The Office preview: Every season winds down with a job; Also, is Dwight up for a big one?
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And then there were two episodes left.
A wise Office fan commented online the other day that the last two second-to-last episodes of the past two seasons had a lot to do with jobs—Jim’s interview for the Stamford job two years ago and last year’s Survivor-like competition for Michael’s job that led Jim and Karen to seek Jan’s old job.
So the episode title for tonight’s penultimate installment, “Job Fair”, looks like the continuation of a trend. Judge for yourself…
Jim hits the links with Andy and Kevin to try and land his biggest client ever. Meanwhile, Michael sets up a booth at a local job fair, which happens to be at Pam’s alma mater, to find “the best and the brightest” for Dunder-Mifflin’s summer internship.
Jim’s job looks to be in jeopardy now that Ryan is coked up and gunning for him. But I think any news on the job front will affect Pam this time around. Jim has shown his stuff professionally. He’s no longer the goof-0ff, biding his time romantically and professionally at Dunder Mifflin. Jan’s job was probably his for the taking.
Pam, on the other, hand—well let’s just say it’s still not any little girl’s dream to grow up and be a receptionist. At her alma mater—not sure if that’s her college or high school—she’s bound to run into old teachers and maybe even a job recruiter, either of whom seems likely to remind her she’s still not making much of her art. What she does with that kind of confrontation would have a significant bearing on Jim’s engagement plans.
We shall see tonight, but I bet I’m not far off.
Meanwhile, on the campaign trail…
He’s been the co-owner of a bed and breakfast in hell, and he’s been assistant to the regional manager.
But does that qualify Dwight Schrute to be the warmest bucket of spit in all the land?
John McCain name-dropped the beet-growing, spudgun-toting paper salesman when Jon Stewart asked him who he had in mind as his choice for vice presidential candidate. The Arizona senator and GOP presidential nominee balked at Stewart’s mention of a McCain-Clinton ticket, preferring no doubt the law-and-order vibe a former Lackawanna County volunteer sheriff’s deputy would bring to the campaign.
Here’s part two of the exchange from McCain’s TDS appearance the other night, courtesy of Comedy Central. Dwight’s mention comes up at the 5:48 mark. You can also read about it here and here.
Looking for scoop? Michael Ausiello over at TVGuide.com says there’s a bump in the road ahead for Ryan. “Let’s just say he has a brush with the law, but not for the reason you think.” Interesting.
There’s a contest going on where the grand prize is a walk-on part on The Office. I’m only mentioning it because the official rules include a tidbit about the Season 4 DVD set release date: Sept. 9.
Just something to put on your calendar. Why they don’t give fans more time to enjoy these sets before a new season begins escapes me. I know it takes time to put these sets together, and I assume they’re aiming to capitalize on the buzz of the upcoming premiere.
It just annoys me, though.
Oh, and by the way, Steve Carell is hosting the May 17 finale of Saturday Night Live, bookending a season that kicked off the post-writers strike era with Tina Fey as host. This will be Carell’s second time hosting.
Photos: NBC Universal
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