i liked this episode. toby and ryan were the only parts i didn't like. but this one came back to the whole idea of "the office"...
i liked the tiny little jam moments too.. like jim leading pam out when she couldn't find her glasses, and when he "proposed" that pam should get him a coffee.. :-p

lol, yeah, the coffee part was kind of sudden.

I really liked the episode as well, just the Toby and Ryan part did bug me a bit...

I loved this episode! My favorite parts were:
-Michael sticking his head in the cement, then everyone having to help pull him out. LOL!
-Jim leading Pam out was just too cute! He really needs to stop fake proposing though. She's not going to take him seriously when he does it for real.
-My favorite line of the whole episode was Dwight saying "Andy and Angela seem very happy. I hope nothing horrible ever happens to them." The look Dwight gives the camera is priceless!!
-Dwight's organizational chart! I especially loved the emergency disaster mode where Dwight gets full control.
-The closing where Phyllis sasses Michael and he tells everyone to leave. :D

these episodes really arent that funny...no more pranks...andy isnt crazy anymore...michael has most of the 'funny' time...its just not as funny..its too serious

I officially hate Toby.

I never liked him, but now, I hate him. Go on and MOVE ALREADY!

i hear that

i hear that

First, I think Ryan needed no coaching from Toby to pick on Jim...remember he wanted to date Pam, too. I think he did what he did in front of Toby to attempt to form a Crush-on-Pam-so-we-hate-Jim Club. Toby was just happy to be a witness.

I liked Angela's slight approving smile when Dwight flipped Andy's car...By the way, I predict it will be she and Dwight that will get engaged by the end of the season.

I didn't like the Jam coupling at first, it was too dry and awkward. But the chemistry between them is starting to heat up and they are becoming more fun to watch.

As for the main part of the episode; Stanley was not only out of line, but out of character. He always seem so disgusted by the lack of professionalism exhibited by his boss and fellow coworkers, so why would he display the same unprofessional behavior? It's a bit inconsistent if you ask me.

I still like the post-strike episodes far better than the others.

Dwight was brillaint this episode! I also laughed very hard when I saw Ryan, in his car and his white shirt, fantastic!

i STILL haven't seen the episode yet - none of the links have worked - and i'm going crazy. any help?

Go to mtelly.net to watch the episode. They have all the seasons there! You won't be disappointed with the ep, it was hi-larious!!!

I don't think Stanley was out of character at all. Everyone gets pushed to their breaking point at one time or another and Stanley just happened to reach his. It's not like we've never seen him go off on a rant before (Take Your Daughter to Work Day for example)
I didn't think this episode was the greatest but it was still good. The cold open is definitely one of my new favorites!
And as much as I love JAM, the proposal stuff is already getting old. We KNOW he's going to propose and we KNOW he's not stupid enough to do it in a conference room meeting so why bring it up? It had potential to be cute and I think I'll appreciate it more once we get to see the REAL proposal.
And I used to feel sorry for Toby but he's turned into a manipulative creep! Grrr on him and Ryan!