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24th and 25th episodes of the ninth season of The Part

"Finale"
The Office episodes
Episode nos. Season nine
Episodes 24/25
Directed by Ken Kwapis
Written by Greg Daniels
Featured music

Total list

  • "S&Yard" by Rihanna
  • "Relieve a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" past Big & Rich
  • "Angela" by Vince Neil
  • "Here Comes My Girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  • "Sara Smile" by Hall & Oates"
  • "You Might Think" by The Cars
  • "See Y'all In the Middle" by Stoll Vaughan
  • "Past the Style" by Jerry Honigman
  • "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" by Bruce Springsteen
  • "All The Faces" by Creed Bratton
Cinematography past Matt Sohn
Editing past
  • David Rogers
  • Claire Scanlon
Production code 9024/9025[1]
Original air date May xvi, 2013 (2013-05-xvi)
Running time 52 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Steve Carell as Michael Scott
  • Ed Begley Jr. as Martin Hannon
  • Andy Buckley as David Wallace
  • Joan Cusack as Fran Hannon
  • Rachael Harris as Rachel Martin
  • Dakota Johnson as Dakota
  • Sendhil Ramamurthy equally Ravi
  • Malcolm Barrett as Malcolm
  • Spencer Daniels as Jake Palmer
  • Jackie Debatin equally Elizabeth
  • Matt Jones every bit Ziek Schrute
  • Ameenah Kaplan every bit Val Johnson
  • Mark Proksch as Nate Nickerson
  • Michael Schur equally Mose Schrute
  • Nancy Carell as Ballad Stills
  • Eric Wareheim as Gabor
  • Bill Hader as himself
  • Seth Meyers as himself
  • Zach Woods as Gabe Lewis (Clips from previous episodes)
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"Finale" is the last episode of the American comedy television series The Office. It serves as the 24th and 25th episodes of the 9th season, and the 200th and 201st episodes of the serial overall. The episode was written by series programmer and executive producer Greg Daniels and directed by Ken Kwapis, who directed the series' pilot episode. It originally aired on NBC on May 16, 2013, preceded past an hour-long serial retrospective.

The series—presented as if information technology were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, which takes place a yr later the previous episode "A.A.R.M.", present and past employees of Dunder Mifflin gather for the nuptials of Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey), during which Michael Scott (Steve Carell) returns to serve equally Dwight'due south best homo. In addition, Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) and Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) finally determine to pursue Jim's dream of working in sports marketing. Finally, anybody comes together for a final round of interviews and goodbyes.

The initial thought for the finale, involving the Q&A, was thought of by Daniels during production of the third season. The episode features the return of many recurring characters, as well equally Carell, whose return was kept underground for many months and went uncredited. B. J. Novak and Mindy Kaling, who departed the series after "New Guys", are again credited equally stars for reprising their roles equally Ryan Howard and Kelly Kapoor. Many members of the show's crew—such as episode writer Daniels—made cameos in the episode as various background characters, so-Sat Dark Live stars Bill Hader and Seth Meyers appear as themselves.

The episode was viewed by an estimated 5.69 million viewers and received 3.0 rating amidst adults between the ages of eighteen and 49, making information technology the highest-rated episode of the series since the eighth flavor installment, "Pool Political party". "Finale" received critical acclaim, with many critics complimenting the writers for wrapping upwardly the storylines for most of the characters. Critics also praised Carell's cameo, with many arguing that it was perfectly executed. This episode received three Primetime Emmy Accolade nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, and won for Outstanding Unmarried-Camera Moving picture Editing for a Comedy Series.

Plot [edit]

One year since the documentary has aired, the coiffure has returned to provide more footage for the DVD bonus features. Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey) are getting married. Andy Bernard (Ed Helms), after beingness humiliated with his talent testify audience tape going viral on the internet, has found a job at his alma mater Cornell University in the Admissions Role. Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) has helped expand Athlead, now named Athleap, opening a co-operative in Austin, Texas. Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker) is enjoying retirement in Florida and Phyllis Vance (Phyllis Smith) tries to get Stanley's replacement Malcolm (Malcolm Barrett) fat on chocolates to make him wait like Stanley. Afterward being fired by Dwight, Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) bought a bar and Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) started a career as an author in New York City. Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate) has moved to Poland. Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton) had faked his expiry but was then revealed to exist a wanted fugitive, so Dwight replaced him with one-time employee Devon White (Devon Abner). Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) is preparing to run for a Land Senate seat and is now Phillip's godfather. Andy, Darryl, Stanley, Toby, and Nellie return to Scranton for the hymeneals every bit well as a panel for the documentary.

Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) has been appointed best man at the wedding and plans a series of "good surprises" ("Guten Pranken") for Dwight during his available party, which consists of most of the current and former male person employees. At the available political party, the group has Dwight fire a bazooka and receive a lap trip the light fantastic from Elizabeth the Stripper (Jackie Debatin), though Dwight thinks she is their waitress and remains oblivious, to Jim's delight. At the bachelorette political party, with the electric current and old female person employees plus Angela's sis Rachael (Rachael Harris), the grouping is horrified to run into that the stripper hired for amusement is Meredith Palmer'southward (Kate Flannery) son Jake (Spencer Daniels); despite this, Meredith helps him with his dance, disgusting anybody else. Angela is kidnapped by Dwight'south cousin Mose (Michael Schur), equally part of Schrute tradition where he takes her to a bar where Dwight must buy everyone drinks. Upon this, the men visit the bar that Kevin owns, where Dwight, at Jim's insistence to coffin the hatchet, tells Kevin that his firing was not personal but based solely on his job performance, which thanks him up. Mose then leads Dwight and Jim out to his car where Angela is stuck in the trunk and finally lets her out.

The following day, a panel is held for the role so that audience members tin can inquire them questions. Dunder Mifflin CEO David Wallace (Andy Buckley) states his distaste for the documentary. Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) is pressed with questions nigh why she did not allow Jim to follow his dream later he has paid her so many romantic gestures. Jim attempts to disperse the resulting tension. Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) finally meets her nativity parents (Ed Begley Jr. and Joan Cusack), who had put her upwards for adoption.

At the hymeneals, Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) arrives with her fiancé Ravi (Sendhil Ramamurthy), where Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) surprises them with a baby, his son, Drake, that his erstwhile girlfriend had abandoned with him. Jim tells Dwight that under Schrute tradition, he is non allowed to be best man as he is younger than him. Jim surprises him with the inflow of Michael Scott (Steve Carell); when Dwight expresses his surprise at Michael coming to the outcome, Michael replies with an emotional "that's what she said" joke. The nuptials proceeds in Schrute tradition with Michael every bit Dwight'south new best man. At the reception, Michael shows Pam pictures of his kids with Holly Flax, and Pam notes that he is paying for two phones just to hold all the images. Stanley gifts Phyllis a woods carving he made in her epitome, moving her to tears, the 2 albeit they have missed each other. Ryan deliberately gives Drake an allergic reaction and so that Ravi, a pediatrician, tin can attend and Ryan can steal Kelly away. Kevin tells Ravi that Ryan wanted him to keep Drake and so that Ryan can have Kelly and the two can start a new life together. Ravi then gives Kevin the baby to give to Child Services earlier leaving, only Nellie, who has still been wanting a child, decides to heighten Drake instead.

When Jim and Pam briefly return home, Jim is surprised to observe Ballad Stills (Nancy Carell) showing their house to another couple. Pam comes clean and admits she has been showing the house for two months. She wants to repay Jim for all his romantic gestures and says she wants him to go to Athleap in Austin, at which point the couple seeing the house make an offering. Jim and Pam go to an after party at the warehouse where they inform an elated Darryl of their plans, with Jim beingness able to rejoin the company with no modify. Pam unveils a new painted mural featuring the history of their co-operative. A final picture is taken with the employees and the camera crew before the employees go back upward to the part for a last toast. Jim and Pam tell Dwight they are quitting, just Dwight fires them instead then he tin give them hefty severance packages, every bit a last gesture of friendship. The employees find Creed, who has been living in Ryan's old cupboard since faking his death, in the office. Creed sings a song on the guitar for the office before being arrested.

The employees give 1 last circular of interviews before leaving: Kevin states that if you film someone long enough, they will practice something stupid. Dwight talks almost how well he has gotten along with his subordinates. Andy wishes for a way to "know you're in the good old days earlier you've actually left them." Oscar notes that you can make something special out of the ordinary. Erin is astounded that the documentary crew perfectly documented their lives, and asks how cameras work. Darryl reflects that for all the time he spent wanting to leave work, it feels so difficult to leave right at present. Creed talks about how humans have the odd power to make a place their home, and is then shown being led away by the police. Meredith is glad to take shared her story. Phyllis is glad she can retrieve everything everyone did. Jim tearfully talks about seeing his life story of finding love and family, and how despite the oft ho-hum and frustrating work, he owes everything he has to this task. Pam ends the series by stating that "there's a lot of beauty in ordinary things. Isn't that kind of the point?" Finally, Pam takes her watercolor of the office building that Michael bought from her in the tertiary-flavour episode "Business organization Schoolhouse", followed by stock footage of Michael Scott hanging the watercolor next to the regional manager'southward part, which then transitions into the closing shot of the actual Dunder Mifflin Newspaper Visitor Scranton Branch Building.

Production [edit]

Writing and filming [edit]

"Finale" was written by series developer and showrunner Greg Daniels, making it his 2nd writing credit for the twelvemonth, afterward the flavor debut "New Guys", and his twelfth writing credit overall.[2] [3] It was directed by Ken Kwapis, who had originally directed the series' pilot episode.[4] Daniels joked that Kwapis was "the country vet who birthed this puppy" and had come up "dorsum to put it downwards".[v] Prior to directing "Finale", he also directed the 5th season episode "Company Picnic".[6] The initial idea for the finale was idea of past Daniels during production of the 3rd flavour, described as "a reunion show", in the fashion of the mail service-competition cast rehashes familiar from reality shows like Survivor".[seven] Daniels, at one bespeak, approached Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor, to appear in the finale as a moderator for the fictional reunion, although he declined.[7] The initial table read for the episode took identify on March 4, 2013.[viii] Filming commenced on March half-dozen.[9] According to Jenna Fischer, the episode took nine days to film, with the bandage devoting 12 hours a day to the episode.[10] The finale was described every bit "ambitious", featuring multiple location shoots, including one in an AT&T Office Building, which stood in for the Scranton Cultural Center.[7] Filming for the episode and series as a whole came to an end on March xvi, 2013.[xi] Wilson subsequently tweeted a picture of the empty ready later all filming had been finished.[12]

Originally, the episode was supposed to exist the 23rd and 24th episodes of the season, which would take meant that the serial aired exactly 200 episodes. However, the serial' penultimate episode was elongated into 2 separate episodes, resulting in "Finale" existence the 24th and 25th episodes of the season. This meant that the concluding part of "Finale" is the series' 201st episode.[13] Once filming finished Daniels, in an interview with TVLine, expressed his hope to expand the episode, stating, "I was very excited with the footage we got ... It's very large. I'm going to beg NBC to super-size it or extend it."[14] Daniels later commented that when the editors cut together the starting time act, information technology was 23 minutes long; this is much longer than a normal first deed for an hour long episode of television.[15] In response, OfficeTally—the largest fan site for the serial—started an online petition to supersize the finale, similar to the petition to expand the second-flavour finale, "Casino Nighttime".[15] By May two, the petition had received over 20,000 signatures.[15] On May 7, it was announced that NBC had extended the episode past 15 minutes, meaning that the episode would air in a 75-infinitesimal time slot.[16] The episode is approximately 52 minutes in length.[17]

Casting [edit]

Widespread speculation nearly old star Steve Carell returning to the testify preceded the airing of "Finale", as the character appeared in several cameo appearances via stock footage in episodes leading upwardly to the serial finale. Later on much anticipation, Carell's character, Michael Scott, did, in fact, announced in the episode.

The series finale guest stars Rachael Harris, Dakota Johnson, Joan Cusack, Ed Begley Jr., and Malcolm Barrett.[18] The episode features the return of several of the series' actors and actresses, including former series writers and stars B. J. Novak and Mindy Kaling, as well as Andy Buckley, Robert R. Shafer, Michael Schur, and Matt Jones.[xviii] Other minor recurring characters also make appearances, such as Nancy Carell every bit Ballad Stills (who played the recurring role as Michael's real-estate amanuensis and brusk-fourth dimension girlfriend), Sendhil Ramamurthy as Ravi (who beginning appeared in the 8th-flavour episode "Angry Andy"), Eric Wareheim as Gabor (who beginning appeared in the earlier 9th-season episode "Junior Salesman"), James Urbaniak equally Rolf (who first appeared in the fifth-flavor episode "Visitor Picnic"), Jackie Debatin as Elizabeth (who first appeared in the third-season episode "Ben Franklin"), Devon Abner equally Devon (who was a one-time Dunder Mifflin employee fired in 2d-season episode "Halloween"), and Spencer Daniels as Jake Palmer (who first played Meredith'south son in the 2d-flavour episode "Have Your Daughter to Work 24-hour interval").[3] [nineteen] [20] The episode as well features Nib Hader and Seth Meyers playing themselves.[iii] [20]

Many members of the show's crew made cameos in the episode. The documentary sailor'southward voice that speaks to Dwight was played by camera operator Matt Sohn. The "frat boy" who mocks Andy at the restaurant was Greg Daniels' erstwhile assistant, Jonah Platt. Jay Falk, a script editor for the series, and his wife stood in for the couple ownership Jim and Pam'south business firm.[xx] Jennifer Celotta, a serial writer and director, makes an appearance at Dwight's wedding. The episode's call sheet listed her character as "Jen Celotta Schrute".[21] Producer and writer Graham Wagner also makes a cameo in both Mose's grouping, also every bit at the wedding.[20] Many of the individuals who asked questions were writers on the show: Brent Forrester asked about seeing their lives on TV, Amelie Gillette asked the question regarding Jim giving upward Athlead, Steve Burgess asked if the photographic camera changed the characters' behavior, Steve Hely asked if life has no pregnant, Allison Silverman made the statement that Jim is attractive, and Dan Sterling asked what was in the teapot. Daniels' wife, Susanne Daniels, was the Q&A moderator.[20] [22] Daniels himself appeared during the documentary after-party along with executive producer Howard Klein, editors David Rogers and Claire Scanlon, script supervisor Veda Semarne, commencement assistant director Rusty Mahmood, prop master Phil Shea, and casting managing director Allison Jones. The remaining extras in the scene were members of the crew of The Office.[nineteen] [20]

Jennie Tan, the founder of the largest The Office fansite OfficeTally appears in the episode as a fictional version of herself request the members of the office questions. She initially emailed Daniels, asking if she could appear in the background in one of the scenes. He, however, hired her as a twenty-four hours actor and wrote her seven lines. During the filming, Daniels re-wrote part of Tan'south line to go far more "pointed".[22] Tan called the experience "surreal", because she was "playing [herself] merely talking to Jim and Pam", rather than Krasinski and Fischer.[22]

"I figured the character would go dorsum and visit everybody, but he wouldn't do it on camera at this point. I think he had grown past the idea of existence in the documentary, that was my have on it. That [Michael Scott] had said adieu to that aspect of his life, that that's not what was important to him. I just thought, yeah he'd go back and visit, but he wouldn't want the camera crew to be documenting it."

—Steve Carell, explaining his initial hesitation to return to The Office.[23]

Early during production for the season, Kinsey and Wilson noted in an interview that the cast and crew were hoping for the return of quondam lead role player Carell.[24] In mid-December, Krasinski later revealed that he was optimistic almost a render; in an interview with E! Online Krasinski said that the producers were supposedly "still trying to effigy out [Carell's] schedule" and that the finale "just wouldn't be the same without him".[25] Nevertheless, NBC chairman Robert Greenblatt later admitted during an interview that while he was "hopeful", he did non call back Carell would return; he noted that Carell was satisfied with his character'due south exit and did non want to tarnish it.[26] On January xvi, Daniels revealed that Carell would not appear in the finale in whatever capacity,[4] a decision that Carell later reiterated.[27] Several months afterwards, nevertheless, TVLine reported that the producers for The Role mounted "an 11th hour attempt" to get Carell to make a cameo in the testify's final episode.[28] According to the article, "while no one is confirming that the last diplomatic push proved successful, no one is denying information technology either."[28] Carell's personal representative confirmed that Carell was on the fix for the last episode, but that he did not film any scenes. However, an anonymous source close to the testify cryptically said "don't rule anything out".[28] TVLine later reported on May vi, that Carell would announced in a cameo, although NBC declined to comment and Carell's representatives continued to deny the reports.[29] A month later on the episode aired, Carell explained in an interview with TVLine that he "lied for months to the press, to almost everyone, actually".[30] He noted that he "felt terribly for the cast and for [executive producer] Greg Daniels, considering they all lied, besides."[30] Krasinski, on the other hand, explained that "It was so thrilling. We all just flat-out lied... It was just one of those things that we all vowed and had to protect".[xxx] Even at the initial tabular array read for the script, Carell's advent was not revealed. In fact, his offset line was not included in the read at all, and his 2d was scripted to be delivered by Creed Bratton.[31]

Deleted scenes [edit]

The Season Nine DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode. Notable cut scenes include: more scenes from the Q&A panel; Pete discussing what he learned working at Dunder Mifflin; toasts at Dwight and Angela's wedding from Angela's sister, Phyllis, and Andy; more scenes with Erin and her biological parents in which they reconnect; further shots of the office members reminiscing about shared memories; and the office taking 1 of the potted plants exterior and planting information technology in bodily soil. Erin's parents explicate that they, like Erin, are puppeteers, and when they worked on the movie The Night Crystal, it gave them such gloomy thoughts they didn't call up they could handle bringing up a baby.[32] The episode originally was scripted to begin with a different cold open up; information technology would have entailed a prank on Dwight by Jim, in which Dwight is led to believe that he is actually living in the Matrix, a computer-simulation from the eponymous 1999 moving-picture show of the same name. The scene was cut from the episode and not included with the other deleted scenes, but information technology was shared via Facebook by Peacock Idiot box on January 1, 2021.[33] A table read of information technology—along with the residual of the episode—was included every bit a bonus characteristic on the ninth season DVD.[31]

Cultural references [edit]

The episode makes a reference to Creed being a member of the stone band The Grass Roots. In fact, Creed Bratton, who portrays a fictionalized version of himself on the show, did play with the band from 1967 to 1969.[34] The song he performs near the stop is titled "All the Faces", which he wrote himself.[35] Andy mentions that both the "Double Rainbow Guy" and the "Star Wars Kid" reached out to aid him afterward his viral video mishap.[36] Both Hader and Meyers appear in a fictional Saturday Night Alive Weekend Update sketch involving Andy's viral fame.[37] After Pam compares her and Jim's relationship to a great book that never ends, Tan'south grapheme asks if it is comparable to the Harry Potter serial.[22] Dwight claims that Google is really a front end for either the United states of america government or "the authorities of other countries".[38]

The episode also features several callback references to previous episodes. Oscar proverb "Whazzup!" serves as a reference to a scene from "Airplane pilot" between Michael, Dwight, and Jim.[19] Jim'south clarification in his final talking caput of his chore is a direct quote from his kickoff talking head in "Pilot".[39] Dwight hires Devon dorsum after Creed quits, a reference to "Halloween", when Creed convinced Michael to fire Devon.[19] Pam sits at reception one final time and answers the phone, saying "Dunder Mifflin, this is Pam." This is a reference to Pam's former function as function receptionist and a common phrase that she said during the early on seasons.[36] Pam's painting of the office building, introduced in "Business School", plays a prominent role in the final scene.[36]

Reception [edit]

Ratings [edit]

"Finale" originally aired on May 16, 2013, on NBC in a 75-minute timeslot, preceded past a one-hr retrospective.[40] [41] The retrospective was viewed by 4.37 million viewers and received a 2.1/7% rating amid adults betwixt the ages of 18 and 49.[42] The finale itself was viewed by 5.69 million viewers and received a 3.0 rating/8% share amidst adults between the ages of 18 and 49.[42] This means that it was seen by 3.0 percent of all xviii- to 49-year-olds, and 8 percent of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching idiot box at the time of the circulate. This marked a meaning increase, of over ane million viewers, in the ratings from the previous episode, "A.A.R.M.".[42] [43] It also ranks every bit the highest-rated episode of the season, equally well as the highest-rated episode for the series since the eighth flavor entry, "Pool Party", which was viewed by 6.02 million viewers and received a three.0/7% share.[42] [44] The episode ranked second in its timeslot, being beaten by the ABC medical drama series, Grey's Anatomy.[42] NBC increased their usual ad price by 200 percent for "Finale", request for $400,000 per commercial. This was largely due to the predictable increment in viewership that the finale would bring.[45] Via DVR viewing, the episode was watched past an boosted 2.38 million viewers with an added 18- to 49-yr rating of one.4, bringing the total to 8.07 one thousand thousand viewers and an 18- to 49-year rating of 4.4.[46]

Reviews [edit]

"Finale" was met with acclaim from tv set critics.[47] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix gave the episode a highly positive review and called information technology "a tremendously satisfying decision to a show that could brand u.s.a. gasp with laughter, merely that could as well make us cry or smile". Sepinwall noted that, despite the inconsistency in the final few seasons, "the world was rich enough to fuel a lovely 75-minute trip through the past, nowadays and future of The Office. Ultimately, he noted that the "biggest emotional moments" belonged to Jim and Pam, and their concluding talking heads.[19] Roth Cornet of IGN awarded the episode a 9 out of 10, cogent an "amazing" episode. She was highly pleased with the final fifteen minutes, noting that "in those final moments, this series striking every note we could take wanted, without overplaying whatsoever of them." She concluded that it "was a strong hour of tv set [and] the finale shone and delivered on all of its promise."[48] Hillary Busis of Entertainment Weekly praised the entry, writing that "for anyone who's stuck with The Office through thick and thin ... terminal night's 75-minute-long finale was pretty much perfect." She wrote that "the finale had no shortage of sob-inducing moments", and applauded all of the characters' various happy endings.[49]

Many critics complimented the way that the series was able to wrap-up the stories of most all of the members of the ensemble cast.

Nick Campbell of TV.com wrote that the episode was "simply right" for the series, and that information technology highlighted the fact that "the ending was more well-nigh the fact that you took a journey with these characters." He wrote that all of the character'southward subplots had emotion, even if they appeared slightly contrived. Ultimately he ended that "it felt okay to say cheerio because information technology was the right temper."[50] James Poniewozik of Time wrote that the finale was "touching, sweetness, funny, messy, a little manipulative. And in the end, it worked." He institute that "The stuff that was similar latter-seasons Office", such every bit Andy and Dwight'southward antics, were "all correct" but that "the stuff that recalled the sweep of the whole series was wonderful." Poniewozik was slightly critical of Pam and Jim's story, noting that in the g scheme of the testify it was successful, but that it makes slightly less sense when one examines it closely; notwithstanding, he felt that even "if the details don't add upwardly, the emotions do". He concluded that the episode "worked more often than not as an epilogue" and immune the cast of the series to take their final moments.[34]

Brian Lowry of Diversity wrote that the finale "ignored" the last few seasons' missteps and was "awash in warmth and within gags". He concluded that the show "deserved to finish on top", and that while some of the scenes, such as Dwight's wedding, seemed "a petty bit trite", the resulting product was successful.[51] Michael Tedder of Vulture awarded the episode five stars out of 5 and wrote that the episode was able to provide solid conclusions for all of the characters.[36] Erik Adams of The A.V. Club awarded the episode an "A–" and wrote that "the quality of this series finale is plant in the way information technology functions correct now, in the afterglow of a Goggle box show to which many devoted more than 100 hours of their lives. Some aspects of the episode autumn apartment, but when information technology hits, information technology hits." Ultimately, he found that "'Finale' is not a keen piece of television" but that it was the finale that "The Office needed" because it was "the right point to jump off ... the circular track", due to the series idea of thematic reoccurrence.[52] Tom Gliatto of People mag, however, gave the episode a negative review, and wrote that "this episode was poorly conceived and clumsily structured. Information technology really wasn't worthy of all the years of affectionate humor that had gone earlier it."[47]

Steve Carell's cameo received glowing reviews from critics. Campbell noted that he was "glad [Carell's] return was still uncertain [before the episode aired] considering the reveal was fabricated that much sweeter."[l] Sepinwall noted that Carell'south return managed to not "overshadow the stories of the people who remained subsequently he left, but which made sense for the characters, and the finish of the series."[19] Adams noted that "Carell doesn't get a lot to say—he's already had his chance to say goodbye—but that only makes each of his lines count more".[52] Cornet felt that the cameo's "brevity" was "the perfect amount of Michael for this item episode".[48] Poniewozik described it as "a style that as best as possible walked the line betwixt overplaying and underplaying Steve Carell'southward cameo."[34] Lowry called it a "perfectly orchestrated cameo".[51] Basis wrote that the appearance was "pretty neat" and that "the notion of Michael finally getting the family unit he's ever wanted was enough to melt the heart of fifty-fifty the nit-pickiest fan."[49]

Accolades [edit]

This episode received iii Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. Greg Daniels was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Ben Patrick, John W. Cook, and Rob Carr were nominated for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Blitheness. David Rogers and Claire Scanlon won for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, marking the fifth win for The Office at the Emmys overall and the series' first win since 2009.[53] [54] Rogers and Scanlon also won an ACE Eddie award for Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television.[55]

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External links [edit]

  • "Finale" at NBC.com
  • "Finale" at IMDb

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finale_%28The_Office%29