“It’ll take a lot more than a bullet the brain, lungs, heart, back and balls to kill Michael Scarn.” -Michael Scarn (as played by Michael Scott)
OK, I love the Michael Scarn movie, Threat Level Midnight, but why are we seeing this? 3 years ago this would have been a great episode, but The Office has shied away from episodic gag episodes. They’ve been very narrative heavy the last few years. Are we seeing this just for some nice cameos? If so, a Roy cameo would have been nice seeing as how Jim said he did the movie just to impress a receptionist(Pam). Which would put Roy in the picture. Or is it really just an extended metaphor of the evolution of Michael Scott?
It’s really nice to see Michael Scott be self-aware. It’s why we love him as a character and where he differs greatly from David Brent. But self-awareness was always present. It’s the ongoing maturation of Michael as a person which will ultimately land him Holly. She puts up with a lot of his silly antics, but occasionally she just can’t keep the charade up any longer and has to bring him down to earth. The scene where he calls her a “real pain in the ass” was perhaps the best example of where Michael is as a character. He rambles and says some hilarious ideas he has other than his movie and then yells at Holly when she doesn’t immediately take his side. Before Michael wouldn’t have expressed his frustration, instead he would have tried to “fix” something that wasn’t really broken. Then as he storms off, he has the self awareness to still tell Holly he loves her. He’s not afraid of losing her and that is a profound change in his character.
Anybody else notice the lack of Gabe? No way he lets the whole company take the time to watch this movie. Did anybody miss him? I didn’t. I really enjoyed seeing Erin sit next to Andy and become excited when she heard him do an accent on screen. In fact, I really just enjoyed the whole company being together in the conference room. I’m not sure I loved the timing and placement of this episode in the series, but I sure didn’t mind sitting back and enjoying the laughs.
I don't think I liked Threat Level Midnight as much as most. Probably because it has been so long since they introduced the Michael Scarn script. I would have liked to have seen a Patrice O'Neal cameo.
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