The Office: Episode 173 – Suit Warehouse

• Written by Dan Greaney
• Directed by Matt Sohn
• A brief synopsis – The staff makes it a personal mission to test each of the many flavors that come with the NEspresso machine that they got as a gift from Jan when she returned her sex slave, Clark.  Darryl brings Pam along with him for his interview in Philadelphia.  Erin and Pete = awkward.  Clark and Dwight team as father and son to make a sale.
• The best line – Dwight – Cartograph much?
• 2nd best line – Angela (high on espresso) – What is the point of this window?
• The best moment – So many to choose from…I would say just seeing the staff high on espresso was a recurring gift.  No gift was better, though, than seeing Angela produce a napkin for the group cheer.
• The best story line – I so want to see Darryl succeed.  Even if the fish tank thing is a little too obvious…
• Key exit(s) –  Well, we heard about Jan when Clark returned.
• Notable guest appearance –  Nice to see the people at Jim’s new company.
• Grade – A-

So many interspersed stories and each of them well-played.  This is as solid an episode as any this year aside from Dwight Christmas.  This is one of the few episodes where the cold open leads directly into a story, and a damn good one about how these characters need to evolve.  The show is taking a wise path in letting some characters move on, some stay behind, but all of them change.  Pam represents us in her agony over the change.  Most of us dedicated fans of the show are right where she is.  Wisely played.