# The Office - 3/2/06 (Spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 3, 2006, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871 "2006-03-03T06:09:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/21 "2006-03-03T20:09:34Z")
Cribbed from what I posted in the Earl thread- I thought it was a bit off aswell. Alot of episodes start that way and then something happens to shake it up. Like in the burned foot episode. I didn’t think it was that good, until they took Dwight to the hospital and from that moment on I was dying with laughter. This episode seemed really light. Dwight’s success was supposed to be the turing point but since the subplots were so weak it wasn’t nearly as funny as it could have been. The thermostat was a pretty lame c-plot. Re: Creed’s Chinese… well the last word he said was “ne-how” which is Hello… I have no clue what he said before it. I wish they had gone another direction with the Tobey Amsterdam joke. Yes everyone knows people go to Amsterdam for the drugs. I’d rather have the joke been that since Tobey just got divorced… he went for the hookers. I do like that Ryan the Intern is an asshole, rather than another sclub or nice guy in the office. The whole Jim’s vacation being right before the wedding was just written weird. Jim essentially told Pam he’s immature. He could have atleast lied and said “The only time I could go” or “The deal on airfare was too good.” The Dwight and Angela bits were the best. I liked them shouting too eachother as he left. ## I now revise my prediction for the last scene of the season… It will be Pam and Jim at the airport on June 8th. She’ll be there meeting family who are coming in from out of town for the wedding while he’s waiting to board his plane. He’ll give her a hug good bye and she’ll kiss him. They’ll be interrupted and Jim will leave for his plane. So the question over the summer will be if she went through with the wedding. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/22 "2006-03-03T20:22:19Z")
> [@Push You Down](#): > > C I’d rather have the joke been that since Tobey just got divorced… he went for the hookers. That was the joke. I took it as he went for both. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/23 "2006-03-03T20:25:51Z")
> [@Push You Down](#): > > I do like that Ryan the Intern is an asshole, rather than another sclub or nice guy in the office. > > * * * I don’t think he’s an asshole. I just think that he knows one way and only one way out of his accidental relationship with Kelly. Dumping people “gently” generally doesn’t work. And with a stalker? Definitely not going to work! -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/24 "2006-03-03T20:28:06Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > That was the joke. I took it as he went for both. That was the joke?..Uhhh… I don’t think so. It seemed to me since he said in a lazy dazed voice “A week… maybe a month.” That implies drugs… not hookers. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/25 "2006-03-03T20:29:48Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > I don’t think he’s an asshole. I just think that he knows one way and only one way out of his accidental relationship with Kelly. > > Dumping people “gently” generally doesn’t work. And with a stalker? Definitely not going to work! > > -Joe Not just Kelly… He’s standoffish and condescending to the rest of the staff. He knocked Jim pretty badly in last night’s episode. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/26 "2006-03-03T20:32:41Z")
> [@Push You Down](#): > > Not just Kelly… > He’s standoffish and condescending to the rest of the staff. He knocked Jim pretty badly in last night’s episode. He has nothing to lose because he’s not trapped there. He can be fairly honest and doesn’t have to be as involved in the office dramas. I temped for years and that was my favorite aspect of it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/27 "2006-03-03T21:10:26Z")
Kelly is not a stalker…she just really liked Ryan and they hooked up briefly and now she is upset. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/28 "2006-03-03T21:24:06Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Kelly is not a stalker…she just really liked Ryan and they hooked up briefly and now she is upset. He’s already blown off her post-makeout attempts to get together again. She’s not 14, even if she acts like it. She needs to realize it’s a lost cause and get over it, and he’s trying to help her along that path. It’s not like he’s leading her on. If she’s upset, well, she needs to do that on her own time. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/29 "2006-03-03T21:33:10Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > He has nothing to lose because he’s not trapped there. He can be fairly honest and doesn’t have to be as involved in the office dramas. I temped for years and that was my favorite aspect of it. Furthermore, Ryan hasn’t had the best experiences at Dunder-Mifflin: Michael’s creepy man-crush, Dwight’s open contempt, and the fact that he’s generally ignored or dismissed by everyone else, even Creed. Ryan has a life outside the office, and thanks to business school, he’ll probably go further than any of his co-workers. As a result, his greatest fear is probably ending up in a dead-end job like all of them, and he doesn’t want to socialize too much or get too close to any of them, at the risk of becoming like they are. Making out with Kelly complicated his plans, thanks to her crush – he just wants to get through his job and be left alone, and have as little to do with them as possible. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/30 "2006-03-03T21:48:59Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > Furthermore, Ryan hasn’t had the best experiences at Dunder-Mifflin: Michael’s creepy man-crush, Dwight’s open contempt, and the fact that he’s generally ignored or dismissed by everyone else, even Creed. I agree and also don’t think Ryan’s an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/31 "2006-03-03T22:17:46Z")
Add me to the list that thinks Ryan is not an asshole, but Kelly is a psycho stalker (ok, maybe not that bad, but annoying as all Hell and can’t let go). I liked this episode, and the best part of the thermostat joke was when Kevin sheepishly says he sets it to 69. LOL! The football tackling of Ryan was great as well. Shows the true character of Dwight in a one second span. And Dwight’s spelling bee story was hilarious! “I misspelled, in front of the entire school, failure”!!! ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/32 "2006-03-03T23:53:30Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > Ryan has a life outside the office, and thanks to business school, he’ll probably go further than any of his co-workers. As a result, his greatest fear is probably ending up in a dead-end job like all of them, and he doesn’t want to socialize too much or get too close to any of them, at the risk of becoming like they are. Making out with Kelly complicated his plans, thanks to her crush – he just wants to get through his job and be left alone, and have as little to do with them as possible. See if you described a new guy working in your office like that you know what I’d say…“This guys sounds like an asshole.” ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/33 "2006-03-04T00:14:36Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > He’s already blown off her post-makeout attempts to get together again. She’s not 14, even if she acts like it. She needs to realize it’s a lost cause and get over it, and he’s trying to help her along that path. It’s not like he’s leading her on. If she’s upset, well, she needs to do that on her own time. You do realize these are TV characters…right? I think you guys who thought this episode sucked are nuts. I’ve decided that there are two types of people in the world. People who find awkwardness hilarious, and people who just find it awkward. People who find it hilarious think that _The Office_ and _Arrested Development_ are the funniest shows ever aired. People who don’t prefer _Seinfeld_ and _Cheers_. I think this episode of the _The Office_ was less focused on the awkward humor and non-traditional pacing. Instead it featured a little more in the way of scripted humor and characters. For that reason I thought it was pretty great. Dwight’s Mussolini speech was one of the funniest things I’ve seen on TV this year. The football scene was pretty funny. Kevin sniggering like a 13 year old as he sets the thermostat to 69 was funny. All in all, this episode was one of the better ones I thought. Different than to original series for sure, but funny in it’s own right. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/34 "2006-03-04T00:28:03Z")
I just looked on NBC’s website and next week’s episode is a repeat from Season 1 (Diversity Day.) The season isn’t over yet, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/35 "2006-03-04T00:47:28Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > I just looked on NBC’s website and next week’s episode is a repeat from Season 1 (Diversity Day.) > > The season isn’t over yet, is it? Well, that sucks. The DishNetwork guide says it’s a Take Your Daughter To Work Day episode - where Michael strikes up a conversation with the five-year-old daughter of his enemy (who? Jan?). We were really looking forward to that episode. E. ---
**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/36 "2006-03-04T01:27:01Z")
Hey if a TV show can make me laugh out loud once I consider it 22 minutes well spent. They had me on the Football and tackling stuff – I was LOL’ing a bit right up until Michael looking scared, upset at Dwight after his run thru the office and tackle said: _“You OK Ryan?” “Yeah”_ PIVOT _"PAm look alive_…" After that I was _DIEING_. So, if the rest of the show amused me rather than made me actually laugh – well it was still worth it to me. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/37 "2006-03-04T03:42:52Z")
> [@Elza B](#): > > Well, that sucks. The DishNetwork guide says it’s a Take Your Daughter To Work Day episode - where Michael strikes up a conversation with the five-year-old daughter of his enemy (who? Jan?). > > We were really looking forward to that episode. > > E. Jan doesn’t have kids. That was one of the reasons for her divorce. Michael’s enemy is the IT guy. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/38 "2006-03-04T03:43:38Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > I’ve decided that there are two types of people in the world. People who find awkwardness hilarious, and people who just find it awkward. Yeah. I find I have to “power through” to the funny when _The Office_ revels in people’s (read: Michael’s) obliviousness to imminent awkwardness. CONFESSION. I often briefly flip channels when shit gets too embarassing/humiliating, then flip back when I think the worst is over. I find myself empathizing a bit much. How weird is that? ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871/39 "2006-03-07T17:11:11Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Yeah. I find I have to “power through” to the funny when _The Office_ revels in people’s (read: Michael’s) obliviousness to imminent awkwardness. CONFESSION. I often briefly flip channels when shit gets too embarassing/humiliating, then flip back when I think the worst is over. I find myself empathizing a bit much. How weird is that? I pull the covers over my head. I liked the episode, but it did focus too much on the awkward side of comedy. I loved Angela’s well-wishing. Was she covering her feelings for Dwight or was that the way she conveys emotion in private? I’ll bet it is the latter. I loved that Pam blamed the awkwardness of planning the wedding on Angela. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-2-06-spoilers/346871.md?page=1)