Really? I had no idea.

Your faith that the writers were going for something this nuanced is refreshing. I wish I could believe you are correct.

Move on to what? A series of terrible rom-coms that no one will watch? Banging Emily Blunt might make up for that failure though.

Or the mirror…

Kaling's delight in making all the characters look like assholes/morons is one of the biggest problems with the show these days.

Well, they did repeat the jello thing in Season 3, but that doesn't make the reference any better.

Lots of folks share your dislike of them (not me), but the writers have not done those characters any favors the past three years. Jim has basically been given no character growth and Pam has been turned into a baby factory, with one imaginary pregnancy that made her unpleasant for half a season.

Andy had plenty of time. He just had to wait a day or so until Jessica returned from her vacation. Barging into the party, not once but twice, so that he get to sexy time with Erin is both ludicrous and evil. I hope a semi takes them out on the highway home.

They have made far bigger blunders than that.

No, I agree the two acts are fairly similar, but they spent an a lot of time building to that point (too long for my tastes) while this relationship, as well as Andy and Jessica's has been so underwritten that expecting us to care is an insult.

Every moment they spend trying to make them a couple we are supposed to care about makes me forget why I used to love this show.

True, many of the characters are somewhat unpleasant, but I don't think that was the vibe they were shooting for here.  They were expecting us to root for that kiss in the car and all I could think of was "I hope they die in a fiery wreck."

You think NBC's decision to put Community on hold is an accurate judgement of it's quality? That's adorable.

Do you really think that Andy's job is in jeopardy by a woman just sitting down at his desk? At worst he goes back to being a salesman. The whole plotline is so over the top that it's impossible to take seriously and I'm sure the outcome depends on whether there is a positive reaction to Tate's performance.

It reminded me of that horrible green screen at the dump a few years back. Why even bother?

What real stakes? A ridiculous relationship that has spent three years spinning its wheels and I'm sure they will forget about in a few weeks or the idea that someone could just walk into the branch and take over? What if Andy had been in that day? Did Nellie have him under surveillance so she could assume control…

Last night was the first glimpse of intelligence out of her for  me this season. Of course it was completely out of the blue and then completely negated by the stupid toothbrush joke. Neither of them seem like functional adults.

And somehow, after not giving us any insight into the Gabe/Erin or Andy/random brunette (Jessica?) relationships, we're supposed to believe they broke each others hearts? There needs to be a bit more emotional investment before we can buy that Andy and Erin are actually good together, but instead they spend time…

Yeah, he has no core personality. One minute he's a master manipulator and the next he can't convince Andy not to hire his wife. He can talk his way into the manager's spot and then CEO, but somehow is afraid to confront Nellie because Jo scares him.

Nice job, I think you covered everything here. They seem completely unable to devise and execute a long term story that makes sense with the characters we've come to know. Why is California so pathetically unable to confront Nellie? I thought he was supposed to be a sort of evil genius who talked his way into being…