Friday, November 16, 2007

The 10 Best Office Episodes Ever

The following is the 10 Best "The Office (NBC)" Episodes Ever


01 Christmas Party (Season 2)

This is the best episode of Season 2. Michael is brilliant in this episode. The whole iPod premise just shows how socially awkward Michael is. Furthermore, the secondary characters were excellent in this episode. The best part was how Phyllis was able to forgive Michael for being so rude.

Michael's Notable Lines:
01 "Yan-KEE Swap"02 "I call it fun."
03 "Everyone wants the iPod. The iPod is a real hit. It's almost a Christmas miracle."
04 "Ugh." - Not really a quote, but his reaction to a naked Meredith is priceless.

Dwight's Notable Lines:
01 "Yankee Swap is like Machiavelli meets Christmas"
02 "A real man makes his own luck. Billy Zane. Titanic."
03 "I will take the teapot. Gracias."
04 "The man is supposed to do that."
05 "Take that Saddam."




02 Gay Witch Hunt

Oscar is a great secondary character. Apparently, he is gay despite the fact that he said in the episode, "The Client", that he went out on a date with a woman who printed out a background report on him. Regardless, more evidence has shown that he is in fact gay. For example, in the episode, "The Secret", Oscar is seen coming home after spending a day shopping with Gil, his roommate. Furthermore, he holds hands with Gil while they are watching television with Dwight. In the episode, "Michael's Birthday", Oscar shows that he is good at figure skating. Some of these examples are based on stereotypes that are obviously a sign of lazy writing aimed to get a cheap laugh. However, "Gay Witch Hunt" is a very well-written episode. Oscar gives his best performance to date. His best scene is when he calls Michael ignorant, but quickly apologizes. His outburst and quick repentance shows that Oscar is definitely a good person. Good for him that the company gave him a paid vacation.

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"I will give you the rest to-morrow." (Michael Scott, The Fire)