Thursday, May 16, 2013

The Office Rewatch - Season 6

Time to jump the shark.

I know a lot of people disagree on where the problems started, but this is it. 

There are some really funny episodes this season, but less than in the previous seasons. "Niagara" is certainly the high point for me. Jim and Pam get married and the Dunder Mifflin crew acts just as you would expect them to. There are certainly tears, or you're a heartless person. It took them six years, but they finally got to this place. 

"The Delivery" cannot be ignored. CeCe Halpert finally comes into our lives, and almost does so in the breakroom. Jim, Pam, and Michael (of course) go through all the emotions that I imagine most new parents go through. Michael walks into the delivery room, so I suppose he and Pam are even. It's so great that we got to watch Jim and Pam go through all the stages of their lives. More tears. 

Dunder Mifflin goes under and gets purchased by Sabre. Every episode about Sabre is pretty boring, honestly. There are some funny moments, but it just feels so out of place and awkward. I know the writers wanted to shake things up, but it ended up alienating the audience instead. 

I can barely watch "Scott's Tots" because it's so amazingly repulsive. This episode reminded me of season 1 Michael, and it's hard to believe he's the same person. Those poor kids! It was just so awkward that I wanted to fast forward through the whole thing. That feeling is what The Office does best. 

Episodes to watch:

"Gossip"

"Niagara"

"The Lover"

"Double Date"

"Murder"

"Scott's Tots"

"Sabre"

"The Delivery"

"The Whistleblower" - not that great of a finale, but you need the final two minutes. 

**"Happy Hour" - because Michael is so crazy. 

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