Well, the big cliffhanger at the end of last season was Pam and Jim finally going on their first date, and although they tried to hide it for a while, they are in fact a very happy couple. The scene where the mockumentors showed them the footage of their kiss was a pretty funny way for them to tell the world.

(I do find it strange that Karen left without a whisper. It didn’t seem like a fitting way for such a good character to leave the show.)

Anyway, as is oftentimes the case when unrequited television love is finally requited, the worry is that the show will lose it’s umph. There is certainly a noticeable lack of romantic tension, but I think viewers will be in a honeymoon haze for a while before it’s missed. The show has enough humor and such a great ensemble cast that the writers still have a lot to work with.

In fact, a little of that romantic tension has been taken on by Dwight and Angela, who are going through some serious issues because he decided to euthanize her sickly cat, Sprinkles. This promises to be the “will they/won’t they” relationship, at least in the short term.

This hour-long episode also dealt with Michael’s guilt over hitting Meredith with his car and the resulting Rabies Awareness Fun Run. Sorry, but I didn’t feel like writing down the entire name of the race. I did, however, jot down several of my favorite moments of the episode:

Michael: “I took her to the hospital. And the doctors tried to save her life. They did the best that they could…and she is going to be OK.”
Stanley: “What is wrong with you? Why did you have to phrase it like that?

Dwight’s face when Angela was giving him instructions for how to take care of Sprinkles, including the application of fungal cream at the “base of her tail.”

Stanley: “You can’t be serious. You ran a woman over this morning.”
Michael: “Everyone inside the car was fine, Stanley!”

Kevin clapping (all by himself) for the nurse who reattached the IV in Meredith’s arm after Michael’s balloons unhooked it.

Kevin trying to hit Meredith’s fist when the gang said goodbye.

Angela: (crying because her cat died) “I thought she had more time.”
Dwight: “Nope.”
Angela: “Did she…when you saw her, how was she looking?”
Dwight: “Really dead. Like a dead cat. So…”

Dwight: “Cats do not provide milk. Or wool or meat.”

Micheal: “Is there a God? If not, what are all these churches for?”

Michael’s speech about “oldentimes.”

Dwight: “Wait, this money is going for bat birth control, right? That’s what you told me when I contributed.”

Pam: “’5K’ is for five kilometers, not five thousand miles.”

Darrell feeding a squirrel a peanut.

Angela: “Cat heaven is a beautiful place, but you don’t get there if you’re euthanized.”
Dwight: “I know a great taxidermist. I’ll pay to have her stuffed. Well, he’s not great, but he’s pretty good.”

What did you think of the premiere? Now that Jim and Pam are a couple, is it going to hold up?

One suggestion to the writers – we need to see more of Ryan.