I just watched my tape of this last night, and I’m going to have to watch it again…I never saw Jan, or heard her mentioned. I never heard any reference to Six Flags. Nor did I see Dwight use money, or a fist pump. When it started, the new guy was telling them all about prison…never saw Jan at all. Did I not rewind far enough?
Correct. Jan appeared only briefly in the very beginning and only on the phone. Michael, Angela, and Stanley had gotten a check and they were trying to figure out why. Jan told them that it was a payout from the government for hiring a “rehabilitated” person a.k.a. an ex-con. From the date of the check, she determined it was a Stanford employee. When they asked who it was, she put them on hold to find out. The rest of them guessed different people, with Stanley suspecting the new black guy, earning him a rebuke from Michael for being racist.
Oh, and for the record, I had no idea who had written the episode either, until I came to this thread. In fact, I can’t tell you who wrote any of the episodes except this one (now). I just thought that the rhythm was “off” and that the humor was strained. Michael’s ex-con routine made me squirm, not laugh, and I didn’t think it was in character for Pam and Jim to egg him on while he’s making an ass out of himself. They think Michael is a fool, yes, but at the end of the day, they care about him.
Kevin, not Stanley.
Pam and Jim seem somewhat schizo on egging on Michael. Thye like to get him going, but only when he is oblivious to people’s scorn.
When Michael’s feelings are on the line, they always seem to rally and pick him up.
Unlike most of the others in the office, I think Jim and Pam actually care about Michael and don’t want to see him hurt.
In the opeming segement Pam get’s the sex wrong to be told pink is the baby’s favourite colour. Then Stanley makes a comment. I can’t make out what Stanley said.
Stanley just mutters “Fantastic.” as he walks by, obviously annoyed at this new person bringing her baby into the office.
Irrelevant, pedantic nitpick: Stamford.
And quite odd, since I knew that it was Stamford with an “m.” I swear.