A Michael Scott Joint: "The Coup"

(SPOILER ALERT: If you don’t want any of last Thursday’s episode of “The Office” spoiled for you, do NOT scroll past the picture of Dwight Schrute)





Sorry this is getting out so late. Last week’s episode was more plot driving than it was funny. Wrong episode to introduce your parents to this “hilarious show I started watching last year”. Jan and Angela were both irked by activities like “Monday Movie Night” at Dundler-Mifflin Scranton, even though this week’s movie was the forever enjoyable Varsity Blues. While Jan just took it as “Michael being Michael” and drove back to New York. Angela convinced her secret boyfriend Dwight that he, not Michael should be Regional Manager of Dundler-Mifflin Scranton. Acting upon this Dwight met Jan for a secret meeting over heavily syruped pancakes asking that Dwight be named Regional Manager over Michael.

Jan tipped off Michael to this, causing him to temporarily relinquish power to Dwight in a ruse to see how he acted. The end result was Dwight crawling and drooling while begging for forgiveness from Michael.

Pam, meanwhile gave into Kelly’s urgings to try online shopping. She bought a revealing tight red top which everyone, including ex-fiancée Roy admired. After getting Roy’s compliments while trying it on, Pam decided to keep the top on, only covering when Creed was caught ogling her in it.

They aren’t much busier in Dundler-Mifflin Stamford as the group activity is an online game of Call of Duty 2 at which Jim is a novice and the weak link of the group. This part of the show provided it’s most funny and revealing moments. Jim apparently has caught the eye of his co-worker there as well. Her name I have not caught yet.

While this show did hint a lot of romantic plot. It was one of the less funny episodes of the series. In fact I can confidently state The Office has started 1-2, almost as sluggish as the Miami Hurricanes.

This Week: Michael’s predecessor dies, causing sadness in the Scranton branch.