The Office season 5 - Page 9

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...in large part due to how he color-coded his rolodex Much funnier, and this found me actually rooting for Michael.

The opening with the cheese puffs was hilarious.

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After a few not so good weeks, this episode made me laugh a lot.
Green for go...go ahead and not mention that subject.
Orange, for Orange-cha glad I didn't mention that subject.
Jim crying on Andy's shoulder was pretty funny too.

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last's night episode was excellent. From Michael's story about the date and the balloon, to Dwight reading Michael's notes and Michael explaining his color coded system.

Very funny.

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it was a great episode plot-wise too, not just for the jokes

also gotta love Dwight in long sleeves

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Yeah, it is good to be reminded every once and awhile that Michael does truly have some talent. And I was admiring his salesman ability in this episode.

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I just watched the last 3 episodes in a row and combined with the two that came before them, this is the best the show has been in a while IMHO. I had almost lost faith that the show could ever be great again, but as soon as the storyline with Michael leaving "the office" was implemented the show has a renewed energy and I'm enjoying it immensely.

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i'm kinda surprised/glad they didn't make MSPC a season starter (with Michael quitting a cliffhanger) but i guess they are making it a season ender? i wonder what this is all building towards... Holly? Jan? no idea...

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Thank goodness this show has found its footing. The characters are actually getting interesting again. Note that none of this comedy has come out of a wedding, or a baby, or an affair.

I hope Dunder-Mifflin doesn't acquire the "MSPC". It's basically what everyone seems to be expecting, isn't it? The last thing this season needs is a predictable finale.

Even something like Scranton hiring back Holly would be a better move than the reset-button of "acquisition".

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So does anyone know what the side of the van actually said?

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It was Korean for "Scranton Hallelujah Gyo Hae" or Scranton Hallelujah Church.

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Good ep and I like how they brought back everyone to the fold.

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This weeks episode was great! "No more casual Friday." Pams "firing" joke, the warehouse meeting, and oh my goodness Merrideth's outfit had me rolling. Solid episode. The Office is BACK!

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I loved that bit with Kevin and the pot of chile at the beginning!

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I thought that was great too. I loved how sad and worried he looked when it happened.

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Oh, I am on. Like a prawn, who is yawning at dawn.

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I think I dreamed of having a Cafe Disco at my work.

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I thought that episode was good enough to be a series finale

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The scene where Creed walks in to the room with a chicken leg where Michael was sitting ...umm, was it the bathroom that he came out of? It seems like a Creed thing to do.

Are Andy and Kelly going to hook up now? I hope not.

I thought it was hilarious when they showed Kevin and the girl he met at the singles party totally making out.

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So I guess viewership dropped off a bit towards the end of this season, eh?

"Company Picnic" was an OK end to a Season with both hilarious moments and disappointing arcs. I feel that the show lost its way in the midst of the Dwight/Andy/Angela love triangle... none of that worked for me at all. Oddly enough, I thought that "Weight Loss" was one of the best season premieres the show has ever had, but when they got rid of Holly, the rest of the season just suffered because they drifted back into predictable territory, with the same old ensemble doing the same old things. It picked up a little at the end, but not really enough. I'd say this was my least favorite season so far, and I'm including Season 1.

Tonight, something happened that people have been predicting might happen since last season.

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

Cool seeing James Urbaniak pop up in a cameo as Dwight's friend. Really great casting there. Another Dwight!

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Those were my two favorite aspects of the episode, and they were enough to push the episode into series classic territory.
The moment in the hospital was played with complete earnesty, which it had to be. Having the audience find out when the characters found out allowed us to see their rawest reaction and neatly sidestepped an overblown melodrama about Pam not telling Jim or Pam and Jim not telling the office.
The Michael/Holly storyline was a mirror of their arc at the beginning of the season. Then it was Holly watching Michael stay with the absolutely wrong guy despite them being perfect for each other. Now Michael has to watch Holly stay with the wrong guy despite them being perfect for each other. Of course, it's possible that the Nashua beau connects with an aspect of Holly we didn't get to see much of.

What I didn't like:

• Michael and Holly announcing the closing of the Buffalo branch in their comedy skit. Yes, it was shocking -- but it was also season one level cringeworthy. I can almost buy Michael being that stupid (although he hasn't been shown as being that clueless in quite a while) but there's no way an HR rep like Holly would have thought that that was a great idea.
• Charles just being a colossal dick to Jim. It made sense when Jim was coming up short at the office during Charles's reign, but it felt really shallow and cruel here. Charles went from being the professional in an unprofessional office to just being a colossal dick.
• The resurrection of the Angela/Dwight relationship. As hilarious as mini-Dwight's comments were, just let it die already. Please.

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Personally, I found the stuff preceding the announcement in their skit to be even more cringeworthy.

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I've said it before and I'll say it again, Holly is hardly a very good HR person. I just didn't like the scene there because that would surely result in virtually instant termination (although, I've said that before as well)

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I like Charles Miner's hostility towards Jim. There are people in life that you just don't like to see, and every time you see them it's uncomfortable for you. For Jim to have someone like that creates tension that resonates with me.

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I like cringeworthy, but I agree, the skit was over-the-top. This is an example of the writers trying to hard to create an uncomfortable situation, and just going so far that it's just unrealistic, even for a caricature like Michael.

You're so right about the Angela / Dwight moment. Let it die! I wonder how much the NBC executives have a say in this "will they or won't they" nonsense.

I love the Charles Miner stuff, just because so many offices have people like that (I've worked with managers like Charles) and the idea that Jim can get on someone's "bad side" is pretty funny, and led to some of my favorite uncomfortable moments this season.

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Let's see... bringing Michael Scott back to the company and agreeing to take on new salespeople during an economic downturn... then telling a guy who talks incessantly that you're closing a branch...

Maybe David Wallace has been cleverly bringing Michael back into the fold to make him his "escape goat?"

Or maybe we've got some Hudsucker Proxy action going on here.

I can't believe there are people who are tired of Jim and Pam. To me, the fact that their lives are functional and normal is incredibly heartening.

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Sorry to say it, but apart from a few bright moments, this was a disappointing season.

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I don't know about you guys, but for me this episode was "crystal cool." Loved the company picnic with all the other branches. I would like to have seen Karen though. Loved Dwigt's best friend and Dwigt's defense of Angela and her reaction. Yeah, I was tired of them too, but this was good. I have no problem with Charles' problem with Jim. It adds to Jim's character, how he reacts to someone who just doesn't "get" him. And sure, Charles isn't being professional, but neither is Holly, and we can infer that Dunder Mifflin just isn't a company that attracts the most professional people.

Clearly a standout aspect of the episode is Michael's realization that he is not over Holly and his total decency by not hitting on her when he had so many opportunities. Just the look on Steve Carrell's face was enough. We often joke here about how over the top Michael is, but Steve Carrell is not over the top. He totally nails it here. Michael's talking head about how Holly is perfect for him, but it may take years for them to end up together, just rips your heart out. It's sad and sweet and naive and emotionally honest all at the same time.

And of course Jim and Pam at the hospital. They telegraphed it a little when the nurse was wheeling Pam in for an X-ray and mentioned there being no chance that she was pregnant. Hello! But the direction, and the acting by Jenna and John, was particularly poignant. I loved the lack of audio while the camera was outside of the room, mirroring the camera picking up Jim's proposal to Pam across the street with cars whizzing by. I loved everything about this scene, from Pam's initial look of shock, to Pam and Jim touching noses, to Jim's quick nod to the camera in the hallway, to the tear in his eye after he tells Dwight to bring in the subs. Does it get any better than that?

Oh, and how adorable was Pam serving in volleyball?

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What's so funny?
-you had to be there!
--ohhhh!! Geography joke!!!

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I liked it and the season as whole too. While I don't think the show has as many laughs as it may have once had, I've become invested enough in the characters over the years that I don't really care if it's as funny as it used to be. I'm more interested in seeing where the characters go and their relationships at this point and having some laughs along the way.

My only question is why didn't she play in previous years' games (everyone seemed surprised by her performance) if she's so good?