Was the finale the ending of The Office or the ending of The Office: An American Workplace? And the answer, thankfully, is the latter. So take that.Īnyway, back to the question.
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Will it be the ending of The Office or the ending of The Office: An American Workplace?īut before I get to that question, let me say…CALLED IT!! (Kind of.) In the third episode this season when the mural subplot was introduced, I wrote “I’m guessing that the series ends with the unveiling of a mural that contains all of the Dunder Mifflinians from years past with Michael Scott front and center.” While the series didn’t officially “end” that way, the awful-looking mural is unveiled at the start of the second hour and it is of the Dunder Mifflinians. The question then becomes whether it will be self-laudatory and sappy, or a natural conclusion to a show that only recently remembered what it’s about. Of course, it’s not the real world year break between the UK’s “Interview” and “Christmas Special,” but a “What Ever Happened To…” is natural for a show of this type. Which brings us to The Office and the uncreatively titled “Finale.” Following the 30 Rock method, we “catch up” with the gang some time after the show proper wrapped. (Though John Noble really deserves an Emmy nomination for his work on Fringe. It’s tough to pull off, especially when your final season starts on a misstep that it has no choice but to carry to its end. Yet some pseudo-science explanation of what changed and how and when probably would have the diluted the power of the ending culminating with Peter getting the white tulip in the mail. However, the question of “when in the timeline did Walter Bishop disappear?” put a damper on its effectiveness. Walter Bishop’s sacrifice at the end of Fringe‘s “An Enemy of Fate” succeeded tremendously on a thematic and emotional level (and pulled it off so much better than Lost did). All too often, series finales attempt to cram everything into the final few minutes. “A Goon’s Deed in a Weary World” gave the characters closure while the following week’s twofer of “Hogcock!” and “Last Lunch” gave them an epilogue. One of the smartest things 30 Rock did was having two season finales.
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