The Office (UK) S2 E4 - 'Motivation' Review


Reaping the Rewards.

 David Brent leads his first ever motivational seminar, whilst Dawn's jealousy rises, Tim and Rachel get closer and Neil cracks down on the Slough branch.

The main focus of this episode is the build up to and then performance of David at his motivational talk and it is worth the wait for sure. A car-crash of failed dad jokes, inappropriate comments about disabled people and cheesy one liners, the talk falls into the category of 'so bad it's actually good'. And by good, I mean hilarious in all the wrong ways, which is the perfect microcosm to describe The Office (UK). David was delighted with his performance, although I expect he won't be invited back any time soon.

 Tim and Rachel embraced PDA to the max this week with some truly gross displays of affection in the office. We are led to feel sorry for Dawn, who clearly is becoming more and more jealous of Rachel. Hell, even her own fiance started talking about how attractive she is! The poor girl can't catch a break and honestly after the gross behaviour from the couple this week, I am really hoping Tim dumps Rachel ASAP and accepts he and Dawn are much better suited.

 Overall, 'Motivation' is another solid entry in this second and final season. With just two episodes left to go, it seems David's job is on the line and Dawn and Tim are never going to get together... so here is hoping a lot of things happen between now and then!

 DID YOU KNOW?!

  • One of the speakers is called Mark Found, which is the name of the Sound Recordist for The Office (UK)
  • This episode reunites Matthew Holness with Martin Freeman and Ricky Gervais. They all worked together on TV comedy series Bruiser (2000)
  • Simon tells Gareth the old urban legend about an undead Bruce Lee working undercover as a Hong Kong cop. This story was also told by  Ricky Gervais in a 2002 episode of his London based radio show on XFM.
RATING: 7.9/10

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