9/20/12
How The Office Can Get Back to Basics for Its Final Season
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No matter what you thought of the last couple of seasons, this was a heartwarming good-bye.
The Office Recap: Second to Last Dance
In many ways, this penultimate episode of The Office felt like the real cap to this season.
The Office Recap: Dream or No Dream
Andy goes all in, and then also goes on the car. Dwight has a good day.
The Office Recap: Truth Be Told
Andy gets his big break; Jim and Pam show their appreciation.
The Office Recap: Stanley Takes the Stairs
Jim and Pam talk it out. But not with each other.
The Office Recap: Pretzel Days Revisited
The office can't wait for their show to start. Well, maybe Oscar and Angela can.
The Office Recap: When We Arrive
NBC tries to salvage a failed spinoff. They shouldn't have bothered.
The Office Recap: ‘I Can’t Be Your Monkey’
Dwight and Angela reconnect; Andy gets his revenge.
The Office Recap: ‘You’re Back. You’re Disgusting.’
Andy is back. Perhaps not for long.
The Office Recap: Life of Brian
Pam gets a new desk mate — and also gets royally pissed off.
The Office Recap: The Importance of Loyalty
Nellie meddles in Erin's love life; we meet the camera crew.
The Office Recap: Schrute & Son
Clark and Dwight pretend to be in the family way; Daryl's job interview is a slam dunk.
The Office Recap: Skull Vampires
Pam gives everyone lice, and heads roll. Or at least get shaved.
The Office Recap: Last Christmas
Dwight saves Christmas; Daryl gets punch drunk.
The Office Recap: Play the Right Notes
Dwight protects Oscar's knee caps. Pam learns how to fail.
The Office Recap: Damn. Jan.
Dwight tries to get in touch with his feminine side and Oscar is outraged that The Senator might be a cheater.
The Office Recap: I Do Think That I Could Surprise You
Andy is on a boat, Kevin has a secret and the giggles.
The Office Recap: Broccoli Steamer
Andy relives his a cappella days. It is not aca-awesome.
The Office Recap: Magnetic Fields
Everyone rides the not-so-magic bus; Dwight and Nellie get the baby blues.
The Office Recap: Foth Aggendak
In which Andy thinks he's related to Michelle Obama and Erin learns Dothraki.
The Office Recap: Secrets and Lies
Jim feels like a failure, and Pam feels boring. In other words, marriage!
The Office Recap: A Tale of Two Dwights
And so begins the final season.
The Office Recap: Corporate Mess
The Office is coming back next season. So how did it end this one?
The Office Recap: Filthy Beast
To help pad out a season that’s already struggled with ongoing plotlines, The Office recycled one of its best story arcs.
The Office Recap: Problem Dogs
Another episode where we are asked to believe that the entire office goes to every single social event together.
The Office Recap: Remarkable Erections
Kelly and Ryan do the on-again, off-again thing (again) and Andy has some man troubles.
The Office Recap: Parties Are the Worst
Andy at a bachelorette party is a terrible idea.
The Office Recap: Not Bad for a Heart Map
“This is the wrong Prius. I don’t love you.”
The Office Recap: Pretty Hardest
“You’re excited? You should feel my nipples!”
The Office Recap: Triforce
“Bloggers are gross, bloggers are obese, bloggers have Halitosis.”
The Office Recap: Tallanasty
“If anyone is going to have sex with Nellie for personal gain, it’s going to be me.”
The Office Recap: Thank the Appendix
“So stop looking at my breasts, and start looking at my penis.”
The Office Recap: Florida Facts
Scarfaces, Heat Strokes, Theme Parks, Brooke Hogan, Sink Holes, Morbidly Obese People, Geriatric Capital of the World.
The Office Recap: Kids Are Nothing But Trouble
First they cause Jim to skip work, and then they could throw Angela and Dwight back together.
The Office Recap: Orgy Friends
“Let’s say no food.”
The Office Recap: California in Florida
And other trivia.
The Office Recap: I Would Like Another Alcohol
Erin gets drunk and jealous, Dwight and Jim get pranky, and Kelly gets to wear a really adorable holiday ensemble.
The Office: California’s Better Half
Maura Tierney arrives, looking for a job.
The Office Recap: The Battle of Schrute Farm
The gang visits noted humor hot spot Gettysburg.
The Office Recap: Junk Toucher
“Does your husband typically have very soft erections?"
The Office Recap: Trick or Trick
For Halloween, 'The Office' is a television show with its heart ripped out.
The Office Recap: Ain’t No Party Like a Garden Party
Dwight enhances Andy's high-class bash, with the aid of James Trickington.
The Office Recap: Like a Boss
Andy finally stands up for himself.
The Office Recap: Butt of the Joke
New boss Andy continues to find his way.
The Office Recap: A Change Is Gonna Come
'The Office' picks its new boss, and James Spader arrives as CEO.
The Office Recap: Who’s the Boss?
No, really.
The Office Recap: Deangelo Vickers, We Hardly Knew Ye
Will Ferrell says good-bye, leaving us no clearer on just who his character was.
The Office Recap: No More Drama
Michael Scott, over and out.
The Office Recap: 9,986,000 Minutes
"That’s how many minutes that you worked here."
The Office Recap: Kissing Up Is Hard to Do
Will Ferrell temporarily takes the helm.
The Office Recap: Marrying Me Will You Be?
"Your wife becoming, be will I." That's what she said.
The Office Recap: An Ugly Homecoming
Todd Packer returns, and nobody's happy but Michael.
The Office Recap: Wake Us Up When It’s Over
We found ourselves so thoroughly unamused that we wonder what we might have missed — and we trust you to tell us.
The Office Recap: Let’s Not Talk About Sex
Valentine’s Day is an inessential holiday but, this week, it made for some entertaining television.
The Office Recap: Lost and Found
Ryan and Kelly — they’re not on this show nearly enough, which is probably why they’re among the only characters to succeed in every scene.
The Office Recap: Grow a Pair
"I guess when you looked in me, you forgot about my balls."
The Office Recap: New Year’s Resolutions
"So light. Like a croissant."
The Office Recap: Deck the Halls With Blows From Holly
"Judging people while my lunch is paid for — that is the life."
The Office Recap: Turning On the Chinese
"Don't get me started on how coddled the modern anus is."
The Office Recap: House of Cards
"Consider it a 'wuphf' in person."
The Office Recap: Gleeks Unite
Last night’s episode definitely wanted for more Scranton Strangler.
The Office Recap: Jesus Is Not Your Caterer
Let's just get it out there: Last night's episode was the first official dud of the season.
The Office Recap: Poker Face
"Best Edward James Olmos costume I have ever seen."
The Office Recap: The Olyphant in the Room
"And I said, 'I know, that’s why I brought you to the Penis Museum.'"
The Office Recap: The Princess and the Queen
It all starts with a cold sore. Or a pimple.
The Office Recap: The Play’s the Thing
"Oh my God, did you write this?"
The Office Recap: Big Mistake! Huge!
"You never see his lower half, but there's a lower half."
The Office Premiere Recap: Establishing a Pee Corner
"Finally, a kid who's not talking about Betty White. Of course I follow him."
The Office Recap: The Holly Hint
Could Michael have earned her return by taking the fall for Jo?
The Office Recap: Michael’s the Star of His Own Show
Michael confronts the reality of being a home wrecker, thanks to the help of his office mates.
The Office Recap: Michael Is the Other Woman
Obsessed with the fear that Donna is cheating on him, Michael finds the real truth.
The Office Recap: Michael’s Search for Love Is Now on a Deadline
With Steve Carell announcing that he only has one season left, every girlfriend could be his last.
The Office Recap: We’d Repressed the Andy-Angela Engagement Too
When Ellie learns of this unholy near-union, she retreats to her hair room. And why shouldn't she?
The Office Recap: Date Mike, Pleased to Meet Me
The staff goes out for a night of drinking, and Michael unveils his secret ladies' man identity.
The Office Recap: Everybody’s Irish, and Everybody’s Working Late
What to do when a new boss's work ethic stands in the way of Michael's desire to be adored?
The Office Recap: Out With It
Pam gives birth!
The Office Recap: Is Kathy Bates Too Kathy Bates–y for Dunder Mifflin?
Her brassy presence as the new owner threatens to overwhelm the show.
The Office Recap: Taste the Rainbow
Meet Dunder Mifflin's new owners!
The Office Recap: Cut and Paste
We had totally forgotten how fat Steve Carell was the first season.
The Office Recap: So This Is Christmas
We are hesitant to be too Scroogy here. But …
The Office: No Future
The slow, steady, unceasing collapse of hopes and dreams continues!
The Office: Like a Boss
How desperate does a company have to be to bring Michael onstage with them?
The Office of No Office
How, in this economy, is a small regional paper company continuing to survive? It may not.
The Office: Mother Inferior
Yet another promising story line appears to wrap itself up. Plus: video!
The Office: Horribilis Interruptus
We could watch a full half-hour of Michael horrifying young children, but, alas, the haunted-house story line is dropped.
The Office: Family Affair
Michael is sleeping with Pam's mom.
The Office: Mob Scene
If this is what 'The Office' devolves into with Pam and Jim gone, then get them back already.
The Office: Let’s Get Married
You’ll get your lovey-dovey payoff, but you’re watching THIS first.
The Office: Twofer
"Where would Catholicism be without the Popes?"
The Office: Sensations ... Emotions
Michael stabs Jim in the back, wonders whether he should have a "safe word."
The Office Season Premiere: Year of the Nard Dog
Ed Helms on the verge; everything back to (wacky, outrageous) normal.
The Office Season Finale: Wait for It, Wait for It …
Not bad for a wrap-up of what was, perhaps, the show's best season.
The Office: You’d Better Work — Work It, Girl
Now that the show has wrapped up its most compelling and exhausting story arc of the last two seasons, we take a break this week … for a dance party.
The Office: Victory Comes at a Cost!
After last week’s triumph for Michael over corporate efficiency and Stringer Bell, the real world awaits him upon his return to Dunder Mifflin.
The Office: A Triumph for Michael — and for the Show
Michael Scott defeats Stringer Bell. Believe it.
The Office: Get Your War On
With all the upheaval going on in the last few weeks, the dramatic shift in the Michael-Dwight dynamic has been hinted at but barely explored — until last night.
The New Office Same As the Old Office
After Michael, seemingly out of nowhere, quit his job at Dunder Mifflin, we finally found out where this show is going in last night's two episodes.
The Office: A Paper Company Is Born
Well, as had been rumored all week, it’s now official: Michael really has quit Dunder Mifflin.
The Office: Stringer Bell Brings the Hammer Down
Charles Minor throws the whole branch into upheaval with his cold insistence on order.
The Office: Michael Finally Goes Too Far
Fortunately, this is one of the funnier recent episodes.
The Office: We Did Not Need to Know That About Dwight
Happy Valentine's Day?
The Office: the Cat Lady, Redefined
Plus: We stalk ever closer to the return of Amy Ryan.
The Office Sets Up Amy Ryan’s Return!
We have an instant cliff-hanger.
The Office: Truly Special Super Bowl Episode
Last night's hour-long 'Office' totally did not suck!
The Office Slacks in Advance of a Very Special Episode
This episode exists outside of Scranton space and time.
The Office Returns Dirtier, Crazier, and Meaner
Angela? Apparently she deserves it.
The Office: Christmas Mayhem Depressingly Over-the-Top
The main plot involves Meredith drunkenly setting her hair on fire and Michael — the one serving her all the drinks — forcibly driving her to a rehab center.
The Office: Surprise Wedding!
Well, after nearly four and a half seasons, we finally got a wedding.
The Office: Jim and Pam Dodge a Bullet! Yes, Another One!
Jim's a small-town imp socially just stunted enough to think it's a good idea to buy his parents' house for him and his fiancée without telling her.
The Office: Give Michael a Break Already!
Michael's never seemed sadder than at the end of this episode, after being forced to do the walk of shame in Winnipeg.
The Office: Schrute Farms, Here We Come!
Remember: Schrute Farms is the No. 1 beet-related agro-tourism destination in northeastern Pennsylvania.
The Office: Farewell, Amy Ryan
Even though she’s only been on the show for six episodes, no possible good-bye could do her justice.
The Office: Couples’ Edition
With an episode that focused solely on the three main pairings, it’s worth taking a look at how they’re progressing, and their chances at success.
The Office: Ding-dong, the Witch Is Dead
The good news: a mock delivery involving Dwight. The bad: the return of Jan.
The Office: More Holly, Pam, and Outback Steakhouse Ribs, Please!
Not to get too ahead of ourselves, but how will 'The Office' recover from losing Amy Ryan?
The Office Season-Premiere Shocker!
For about three seasons, devoted ‘Office’ fans have been waiting for the shoe to drop on the Pam and Jim relationship, but the perils of their plotline were obvious from the first episode.
‘The Office’: Amy Ryan Inspires Season-Redeeming Finale
Competent, daffy, diplomatic and, yeah, even a little vulnerable, Ryan classed up every scene she was in!
‘The Office’: Second-to-Last Episode Portends Terrible Things
Like most shows affected by the strike, The Office's rhythm has been off ever since it returned.
‘The Office’: A Taste of Darryl
We were only granted one brief scene with the burly warehouse leader, but we were reminded again why we think a spin-off sitcom with him as the lead would be the driest, most deadpan brilliant show on television.
‘The Office’ Goes to the Meatpacking District!
One of the many charms of 'The Office,' for superfans at least, is that members of the writing staff often get speaking roles.
‘The Office’: Impending Tragedy for Jim and/or Pam?
Jim and Pam. Openly discussing marriage. How did we get here so fast?
‘The Office’ Curbs Our Enthusiasm
'The Office' returns for the first time since November! Sadly, it was one of the show's worst-ever episodes.
‘The Office’: Possible Last Episode Totally Intense
We’re kind of afraid Michael’s head will explode.
‘The Office’: Steve Carell Has a Field Day
No, really, his character got lost in the woods.
‘The Office’: Mustaches All Around!
Last night brought the (presumably temporary) return of Karen Filippelli, who, as far as we're concerned, is always welcome — mustache or no.
‘The Office’: Yes, Michael, You Are Special
After three aimless episodes (and one terrific exception), The Office returned last night to its snug half-hour format, with immediate dividends.
‘The Office’: We Learn to Love Again
There are still snobs who refuse to watch The Office out of some sort of misguided loyalty to the original British version.
‘The Office’: Are Jim and Pam’s Lives in Danger?
There was a moment, late in last night’s episode, when we legitimately feared that Jim or Pam was going to die.
‘The Office’: Too Much Monkey Business
Carell's not an inherently showy performer, but he's so skilled at bufoonery that the show can't help itself sometimes. But his antics last night sent a promising episode careening off the rails.
‘The Office’: Support the Rabid
Nothing could quite top what happened in the first 25 seconds, but the show certainly tried.
Many of the show's writers, producers, and crew members (as well as their loved ones) turned up onscreen.
It still beat The Office and Scandal.
Did he tear up because of the writing, or out of fondness for the show's run? And does it matter?
Good-bye, show.
Nothing like a callback to get something caught in your eye.
Here's how the Dunder Mifflinites will all pass. Cue the Sia.
Actress Angela Kinsey hosts them at her house (complete with Yankee Swap). And she isn't scared of alcohol.
Complete with her own delightfully goofy explanations of her on-set snapshots.
It is pretzel day?
She picks her favorite episode—it's one she wrote back in season two.
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