Or should I wait for Daily Show levels of offensiveness? FYI, Office writers, I haven't forgotten "A Benihana Christmas."
I've been reading the TWoP forums, and perusing the blogs on the interwebs. So far, most of the opinions about last night's Season 3 finale, "The Job," have been in the vein of, "I love The Office," "This is the best show ever!" and "Wow, I did not see that ending coming."
I didn't see the ending at all, because I went to sleep after Jim asked Pam on a date, but before the credits rolled. So I missed whatever Ryan said.
My problems with this episode were twofold.
1. It was too long. A lot of the scenes, especially the ones with Pam talking to the camera about how much she luvs Jim, were just filler. The show would have been more powerful in 22-minute form. Even in a Super sized form, it would have felt less drawn out than in those 44-minutes.
2. The writers are punishing the strongest woman on the show.
As erendiradali posted on the TWoP Office forums:
...There was way too much misgogyny [sic] in this episode--heck, in this season, what with having the strong, assertive role of Jan turn into a total psycho, self-destructive, semi-abusive fake-boobed weirdo. I am not sure if I will be watching next season because of this. Misgogyny [sic] is not funny. It's just pathetic.
How did Jan go from a competent executive to a raving loon in one season? I really don't get the transformation. Yes, Jan's meltdown in David's office was amusing, as were Karen's reactions to it. But the character assassination was revolting. The part that most disgusted me was Michael squeezing her new boobs in his office. And then the overall fact that she underwent an unnecessary surgical procedure to win back her lame boyfriend. A procedure that made her crazy from the painkillers. A procedure that probably eliminated any pleasure she used to get from her chest by deadening the nerves in that area. She got two bags of saline inserted into her chest in an attempt to please a man that was already dumber and less attractive than she was. Now she's supposedly going to be Michael's de-facto housewife? Does she have no marketable skills other than managing a failing paper supply company and having sex with Michael?
Yet another uppity career woman getting put in her place by a mostly male writing staff. It also exemplifies this problem, via Defamer: Hollywood Diversity Shocker: White Guys Still Doing All The Writing. Read the comments under the Defamer article for some bitter chuckles.
In other news, with Ryan finally escaping that dysfunctional relationship, I hope Kelly finds a new cute guy to date. Any suggestions for which actor should play her new beaten-down paramour? The CW has got a lot of people looking for work.
That network is such joke. Cancelling Veronica Mars, and renewing The Pussycat Dolls? That's a commitment to quality, Dawn Ostroff. Oh, and thanks for informing us that "nerds are really in right now, especially with the young set." I guess someone just got their Best Special Edition Ever! DVD of Napoleon Dynamite. Even the geezers at CBS are like, "Welcome to 2004, Dawn. At least we have actual kids in our programming. How old is Chad Michael Murray again?" Josh Schwartz better not ruin Gossip Girl. Ironically, the girl playing Jenny Humphrey, whose leading characteristic in the books is her topheaviness, has no boobs on the TV version. Weird.
