The Office: 6x11 - "Shareholders Meeting" - Discussion

[Mr. Adventure]

I guess it's also telling, Oscar does a lot of talking but when it comes time to acutally put up he doesn't have anything.

 

[David cgc]

As for Michael's inevitable reaction to the crowd at the meeting, frankly, that's what the corporate folks deserved. David Wallace should know him well enough at this point not to let that man ANYWHERE near a microphone, regardless of how well his branch might perform.

Agreed, that was my biggest problem with the episode. Michael should not have been up on that stage. I also wish Oscar had gotten the chance to speak up and let them have it like he wanted to. I really don't understand how any of them still have jobs at this point - Michael should be totally fired for this.

Honestly, he seems to be the only one with any idea what the hell he's doing. Especially after this shareholder meeting. They introduced him as the manager of the most consistently (and currently, only) profit-making branch, and he was the only one on the stage who didn't have his thumb up his ass waiting for enough money to drain out that DM couldn't afford to turn on the lights anymore. Even if he didn't actually have a plan, the fact that he looked proactive and willing to respond to the crisis (and, as we saw when he brought in Oscar, actually was) would make him a hero to the shareholders. Firing Michael is probably the one thing the board can't afford to do, as much as they might like to.

 

[Broccoli]

I guess it's also telling, Oscar does a lot of talking but when it comes time to acutally put up he doesn't have anything.

True, but Oscar also has the legitimate concern of losing his job since his ideas were probably contrary to what the board wanted to hear.

 

[Chaos Descending]

I wonder if this plot line will lead to DM selling off the Scranton branch, or spinning it off into it's own business, or something?

Just an idle thought.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

I wonder if this plot line will lead to DM selling off the Scranton branch, or spinning it off into it's own business, or something?

Just an idle thought.

Dunder-Mifflin Scranton becoming the Michael Scott Paper Company would be awesome.