Another solid episode, imho
I hope there are more side stories in the next few episode though. Darryl getting back with his ex seemed a bit tacked on.
The opening with Kevin would have been horrible if it wasn’t for the meta humor in “he’s been getting worse every year” joke.
I loved Oscar’s assertion that Kevin’s only doing it to be ironic!
That was a cute episode. The whole place came together and Andy actually did a great job.
I was shocked Andy went through with it, and pleasantly surprised with what he actually ended up getting.
Spader’s character seems slightly different now that he’s CEO. I don’t know if the writers are still feeling him out, or its just the natural difference of somebody going from managerial candidate to actually being in charge.
I have to say that making Andy the manager was truly inspirational for The Office creators. He brings that sort of naivete that Michael had, but without the sheer stupidity or self-importance we often saw in Michael. Also, with Ed Helms’ recent movie successes, they’ve got a star with some staying power for the series. This latest episode was used to show Andy’s influence with the team. He’s well-liked and you come away believing that the team is rooting for Andy to succeed. In a way, it’s kind of ironic that the team’s worst salesman ends up as manager and could lead the team to higher sales.
I thought Pam was the worst salesperson which is why she tricked Gabe into promoting her to Office Administrator.
Also, at first I thought Andy was promoted to manager because he went to Cornell.
Andy is exactly what I had hoped Michael would have been. I don’t want to jinx it but it looks like the second wind might be kicking in.
That’s what I’m thinking too. I don’t know how many others agree with us though.
Not trying to be a downer, but I’m surprised by the love here. I thought this was one of the worst Office episodes I’ve ever seen. The ending was sweet, but the whole thing overall just seemed like all the characters operating at their most formulaic.
On the other hand, the skills that make one a good salesman aren’t the same as the ones that make one a good manager or leader.
And I was laughing as the whole office worked their butts off to make that 5,000-point goal. And they managed it in just one day. Which means that Andy didn’t do a very good job of goal-setting, as it should have been something that took them a while to achieve. I mean, how many times can he get himself tattooed to reward them for meeting a sales target?
Well, he still has that other cheek! 
And, no, this was not an exceptional episode for The Office, but it’s a good transition episode as Andy takes over as manager. It also showed why the new boss, California, may have picked himself a winner.
That is my exact same strategy at work!
Ryan was worse than Pam, which is why Pam got to remain saleswoman while Ryan went back to whatever the hell it is he does following the Michael Scott Paper Company buyout.
What DOES Ryan do anyway?
Anyway, Andy as boss works for me, but I do not like James Spader’s character at all. I find him highly off putting.
I think he doesn’t actually have a formal title or job description. Wasn’t there an episode last season where he was pretending to be Kelly’s supervisor to conceal the fact that he doesn’t really have a specific job at all?
He’s a temp again too, right?
Just watched it on On Demand.
My big question is: Why are all of the commercial breaks for Barbie’s Princess Charm School? 
It’s not that confusing. Presumably that advertiser bought all of the commercials for that On Demand broadcast.
Not sure. I missed the episode where Deangelo promoted him to customer service manager, but if that still stands then I don’t think he is a temp.
According to Wikipedia
Occupation
[ul]
[li]Office temp, Now Full-time Salesman and Customer Service Supervisor, Dunder Mifflin, Scranton[/li][li]Sales representative[/li][li]Former Vice President, North East Region and Director of New Media[/li][li]Receptionist[/li][li]Bowling Alley “Shoe Bitch”[/li][li]Salesman, Michael Scott Paper Company Inc.[/li][/ul]
“…but he might also be a genius.”