The Office: Season 8 - Page 5

Vikes99ej · 10-07-2011, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Xiomera

You could just stop watching ... Most of us enjoy it. You can't judge the post-Carell era on 3 episodes.

I've been watching since the beginning too. I have a subconscious need to see where this goes. Daryl should have been made boss. This is such a fact.

Xiomera · 10-08-2011, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Vikes99ej

I've been watching since the beginning too. I have a subconscious need to see where this goes. Daryl should have been made boss. This is such a fact.

Read this: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment..._paul_lie.html

I thought he made some good points.

Splat · 10-08-2011, 09:12 AM

Darryl's not the boss get over it.

vidae · 10-08-2011, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Giantsfan1080

My favorite part was when Erin was yelling at Kevin last night.

I really liked it too. I LIKE IT, BUT THEY DON'T! And they get back and they're greasing the floor.. haha. That was great.

StripedWalrus · 10-08-2011, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Vikes99ej

I've been watching since the beginning too. I have a subconscious need to see where this goes. Daryl should have been made boss. This is such a fact.

Andy Laid into Daryl perfectly about why he didnt get the job. Daryl had been given every opportunity to get the job but let himself down being lazy.

CashmoneyDrew · 10-08-2011, 12:41 PM

One of the funniest moments for me in the last episode was when Kelly called Andy a scumbag. The look on Andy's face was priceless.

nepg · 10-12-2011, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by vidae

I really liked it too. I LIKE IT, BUT THEY DON'T! And they get back and they're greasing the floor.. haha. That was great.

The whole warehouse bit was great. It could have been more of the focus, and I might have liked it more...but I'm glad they didn't overdo it. That combination of characters is awesome. Erin and Kevin need more scenes together.

nepg · 10-13-2011, 09:55 PM

I lol'd a good deal tonight. Mose was particularly awesome...especially when he took Toby's car.

Dwight might have replaced Michael's "No, no, no..." bit with one of his own.

Hurricanes25 · 10-13-2011, 10:05 PM

I thought it was ok. The Andy stuff got boring by the end of the episode. But I loved all of the scenes with Mose and Jim's prank was the highlight of the episode for me.

Vikes99ej · 10-13-2011, 10:07 PM

Really good episode actually.

Splat · 10-13-2011, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Hurricanes25

I thought it was ok.

Ya, my least favorite of the season so far.

Xiomera · 10-13-2011, 10:38 PM

What a brutal episode that was ...

STILL NO CREED! I demand an explanation. I didn't even see him, let alone hear him say anything.

Xiomera · 10-13-2011, 10:41 PM

Only things I liked were Mose (that part was excellent), some of Jim's pranking of Dwight, and ... that's it.

That was a terrible use of guest stars, there were far too many random disjointed one-and-done sight gags and jokes, and the cold open was god awful.

I still believe in this show, but tonight's episode was BAD.

Philliez01 · 10-13-2011, 10:53 PM

Is every episode going to be an Andy redemption/small victory/woe is him? It's a shame, because I think the beginning of the series was close to excellent. Not laugh out loud funny, but overall just good. Now the series has just focused on everyone sucking up to Robert (who is a better character than I envisioned) and Andy attempting to prove he's not Michael.

I didn't think it was a brutal episode but it was too much Bernarding. I personally loved Ryan's toast plus everyone's reaction. For some reason, that was great. Meredith made me chuckle a couple times too.

Kevin is much better as a sub-character and it's nice that they sort've scaled back his role. Gabe is useless. Dwight going through the motions is hilarious, but Dwight being pranked by Jim just isn't funny. Pam is annoying, Angela is only great when she's a ***** (like tonight), Ryan/Kelly have essentially been written out of the show, Toby has no reason to be there and Daryl has been a good character in the fact that he's starting to evolve a bit.

Outside of Daryl, Andy, Jim, careless Dwight and background Kevin; it's not really an ensemble show. Really it's just everyone gets a chance at a one-liner.

nepg · 10-14-2011, 12:25 AM

Disagree.

Of course this season is Andy-centric in general... News Flash: He's the new manager. They have to develop his character beyond what it was and tell the audience more about him - as they did with Michael compared to the other characters.

Everyone plays their role. Of course, there's a hierarchy with Andy, Jim, and Dwight at the top and characters like Kelly, Creed, Meredith, and Phyllis at the bottom...

I like the dueling between Pam and Angela. The whole debate over the name was pretty funny. Reminded me of The League when the guy stole the name for his dog.

I do miss Creed. Seems like Kelly has been given his role with the quirky one-liners once per episode (which works really well). I think Creed would have fit in really well with the warehouse group last week.

Xiomera · 10-14-2011, 12:28 AM

I don't think Creed was even in the episode. There has to be an explanation for his lack of usage. I don't think he has a single line this season. I only even remember one simple line from all of the deleted scenes.

I like that they attempt to give Andy a back story with his family, but it just seemed too familiar with the disapproving, hard to please father. Not well executed.

And Robert California's speech was really lame. It was a rehash of the one from a couple weeks ago and this one fell very flat. They need to use him better.

CashmoneyDrew · 10-14-2011, 12:34 AM

Creed was not in this episode. Not even in the background. Total letdown.

Brodeur · 10-14-2011, 01:12 AM

I didn't even realize Gabe was still on the show.

nepg · 10-14-2011, 02:10 AM

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I didn't even realize Gabe was still on the show.

I'm starting to warm to Gabe's character this season. I still hate him, but in a good way (you're supposed to hate him).

Xiomera · 10-14-2011, 09:15 AM

I think it's possible the show has too many characters. That's why I didn't mind when I thought Gabe was gone.

ImBrotherCain · 10-14-2011, 09:40 AM

I thought from all the previews of this episode that there was a good chance this could be one of the best office episodes they have ever made.

I stand corrected... It was pretty lackluster. I think Mose was the highlight. I also think the close of the show was pretty good (not that i can recall what that was atm).

I don't think that the show not having Michael is really dragging it down but basically going back to the shows roots in a over done manner to me is. Like Jim pranking Dwight in every episode, Angela being a *****, Kevin being dumb, Erin being ditsy, Ryan being a narcissistic prick.

I just feel they are taking what made the show great in small doses and are trying to cram it down our throats to make up for Micheal's absence.

brat316 · 10-14-2011, 10:15 AM

Pranks were the best. And Jim googling Dwight's house and seeing Dwight and Mose on the seesaw, in overalls was hilarious. The back story was dull, but I laughed enough to get over it.

I see what they are trying to do with the show. Answer all the unanswered questions of why he got the job, where he comes from/family. With Michael Scott all that was stretched out through multiple seasons, they are just trying to cram it in before mid season. See if people like it or should they cancel the show at some point.

Last week, how long has it been since Jim and Dwight worked together and failed together?

yodapoop · 10-14-2011, 01:09 PM

The pranks last night were hilarious and saved what otherwise was a very BLAH episode. We get it...Andy is narccistic, wants to be loved and all that. 4 episodes in, and we already kind of knew that. Jim and Dwight are clearly a great tandem. And at this point kind of questioning the move to make Andy boss over Jim. But hey, Andy can be good too if they wrote a new storyline. And of course Xio and I are the co-Presidents of the WHERE THE **** is CREED? club. I saw him once, he was sitting at a table with Oscar, thats it, barely noticed. It needs Creed back!

Xiomera · 10-14-2011, 01:12 PM

I also enjoyed Jim using Google maps to see Dwight and Mose on the see-saw. Dwight's hand-drawn map to get to the beet farm was also funny.

But yeah, the characters are far too fixed in their original and most basic characterization.

I think what the show needs is an actual story arc. Something business-related that can span multiple episodes and present a real sense of conflict. The show usually works well when it's focused on real-life business problems they would plausibly face.

Jughead10 · 10-14-2011, 01:34 PM

I was hot and cold on the episode. Had some really funny parts but Andy's need for approval was awkward and hard to watch. There was nothing funny about it.