Here we are in the middle of the tournament! These two episodes are right next to each other in the series and represents the exact middle of our tournament! I have my thoughts on where this 8-9 matchup is going, but we will see!
4.9 "Dinner Party"
Cold Open
This cold open was very long...almost 2 minutes. I really think cold opens should be less than 1:15. However, it was very funny and pertained to the episode. The entire office had to stay late to work due to some sort of project corporate wanted completed. Michael then pretended to call and tell corporate that they wouldn't stay and he let everyone go home early. This was all just a trick to get Jim and Pam to come over to his house for dinner. The open should have ended there but continued to show us that Andy and Angela were also invited, but Dwight was not. It just BARELY earned the 2nd star here. + 2 Stars
Story
There was only one plotline here and that was the dinner party Michael hosted. None of the other characters were even in the episode after the cold open. Michael and Jan had Jim, Pam, Angela, Andy and eventually Dwight over for dinner, and chaos broke loose. Michael and Jan got into such a bad argument that the police came and Michael went home with Dwight. Besides Michael getting Jim and Pam to finally hang out with him outside of work, nothing at all happened. I give it an average score. + 3 Stars
Jokes
This episode was hilarious. I hate Melora Hardin, but this was her strongest performance. Jim and Pam were the victims of the most awkward night ever. There were some hilarious moments during the tour, dinner, and after. Excellent all around. + 5 Stars
Mistakes
None. I did hear a very subtle reference to Michael being a screen writer, though. (Threat Level Midnight)
Best Quote
"You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies has on a person" -Michael
"That was a $200 plasma screen TV you just killed. Good luck paying me back on your $0 a year salary plus benefits babe" -Michael
Overall Score
10 Stars
4.10 "Chair Model"
Cold Open
This was a much better cold open than the one from Dinner Party. It was only 40 seconds long, and showed us the problem that Kevin and Andy are going to try to fix in the upcoming episode. It was also very funny. + 2 Stars
Story
What we had here was Michael trying to find love again after breaking up with Jan. Michael went on a stupid date with a friend of Pam that went no where. This episode wasn't very good. Just to fill in some time the writers had Andy and Kevin go on with some nonsense over parking spots. Very meh. + 2 Stars
Jokes
There was some stupid humor that was pretty good. Again, Creed saved the day with an awesome talking head moment. All in all very, very forgettable. + 2 stars
Mistakes
No mistakes found.
Best Quote
"Why'd you have to go off and die..." Michael
Overall Score
6 Stars
THE VERDICT
Even though these episodes were so close together, it is so obvious that one is extremely good and one is extremely bad. Easy call here.
DINNER PARTY is the better episode and will move on in the tournament by the score of 10-6
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