They left us wondering WHAT THE FREAK happened with Jim and Pam at "Casino Night" and we finally get our answer. More waiting! Pam did break up with Roy, even if she waited too long. I hate that Jim went to Stamford, but it worked out to be hilarious.
This season had a lot of personal twists and turns. A lot. I'm not going to spend multiple paragraphs going into details, but we got to see more from the more minor parts of the ensemble.
Since Pam is single for the majority of this season, we get to see her grow into her own person and go throw all the things newly single people go through. She started being more forthcoming with her opinions and went after what she wanted. Plus it was her turn to pine after Jim instead of the other way around.
Maybe this wrong, but I love Karen. She was so normal! I'm sorry she got in the way for Jim and Pam, but Karen brought out another side to Jim. Karen was more adventurous and driven, and I think she brought that out in Jim. He got a promotion and even went for a job at corporate. He could barely muster up the courage to apply for a transfer when he was in Scranton. If you ask me, she dug her own grave with all that serious talk in the finale.
We also gained Ed Helms. This is the Andy I like. "Traveling Salesmen" and "The Return" show how funny the man can be when he's given good material.
More Jan! She's fabulous. Crazy, but fabulous. Her crazy helps balance out Michael. He seems like the normal person in that relationship, somehow?
Some of the most hilarious moments from the whole show are in this season. Gaydar, Schrute bucks, Call of Duty, Prison Mike, Roy's freakout, etc.
I'm so happy Pam finally says her peace on "Beach Games". It had been building all season, especially after
"The Merger" and she couldn't take it anymore. It was so honest and direct. It felt like real life.
"The Job" is one of my favorite episodes for obvious reasons. The most obvious being that I waited for three seasons for that ending. Dwight gets RM and gets to interview Andy (hilarious), Michael and Jan hit their craziest level yet, and Jim and Pam get further apart in so many ways before coming back together. Pam's tears are my tears. And the callback to "Office Olympics" completely melted my heart.
I wouldn't advise missing any of the episodes this season because there's just so much goodness in all plot areas. Totally worth watching.
In case you need a list, here are some can't miss episodes:
"Gay Witch Hunt"
"The Coup"
"Branch Closing"
"The Merger"
"A Benihana Christmas"
"The Return"
"Beach Games"
"The Job"
**"Product Recall" doesn't really further the plot, but you absolutely have to watch it even if you don't watch any of the other episodes on the list.
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