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Yeah, a lot of folks seem to have forgotten that Angela was a horrible human being that deserved to have terrible things happen to her.

Perhaps, but complaining about the length of a review that would take 5 minutes tops to read even with the superfluous words comes off as kind of lame. It isn't War and Peace.

The constraints of the documentary concept made this show an especially bad example of this. The fact that everyone had to find the love of their life in one of their 15 co-workers became increasingly tiresome as the seasons rolled on. Jim and Pam was one thing and I could even excuse Michael and Holly, but the

Blink if you are being held hostage and forced to read this article. We'll send help.

The whole Amy Adams arc was kind of bizarre. In E-mail Surveillance Jim tells Ryan he hasn't even spoken to Katy in awhile and then she shows up on the booze cruise.

There is no explanation for mentally challenged S6-9 Kevin except sheer laziness by the writers.

Yeah, the writers and producers devotion to the office setting kept them from giving the characters any life outside of the job. They hinted that Jim did have friends (his poker game on Valentine's, knowing the fireman and the vending machine guy), but refused to devote any time to it. The lack of friends at Jim and

I think it's funny that bands are accused of selling out by people who refuse to pay for music.

He didn't read it, but did give to Pam after putting that Jim/Pam greatest hits DVD together. She got to read it, but didn't reveal the contents.

I said this earlier, but the waitress switch knocks Benihana down a notch for me. Whatever joke they were going for didn't land.

Yeah, the reaction to Pam overcoming her doormat side was pretty discouraging. I still don't know if getting them together was the cause or effect of the show's decline, but I'm sure extending the will they/won't they any longer would have been really irritating. As someone above said, five seasons would have been

Yeah, the grades aren't really adding anything to the reviews. Just give this season an A and S3 an A- and call it a day.

@disqus_okgItcD0yy:disqus  I think Ryan should have disappeared after his arrest. Him showing up again as a temp sort ruined the conceit of the show for me.  It kind of pulled back the curtain and showed the sitcom gears and pulleys.

There might be episodes that I think are funnier or more emotionally satisfying, but Christmas Party may be the most "Office"-y episode they ever made and so it's near the very top of my best episodes list. Everyone gets a moment without anyone being over the top.

1. Christmas Party
2. Benihana Christmas
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All the rest. I only put Benihana second because of the dumb Asian waitress stunt they pulled.

How did Veep not come up?

She brought Jenna Fischer to my television screen which puts her in my casting director hall of fame.

I just think breaking off her wedding to Roy was by far a bigger deal than telling Jim she had feelings for him. Taking a year to get to that point was ridiculous. And while I like Pam's speech in Beach Games, I also thought that was out of character. Her quietly pulling Jim aside to tell him how she felt would have

@olivececile:disqus Her story with Andy was the only story she had up until the second half of this last season and that was the dullest, most pointless arc the show ever did.

I was pretty sure he'd be back, but the show did a good job of making it seem like he wouldn't. His appearance in Scranton at that rally might have been the give away, but that was only days before the finale aired.