The Office S05E04 Running Blog (”Crime Aid”)
It’s that time again.
- Boy, neither Pam nor Ryan are ever going to escape Dunder-Mifflin, are they?
And why is corporate so lax on personal calls? Man, I want to work for Dunder-Mifflin!
Actually, let me think about that…
- Yeah, Michael and Holly are perfect for each other.
And where can you buy a whole set of putt-putt golf clubs?
- Michael: “In my opinion, the third date is the one…where you have sex.” Really?
“If she starts having sex with me, I’ll know for sure.” I just spit Dr. Pepper all over my monitor.
- Andy’s handing out Save the Dates already?
- Phyllis: “You know I know. You know THEY know.” I love that the writers are giving Phyllis more lines.
- Michael: “Some of what we order depends on if we’re having sex after.” Wow.
“Are we gonna have sex tonight?” “Hell yeah.” WTF?
- Dwight: “Why is she marrying Andy?” For those of you that have read my prior Office episode reviews, I am a big fan of Michael any time he needs sympathy. The same can be said for Dwight, like in his second conversation with Phyllis. You almost feel sorry for him!
Almost…”That’s really fattening!”
- LMFAO at the entire scene with Michael and Holly making out.
- I was wondering why this episode was entitled “Crime Aid.” Poor Kevin! He got his surge protector stolen :P.
(BTW, did Oscar say his “labtop” was stolen???)
Oh oh…did Holly and Michael’s, um, session, have something to do with the robbery?
- Michael: “So much for sex without consequences.”
- Is going to Phyllis for relationship advice really a good idea? Well, at least Dwight didn’t go to Michael.
And, of course, leave it to Dwight to get what he wanted, and then dump Phyllis on a different floor.
- Creed: “Nobody steals from Creed Bratton and gets away with it. The last person to do this disappeared. His name? Creed Bratton.” I need not say a thing.
- A charity auction? “Crime Aid!” Got it!
- Phyllis was in a sorority? And why did the camera pan over Stanley when Michael mentioned auctioning off people “like in the olden days?” LOL.
- Oscar: “So, in order to recoup the value of items we liked, we have to spend more money on things we don’t want.” Spoken like a true accountant.
(Actually that was spoken like anyone with half a brain.)
- Holly: “He knows how to get things. He got me.” Whoa!
- Wow, Dwight really gave Angela the ultimatum!
- )@(*$)($()*#)@()!!!! MICHAEL! BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN DID NOT SING “The Heart of Rock & Roll,” you buffoon.
- C.R.I.M.E. - A.I.D. = Crime Reduces Innocence, Makes Everyone Angry, I Declare.
I typed that out just to see how many hits my blog gets from a search of that phrase :P.
- Darryl: “Mike gave me a list of his top ten Springsteen songs. Three of them were Huey Lewis and the News. One was Tracy Chapman…’Fast Car.’ And my personal favorite: ‘Short People.’” Tracy Chapman???
- A yoga lesson? Offered by Holly? $300???
- Michael: “It squeaks when you bang it. That’s what she said.” YES!!!!!!
- Damn that Darryl…what a smart guy! Conflict of interest? LOL.
Jim: “Five dollars.” Darryl: “Sold! To Jim!”
- Oh oh…I was wondering if we were ever going to see Roy again. Sure, he’s not gonna beat up Jim now, but what’s gonna happen when he finds out that Jim’s engaged to Pam?
- Kevin’s willing to do someone’s taxes? Now that has real value! So, naturally, no one is bidding.
- Poor Dwight.
(I wonder if there’s anything significant about 6:14 PM being Angela’s deadline to make a decision.)
- What the hell? David Wallace not only dropped by and didn’t fire Michael on the spot, but he’s actually offering to auction off something???
- Yes, Dwight, that’s it. Move on.
And that slap that Phyllis gave to Dwight needed to be about ten thousand times harder than it actually was.
“What did Phyllis do wrong? I’ll tell you what Phyllis did wrong. She stuck her nose into my business and tried to help me.” WTF?
- Wow, Jim actually told Roy that he’s engaged to Pam…and Jim’s still conscious?
- Roy: “Wow….I mean, you were a friend.” Incredible line, for the possible double meaning behind it.
- Of course…the Springsteen tickets were stolen.
That is, if they existed in the first place.
(EDIT: Mystery solved!)
- Bob Vance just bid $1,000 for a hug from his own wife. David Wallace and Dwight both tried to outbid him for that hug.
It’s the scenes like this one that really make the show great. You all can have the scenes where Jim destroys Dwight, or the scenes where Michael does something stupid, but what really makes the show great is how personable most of the characters can be.
I know; that sounds pretty weird, but I really mean that, and I’ll try to elaborate on this point during my review.
- Was that an illegal U-turn? And who didn’t see that coming?
- Busted! You knew David Wallace wasn’t going to be there without something bad happening to someone.
Full review to come!
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