When will the office gossip back at Dunder-Mifflin for season six?
Spoilers for “The Office” season six premiere coming up just as soon as I stop being polite and start getting real… “It’s like the end of ‘Spartacus.’ I have seen that movie half a dozen times, and I still don’t know who the real Spartacus is. And that is what makes that movie a classic whodunnit.”(*) -Michael Scott (*)For those unfamiliar with “Spartacus,” Michael is talking about one of the most famous scenes in movie history.) Coming off arguably the best season of its run so far(**), “The Office” returns with an uneven but ultimately satisfying episode. Leaving aside the unrelated parkour opening(***), “Gossip” started off slowly, but it built and built as Michael’s invented gossip began hitting home, and it all came together in a very funny, and kinda sweet, climax in the conference room. (**) Straw poll: Season two (climaxing with Jim kissing Pam) or season five (Michael and Holly, followed by The Michael Scott Paper Company)? And can anyone make an argument for why seasons one
Here is a brief episode recap: Officers! It has been a long few months without our beloved Scrantonites, and a few things have changed: First, Ed Helms is now a superstar, thanks to The Hangover, and second, Ellie Kemper has been made a full-on cast member. Might there be a love connection in their characters’ futures? Stranger things have happened. Indeed, stranger things happen on the opening minutes of this episode. Let’s do this. Parkour! Dwight, Michael, and Andy ran around the office shouting “parkour” and loosely imitating what Jim accurately described as “the Internet sensation of 2004.” (Recall this BBC commercial/viral hit.) As they shenaniganed around DMHQ, Dwight kicked open the door to the women’s bathroom to reveal Meredith spritzing herself with deodorant. I froze it to check that it was indeed deodorant, and it appeared to be. Read more at the link below. Sources: http://popwatch.ew.
Leaving aside the unrelated parkour opening(***), “Gossip” started off slowly, but it built and built as Michael’s invented gossip began hitting home, … Sources: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNEMOsK32RUJDiKIrrTno6hrFeChVA&sig2=bcSNSDQLpSWBbFR4xibNAg&cid=1314092860&ei=oQazSsjQB4LK8ATZ5J9W&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nj.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv%2Findex.ssf%2F2009%2F09%2Fthe_office_gossip_back_at_dund.
