After last week's bloated episode of My Name is Earl, I was a little worried that The Office's long episode might also leave me wishing they'd stuck to the normal format. In the teaser Dwight dropped a dead goose on Pam's desk and my fears were eased. The episode, directed by Harold Ramis, was not only solid, but one of my favorites yet. Pam reached out to Karen and they banded together to knock Angela off her fascist party planning game; Andy took Michael and his "Entourage" to Benihana to forget Carol; Kevin sang You Oughtta Know and the whole office joined in. Brilliant.
The Pam/Jim storyline was very similar to when Dawn and Tim dealt with the change in their camaraderie after his promotion. I like that the US version uses threads of the UK version while still making the series their own. I could easily see David Brent canceling Christmas because of a break-up, but I never felt for Lee the way I feel for Roy as he faces his first Christmas without Pam.
After last week's bloated episode of My Name is Earl, I was a little worried that The Office's long episode might also leave me wishing they'd stuck to the normal format. In the teaser Dwight dropped a dead goose on Pam's desk and my fears were eased. The episode, directed by Harold Ramis, was not only solid, but one of my favorites yet. Pam reached out to Karen and they banded together to knock Angela off her fascist party planning game; Andy took Michael and his "Entourage" to Benihana to forget Carol; Kevin sang You Oughtta Know and the whole office joined in. Brilliant.
The Pam/Jim storyline was very similar to when Dawn and Tim dealt with the change in their camaraderie after his promotion. I like that the US version uses threads of the UK version while still making the series their own. I could easily see David Brent canceling Christmas because of a break-up, but I never felt for Lee the way I feel for Roy as he faces his first Christmas without Pam.
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