That irked me too, even Jim's request felt awkward. I would've preferred all that done off camera.

This is also the person that always pushed Jim to leave the office and pursue his dreams (cf. Office Olympics). It's not unrealistic that their priorities would change having settled down with a family, but I'm going to have a hard time accepting this as a happy and fitting resolution for these characters. It's a…

"I do have to give the OP credit for being both condescending and pretentious in the same post."
Pretty sure these things often go hand in hand, but what do I know, I'm just an Ivy League graduate.

@avclub-0ae7484a9f3bbd2a21df420050c032ae:disqus Yeah that is why I said mild, but whatever the reason, Jeff was convinced it was real. And though it doesn't defy the show's logic, it does defy the character's.

And thus begins the terrifying reign of Lil' Wolverine. We all knew it was coming, and will only end with Tompkins coming back as multiple personas to box him out (though I have to admit I will look forward to Levine desperately trying not to lose his shit).

The Sting, not only the longest but my feelings on it haven't even evolved or shifted slightly. I thought when watching it the first time that this is as purely fun and entertaining as movies get and I feel exactly the same way today.

I think it was a mild psychotic break. Y'know, that thing they've been going through with Abed for a season and a half only to have it suddenly and inexplicably shift to the (relatively) level-headed protagonist in what might be the last episode. They somehow did not see this being a thoughtless slap in the face to…

NBC: We can't cancel everything.

Gotta throw in that gratuitous shaming of black radicals. Wouldn't want to scare off white liberal Academy voters.

Yes, I also really like that moment in the car where Ryan says it wasn't personal and Michael says (roughly), "Of course it's personal, business is the most personal thing in the world." Which even on paper might have been conceived as a joke, but Carell's line-reading is sooo sincere. He absolutely believes it and…

Wow, Dante's Inferno, I never thought that got any wider attention, but it was making the round of early screenings right when I was taking a class on The Divine Comedy. If I remember correctly my professor got his hands on some rough scenes, but I don't think I ever saw the whole thing. It looked like a ton of fun,…

Bah! "Business School," people. Brent Forrester written, Joss Whedon directed. Best episode of The Office hands down, and maybe a top 5 for U.S. sit com episodes of all time. Two perfectly executed A and B stories that echo each other beautifully (Pam and Michael's mutual desire to see someone take pride in them) and…

And their ad has one girl but ours gots four dames. By the powers of maths that makes it four times as good!

I think there's definitely some of that in general, but writing the press release is a bit of a honor and a gesture of how they want her voice to be the voice of the new company. Write it as the company you want to work for, and all that.

@avclub-782066c88e9c574d6085f3ddfc7032e4:disqus The perks of being one of the "big" agencies: a whole lot more bureaucracy and bullshit titles to pass around and make everyone feel important. I'll bet the television department gets a whole lot bigger, maybe that's how they segregate Don and Ted, or they simply split…

I don't think anyone but Pete thought they could get Vicks back. It's like Don said, you gotta know when it's over. Clients don't go back on these decisions, for one thing it'd make them look wholly incompetent to their boss.

@avclub-9ff7c9eb9d37f434db778f59178012da:disqus Oh I know, wasn't disagreeing so much as expounding on your point.

Dude's clapping was on point. Smart move bringing that all the fucking way up in the sound mix.

I love that last line. Both Mark and Jez exist in this world where the ethics of one's behavior only matter with respect to outside perception.

@avclub-9ff7c9eb9d37f434db778f59178012da:disqus Dan's not even one TENTH as smart as he thinks he is, though. He's one of these 11-dimensional chess goobers in politics who rationalizes every fuck up away and doesn't understand that you should probably master checkers first.