User Reviews

I have been rewatching the show, and i forgot how good this episode was. It shows perfectly who Michael really is an it's a perfect setup for the iconic episode "Dinner Party".

A moment that really made me think i have never seen anyone talking about it, is when it's revealed to Michael that David Wallace never thought of giving the job to Michael, and the thing is that Michael always thought that he was the one who would get the job but didn't because of Jan. You can tell that this is something that really hurt Michael, but in the same transcription Wallace said that Michael is a really nice guy. Michael even if he was a bit hurt because of that, he didn't really cared about it because at the end what he truly cared about is that Wallace thought he is a great guy. That's what Michael always wants to hear, he wants to know that the people around him think nice of him and see him as a great guy at the very least. That's why when David goes to apologize to Michael, he says something like "No problem, and for what it's worth i think you're a really nice guy too". He didn't thought about the fact that he wasn't considered for the job, but thought about the fact that someone thinks that he's a nice guy

Michael is Jan's witness when she sues Dunder Mifflin for firing her for false reasons.

This is a very good episode. Not so much for funny moments but also for how horrible one feels for Michael. His girlfriend gave him a horrible performance review and gave his diary to the lawyer. And his boss who he thought wanted to hire him and thought a lot of him never considered him seriously for the position. Knowing Michael this all hurt him a lot.

Of course it had funny moments to make it balanced for an Office fan. Michael' entries about Ryan in his diary were the best. And Mindy's smack talking was also great

The scene were Michaels boss repeatedly was asked if he considered him for the job and still wouldn't talk bad about Michael lead to Michaels final decision against Jan. And The last dialog between him and his boss was genuine and great. Well acted as always!

Steve Carrell can act! For most of the series, Michael Scott is extremely expressive about how he is feeling. But the subtlety with that perfect line between sadness, trying to remain professional, and trying to remain a good boyfriend, and feeling betrayed, was phenomenal.

And same thing for Andy Buckley (David Wallace). With barely changing his expression, he perfectly conveyed being annoyed by Michael, then feeling sorry for Michael, and being proud of Michael all within a couple minutes.

And of course the ending with David and Michael telling each other that they are good people will make any grown man cry.

The B Story with the Ping Pong was super fun as well.

Michael gets in the middle of Jan wanting to sue the company for millions for firing her due to her breast enhancement surgery. Dunder Mifflin's lawyer uses bad performance reviews from Jan to play with Michael's feelings and get him to stand for the company's side.

Jim and Darryl play ping pong on the new ping pong table in the warehouse. Kelly is competitive and keeps talking back to Pam. She sings an Avril Lavigne song called Girlfriend.