#The office season 8 episode 11 full#

Even though the question pertains to foreign films, Kevin (in true Rain Main fashion) knows the answer because itвЂ™s the film in which, as he gracefully puts it, вЂњMarion Cotillard exposed herself.вЂќД¬ue the monologue: вЂњLook,вЂќ says the perpetually slobber-mouthed Kevin, вЂњI know itвЂ™s easy to say tonight was just a fluke and maybe it was. The final question comes and you know who wins. Even tough ones about sports (Kelly) and adolescent mental disorders (Meredith). Kelly, Erin, Meredith, and Kevin know the answer to nearly every question. A smile that makes no sense, really, but wraps up the story anyway.ДЄndyвЂ™s A-team is losing. To which California says DwightвЂ™s not right for the job, but heвЂ™ll call him if anything else turns up. Whatever the case, Dwight smartly chooses the interview.

#The office season 8 episode 11 full#

Are we supposed to believe it was a real war medal? That California doesnвЂ™t have a closet full of these to get pesky houseguests to leave? What a bizarre thing for this supposedly powerful and persuasive man to do.

He goes so far as to offer Dwight a choice: a job interview or Grandpa CaliforniaвЂ™s cherished war medal. California has no interest in DwightвЂ™s pitch let alone him becoming a manager, though he wonвЂ™t say so directly. I half expect to see thousands of pairs of missing left socks. The place Michael Scott would have considered a fine investment. He demands to be heard.Д¬aliforniaвЂ™s condo is a sad, sterile place. Dwight twists GabeвЂ™s arm, literally, and orders they visit CaliforniaвЂ™s condo. No one, not Robert nor the COO, is coming to receive the pitch. Schrute has tricks played on him daily, so he quickly sees through GabeвЂ™s charade. And (3) that answer will be followed by a monologue in which the mentally fragile bald man says either not to underestimate the underdog or absolute nonsense or something that splits the difference.Д«ack in Florida, Gabe hears out Dwight. (2) Kevin will deliver the winning answer.

Though KevinвЂ™s relegated to the dud team, we know (1) The duds will win. Once again, Andy shoots down KevinвЂ™s hopes to lend a hand. The entire office participates in the contest, splitting into three teams: A-team, B-team, and the Just Here to Have Fun team. The writers were careful not to load the script with winky questions about Watch What Happens Live! and Rufus Wainwright. Also, the trivia isnвЂ™t clichГ© gay trivia. Thankfully the gay bar is not a clichГ© gay bar, but a generic sports bar with a mostly gay clientele, which is to say a pretty average gay bar. You guys, how did Dunder Mifflin double its profits? No one works! ItвЂ™s a gay bar, a surprise to no one but the employees of Dunder Mifflin. IвЂ™d rather spend time watching Gabe anyway.ДЄndy arrives at OscarвЂ™s bar in Philadelphia. вЂњMonday, Wednesdays, and Friday,вЂќ says the corporate beanpole, вЂњI can think of no better way to confront my deathly fear of flying.вЂќ (The petition for a stand-alone Gabe spinoff stands.) In classic Robert California fashion, the character sets up the story conflict (he doesnвЂ™t actually want to interview Dwight) then leaves. Also working and living part-time in Florida is Gabe. Not because itвЂ™s funny for a man named California to live in Florida, but because the state houses Sabre HQ. Schrute wants to pitch Robert California. ThereвЂ™s a new managerial position at Sabre, and Mr. Season eight Kevin has been borderline Rain Man (except bad with numbers). Kevin offers to fudge the accounting numbers, but Andy decides that traveling to Philadelphia, competing in the trivia competition, and winning the cash prize has better odds of success than poor Kevin.

My emphasis, but you can see it plainly in AndyвЂ™s eyes. There will be friends, booze, and a $1000 first place cash prize. He has to leave work early for trivia in Philly. When that fails, he begs Oscar to cook the accounting books, but Oscar declines. First, Andy flat-out asks the employees to buy $800 worth of paper (he bought $2,200). HeвЂ™s beginning to feel like the rightful center of the show, in part because Robert California is fading into the background where he belongs.ДЄbout the $800. AndyвЂ™s desperate, stumble-upon-a-solution style of problem solving is beginning to click. Remember a couple of months ago when he promised Robert California to double the branchвЂ™s profits? HeвЂ™s only $800 short, and he is determined from the get-go to get that money by dayвЂ™s end. Start thinking of season eight like a reboot - and not just because its ratings are eerily similar to those of season one. If you plan to continue watching The Office, hereвЂ™s my advice - unsolicited, sure, but I think it will help: You need to forget the negative energy this show attracts.