The Office

Have you been watching The Office this year - the funniest show ever? The season finale was an hour long show. Usually I prefer the 30 minutes shows but not this time. This show didn't drag at all. Spoiler alert - don't read this if you want to watch the show. The writers really developed the character named Kevin. Kevin is this jolly, extra large man. He gets along well with his coworkers and he is unusually interested in the people he works with. When he thought Pam and Jim were having a romance, he followed them in his car to find out for sure. That is crossing a line there. He thought Pam Beasley and Jim would be good together - like pb&j - Pam Beasley and Jim, peanut butter and jelly. Kevin is into food. On an earlier episode there were two office parties going on simultaneously. Both party planners wanted Kevin to attend. He had a hard time deciding. One party had more likable people but the other party had brownies. He really had to weigh out that decision and ended up choosing the brownies. He holds out his hands flat in front of him and says, "Brownies? Or Angela?" He's a good guy though and he plays in a local rock band. He does favors for his office mates. In this episode, a coworker pulled a prank on the new girl in the office and told her Kevin was "special," implying a developmental disability. She thinks it is so nice that the office keeps Kevin employed and she treats him with extra kindness. When you see Kevin through her eyes, he totally does come across as someone with a disability. He speaks slowly. He enunciates his words very carefully. His sentences are short. He moves slowly. He's standing at the vending machine considering a purchase. He takes a while thinking it over. She thinks he needs help. She counts the change he has in his palm. "Oh, that is a button," she says. "You have enough money for anything in the top row." (Insert me laughing out loud here.) She thinks she is being kind to Kevin, the special guy and he's thinking, "Oh, she likes me. I am totally gonna nail her." Most of the episode revolves around Toby's departure from The Office to Costa Rica. His boss is celebrating his leaving (they never got along). The boss actually gift wraps a rock for Toby with a note that says, "Suck This." Phyllis plans a great going away party. Jim chips in $50 for fireworks because he's gonna propose to Pam tonight. The entire Office is outside in the parking lot enjoying a band, a small Ferris wheel and fireworks. Jim is fumbling getting the engagement ring out of his pocket when Andy Berrard jumps up, grabs the microphone, and proposes to Angela. For some reason, Andy's parents are also at the party. Angela, who really liked Dwight but rejected him because he mercy killed her cat, hears the proposal, looks at Dwight, sees his stricken face, and says yes to Andy. Angela doesn't mean it. She only says yes to Andy to hurt Dwight. Jim puts the engagement ring back into his pocket - the moment is spoiled for him. He can't propose to Pam the same night Andy proposes to Angela. At the end, Toby gets a picture with Pam - something he has been trying to get all evening. Now, in a rare non-work related email exchange today, I asked a friend if she thought that was the end of Toby or did she think Pam and Toby would be connecting again in the future. Here is her theory - Pam will eventually break up with Jim and date Toby. Shocked as I am to hear that, she could be right. Watch next year to find out.