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The Office: Casual Friday

by Jay Black, posted May 1st 2009 12:44AM
Pam goes casual on Casual Friday(S05E24) I liked this episode a lot, so the following criticism is an admitted nitpick:

To my knowledge, this is the first time we've seen a "casual Friday" on the show. We've had several episodes take place on Fridays, and the cast always dressed normally.

I can't stand when shows do this. To revolve a plot around something that we haven't seen previously and probably won't ever see again ... it just feels so sitcommy.

Don't get me wrong, it was funny (especially when Meredith's boob, butt, and "other" fell out), but I expect more from The Office than common sitcom tropes. What's next? A laugh track? Replacing John Krasinksi with Dick Sargent? Finding out that Michael Scott is really Armin Tamzarian? Blech.

Sorry, I needed to get that off my chest. Now, on to the rest of the review...

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