The Office (US) S2 E14 - 'The Carpet' Mini-Review


An Act of Terrorism.

Michael's office is fouled by a disgusting package, making him determined to discover the culprit whilst enjoying his time back in the bullpen with his employees. His disastrous attempts to be 'fun' made me laugh much more than I expected too, and his eventual realisation that Packer was to blame was tragic. Jim suffered this episode, bouncing between setting up Kelly and Ryan and bumping into Roy and Pam acting couple-y. I am actually beginning to sympathise somewhat with the character, as he actually has had it pretty tough seeing the girl he loves move forward in her relationship with another man. Overall, a solid episode for sure.

 BEST MOMENTS

  • Michael staring at Ryan was hilarious
  • "Spamster - Spam, Pam and Hamster"
  • "I hate her" [Michael about the cleaning lady]
  • [hate crime] "Stanley knows what I'm talking about"
  • "I'm not a slut, but who knows?"
DID YOU KNOW?!*
  • Dwight is calling Rock 107 asking if he's the 107th caller for a CD box set. Rock 107 (106.9, WEZX) is the area's classic rock station. They frequently have contests where the 107th caller wins various things
  • Early in the episode, Michael admits to being a fan of Joe Rogan. Coincidentally, Rogan was raised in the same part of Massachusetts (Newton, MA) as both B.J. Novak and John Krasinski
  • The plot of this episode resembles the second episode of the original British series, where a prank is also pulled on the boss, who is prepared to punish the responsible employee until he finds out it was done by his traveling salesman best friend
  • In certain interview shots with Michael, a picture of a sandwich can be seen in the background with a few words blocked out that reads, "The Big Stinky." This is a reference to the plot of this episode
RATING: 8.3/10









*Trivia from IMDB

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