Friday the 9th

Morning Commute:

• Read Revenge of the Spellmans.

At work:

• Claire reminded me this week's Office episode was the wedding, which had completely slipped my mind. She mentioned they spoofed the Forever wedding march from YouTube, which I had never heard of. So we watched it. It was very cute - but we both agreed if we were the bride we would have choreographed the hell out of our entrance.

Late Night After Work:

• So I watched The Office when I finally got home. Worst. Episode. Ever. I'm not sure if I find it the worst because of the lackluster content, or because of the missed opportunities. This one just felt like it was trying too hard, and one of the things I hate most in comedy is forced hilarity. I did not like the gross-out humor (what's with the new "show, don't tell" approach to vomit?), the lack of knowledge demonstrated by the secondary characters (Pam's best friend didn't know about Dwight?), or the reliance on ridiculous stereotypes (Grandma will be shocked the couple lived together and will disapprove of the match, Pam's Dad is dating someone really young). I did think the "mental pictures" were adorable, and the filming of Pam and Jim's actual wedding was quite sweet, but the way they arrived there just felt contrived. Pam is upset because her veil was supposed to be in her control? I get the concept, but the dialogue was weird. Which also brings me to the missed opportunity - wouldn't it have been great to hear how Pam feels about Jim for once? Wouldn't that have been a great thing to save for the special episode? Instead, we get the whole gang from the workplace dancing down the aisle with only a few actual friends or relatives of the couple.
  
• Then I plowed through The Soup, Models of the Runway, and RW/RR Aftershow. Who would've thought Johnny Bananas would be one of the few to offer insight into what it really feels like to be a participant in such a ridiculous environment? I feel bad for Ev for taking the whole thing too seriously, but do think it made sense that she decided she was not going to let people who had no respect for her feelings use her muscle to help them win.