This should be a good one with a Dwight prank.
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This should be a good one with a Dwight prank.
Isn't this what UK-Office Season Two was about, an asshole coming in to boss the boss around?
I'm as confused as David Wallace. Michael gets his party(and figs) and says he quits? I thought it was played for laughs but it seems serious.
Dwights impersonation of "Michael SCOTCH" had me rolling.
"We have David Wallace's son in the trunk of our car!"
Dwights impersonation of "Michael SCOTCH" had me rolling.
"We have David Wallace's son in the trunk of our car!"
"What's a two-way petting zoo?" 
I don't know. I thought it was an ok episode but my wife was moaning and groaning the whole time about how bad it was.
The point was that no one was giving Michael any respect in spite of his branch being the only one holding up their sales. Giving him his party like that was so patronizing that even he could read between the lines.
Cool to see Stringer on tv again, I hope he gets a recurring role.
Exactly. Despite odd and childish behavior, his branch was the only one keeping up in the poor economy. In fact, didn't they just land a HUGE client with the stupid GOlden Ticket fiasco?
To then not give him any respect, and treat him like a child (even though he deserves it) isn't something he should have to put up with, nor his calls not being returned, etc. He'll be back, I'm sure, but in the moment, the move made perfect sense, and is what any normal person would have done...
I liked the episode a lot...I thought it was one of the more "realistic" episodes in a while. Sure, you still had the outrageous elements like Dwight pretending to have kidnapped David Wallace's son or Jim in the tuxedo all day, but I thought that the interaction between Michael, Charles and David was pretty spot on. I mean, for at least the last 5+ years, Michael has had either a crazy or incompetent superior or no direct superior at all. And because it seems that the Scranton branch is about the only thing keeping Dunder-Mifflin above water, David Wallace and corporate has allowed the eccentricities of Michael (and Dwight) to persist, even though those things would probably have normally gotten either of them fired at multiple times.
So, this new guy comes in and tries to run things the "right" way, not knowing the weirdness of the Scranton branch and it rubs Michael the wrong way. Then, David tries to placate and ends up patronizing Michael instead. I've seen similar things happen in real world offices, minus salesmen deliberately setting fires to teach the office a lesson in fire safety, of course.
So, this new guy comes in and tries to run things the "right" way, not knowing the weirdness of the Scranton branch and it rubs Michael the wrong way. Then, David tries to placate and ends up patronizing Michael instead. I've seen similar things happen in real world offices, minus salesmen deliberately setting fires to teach the office a lesson in fire safety, of course.
I agree. While there's some potential for some good humor while this storyline goes on (Michael finding a new job, Jim not being Michael's replacement, etc.) I hope it doesn't go on too long and we get back to the status quo by the end of the season.
I wonder who will be tapped to replace Michael? Jim doesn't have a chance now (and having Jim, someone who mostly knows what he's doing, in charge would probably hamper Michael's return). Dwight is probably the obvious choice, but we've seen him in similar situations before so I hope they don't go down that road. I'd like to see either Andy or an outsider take over.
I'm torn over this episode. I liked some aspects(Jim being owned) and others I thought weren't as good(Michael being Michael). Its one of the few times I've found Michael being Michael to be out of place. Does he ever try to be a professional? I know most, if not all, times that is the charm of the character but this time it didn't hit right with me.
The other thing I find I'm disliking is just how much corporate or David Wallace will actually stomach of Micheal at the Scranton branch. The show seems to give us nuggets of "validation" on how Michael survives but we've been shown turnover at other branches where our Scranton core remains largely in tact.
Maybe a second viewing will help me on this episode.
The other thing I find I'm disliking is just how much corporate or David Wallace will actually stomach of Micheal at the Scranton branch. The show seems to give us nuggets of "validation" on how Michael survives but we've been shown turnover at other branches where our Scranton core remains largely in tact.
Maybe a second viewing will help me on this episode.
To me, the tolerance of the Scranton branch antics shows that ultimately, Dunder-Mifflin is a pretty crappy company. If their "best" office is the Scranton office, then what in the world are all the other offices doing? Apparently, business is SO bad (and I would think that it would be for a company like DM competing against major chains like Staples) that they have to put up with Michael and the rest to keep afloat.
Anyone else think they were purposely setting up Jim this week so he wont be Michael's replacement? I doubt he'll be gone forever, but I wouldn't mind seeing Dwight or Andy in charge for a few episodes.
Don't forget they have Dwight who is constantly the best sales person in the company, and Michael is also a really good salesman who helps close really big sales. As annoying as Michael is I doubt they want to get rid of him, they just mistakenly promoted him to a manager instead of keeping him a salesman.
Makes me think about what Michael said in the previous episode that he would be lost without his job. He doesn't seem to have any life or friends outside of DM. I can easily see him as Brent was at the end of the UK series, a sad man that comes into his old workplace despite being fired because he is just a terribly lonely individual.
We can only hope!
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