Mara Jade Skywalker Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 Oh man I laughed so hard at the Sweeney Todd cold open - especially Dwight sharpening his knife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Q Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Dwight really had me rolling in the final scene with Oscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Dwight was the only good part of this episode. Nothing else was any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Cool Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Leave it to Michael to turn a small thing into a big thing and to completely bypass his reasoning for contacting these women in order to address a larger issue. From completely grounded in reality Carol to crazy Jan to bitter Helene (and I'm so glad they didn't forget Donna from last year), Michael realized he'd had something special with Holly. The rest of the episode was meh. Except, of course, of Gabe reminding Andy of the wierd way he'd given his blessing for him to date Erin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberSix Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 With the exception of Andy's play, I haven't really been bowled over by this season yet. It's practically turned into a weekly opening act for Outsourced, which I'm currently enjoying more. Hopefully Holly saves the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Cool Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 And where was Toby while Andy was grilling them all on their STD knowledge??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberSix Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 The real-world answer is that Paul Lieberstein wrote and directed the episode, so was probably too busy to be on both sides of the camera. Would've been nice to have a story-based excuse for Toby's absence, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Cool Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 It just seemed so weird that Andy was allowed to do what was basically a Michael Time-Wasting Excessively Personal Meeting just because he bribed them with pizza. Or maybe Toby just doesn't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberSix Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 So, tonight's ep, then. Liked Timothy Olyphant. Loved Michael's surprisingly smart eventual solution to the problem. HATED HATED HATED the band stuff. What was their name again? The Brady Kids? Jesse and the Rippers? The Shark-Jumpers? Something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Cool Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Meh, I guess they are just transferring David Brent's singing, which they never passed on to Michael, to Andy instead. At least we got confirmation that Packer works for Scranton which was never clear to me, though how Michael forgot about Packer is beyond me. Well, okay, I'd like to forget Packer exists so maybe he does, too. Like Salesman!Michael, though. He really knows his stuff. The opportunity to break out the big guns even distracted him from a meeting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 This episode blew. The only LOL moment was Meridith, "You smell like a Scorpio." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectsim Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 That's why I brought you to the penis museum where tickets are a thousand dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas1138 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I thought the past two episodes were classic. Great quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Q Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Eh I have to agree with Rock, I thought the opening was mildly amusing but everything else was meh. Very flat and few laughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberSix Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Anyone else fascinated by the foreshadowing in tonight's episode of Darryl as a possible replacement for Michael? No? Okay, then, anyone else besides me and JC who thought baby Cece's Swee'Pea costume was adorable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas1138 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I was dying when Erin said "Two! I ate two whole apples!!!" I seriously lost it. And yes on both counts, Six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.CAllen Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 The thing with Stanley at the beginning --- didn't they do the whole "absent minded character gets his stuff switched out without him noticing" bit a couple of years back? I seem to remember Creed biting into a potato instead of his apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Six-- I am right with you. I'd actually prefer they just promoted somebody on the show to boss instead of bringing in a big star to take over.... Unless it was Rickey Gervais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bethany Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 The thing with Stanley at the beginning --- didn't they do the whole "absent minded character gets his stuff switched out without him noticing" bit a couple of years back? I seem to remember Creed biting into a potato instead of his apple.Yeah, that was a Karen episode. The office was betting on different behaviors of the staff - for example, how long could Kelly take to explain Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Jade Skywalker Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 I really liked the Halloween episode. There were a lot of funny lines. And Creed thinking that Oscar was Edward James Olmos.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Dragon Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 "Hey Halpert, you looking for someone to bang your wife?" "No." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Cool Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I'm still not sure how I feel about this episode: On the one hand, the cold open was, to me, hilarious. It's about time Dwight got some real-life to go with his stubborn theories, however gross the examples were. Nice to see Pam's dad, mom and Meemaw in small roles. And Jim's dad looks kind of hippy-ish (is that a word?). So basically this had two parts: The Christening/Reception and the Bus. The Christening/Reception: Is this Jim and Pam's church? Is it the church of a relative? We've never gotten the impression that either of them are regular churchgoers, despite whatever religion they may claim (Pam previously said she was a Presbyterian). It may explain why the minister mispronounced their name -- but that's happened to me a couple of times anyway. (Maybe it's Meemaw's church) As a churchgoer for 40 years, I can say that I have never ever witnessed the minister inviting extra people to a private event unless approved by the event holders. Couples getting married may extend an invitation to the entire congregation, for example. But it's considered bad form to usurp a private event for a more public one, i.e. the Christening Reception being taken over by the mission team. I was very unhappy with that plotline because it showed an unawareness of the intent of the reception on the part of the minister. But I suppose we could chalk it up to simple misunderstanding. I was very unhappy with the Scranton staff mocking the church members (especially those who offered up their "religion" of choice in a previous episode) and nearly stood up and cheered when Michael told them off for it. I'm still not sure how I feel about being proud of Michael. I'm glad Michael felt welcome in church. But it's so typically Michael to be drawn to people who seem genuinely glad to see him. Loved Toby and his nervousness. Toby, you can shout at God. He can handle it. Loved Angela's mood changes around the baby. The Bus: It started to really fall apart for me when Michael got on the bus, which was totally predictable and you knew he wasn't going to follow through on it. It was just a question as to what would make him realize that Helene was too old for him...oops, I mean what would make him realize how much of an investment of time this would require. And teen missions trips are rarely more than a couple of weeks. But I can see where they are trying to mature Michael and make him think about where he is in his life and what he really wants. No idea what they are planning to do re: his replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I love Erin. "Get in, quick!""Why?""So it's faster..." Ohhhhhhhh if I could run away with her I would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Cool Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 And she listens to "Lake Wobblegone"! She's so cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Cool Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Ya know, I can only take so many episodes of Michael ruining everybody's good time because he's miffed about something stupid. But he had a cute moment with Erin at the end where he got that she needed a father figure. I was surprised at well-traveled and interesting Gabe. He and Erin are cute together. They really need to end the Erin/Andy thing. I thought they may have been cute together, too, but, to be honest, I tire easily of contrived plots to keep people apart. His whole Chinese seahorse binge was kinda dumb. I can't believe how many "Glee" fans work at the Scranton branch. Dwight holding CeCe was adorable, but I think Dwight/Angela has run its course, too. I do not see that as a meaningful relationship and they are obviously not getting anything out of it but sex which, to me, is not a significant enough reason to continue seeing each other, contract or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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