It gave us the best scene in the entire episode as well, when the five of them met in the conference room to hash things out. When he brought in Pete’s ex-girlfriend, along with Gabe (Erin’s ex-boyfriend), to get back at them, it resulted in some pretty funny moments.

Some of his antics in this one even reminded me of Michael Scott, which was kind of cool, but also annoying coming from Andy.

A lot of this episode revolved around a frustrated/sad/immature Andy who cannot deal with Erin breaking up with him. With the ongoing rockiness in their relationship, this puts things at a crossroads where they have to make a decision soon about either Pam giving up her Scranton life or Jim giving up his Philly life. After Pam interviews for a job in Philadelphia, she realizes that she doesn’t want to begin a new life in Philly and surprises Jim when she tells him this. While it’s far from the most entertaining episode, it sets up the last stretch of episodes from the series.

There’s a lot to break down in this 41-minute episode. Is it going to work between them? Will the unthinkable happen and they divorce? Nothing about this one was entertaining and you begin to really wonder about the future of Jim and Pam. Dwight also tries to convince Darryl to stay loyal to Dunder-Mifflin in this episode, instead leaving the company for Athlead. Seeing the camera crew is a really weird feeling because for nine seasons you knew they were there, but were never really acknowledged and NEVER shown. For the first time throughout the entire series, we see the camera crew, as Brian (the sound guy) consoles Pam at the end. The two have a big disagreement at the end of the episode and it really leaves a bad taste in your mouth because they have always been the perfect couple. But this one is on the dramatic side, showing the very difficult time Jim and Pam are having with Jim working in Philadelphia while Pam is in Scranton. The Office is at its best when it makes you laugh, which it does 95% of the time. I’ve already ranked the episodes from seasons 1-8, now let’s get to the final season.

Keep in mind that these are MY opinions, which means they are 100% correct. This time as I go through each season, I am putting together a ranked list of each episode in that season in order from my least favorite to my favorite. I finished watching The Office all the way through for the fourth time recently, so like any fan of the series, I decided to start it all over again.

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