing - she was reading lines with actors who were auditioning, and she got a part herself. :)

I agree with you about it seeming more realistic, and also that even though Steve Carrell has more cringe-inducing stuff to do this season, the acting is more understated.

diam124

12-19-2006, 01:35 PM

This was in a commerical, so it's hardly a secret, but I'll post in white in case anyone doesn't want to know:

Michael did go to Sandals with Jan! I saw the Jan. 4th show preview.

imagirliegirl

01-04-2007, 05:15 PM

New episode tonight! Yaay!

Dotsie

01-04-2007, 07:32 PM

I honestly don't know if I liked tonights episode or not. I felt so bad for Pam when she was sitting there crying. Dwight tying his suit coat around his waist and saying "pms'ing pretty bad, huh"? was hilarious.

kwsu44

01-04-2007, 07:35 PM

I burst out laughing when Michael said "You complete me" ... hysterical!

lbs27

01-04-2007, 09:22 PM

Cute episode! I cracked up when Dwight took his coat off and I thought he was going to be all sweet and put it around Pam's shoulders, and then he ties it around his waist and says how hot it is in there. He's so weird! ;)

imagirliegirl

01-04-2007, 09:34 PM

I wonder what is going to happen when Jan finds out about that email.

Rosebud

01-05-2007, 01:01 AM

I burst out laughing when Michael said "You complete me" ... hysterical!

Me too. That was priceless!

Michael is such an idiot. As he was reaching out to send that email I was yelling "No! No!" at the TV. He just has no clue!!

I felt bad for Pam, but at the same time I can't feel too sorry for her. If she has feelings for Jim, she ought to come clean about it! Regardless of what happened before and Karen and anything else... she ought to tell Jim how she feels.

Of course, she can't because then all the romantic tension would go out of the show and no one would watch anymore. :rolleyes: But it's getting harder for me to believe that Jim & Pam wouldn't be together now.

diam124

01-05-2007, 07:29 AM

I didn't think the episode was one of the best, but there were some really funny moments. I couldn't stop giggling at the beads in Michael's hair. I also felt bad for Pam but she shouldn't have helped Jim and Karen make up! Does anyone read Jenna's (Pam) Myspace blog? In it she mentioned that Pam was a little down in this episode because she had just gone through her first Christmas alone. I thought that made sense. She also said that her hair and makeup were going to be going back to "old Pam" because she is a little depressed.

MaineBelle

01-05-2007, 08:39 AM

This episode wasn't super funny, but I am sap, so I liked to see the Jan - Michael hook up. I like Jan.

Not that I like to see Pam cry, but I was glad to see that she still had strong feelings for Jim.

Next episode - More Kelly please. She cracks me up

Aimee

01-05-2007, 08:49 AM

Pam's crying made me so sad. For some reason, I really relate with her. I would do something exactly like she did with Jim-Karen, trying to be nice and repair the friendship with Jim. I think she was crying out of not just sadness, but out of frustration with her life, with herself. Per Jim, it's been a month that he's been dating Karen. For someone like Pam who's not terribly proactive, a month isn't much time to get up the courage to lay it on the line for Jim. Plus, I don't think she anticipated Jim being with someone when he got back - that really threw her for a loop which probably made her feel even more stuck, like she couldn't say anything. On some level, she cares enough about Jim to want him to be happy, and she sees not rocking the boat with him and Karen as helping Jim be happy. I guess I see Pam's personality and actions as less disingenuous as others do, and the separation between her and Jim seems more realistic than if she made some grand confession after only a month.

Nanner

01-05-2007, 09:19 AM

Totally agree with Aimee on this one. I think they're doing the Pam/Jim thing very well, and it's very in line with their personalities.

I thought this episode was hilarious! I laughed hard so many times. The Dwight/Pam scene was brilliant. I was tearing up for Pam, and touched by Dwight wanting to protect her, but all the while waiting for him to say something Dwightish. It was hilarious. I'm definitely downloading this one to watch again!

whos that girl

01-05-2007, 03:51 PM

tonights episode was a nice mixture of seriousness and funny. I cant believe that Dwight consoled poor Pam (his PMSing comment was indeed humorous), and the whole drama with Michael and Pam was great. The opening was the true highlight however, as the entire office joined in on mocking Dwight (I felt a bit sorry for him there heh), ending with Andys laughless joke that was completely out of place. Oh and I think that the whole Karen living near Jim thing is another example of how the relationship seems to be resting on weak ground at times.

PG-rated

01-05-2007, 06:16 PM

I'm really worried that Pam will get back with Roy during the time it takes Jim and Karen to fizzle out, just because Pam doesn't want to be alone anymore.

Heidi9771

01-07-2007, 01:50 PM

I love this show but haven't been watching recently. I can't wait to get into it again!

Rosebud

01-07-2007, 03:22 PM

I'm really worried that Pam will get back with Roy during the time it takes Jim and Karen to fizzle out, just because Pam doesn't want to be alone anymore.

Yeah, it seems like that's where this is all heading...

I feel a little bad for Roy. On the British series, that character was a total jerk/loser who was easy to hate. Roy isn't so bad. He's a bit of a tool, but he clearly cares about Pam. I think I'd like Pam less if she got back together with him and then left him again.

kd 9.21.02

01-08-2007, 07:40 AM

I feel a little bad for Roy. On the British series, that character was a total jerk/loser who was easy to hate. Roy isn't so bad. He's a bit of a tool, but he clearly cares about Pam. I think I'd like Pam less if she got back together with him and then left him again.

Yeah... Roy is really making an effort to be a more considerate, better person. He seems to appreciate everything Pam did for him.

imagirliegirl

01-08-2007, 09:00 AM

Yeah... Roy is really making an effort to be a more considerate, better person. He seems to appreciate everything Pam did for him.

I kind of like him this season. :(

stevesbabygirl

01-12-2007, 12:05 AM

Who watched tonight :D?! I loved it when Jim slapped Dwight in the face, hilarious! It was also nice to see Angela smile for once.

Mrsbuw

01-12-2007, 06:38 AM

I've got to come out of the closet, I LOVE this show, I am obsessed . I have had Jim/Pam dreams before. I need help, I even bought DH a Dwight bubblehead. That being said, last nights episode was hilarious. Harvey the computer made me crack up when he said "boob". I loved the pairing of Stanley and Ryan and how Stanley mocked him on the way back. What is going to happen with Dwight, he can't leave. Did you see Angela's face at the end. I'd hate to get on her bad side.

suzubeane

01-12-2007, 07:06 AM

I loved it when Jim slapped Dwight in the face, hilarious! I rarely laugh out loud when watching TV, but this was played so well (didn't see it coming) I could not stop laughing!

It was interesting to me that the Jim/Dwight pairing gave the writers a way to show a bit about their history. Not just that Jim clearly knew about Dwight's way of ... um ... psyching himself up in the car, but the whole way they double teamed that sale with the phone call to the big box store, etc. We've never seen them as a well-oiled machine.

Did anyone think that they changed up Angela's hair and make-up in the middle of the show just to make her seem more approachable? Or was that all acting/facial expressions, etc?

mkredhead

01-12-2007, 07:33 AM

I loved last night's episode. Phyllis and Karen's makeovers had be doubled over. Even better was Jim's wide-eyed expression - ever so briefly - when he turned around and saw Karen. That was hilarious.

I was so happy for Angela because she was so happy. I love the interaction between Angela and Dwight. Her face at the end - whew.

Also loved Dwight and Jim on their sales call. It was fantastic.

There is no way that Michael can run the office without Dwight. I think he's beginning to see what a manipulative suck-up Andy is. I think Michael will miss Dwight and there will be a hilarious "I was just in the neighborhood" apology.

kd 9.21.02

01-12-2007, 08:27 AM

Last night was my favorite episode in a long time. I loved seeing how they all sell in different ways.

We had to rewind the slap a couple of times. Too funny!

Andy is jerk. Now I like Dwight.

Stanley mimicking Ryan: Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. You sounded like my six month old niece!

imagirliegirl

01-12-2007, 09:42 AM

I can't wait to see what Angela does to Andy...:D

Heidi

01-12-2007, 10:22 AM

I agree, I loved seeing how each "team" sold too. Especially Jim/Dwight.

I feel so bad for Dwight and I really hate Andy. Even back when I didn't like Dwight he still didn't annoy me as much as Andy. At least I could laugh at him, Andy's not even funny!

GoCougs

01-12-2007, 10:49 AM

We all know how loyal Dwight is, but I couldn't believe that he actually let his loyalty get in the way of the job that he absolutely loves. I guess he just loves Angela that much more than working at Dundler/Mifflin.

The whole Dwight/Jim sales team was priceless, too. Interesting that Jim wanted to trade partners before they set out, but they clearly work well together.

diam124

01-12-2007, 10:54 AM

I thought Jim & Dwight were especially funny together in this episode. Jim stopping short and Dwight hitting the headrest had me cracking up, as did the old photo of them together.

I was a little surprised when Jim denied the Pam crush at first. I think this is going to cause problems because Karen is going to be paying more attention to Jim & Pam when they're together.

diam124

01-12-2007, 12:08 PM

Oh I forgot - I also loved Andy's Oompa Loompa song!

imagirliegirl

01-12-2007, 12:09 PM

Oh I forgot - I also loved Andy's Oompa Loompa song!

That was brilliant!

stevesbabygirl

01-12-2007, 01:31 PM

Andy is such a douche bag, I can't stand that guy!

Jim and Dwight were so awesome on their sales call!

kd 9.21.02

01-12-2007, 01:50 PM

How could I forget? I love when Jim dials Dundler Mifflin customer service line in the sales meeting and then hangs up on Kelly when she's mid-sentence.

JamBray

01-12-2007, 03:15 PM

I loved it when Jim slapped Dwight in the face, hilarious!
I had to rewind that and Jim stopping short a couple of times because they were both awesome! :D
Did anyone think that they changed up Angela's hair and make-up in the middle of the show just to make her seem more approachable? Or was that all acting/facial expressions, etc?
No, I was thinking the same thing, that they prettied her up. But I was given the impression it was to show her happiness.

I loved watching all the pairs on their sales calls. Jim and Dwight worked really well together, and I loved when Jim hung up on Kellie. Stanley was cracking me up with his mocking of Ryan, and Karen and Phyllis' makeovers were priceless!

I at first thought that Michael was going to clue in to what Andy was trying to do, so I was somewhat disappointed that he was manipulated so easily, especially when he saw what a suck up he was at the sales call. Although Andy is a jerk, I did love his Oompa Loompa song, but watch out Andy, Angela is out for blood! :p

Poor Dwight. I wonder how that will play out.