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You're definitely not the only one, Aiwendil. That was the general consensus in the comments from last week.

Watching this episode again last night, seeing how Roy nearly attacked Jim, I couldn't resist thinking of when he almost DID attack Jim in "The Negotiation." It made Seasons 1 - 3 seem that much more like a single, perfect, self-contained story.

I love the callback to this line in the last episode of Season 3 with Pam and Dwight.

So far, though - as of the end of Season 5 - they seem to be learning from The Office's mistakes.

Who doesn't love TV Tropes?

Agreed. I love the slow closeup on his face as he delivers this monologue. It's a near-perfect introductory character moment.

"Was I too harsh? Maybe. I don't believe in coddling people. In the wild,
there is no health care. In the wild, Health Care is: "Ow, I hurt my
leg; I can't run; a lion eats me, and I'm dead." Well, I'm not dead. I'm
the lion. You're dead."

Children of Men is terrific, and his final scene was the best scene in the first Bourne movie.

I don't know what this means, but it's funny!

But Mr Gumble, this is a Girl Scouts meeting!

"You truly are the King of kings"

I love the way he said, "Walt, good to see you," with utter contempt.

That was hilarious. Season 5, maybe?

Ohh, I thought this was an extensive "Simpsons" fan fiction

Well, gettin' closer!

The Office, yes, but arguably Parks & Recreation as well.

Sweet! Twilight Zone memes!

Ehh, between that and all the housebreaking in this weeks' episode, I was reminded entirely too much of "Home Alone."

On my AP Macroeconomics exam in high school, I didn't know the first thing about macroeconomics, so instead of answering the third essay question, I just wrote out the entire "Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock" from memory. I failed that test, but I did fine in English.