‘The Office’ season 9 review: Is Brian going to come in between Pam and Jim?
On tonight’s double episode of “The Office” we pick up right where we left off last week, where Brian, the sound guy from the documentary, is talking to Pam. He’s been told off by production not to interfere with the documentary subjects (Pam) again and she thanks him for being a good friend – could there be a little romance there? Looks like Brian might have a little crush on Pam and how could he not, he’s been with her for 9 years and she’s adorable.
Jim’s company lost a huge client last week and his partners have asked him to talk to David Wallace (the company he’s abandoning) for a large sum of cash. When Jim calls David Wallace to talk about investing in his company, Wallace cuts him off before he has a chance to sell him on the idea leaving Jim in over his head.
Dwight is interviewing for Jim’s position at Dunder Mifflin since he is only going to be working there part time now and Jim is worried that the new person will likely torment Pam further making her relationship with Jim strained even further. Jim wants Clark to be hired, because he will annoy Pam the least, but Dwight isn’t sure about him. After Dwight is done interviewing all of his friends, he begs Jim to tell everyone that none of them will be hired, because they all suck and they hire Clark.
Pam has been commissioned to paint a mural in the warehouse, and when it becomes vandalized, she is furious, but Brian is there to make her smile. Pam, Dwight and Nellie are told that Frank from the warehouse ruined her mural and he shows no remorse for what he did, so Pam goes to Dwight for a little “eye for an eye action”. Pam and Dwight decide to vandalize Frank’s truck and when Frank sees what they’ve done he freaks out and comes at her. Brian throws down his boom mic and gets into a physical altercation with Frank to save Pam from getting hurt, but because of the fight Brian gets fired from the documentary crew. Brian tells her that if she ever needs him then she should call him.
Angela and her husband is having a birthday party for their son and he asks Oscar to come to support him even though there is going to be a lot of campaign supporters at the event. Angela is upset because she and her husband had a deal that he and Oscar would not be seen in public together, so she decides to try to find a man to bring for herself, but when Dwight isn’t available she brings Kevin. When Oscar finds out that the senator only invited him to the event because he’s Hispanic he’s not sure how to take it. Kevin calls the Senator out for treating Angela and Oscar so badly when they both clearly care about him.
Are you worried about Brian coming in between Jim and Pam or do you think Jim has created this situation by leaving her alone all the time? Leave us a comment and tell us what you think.
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Spot Ifeye
February 2, 2013 @ 7:46 am
Is this The Office or Days Of Our Lives? If they break up Jim and Pam they will ruin the show forever! This is a comedy, and there would be nothing funny about that. My ideal? Angela finds out that the hospital made a mistake withe the blood tests and the baby is Dwight’s after all. She divorces “The Senator” and goes off into the sunset with Dwight. Meredith and Kevin find they really love each other after all. Nellie realizes that she really does fancy Toby. Andy dissappears permanently (contract problems with Ed Helms?) and it’s Jim Jr. and the receptionist. Jim realizes that they wrote him to be a jerk and they write him to come back repentant and claiming his wife and kids (ahem! do you even mention that she is the mother of a baby anymore???) Val quits to join Athlead with Darryl. And best of all, Michael and Holly appear for the last episode with twins, a boy and a girl, to the delight of all. And maybe Jan does hook up with Clark!!!! Hope you are reading this, NBC!!!
Katie
February 1, 2013 @ 2:12 pm
I don’t think Jim is suddenly turning into a jerk. He’s been the perfect guy all these years, but he also hasn’t had a job he cares about with the pressure of building this company from the ground up, supporting his family and living apart from Pam. Of course he’s bound to get frustrated, and of course it’s understandable to have this disconnect between him and Pam. I like seeing the crew, and it’s interesting to think about what Jim says–all those years looking at Pam and he fell in love, which is sort of Brian’s position. But nothing is going to happen. Jim and Pam are still the perfect couple, not because they are perfect all the time but because they are perfect for each other and love each other. They have always been my favorite TV couple and the heart of The Office; nothing is going to change that. The writers are just showing the struggles that come with both Jim and Pam moving on to realize their dreams and fulfill their potential
stan
February 1, 2013 @ 10:47 am
I just hate it when shows change a characters personality for teh sake of the plot…all of a sudden Jim is an idiot who doesnt pay attention to anything going on around him and lets shot fall apart…so glad this show is ending because the good writers must be quitting in droves…
Mike
February 1, 2013 @ 9:34 am
Brian sucks and seem like a total cop out, I mean this guy has been around for 9 years of the office and has never interacted with them at all and he just suddenly “slips up” multiple times now? and what a creep, this guy was at Jim and Pams wedding and the birth of one of their children, I mean guy is creepy
Kiren
February 1, 2013 @ 12:57 am
I really like Brian and if Jim weren’t in the equation I’d love to see it play out but this is Jim and Pam. That should be enough to know where this ends, it’s a comedy, they’re not going to divorce in the last season