Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Mindy Kaling
The Office is a roller coaster of television goodness; many people criticize the show for its slow plot development and its inconsistent character interaction, but The Office is a show to be enjoyed without much thinking, just embrace the silliness that is Dunder Mifflin!
The golden ticket episode is a tribute to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as Michael Scott (Steve Carell) creates five golden coupons to hide in various paper shipments; each coupon is a 10% discount. Michael even dresses up like Willy Wonka to promote his idea.
Staying true to Murphy’s Law, “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong;” Michael accidentally sends all five coupons to the company’s largest client, without having marked limit one per customer on the coupons. Frightened at the prospect of being fired for his marketing ploy, Michael Scott manipulates Dwight into taking the blame.
Michael has always been a lovable character that everyone just wanted to cheer for but lately his actions are becoming more unbelievable and harder to reconcile with. In the previous episode, Blood Drive, Michael hosted a Valentine’s Day party for singles at the office to attract a woman he met during the blood drive. Michael could have easily asked the woman out when they were both donating blood but he chose to take the improbable path of drawing her in with a singles party.
Michael continues to forgo opportunities and make unimaginable mistakes like an adolescent. While his childish behavior is entertaining, ultimately people want to see characters like Michael Scott succeed by taking charge of their lives and break out of their repetitive nature. It was truly disappointing to see Michael trying to use Dwight as a scapegoat, and then try to reclaim the idea after Dwight received high praise from David.
Andy’s heart broken nature is shown when he gives Kevin dating advice, contrary to his previous courting behavior with Angela, Andy advises Kevin to take extreme caution and to retain the ”power” in the relationship. It is interesting to see that Kevin’s character is slowly being developed as he tries to ask out the woman he met during the party. Even though he is still the child-minded Kevin from the previous seasons, I look forward to seeing more of Kevin.
It will also be intriguing to see the creators develop Creed and Oscar; the two have always been stock characters providing witty sound bites. The best line by Creed has to be, "No one steals from Creed Bratton and gets away with it. The last person to steal from me disappeared, his name, Creed Bratton."
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