# Threat Level : Midnight (The Office 3-17) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2011, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threat-level-midnight-the-office-3-17/571793 "2011-02-18T06:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threat-level-midnight-the-office-3-17/571793/41 "2011-02-19T18:03:13Z")
> [@DooWahDiddy](#): > > For some reason, Jim’s ex-girlfriend is really adorable in the dance scene to me… i also thought she was looking better than usual. i was probably more aroused by her “have you ever banged an entire bachelorette party” line than i should have. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threat-level-midnight-the-office-3-17/571793/42 "2011-02-19T18:26:53Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > I was hoping for a little more Rashida Jones (I love her in _almost_ everything she does), but even her cameo stole the episode. > > “Why am _I_ getting singled out?” > > The rest was meh. Michael is the weakest link in that show, and an entire episode devoted to him wasn’t much fun. I mean, did ANGELA get any lines? Was Kelly even IN the episode? I’m glad at least someone didn’t like the episode. What Office thread would be complete without it? I wonder what \*\*Dio \*\*thought. My guess is that he’s too distracted with people pitting him all the time, or he just didn’t like it either. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threat-level-midnight-the-office-3-17/571793/43 "2011-02-20T00:27:49Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > I wonder if the character of Goldface was based on [Gold Paint Huffer Guy](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/it-aint-just-paint)? Oh man, that mug shot is golden. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threat-level-midnight-the-office-3-17/571793/44 "2011-02-20T06:59:24Z")
I loved it. Awesome episode. So cool that they were able to bring back so many castmemebers and really make it seem like something that was made over the years. From Roy and Karen to Jim’s old hair style it really seemed like it was made before this season. Did anyone else recognize the guy who came into the office shooting during the opening of the show? I know I have seen him before, but, i couldn’t quite place where. I didn’t see Wallace. I loved that they referenced the fact that Karen was a terrible actress. She did the same wooden line reading for the movie, as she did when she was trying to help prank Dwight. “what was the point of pouring coffee on me?” Fun stuff all around. An episode with almost no office stuff, but it was still quite good. I can’t even remember if Gabe was in the episode at all. ---
**Author:** ![Waffle\_Decider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/77aa72/32.png) [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threat-level-midnight-the-office-3-17/571793/45 "2011-02-21T02:28:24Z")
> [@pricciar](#): > > Did anyone else recognize the guy who came into the office shooting during the opening of the show? I know I have seen him before, but, i couldn’t quite place where. I don’t know who he is either. However, does anyone else think he looks a little bit like the building security guard, or am I out of my mind? Toby having his head blown off was hilarious. ‘Wanted animal rapist.’ 😛 In one of the deleted scenes, it was also cute that, clearly having a crush on Pam, he managed to pat her leg. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threat-level-midnight-the-office-3-17/571793/46 "2011-02-21T23:52:11Z")
I was kinda mixed on it. I thought most of it was pretty hilarious, and giving Michael a chance to not be a caricature was pretty nice, but count me in as one of those that really loves this show except when they go too far on the cringe-scale. The Scarn dance was so painfully embarrassing that I had to cover my eyes and all I could think about was _that_ was why I’m not an actor, because I could never let myself be seen doing something like that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threat-level-midnight-the-office-3-17/571793.md?page=2)