by Axtech » 12/14/2006, 11:15 pm
That episode was freaking AMAZING.
I think (as Sarah pointed out to me) there are too many characters getting equal focus right now. They need to pull back the reins a bit. I think that if they start focusing on a few characters each episode, rather than giving them all equal attention, they'll be better off. There was much better character development in the first two seasons.
Having said that, I think they did a spectacular job with Jim's storyline in this episode. Spoiler: I was ready to kill him when he turned down Pam's amazing gift at the start of the episode, claiming that with his new title he shouldn't be playing pranks on Dwight any more. And then he started playing small games with Dwight, and realized that he'd made a dumb move. Also, I LOVE LOVE LOVE his little moment of realization when he's talking to Michael, about how the Asian waitress was just a rebound, and how when the rebound is gone you realize that you're still thinking about the one you love, the one who broke your heart. I think Jim's on the verge of realizing that Karen's kind of his own rebound, because he's still thinking about Pam. Which lead to, of course, Jim totally redeeming himself with the amazing end of the episode where he accepted and even improved on her gift! "Maybe they'll send a helicopter" hahaha.
Actually, the whole episode was pretty great. I was actually laughing out loud quite a lot, which is something that doesn't happen often when I'm watching something alone...
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