Category: Season 5

The Writer – Brent Forrester Director – Randall Einhorn A brief synopsis – During the complex blood drive, on Valentine’s Day, Michael decides to hold a lonely hearts club meeting.  Then when he meets someone while giving blood, he decides to expand the party to perhaps run into her again.  Meanwhile, the two couples of…

The Writer – Mindy Kaling Director – Ken Kwapis A brief synopsis – Michael is sent on the lecture circuit with Pam to spill the secret’s to Scranton Branch’s success.  In their stop at Utica, they are surprised by what they see with Karen.  Jim and Dwight, as heads of the party planning committee, both forgot…

The Writer – Paul Lieberstien Director – Jeffrey Blitz A brief synopsis – Dwight’s attempt at Fire Safety education lands Stanley in the hospital with a heart attack.  Subsequent attempt by Michael to be safety coördinator are similarly problematic.  Andy is watching a pirated movie with Jim and Pam and thinks they are movie geniuses…

The Writer – B.J. Novak Director – Asaad Kelada A brief synopsis – David Wallace puts Michael on a project to investigate Prince Family Paper.  He brings Dwight along.  The rest of the staff of Dunder Mifflin is then caught up in a hot-or-not debate about Hillary Swank.  She’s hot, by the way. The best…

The Writers – Jennifer Celotta Director – Dean Holland A brief synopsis – Andy finds out that he has been cuckolded by Dwight and decides he must save his honor.  Michael heads to corporate for an important meeting and gets a decent surprise. The best line – Dwight: Rule 17: don’t turn your back on bears,…

The Writer – Justin Spitzer Director – Paul Feig A brief synopsis – Its Christmas time and Phyllis is in charge of the party planning committee.  She has Angela at her beck and call, or so she thinks.  Dwight is making a killing on the popular toy of the season.  Michael decides an intervention is…

The Writers – Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky Director – Paul Feig A brief synopsis – Oscar helps Michael discover a surplus in the budget.  The staff then battles to decide how that budget will be spent.  Dwight, Angela and Andy go through wedding prep, during which Dwight provides a surprise ritual. The best line –…

The Writer – Mindy Kaling Director – Jason Reitman A brief synopsis – Toby is back, much to Michael’s horror.  Pam is, too, and she is tired of seeing messes in the microwave.  Jim is buying his parent’s house for Pam. The best line – Oscar: [reading from a note on the microwave] “To whoever made…

The Writer – Brent Forrester Director – Randall Einhorn A brief synopsis – Michael is sent on a business trip with Andy and Oscar as kind of consolation for losing Holly.  Pam is failing at art school and would have to stay an extra 12 weeks in New York.  Ryan wants to steal Kelly away from Darryl,…

The Writer – Lester Lewis Director – Stephen Merchant A brief synopsis – All the sales folks get great customer service results except for Jim and Dwight, who also, strangely, do not have the coffee cups that everyone else at the branch has.  Michael, upon seeing the results, decides that they need counselling on sales…