This episode was apparently written by the creators of the original “Office,” Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. That’s surprising, because the episode was more awkward than funny, something that rarely happened with the UK version.
Michael is at his best when it’s not crystal clear when he’s being completely inappropriate, but his outing of Martin (as a convict) somehow felt even more inappropriate than his outing of Oscar earlier in the season. There were some funny bits – Andy’s wooing of Pam, “Prison Mike” and the dementors reference – but much of the episode fell flat.
So that’s two Stamford people that have quit in as many weeks. How many will make it to the end of the season?
