The Super Bowl Episode, you saw the back of Pam’s father’s head. (I THINK it had a full head of hair, [and I’m pretty sure it was curly and came-off as haveing a different body type). It was when she went to the parking-lot, as Jim was waiting to hear if it was HE who nudged him into divorce.
We met Pam’s mom, different actress. Though I didn’t think Pam’s mom was bitchy, I do think she was a little different than Pam’s other mom, who was supposed to be her best friend at the time. She whispered to her; “Where’s Jim?” at the time of her visit. She was also the one Pam called at the end of Casino Night.
In this episode she seemed to have a TOUCH of Annette Bening’s character in American Beauty. Also, asking her about backing out… after she did it once before, basically for Jim? Pam’s old mom wouldn’t have done that.
I really loved this episode, and I was prepared not to like it at all because it was a wedding episode. So many great moments! Here are my favorites:
Dwight was awesome!
doing online research about the women who will be at the wedding (“She’s really into mountain-biking, but not so much lately”)
the CD he made for Michael to play for any women he picks up at the wedding
(checking in at the hotel) “I had spoken to Theresa about a room with two safes.”
faking out Michael with the test about sharing the hotel room
sitting at the kids’ table and telling them about the “bad man” (aka Jim)
the wolves howling at the moon t-shirt
the turtle-boiling pots for a wedding present
he own’s 9 & 3/4 horses due to his Burger-On-The-Go, allowing you to obtain 6 hamburgers from a horse without killing it.
“I love finding a good set of twins”
overzealously dancing down the aisle and kicking the bridesmaid in the face.
Michael
“Going to a Wedding” shoe polished on his own car, and dragging full soda cans that start busting and spewing as he pulls out of the parking lot
“They’re going to name the baby after you. They’re going to call it Memaw.”
“Hey, it’s after midnight, you’re married!” (Jim: “That’s not how it works”)
Kevin:
asking about firecrackers at the wedding “So you’re going to provide them, then?”
switching his name card with Erin’s at the rehearsal dinner, to the chagrin of Andy
Kevin: “I’m trying to decide if I have time to pee.” Oscar: “How long do you take to pee?” Kevin: “The peeing is fast, Oscar. It’s getting my tie back on.”
“I got six numbers. One more would have been a complete phone number.”
I admit I laughed at the Kleenex shoes
Also:
Meredith cock-blocking Ryan “More recently, he worked in a bowling alley. Tell her one of your funny bowling alley stories.”
when Andy is dancing and everyone is egging him on, shouting “What else you got?!” Then Andy goes for the splits and starts screaming in pain and everyone immediately knows he’s hurt except Erin, who keeps yelling “What else you got!?”
Jim stands up to give his toast at the reception and one of his brothers coughs “Douche :cough:”
Jim in his tuxedo before the wedding, kicking a soccer ball around with the little boy. Not a funny moment, but perfectly in character for Jim.
the bridesmaid gushes to Pam “I’m going to go outside and talk to Dwight!” (Pam: “Ok, wait–what?!”)
Pam’s conversation with Jim on the phone:
Pam: Hey, where are you? Can you take Andy to the hospital?
Jim: What?
Pam: He tore his scrotum dancing.
Jim: What?!
Pam: He is in my room, icing his balls.
Jim: What!!!
Pam: Please stop saying “What”
(Jim explains he’s drunk and that he’s out with Michael and Dwight)
Pam: Okay, fine, I’ll take him.
Jim: I love you. Okay, I gotta go.
Pam: Are you pushing me off the phone?
Jim: (insincerely) No, let’s talk for a long time.
Pam: Goodbye
Jim, speaking to the camera after the wedding: “I bought those boat tickets the day I saw the youtube video. I knew we’d need a backup plan.”
Pam’s old mom who had only a couple of lines in one episode? Come on. We knew very little about Mrs. Beesly. And as her own husband has since decided he’s not really in love with her, left her, and taken up with a much younger woman, it’s understandable she might have become more skeptical about marriage than she was before.
**Lamia **you’re right… it’s really a minor gripe. Apparently they tried to get the old actress too.
I hear B.J. works VERY hard for the show… I don’t know if it warrants a credit as being part of the main cast. It was fun seeing him in Inglorious Bastards. I think he was pushing strong for Tarantino, (who’s a fan), to shoot an episode; I was thinking maybe; “Sandle Day”.
Shame. I hate–maybe more than reasonable–when they change actors. It just makes it so much more difficult to take everything as being plausible (and the show often times makes that hard enough!).
Speaking of Dwight, has anyone else noticed a change in his behavior? He is less servile and toadying towards Michael. For example, not letting him stay in his room. Old Dwight would have given up his room and slept beside the ice machine himself. Perhaps this is related to Michael’s decreased status due to the co-manager “demotion”.
I think Dwight’s grown to be a little different, (especially in this episode but not exclusively). Some of the changes I understand; for instance, the scenario you described in where Dwight’s not quite as obedient as he once was. The co- manager “demotion” I think’s a great example of some of little things that have happened over time to make Dwight less concerned about being a suck-up when it comes to non-career retaliations; (Michael might have a more difficult time getting Dwight to do his laundry).
This is all IMHO. Dwight’s interesting because he seems to follow his own logic, (which can be flawed but also quite self-less). When Kelly said; “Screw you” after Jim greeted her, (despite hating Jim) he said; “That’s no way to talk to a superior”. Although Dwight probably finds ways to consider himself superior over Jim, when Roy attached Jim, Dwight stopped him. There have been betrayals, most recently with Charles, and the fight over clients afterwards. Less recently Michael asking Dwight to take the fall for his ‘Golden Ticket’ idea, I think helps… We all know he met with Jan to ask for Michael’s Job. He seemed sorry, (or regretful), but as soon at Michael left to interview for Jan’s Job. Dwight, (who was, “in charge”, assuming he would get the job), cut off the song Mike was playing while he was departing, and was quick to act on his new position
As far as Dwight getting the dates. Even if he was scoring ladies in New York, it’s just weird he can go from asking Toby about the female anatomy to that.
