Well played, Office. I don’t care if there’s not a single funny moment for the rest of the season, you guys get a pass for the not only the best premiere…
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What ultimately surprised me about this comedy is how sweet it is underneath the prickly premise. Based on a more scathing French film called The Dinner Game (1998), this Dinner has been toned…
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Michael’s embroiled in the Sabre-flaming-printer-scandal. Sabre bigwig Jo (Kathy Bates) shows up and wants to know who sang to the press, putting Andy on the spot (apparently the titular whistleblower, but…
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I notice everyone in this episode has a coprophagic grimace stained across their cheeks in the interviews, like each actor is trying desperately not to laugh. And that’s totally appropriate for…
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Wow—solid cold opening, made doubly more effective by the thought that it was long overdue. The episode jumps right into Michael’s love life. He’s looking for something new to do on…
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Almost forgot there was a new one this week and was pleased to see that The Office keeps delivering some quality episodes. In one of the best cold opens yet, Michael…
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Erin’s adorableness and innocent naivete has been a bright spot all this season, but, long-standing crush aside, I didn’t think it’d be enough to carry the bulk of an episode. Fortunately,…
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For good or bad, you can never judge the quality of an Office episode by the cold open alone, since it tends to have little or nothing to do with the…