Wow, I'm surprised! Since Steve Carrel left, the show has been a huge mess; completely unfunny. The show passed from being a mainstream fake documentary to a modern commercial sitcom. The documentary idea was thrown to the trash can.
Although this episode was awesome, from the beginning until the end. And this is because they took each characters personality and squeezed them with fantastic monologues; and the key is there: you need external issues for making the show work.
The Catherine Tate character is a great addition (in my opinion better than Robert California) because is female, strong and mysterious. There had been a really long time since Ryan was so funny. Dwight is great as always. Jim isn't a prankster anymore, but, still he is the normal guy in hilarious situations. I don't think any character from other office seasons should had been the boss, but Andy is and in this episode isn't bothering to watch as in the last ones. The cool Stanley is awesome. Toby turns out to have the possibility of being really funny without Michael hating him. All the other characters like Pam, Creed, Kevin or Oscar have few appearances but perfect ones.
This is a perfect example of how to make people laugh out loud watching The Office without Michael Scott.
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