Office Meta: 7.02 Counselling
Just so you know, I think you're all really really pretty and AMAAAAAZING. Also, I spell counselling with two "l"s because I'm Canadian. In case you were wondering. CONTINUING ON, here are some things that entertained me greatly, and make me the happiest man on earth. Girl. Woman. Person. Whatever. Have a great week! :)
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I did love Dwight getting Pretty Woman-ified though. And Toby's sneak attack therapy on Michael was kind of brilliant. And Michael's Gabe impression was magnificent. And Andy throwing his cuff links away was kind of sexy. I'm sorry, that's all I've got. firthgal
Cold Open
Okay, admittedly, I haven't watched the show for awhile (I stopped about oh...after Niagara? Though I did watch the birth episode), so since when the fuck does Dwight own the building? I'm so confused, yet it's so Dwight I don't even question it. On that note, the daycare was also very Dwight, right down to the ICP poster. FUCKING DAYCARES, HOW DO THEY WORK? quickdriveover
I knew Dwight's daycare was going to be bad, but ... OK, who am I kidding, it was everything I thought it would be. Feeding troughs, unsupervised care, Mose -- with a Cabbage Patch Kid (!) Where, I wonder, did that come from? Do you think Mose sleeps with it?? The best, though, was when Pam said, "Oh, we don't need the tour," and Jim said, "Let's take the tour," with that gleam in his eye, and then, of course, Pam realized her almost grave error. This is what makes Jim still kind of worthwhile: his ability to still spot comedy gold. greenfish
COUNSELLING
MICHAEL OPENED UP TO TOBY ACCIDENTALLY TONIGHT BECAUSE OF CONNECT 4, AND WAS A WEREWOLF, I FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU REALIZE A PART OF YOUR LIFE YOU THOUGHT WAS OVER IS STILL THERE, JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT! cashewdani
How happy do I get when Michael says to Toby, "You are just the worst. The worst." HA! This has now become a part of my regular vocabulary all the time. greenfish
Dwight’s Makeover
Remember when the Deathly Hallows trailers whitewashed Hermione's blood-covered palms to make it G rated? They should have just claimed it was beet juice and saved themselves a lot of editing time. rainbowstevie
"I see you every day, can't I just say good month?" You know what? I like this Dwight. I hate the Dwight that tries to take over the office, I prefer when he's boycotting Steamtown Mall and trying to improve himself. Oh, man. His ~spiffy makeover. OF COURSE IT TURNS ANGELA ON! quickdriveover
Pam: Office Administrator?
Pam: The unfair thing about working in sales is that your salary is almost all commission. So if you suck at sales, you make almost no money.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but...season 5 anger coming back at you in 3, 2, GOSH, REALLY PAM? REALLY? IS THAT HOW IT WORKS? DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BEFORE YOU DECIDED YOUR VICTORY WITH THE COPIER WAS TOO HOLLOW AND STORMED OFF TO FOLLOW MICHAEL, INTRODUCING A PERMANENT STATE OF HELL INTO MY OFFICE-WATCHING LIFE? BITCH, I HATE YOUR INCOMPETENCE. rainbowstevie
Pam: Um, making up a promotion? When does this work? Does this mean I can go to my job and yell that I'm part of Human Resources and it'll be accepted? I need to know this now so I can attempt it at work. ...and probably get fired promptly. quickdriveover
WUPHF
I love that Ryan tells the camera guy to just "use the best one," as though this footage will ever actually be edited into something that is seen by other people. That's the optimistic spirit that'll get Woof off the ground! rainbowstevie
IN CONCLUSION
So I was surprised by how much I adored The Office this week, but apparently it was written by BJ Novak! THERE IT IS. What he does that I love is that he manages to allow some surprisingly quiet, sweet moments or character asides, while maintaining the really funny moments and keeping up the general office dynamic. We got the great, softly-sad Michael revelations to Toby, but that was after an awesome session of Michael Hates Toby (still always funny), and right before the hating started again. Or Jim being suddenly nice and helping Dwight out, with help from everyone in the office and the always-excellent Kelly Kapoor, but that was after the cold open, where they locked Dwight and Mose in a room! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. falulatonks
<3
I did love Dwight getting Pretty Woman-ified though. And Toby's sneak attack therapy on Michael was kind of brilliant. And Michael's Gabe impression was magnificent. And Andy throwing his cuff links away was kind of sexy. I'm sorry, that's all I've got. firthgal
Cold Open
Okay, admittedly, I haven't watched the show for awhile (I stopped about oh...after Niagara? Though I did watch the birth episode), so since when the fuck does Dwight own the building? I'm so confused, yet it's so Dwight I don't even question it. On that note, the daycare was also very Dwight, right down to the ICP poster. FUCKING DAYCARES, HOW DO THEY WORK? quickdriveover
I knew Dwight's daycare was going to be bad, but ... OK, who am I kidding, it was everything I thought it would be. Feeding troughs, unsupervised care, Mose -- with a Cabbage Patch Kid (!) Where, I wonder, did that come from? Do you think Mose sleeps with it?? The best, though, was when Pam said, "Oh, we don't need the tour," and Jim said, "Let's take the tour," with that gleam in his eye, and then, of course, Pam realized her almost grave error. This is what makes Jim still kind of worthwhile: his ability to still spot comedy gold. greenfish
COUNSELLING
MICHAEL OPENED UP TO TOBY ACCIDENTALLY TONIGHT BECAUSE OF CONNECT 4, AND WAS A WEREWOLF, I FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU REALIZE A PART OF YOUR LIFE YOU THOUGHT WAS OVER IS STILL THERE, JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT! cashewdani
How happy do I get when Michael says to Toby, "You are just the worst. The worst." HA! This has now become a part of my regular vocabulary all the time. greenfish
Dwight’s Makeover
Remember when the Deathly Hallows trailers whitewashed Hermione's blood-covered palms to make it G rated? They should have just claimed it was beet juice and saved themselves a lot of editing time. rainbowstevie
"I see you every day, can't I just say good month?" You know what? I like this Dwight. I hate the Dwight that tries to take over the office, I prefer when he's boycotting Steamtown Mall and trying to improve himself. Oh, man. His ~spiffy makeover. OF COURSE IT TURNS ANGELA ON! quickdriveover
Pam: Office Administrator?
Pam: The unfair thing about working in sales is that your salary is almost all commission. So if you suck at sales, you make almost no money.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but...season 5 anger coming back at you in 3, 2, GOSH, REALLY PAM? REALLY? IS THAT HOW IT WORKS? DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BEFORE YOU DECIDED YOUR VICTORY WITH THE COPIER WAS TOO HOLLOW AND STORMED OFF TO FOLLOW MICHAEL, INTRODUCING A PERMANENT STATE OF HELL INTO MY OFFICE-WATCHING LIFE? BITCH, I HATE YOUR INCOMPETENCE. rainbowstevie
Pam: Um, making up a promotion? When does this work? Does this mean I can go to my job and yell that I'm part of Human Resources and it'll be accepted? I need to know this now so I can attempt it at work. ...and probably get fired promptly. quickdriveover
WUPHF
I love that Ryan tells the camera guy to just "use the best one," as though this footage will ever actually be edited into something that is seen by other people. That's the optimistic spirit that'll get Woof off the ground! rainbowstevie
IN CONCLUSION
So I was surprised by how much I adored The Office this week, but apparently it was written by BJ Novak! THERE IT IS. What he does that I love is that he manages to allow some surprisingly quiet, sweet moments or character asides, while maintaining the really funny moments and keeping up the general office dynamic. We got the great, softly-sad Michael revelations to Toby, but that was after an awesome session of Michael Hates Toby (still always funny), and right before the hating started again. Or Jim being suddenly nice and helping Dwight out, with help from everyone in the office and the always-excellent Kelly Kapoor, but that was after the cold open, where they locked Dwight and Mose in a room! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. falulatonks