This seemed to be a crisper episode, possibly because the characters were acting more like professionals and less like circus clowns.
Favorite line (as Dwight looks around the city dump): This place has gone downhill.
Why, though, would Sabré (heh heh!) send the leads via snail mail, though?? Why wouldn’t they be sent electronically??
The only explanation I could think of was that Michael might have insisted they be sent that way so he could annoy the sales staff. Then again, why would corporate go along with those wishes when they barely know the guy? But then yet again, could be that Dave Wallace might have given them advice to listen to him because his was the only branch of Dunder Mifflin that was doing well…
I just don’t know.
They paid 50 grand for those leads, and email isn’t very secure.
Sending them by courier lessens the chance of them falling into the wrong hands.
Plus, the blue lead cards make it easier to draw comparisons to *Glengarry Glen Ross *which I think was intentional.
I liked the scenes at the (obviously green-screened) dump but why were Andy and Erin there at the end? Was he looking for the leads still?
Whoo boy, I’m glad someone else noticed that. I thought my new TV was faulty. I don’t know if the perspective was off, or if it was the fuzziness around the actors, but it looked strange.
I liked the episode, though. Creed can make me laugh without speaking a word.
Yeah, I noticed the green screen. But overall it was one of the better episodes this season. I like the Andy-Erin dynamic.
And I noticed the Glengarry Glen Ross vibe – I kept waiting for “Third prize - you’re fired!”
Almost forgot:
“It’s in the… trash? Meredith! Take off your dress!”
Meredith: “Okay.” (starts to disrobe)
“No, it’s in the break room trashcan!”
Meredith: “This dress is coming off anyway.”
I thought the episode was one of the less believeable, more sitcommy ones.
- Stomping around the landfill- seriously?
- OK, fine- they go to the landfill. Just pick a random place to park and start looking there, rather than making an effort- even just for show- of finding out where the last truck came in & dumped its load. Sure.
- Everyone in the break room at the end- as soon as they heard Stanley mention “…2% of our–…” before he was cut off by Jim, one of them would have figured out he was about to say “2% of our commissions”. Oscar, at least, who is probably the sharpest in that group.
Also, I was really hoping someone would have mentioned “coffee is for closers”, but despite all of that, I enjoyed the episode. It is no longer at the supra-sitcom level it used to be, but still enjoyable.
Pretty funny episode!
I got a little confused, since Michael gave the leads to different people, did that mean there were several copies of it, or Kevin just threw away the portion he got?
I’m willing to believe that they asked the dump workers where the most recent trash had been dumped. I don’t mind filling in blanks. Better than the tedium of watching them go through all that hassle. We also didn’t see them drive to the dump or park their cars, but I’m pretty sure that all happened.
I too would have loved and appreciated a use “Coffee is for closers” or some other overtly obvious reference to GGR.
I laughed out loud when Michael was talking about the lost and found going missing. Cut to Creed wearing ridiculous glasses and looking uncomfortable. I would love to see Creed show up in coming weeks with various other items from the lost and found.
When Jim was in Michael’s office asking for the cards, it felt like Jim was this close to saying “Fuck it, I quit.” Michael’s cluelessness has often damaged the business, but playing around with the leads was like sabotage. I love this show – I guess I love hating Michael. 
I too thought this was a good episode. Michael and Dwight’s dynamic has changed. Where can I find women like Erin. Seriously, I don’t if Andy asked her to look for the leads after work or what, but that was a sweet scene.
There was a change from the real trash in front of the screen and green screen stuff. The green screen stuff was a bit out of focus and too far off in the background. I’m kinda surprised they didn’t just go to a real landfill and shoot there.
What bothered me about that is the fact that they were working under the assumption that the garbage truck went directly from their parking lot to the dump. Why wouldn’t they have just hopped in a car and followed it to the next stop (which would probably be within the next block or two).
I’m pretty sure that’s about all they know about Michael. I doesn’t look like Jo Bennett has a clue about Michael’s past antics other than “he’s eccentric, but kept his branch in the black no matter what”. Besides wasn’t Wallace already fired before the company was sold? How accurate was Jim’s remark that Michael was now effectively head of of DM (since everyone above him was gone)? What does that even mean? Wouldn’t there still be a board of directors to manage the sale?
“It’s comin’ off either way!” I love Meredith. 
The one other laugh I got out of this episode was the look on Stanley’s face when he belatedly realized he wouldn’t have to give up the 2%.
I love the Andy/Erin romance. The hot/cold scene was awkwardly great and I liked Andy’s “Ro do do do” (which he normally starts a song with) after she kissed him.
Phyllis calling Michael “numbnuts” was a shocker, and very satisfying.
I thought he was going to go for the boobs!
erin or season 2 pam?