(S06E25) In a season that's been largely inconsistent, sometimes those inconsistencies can pop up in a single episode. Now, a person can think of those inconsistencies as "character depth." Heck, I sometimes think that way. But, sometimes, inconsistencies are just that. And they can be irritating.

Take the case of Michael in this episode. There were times that he was the childish Michael of old, caring for no one but himself, proud of the fact that he has the "big balls" to date a married woman. Then there's the Michael that acts as mortified and embarrassed as, well... anyone else in the office does when they're around Michael. Then there's the Michael we got at the end of this episode.

The Michael at the end of the episode was the moral Michael, the one who makes the right decision, something we've seen from him over the last few episodes. He finally decided that being a party to adultery wasn't the right thing to do, no matter how adult and "dirty" it felt to him. He wants the wife, the kids, the white picket fence, and he wasn't going to get that by having motel romps with Donna, and he also knew that continuing to do it might ruin the life of her good-guy baseball coach of a husband.

But, here's the rub: this is the same Michael Scott who promised a class full of schoolkids that he'd pay for their college educations, despite the fact that he knew he'd never have the money to pay. Sure, he had good intentions, and sure, he felt bad that he couldn't pay, but it's not like he made amends.

What would have been wrong with Michael carrying on this relationship a little longer, just because he's petulant, stubborn and lonely and wants to? That seems more consistent with the Michael we know. These quick reversals of field are making us start to think of Michael as more of a Dwight-like caricature rather than the fully-formed character we've known for six years.

Andy as cuckold-whisperer wasn't much better. I did like his chants of "Wooo! Baseball!" and the way he tried to figure out the rules because he says it's "similar to cricket." But his uncomfortable dialog with Donna's husband made me squirm, and not in a good way. I'm surprised the coach didn't try to find a security guard to escort Andy off the field, that's how creepy he was being.

Speaking of Andy, the Sabre printer fire issue was in play this week, and now Gabe The Powerless is getting the Halperts involved. Not sure if Pam and Jim got what he was talking about, given the fact that taking care of Cece is making them into daytime zombies, but Gabe's flaccid concern seems to set up the finale, as we see in the tag at the end of the show.

So, who do you think leaked the fires to the press? Andy is the most logical candidate, but I suspect it's Darryl, which may get him fired or kicked back down to the warehouse. At least if he goes back downstairs, he can go back to the "resting place" that is so warm and cozy he thinks about it to get him to sleep in his own house. Darn, and I was so liking Craig Robinson's zen-like presence around that crazy office.

More fun stuff:

-- I didn't talk much about the Angela-Dwight baby negotiations because it just feels like we've been there before. Though I did laugh heartily at Dwight's attempts to downgrade his "boys" so that Angela doesn't get "the good stuff." Dwight's got a dangerously-high pain threshold, doesn't he?

-- The highlight of the episode was Pam and Erin teaming up to plan how to get what they think is a heartbroken Michael through the day. It included movies, Eagles-themed ice cream (Desperadough), company, and Toby in the annex where he belongs. It shows how much of a friend Pam is, and how well Erin's gotten to know him.

-- Speaking of Erin, she had the line of the night: When Pam said she was up all night with Cece, Erin goes, "You probably shouldn't keep a baby up that late."

-- Pam had a good test for Michael: Dinner! At the Halpert's house! He gets to play with the baby! What if he actually said yes?

-- Had to laugh at Dwight's demonstration of how to kill Bin Laden, Hitler, and Toby with one shot. No one will ever know why Toby stays in that office, will they?

-- And Meredith... wow. Nice that she always checks to see if everyone in the room is married before she has sex with them.

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