"I want this to be an event that everyone talks about always and forever."
Interesting fact: Steve Carell has never won an Emmy. He has been nominated 5 times for playing Michael Scott, but has never won. Something tells me that if he submits “Garage Sale” as his Emmy episode, that will change this year. I have not written about the Office much this season because I was honestly frustrated with the show. It seemed to be trying to hard to pack every single Michael mannerism into every episode because they knew they were on borrowed time with Carell. The focused a lot on the uncomfortable, over the top Michael Scott, when we all know the best episodes of the show contain that Michael Scott mixed in with the good at heart, charming Michael Scott. Last nights episode not only mixed the 2 Scott’s better then any episode this season, it did better then almost any episode in the shows run.
Looking back on it now, I can not think of a part of the episode that did not click. You had Over the top Michael: Wanting to light the parking lot on fire. Then you had rational Michael: Listening to his friends in the office and toning down the proposal a bit. Over the top Michael: Wanting to drop a headless corpse from the building. Rational Michael: Not acting like a petulant child when Holly broke the news about going to Colorado. Its amazing how deep of a character they can establish on such a goofy show when they actually have a story to tell. And with Michael announcing that they were leaving for Colorado, it really showed us that Michael has grown as a person, and everyone in the Office sees it. 4 years ago, the office staff would have either celebrated, or not cared had Michael announced he was leaving. Now, we can see pretty clearly in all of their faces, that they will be truly sad when Michael is gone. They have had tastes of other bosses (Dwight, Charles Minor) so they know that while Michael can be fairly inappropriate and intrusive, he cares about them as people more then employees, so they have it pretty good under him And lets not forget the actual proposal. Michael’s trip down memory lane was so understated and subtly sweet that it ended up being perfect. Throw in the “gauntlet” of proposals Holly had to go through to get to the one that meant the most, it definitely got a little dusty in the Kosak household.
SOME OTHER THOUGHTS:
As much as Michael has grown, it is still funny that he still holds Ryan in such high regard (“That was the only one I was worried about”)
Even though it may have been said just to appease Michael, I think Pam really is starting to believe what she said about people in the office being involved in each others lives.
Good to see Kevin get the best of people once and a while. (“And that... is 'Dallas”)
Really enjoyed the Dwight and Jim prank of the week. Its been a while since there practical jokes have just been fun and harmless and this was a pleasant reminder of past seasons
So Will Ferrell comes to Scranton next week as Michael’s temporary replacement. I stress temporary. People who think there is any chance of Ferrell becoming a permanent cast member are fooling themselves. As of right now, gun to my head, I believe Will Arnett will be brought in to be the new boss in Scranton. He is confirmed for the series finale and fits the mood of the show.
Very Fun episode. Gets a 10 out of 10 from me, no doubt about it. Lets hope the rest of the Michael Scott farewell tour can be as strong as this episode was.
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