Office holiday parties have the tendency to be awkward, to say the least, which is the reason many workers say they
need alcohol to have a good time at these festive functions. On last night's episode of The Office, Meredith took this necessity to the next level and got hammered on a potent alcoholic potion (equal parts scotch, rum, absinthe, gin, vermouth, triple sec, and two packs of Splenda) concocted by the Scranton branch boss himself, Michael Scott.
In celebration of the party's "Nights in Morocco" theme, Meredith lifted up her shirt to show off her belly-dancing skills, and while dancing her hair somehow catches on fire.
Merry Moroccan Christmas,
Office fans! I really think this week's episode is totally old-school Office goodness, which is a great way to end the 2008 episodes. Plenty of superuncomfortable, cringe-worthy moments mixed with hilarious things and Jam cuteness and — perhaps my favorite part of all — another Jim prank for Dwight!
Last night's episode of
The Office was titled "The Surplus," and the episode appropriately opened with Oscar explaining to Michael why they had to spend the $4,300 budget surplus by the day's end. When Michael doesn't understand what Oscar is talking about, he asks Oscar to explain it to him like he's an 8-year-old. Then, when the light-bulb still doesn't go on, he asks Oscar to explain it to him like he's a 5-year-old.
At Dunder-Mifflin this week, Michael finds out that their branch has a surplus (I love Oscar's patient surplus explanation using the lemonade stand analogy) of $4,300 that they must use by the end of the day or it will be deducted from next year's budget. The staff is then divided on how to use the money: new chairs, or a new copier? Elsewhere, Dwight, Andy and Angela are butting heads while planning Andy and Angela's wedding at Schrute Farms.
One of my favorite moments of last night's episode of
The Office was when Michael first sees Toby after his Costa Rican hiatus and repeatedly shouts "no" in Toby's face. Michael doesn't try to keep his distaste for Toby a secret — everyone from the corporate Dunder-Mifflin Office to Scranton knows how much resentment Michael holds for him.
I doubt any of you have tried to set up your co-worker to be busted as a drug dealer, using basil from a caprese salad, no less, but are there any co-workers who you'd describe as your least favorite?
You guys, Toby's back! I'm so happy! He's one of my all-time favorite supporting characters on
The Office (
who's yours?).
Last night, Michael, Andy, and Oscar took a business trip that got them out of
The Office and took them to Canada. While Michael is off with the concierge from their hotel, Andy and Oscar get drunk together and enjoy each other's company. Andy tries to play Oscar's wingman by approaching two men in the bar he thought were gay, and Oscar encourages Andy to drunk dial Angela and ask her why she won't "do him."
This episode of The Office should just be called The Andy Show — he gets all the best lines and does a hilarious job delivering them. And I love the teaming up of Andy and Oscar. So unlikely, and thus, so very funny.
Role-playing is
The Office's way of demonstrating that practice makes perfect, and Dwight and Jim's performance was comedic perfection. Jim played the client named Mr. Buttlicker while Dwight played the paper salesperson, and each role-player had his own pretend phone.
It's almost like they have been listening to our wish for Pam to come back to the office on
The Office because the tiny Bluetooth thing is such a clever way to keep her involved while she's also still pursuing her own goals in New York. That tiny Bluetooth provides a lot of the laughs in this episode, as does Dwight's paranoia about why he received such negative customer reviews. And, of course,
Andy and Angela's wedding plans continue to be amusing — especially since they've chosen a
location, adding a new twist to the storyline.
