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"The Office" -- "Doomsday is Coming" : You’re the Deuce I Never Want To Drop.

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under TV Reviews | Comments (5)

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Briefly: I thought last night’s “The Office” was mediocre. The “Closing Time” cold open was excellent, and the smile on Stanley’s face when he walked in the door singing it was one of this season’s best moments (unfortunately, I can’t at this time find a video). I also loved that he brought the “shove it up your butt” line back from earlier this season. Robert California’s brief appearance in the beginning of the episode was also excellent, mostly because I think James Spader is the best thing going for “The Office” at the moment.

As for the Doomsday Accountability Booster, I actually thought it was a very smart conceit, but I didn’t think it was very well executed. They set it up for what I’d hoped to be a very satisfying ending, but it more or less trailed off. We were looking at the possibility that everyone would lose their job, and Pam saved the day basically by mispronouncing a couple of words. Kind of lame. I had hoped that the email would have been sent and that Robert California actually found the entire idea inspiring, the insulting emails notwithstanding and that Andy would get credit. Andy desperately needs a moment of redemption to atone for the episode where his parents visited.

Also, why is Gabe still on this show? Where is Andy’s girlfriend? And why can’t Daryl catch a break?

The Office. Grade B

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  • “You’re the deuce I never wanna drop.” — Andy

  • Jim: “What kind of iPhone is that?”
    Robert: “It’s the standard one; the one everyone has.”
    Jim: “Oh yeah, I have the one that nobody has.”

  • Jim: “Where is he?”
    Erin: “Uh, he’s at some club where you either eat squash or play squash.”









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    Comments

    What's wrong with Gabe? Sure he's bloody weird, but everyone needs a good kicking post once in a while.

    Anyone that invites a girl on a date to the cemetery to drink wine at night with him is keep worthy in my books.

    Posted by: joelboy at November 4, 2011 1:41 PM

    • "She's going to scream her own last name?"

    Posted by: sansho1 at November 4, 2011 1:46 PM

    "If you find another horse you've gone too far"

    Posted by: apsutter at November 4, 2011 5:19 PM

    I can't understand Gabe, either. He seems like a half-thought out character who was brought in (I think) when Dwight stopped being such a huge nerd and became more assertive. Then he was an alright obstacle between Andy and Erin, but when that went through...what? What the hell is his job? The guy is neither funny nor likable, and I just don't get why they're keeping him around.

    It was an OK episode, I guess, but I just don't much care about anything in the show anymore.

    Posted by: figgy at November 4, 2011 6:11 PM

    The man tree puts his penis...

    Posted by: Protoguy at November 5, 2011 3:23 AM