The hits just don't stop for Michael (Steve Carell) on The Office. After a harsh realization last week (and the consequent breakup with Helene, Pam's mom), he now has to deal with "troubling rumors" about Dunder Mifflin. He forces the office into a day of strange diversions, which upset (John Krasinski) and leading others to wonder if Michael has gone insane.
Has Michael gone insane? After all, it was a wild ride after Pam's (Jenna Fischer) wedding when he met Helene, fell in love with her, started going out, then just as they were celebrating her birthday last week, started to realize that, well, she was very old. You can practically hear the cogs turning in Michael's head. Apparently, he wanted to do a lot of things before he dies, and dating an older woman doesn't exactly go well with that.
Elsewhere on "Murder" Andy (Ed Helms) continues to try to court Erin (Ellie Kemper), but he realizes that the biggest obstacle he has is his own awkwardness.
Last week on
The Office, it was the 58th birthday of Helene and the newly weds were hard-pressed to go out to lunch with Michael and Helene. The celebration wasn't as awkward for Pam as previously perceived, and as she started to see that Michael's feelings for her mom were genuine and even sweet, she began warming up to the idea of the two of them dating.
However, learning that it was Helene's 58th birthday sort of opened a can of worms, and Michael started hearing alarm bells go off on his head. He still wanted to do a lot of things, like bungee jump or do a triathlon, things that Helene is obviously too old to do. So he broke up with Helene in front of Jim and Pam.
Poor Michael. Can he ever catch a break? Catch
The Office tonight on NBC.
- Glenn L. Diaz, BuddyTV Staff ColumnistSource: NBC
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