" Paper Airplane " is the twentieth episode of the ninth season of the American comedy TV series The Office . It originally aired on NBC on April 25, 2013. This episode featured guest appearances from Roseanne Barr as Andy Carla Fern's agent. It was also the last half hour episode of the series, being the fourth to last episode that aired.
The series - presented as if it were a real documentary - depicts the daily lives of office employees in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In that episode, office staff compete in an airplane contest. Meanwhile, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) prepares for potential acting work, and Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) make use of the new skills they learn in couples counseling.
The episode received much criticism from critics; some people feel that the episode is funny, while others criticize the mainstream that involves Pam and Jim. This episode was seen by 3.25 million viewers and received a rating of 1.7/5 among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, giving the lowest viewers ratings of each episode of The Office . "Paper Airplane" ranked fourth in its timeslot, but remains the NBC series with the highest rating on the night.
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Plot
The paper plane contest is being held at Dunder Mifflin by a new paper supplier. All office workers compete with each other for a $ 2,000 prize. Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) is particularly competitive, and even as she realizes that she is showing her bad side to her boyfriend, Pete Miller (Jake Lacy), she can not help herself from destroying a packet of peanuts when she loses in the semi final. After some intense rounds, it goes down to Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey). Dwight, who is dating Esther (Nora Kirkpatrick), tries to throw the contest. Angela is flattered by the movement. However, when Esther condolences to Angela about her financial situation since her husband separated from her, she realizes that Dwight let her win out of compassion, not love. Angry, he denied Dwight's mercy and let him win the contest.
Meanwhile, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) is preparing for an acting job in a laboratory safety video arranged by his talent agent, Carla Fern (Roseanne Barr). The directors constantly had to persuade him to act excessively, and he backed away from filming the scene using an eyewash, as he had an aversion to everything that was fired into his eyes. However, Carla threatens to blacklist her if she does not go with the scene. Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson), who came as a friendly supporter, gave Andy the confidence to shoot, and in the end Andy even insisted on doing two shoots.
In counseling couples, Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) have been told to express appreciation for the things their spouse does for them, to be candid about the things that make them unhappy, and to refer to whatever they do not want. do but should be as an opportunity. Their practice of these three habits is rigid and formal to begin with, and becomes increasingly snarky as the day progresses. However, when Jim left the office to return to his business, he confessed to Pam that he thought the three habits were helpful and that they should take care of them. After she leaves, Pam chases after her to give her an umbrella. Jim picks up an umbrella, and then hugs his wife, who finds that he does not have the emotional conviction to hold her back. Then a flashback to their marriage with Michael, Dwight and the gang, he remembers that by marrying Jim he promises to love him despite the difficulties, and he lovingly embraces her and kisses her.
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Production
"Paper Airplane" was written by co-executive producers Halsted Sullivan and Warren Lieberstein, marking their first writing credits for the season, as well as their first writing credit since the "Turf War" season eight. It was directed by first director of Office , Jesse Peretz. Comedian guest Roseanne Barr in this episode. It was announced on January 31, 2013 that he will perform two episodes and will play a talent agency named Carla Fern. Barr began filming the scene a week after January 31st. She first appeared in the previous episode, "Stairmageddon".
This episode features both archival records - as well as new recordings - Pam and Jim's marriage of the sixth episode of the "Niagara" season. To get photos of Pam and Jim looking into the camera, Greg Daniels repeats a four-year scene after "Niagara" was filmed. Daniels notes, "To get Jim and Pam's eye line right for the camera, I stepped in as minister [when the camera faced them] so they both looked at me with full actor power from all the emotions they were supposed to be doing to feel at their own marriage, only blasting on my face I'm cold and fever. "
Cultural reference
Dwight refers to the new paper as "Cadillac of paper". Andy notes that if he succeeds in his film industry, he could potentially play a role in the movie Moneyballs 2, a sequel to the 2011 movie Moneyball star, starring Brad Pitt. When asked to act like he was doing a news broadcast, Andy imitated Tom Brokaw. Andy also said that if necessary he would go naked for a role in "full-on Lena Dunham", a reference to the comedy drama at the 64th Emmy PrimeTime Prize. Darryl told Andy that he was in production at The Wiz in high school. Kevin mistakes Orville and Wilbur Wright - the credited plane inventor - for "Wilbur and Orville Redenbacher" - a popcorn brand. In the final scene, when Jim and Pam complete their differences, the scene shows the pastor reading 1 Corinthians 13: 7-13 from the Bible.
Reception
Ratings
"Paper Airplane" originally aired on April 25, 2013 on NBC. In the original American broadcast, this episode was seen by about 3.25 million viewers and received 1.7 rating/5 percent. At 3.25 million viewers, it was the lowest episode of the series ever aired. This means that it is seen by 1.7 percent of all people aged 18 to 49 years, and 5 percent of all people ages 18 to 49 watch television on broadcast. This marks a downgrade of the previous episode, "Stairmageddon". Office was ranked fourth in its timeslot, beaten by a series episode ABC Gray's Anatomy which scored a rating of 2.7/7, the inclusion of the CBS series Person of Interest which received a rating of 2.4/7, and installments of the Fox series Glee which received a rating of 1.8/5. When the DVR number was entered, this episode was watched by 4.956 million viewers and increased its ranking by 65 percent to 2.8, which means it is seen by, in total, 2.8 percent of all 18 to 49 years.
Reviews
Roth Cornet from IGN gave episodes 8.5 out of 10, showing a "great" episode. He praised the last scene, and said that Pam's decision was "a very simple emotional change". He is free to balance the character and feels that "the rest of the episode is entertaining and well-constructed, if not appallingly cute." And Forcella of Fanatic TV conferred the episode four of five stars, summarizing that "A cute episode of The Office, highlighted by Toby's clumsiness, Dwight's madness and Kevin's pride, was held back by another trip to the boring and boring path of Pam.
Nick Campbell of TV.com gave the episode a more moderate review, writing that "The Clock Story may be the only bright spot for me in an episode that is generally without a chuckle", and it's "not a horrible episode, but basic and a bit boring." She is free of charge against the conclusions of Jim-Pam's plot, noting that the last scene is a "warm moment", though she is surprised by the placement of the scene in the overall season. Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote positively about the final scene, noting that "it really works", and that Krasinski and Fischer were "great" during the sequence. However, he said that "the comedy part of 'Paper Airplane' is terrible I would not think of them at all".
Erik Adams from The A.V. Club awarded the episode "C" and felt that the final scene, while set to become emotional, was "hollow". He argues that the tension is not as threatening as it should be; he compares it to the second season episode of "Night Casino", which has sparked real fears about the future of Jim and Pam. He concluded: "I hope the last 'Paper Airplane' scene makes me feel something deeper." Adams was also unimpressed with the Dwight-Angela storyline, but "enjoyed Andy's day in the industry safety film - much more than anticipated" because of "unintentional hilarity" that occurred.
Roseanne Barr's appearance was later submitted by The Office's producer for "Extraordinary Guest Actor in Comedy Series", Emmy's considerations.
References
External links
- "Paper Aircraft" on NBC.com
- "Paper Airplane" in IMDb
- "Paper Airplane" on TV.com
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