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Summary courtesy of NBC:
HAS MICHAEL MATURED?-- AMY PIETZ (“ALIENS IN AMERICA,”“CAROLINE IN THE CITY) GUEST STARS— Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) is surprisingly cheerful after learning some bad news about Donna (guest star Amy Pietz). The new parents, Pam (Jenna Fischer) and Jim (John Krasinski), have trouble staying awake in the office. Meanwhile, Angela (Angela Kinsey) takes matters into her own hands when Dwight (Rainn Wilson) refuses to honor their contract. Ed Helms, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Mindy Kaling, Phyllis Smith, Oscar Nunez, Creed Bratton, B.J. Novak, Ellie Kemper, Paul Lieberstein and Craig Robinson also star.
FIRST!
I liked last weeks ep, so I'm going to hold out that most insane of hopes that The Office will be able to string together two good shows in a row this season. Starting here.
I'm looking forward to the futher story of the contract. Michael being the other man not so much.
I feel like the plot lines in this episode have sort have been almost-dropped, then all of a sudden remembered. It's been a long time since Dwight and Angela talked about their baby contract or whatever. And I think that Jim & Pam would have suffered through a lot of sleepless nights in the however many months it's been since their baby was born.
And I just don't even care about Michael & Donna. Like, at all.
If it's any consolation, back when the show was good they aired it out of sequence all the time.
Shall I play the part of Extreme Rationalizer? Maybe the sleep deprivation is just now catching up with them.
Well, obviously this episode generated a lot of comments. Try to restrain your enthusiam everyone. I actually liked it. Dwight and Angela still make an entertaining pair and Darryl reminiscing about the nap spot was fun.
I liked it as well, DC. I also loved Creed's moments. Darryl always rocks.
Meredith had a funny TH as well. I don't believe Wanted is Creed's favorite James McAvoy movie. I'm sure it's Atonement.
I thought the cold open was good, and there were some good lines sprinkled throughout. The Dwangela negotiation was good. I cared less about Michael/Donna than I did Andy/Erin. Which I didn't think was possible. Another forgettable episode in a forgettable season.
I didn't care about the Michael/Donna stuff either, but then I don't think we were supposed to unlike another couple that shall remain unnamed. Angela begging for eye contact was disturbing and funny.
Angela begging for eye contact was disturbing and funny.
"I'm not a farm animal."
This one was odd, but I liked it. I also liked Michael insisting that he was always Beyonce as opposed to Ali Larter.
It was OK. I thought the Dwight/Angela stuff was retarded, and not in a joking with your friends way. I did like Andy's baseball comments. I can tell that everyone is on the edge of their seats about the cliffhanger tag.
I thought this one was hilarious. So, so funny. I liked the first part. It reminded me of the who/whom stuff. There were a couple of things weren't so good, but even Dwight was funny. I freakin' loved it.
I thought it was one of the funniest of the season. Creed, Meredith (yes Meredith!) and almost everyone else was funny. The opening was also great.
I'm looking forward to the finale next week.
Nope the season Finale is all about the printers catching fire. It's next week. I liked it. I wanted them to make an Idris Elba comment when mentioning Aly and Beyonce. Creed's moments were great so were Darnell.
I laughed at that whole cold open. Especially the reinactment of the bullet going through all their throats. Jim had a good line in there too, but I forget exactly what he said.
The other scene I laughed out loud at was the montage of Dwight trying to sabotage his sperm. The drumsticks and the bike riding were especially funny.
I thought John and Jenna both did believable jobs of falling asleep while Gabe was talking to them. I imagine that's how I look when I'm falling asleep in church, or behind the wheel. Another good acting moment of a continuous scene was of Michael in the car. With just his facial expressions you could see what he was thinking. That's good acting right there, I don't care what anyone says.
The scenes at the baseball diamond were comedic opportunities wasted. I understand that they were going for the awkward moment there, which they did nicely with Michael trying to shake the guys hand through the fence, but otherwise those scenes fell flat for me.
I imagine that's how I look when I'm falling asleep in church, or behind the wheel.
It's how I look when I reading one of your hockey posts.
That's how I look when I am reading another post your damn chickens or your anti-union propaganda, or your kooky conservative agendas!