When will the next episode air?

For those of you who haven't seen the Wire, Charles is essentially Idris Elba channeling his old character from that show, a scary, no nonsense businessman/drug dealer named Stringer Bell.

What's interesting is implanting that personality in a comical office setting, it's actually surprisingly effective and adds new life to the show.

Despite people complaining about him, Charles has strengths where Michael has weaknesses, and vice versa. Charles has a level of professionalism that is commendable, he doesn't get rattled, and he doesn't play favorites.

That being said, he is the exact opposite of Michael. Michael was never serious, and Charles is too serious. Michael is too forgiving and tolerant of failure, Charles shows no mercy.

I think some of you good folks are missing where this storyline is likely going. There won't be a Michael Scott Paper Co. Michael has big ideas but he never seems to get them off the ground. Charles is going to bomb and destroy Scranton. The employees will be miserable. He will be fired, and Michael will come back victorious, because no matter how dysfunctional the relationship is, DM needs Michael and Michael needs DM. Plus, they keep mentioning how bad the economy is, so does anyone really think that Michael's own company has a chance, when the show keeps pointing out that paper is a dying industry?

I also got the impression that Pam knows Michael best, and part of the reason that she left was to keep an eye on him, because Pam's role with Michael has always been to serve as the adult that provides him boundaries.

I see many more parallels to real life in the US.
1)an inept leader who few like or respect.
2)a young dashing fit "non-paper" person wanting change
3)new leader getting full of himself "knowing" how others love him and the "control" he has now in the office.
4)new boss making ironically horrible appointments(ie.Stanley for productivity=Geitner for Treasury)
5)people starting to appreciate old boss.

I'm soooooooo with whoever said that jim might be fired because of his realtionship with pam.

I think charles is going to fire Jim, which will piss off corporate seeing how Jim is one of the top salesman of the scranton branch. If it does happen it will happen at the end of next weeks episode, than the following week there will probaly be an episode showing how dysfunctional and poorly the rest of the branch will do, theyll probaly be really pissed off at charles after awhile, and some of them are going to leave to go work with michael. That will probaly get wallace PISSED, and result in charles getting fired and scott paper-dunder mifflin merger. OH MY GOD!!! I just thought about that and realized if they merged michael would have a bigger job... oh god this seasons gonna be good I think this is how its gonna turn out.

and if none of that happens im 100% positive theres going to be a "charles in charge" joke in an upcoming episode, I can see michael or kevin saying something along those lines :D

Fantastic episode!!! All i kept thinking about what Jerry maguire at the end....

This is perfect . . . the Michael Scott Paper Co. Run by Michael, Pam and Ryan . . . competing against ole Dunder Miflin, run by . . . Holly!!! Think about all the possibilities for next year . . . Jim vs Pam, Michael vs Holly, Dwight vs Ryan, Michael . . . . whew, mind boggling!!

I'm actually not pleased with the last three episodes, in fact I haven't enjoyed much of the office this season. I feel like it's almost becoming a mocking foil of the great show it once was, and I'm absolutely disillusioned (to quote from above). Ah well, all good series' whittle away in an embarrassing fashion eventually.

The rather sad shout-out to Prince Paper is a sure sign they are going to be involved in Michael's company. The goodbye at the end of their message made it one of the saddest moments of the show, including anything Holly related.

I think Scott Paper is going to be a success due to the simple fact that Charles is a douche. You think corporate would be pissed at him for being responsible for losing their current golden child.

I'm surprised Charles hasn't kicked the camera crew out.