At the bachelorette party, with the current and former female employees plus Angela's sister Rachael (Rachael Harris), the group is horrified to see that the stripper hired for entertainment is Meredith Palmer's (Kate Flannery) son Jake (Spencer Daniels); despite this, Meredith helps him with his dance, disgusting everyone else. She also presented the big check in “Fun Run.”. The Office finale didn’t just bring back past regulars Michael Scott, Kelly, and Ryan. Jay Falk, a script editor for the series, and his wife stood in for the couple buying Jim and Pam's house. He concluded that the show "deserved to finish on top", and that while some of the scenes, such as Dwight's wedding, seemed "a little bit trite", the resulting product was successful. He only kicks a moderate amount of ass in this one. He was replaced by a young blonde woman, Dakota. Jim and Pam go to an after party at the warehouse where they inform an elated Darryl of their plans, with Jim being able to rejoin the company with no change. [8] Filming commenced on March 6. and … [32] The episode originally was scripted to begin with a different cold open; it 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 film of the same name. 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 offer. [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, first assistant director Rusty Mahmood, prop master Phil Shea, and casting director Allison Jones. [36] Pam's painting of the office building, introduced in "Business School", plays a prominent role in the final scene. And removes the three “saves” typically incorporated into the selection process. EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: 'The Office' Series Finale: Stars Break Down During Emotional Farewell Jim There was a callback to the first episode in which a … * This post has been corrected: Spencer Daniels (who plays Meredith’s stripper son) is not Greg Daniels’ son. Meredith is glad to have shared her story. It was just one of those things that we all vowed and had to protect". ... the cast felt vindicated. [10] The finale was described as "ambitious", featuring multiple location shoots, including one in an AT&T Office Building, which stood in for the Scranton Cultural Center. [2][3] It was directed by Ken Kwapis, who had originally directed the series' pilot episode. Lady Rico of House Nasty Performs ‘OHFR?’ on. Here’s the complete list of returning players, backstage castings, and surprise cameos, alphabetically by character. (There were also a couple of very familiar actors who showed up as new characters, which felt like they were setting things up for some kind of Scrubs-like continuation with a new cast.) [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 up Athlead, Steve Burgess asked if the camera changed the characters' behavior, Steve Hely asked if life has no meaning, Allison Silverman made the statement that Jim is attractive, and Dan Sterling asked what was in the teapot. Dunder Mifflin CEO David Wallace (Andy Buckley) states his distaste for the documentary. "The Office" is known for its episode "The Dinner Party," widely considered by viewers and critics (and even the cast) to be the funniest on the show. Jennifer Coolidge Hears You, But Kim Cattrall Is Too ‘Perfect’ to Replace. 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. Dunder Mifflin is closing … Andy, Darryl, Stanley, Toby, and Nellie return to Scranton for the wedding as well as a panel for the documentary. Many members of the show's crew—such as episode writer Daniels—made cameos in the episode as various background characters, and then-Saturday Night Live stars Bill Hader and Seth Meyers appear as themselves. [15] On May 7, it was announced that NBC had extended the episode by 15 minutes, meaning that the episode would air in a 75-minute time slot. [33] A table read of it—along with the rest of the episode—was included as a bonus feature on the ninth season DVD. The wedding proceeds in Schrute tradition with Michael as Dwight's new best man. Ravi then gives Kevin the baby to give to Child Services before leaving, but Nellie, who has still been wanting a child, decides to raise Drake instead. This episode received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, and won for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series. ", "The Office Finale Character Updates: Where They Are Now", "NBC, The CW Confirm Retrospective Specials Prior to "90210," "The Office" Finales", "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Hannibal', 'The Big Bang Theory', 'The Vampire Diaries', 'Grey's Anatomy' & 'Office' Retrospective Adjusted Up – Ratings | TVbytheNumbers", "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'American Idol', 'Vampire Diaries', 'Two and a Half Men', 'Wipeout', & 'Elementary' Adjusted Up; 'Glee' Adjusted Down", "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' Tops 'American Idol' 1st Half Hour; 'Office,' 'Mentalist,' 'Grey's' Adj. Ken Kwapis (who did pilot) directing. It originally aired on NBC on May 16, 2013, preceded by an hour-long series retrospective. ", presented as if it were a real documentary, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, "Review: Last Season of 'The Office Gets' Its Footing", "1st day of our finale. [49], Nick Campbell of TV.com wrote that the episode was "just right" for the series, and that it highlighted the fact that "the ending was more about the fact that you took a journey with these characters." 1. B. J. Novak and Mindy Kaling, who departed the series after "New Guys", are again credited as stars for reprising their roles as Ryan Howard and Kelly Kapoor. The "frat boy" who mocks Andy at the restaurant was Greg Daniels' former assistant, Jonah Platt. The 75-minute closer also paraded out classic bygone bit players (Mose! Pam comes clean and admits she has been showing the house for two months. "[30] Krasinski, on the other hand, explained that "It was so thrilling. The employees find Creed, who has been living in Ryan's old closet since faking his death, in the office. However, the series' penultimate episode was elongated into 2 separate episodes, resulting in "Finale" being the 24th and 25th episodes of the season. "Finale" was written by series developer and showrunner Greg Daniels, making it his second writing credit for the year, after the season debut "New Guys", and his 12th writing credit overall. The Office finale didn’t just bring back past regulars Michael Scott, Kelly, and Ryan. At the wedding, 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 former girlfriend had abandoned with him. Some aspects of the episode fall flat, but when it hits, it hits." In case you were thinking she’d make a great replacement Sam Jones. Campbell noted that he was "glad [Carell's] return was still uncertain [before the episode aired] because the reveal was made that much sweeter. [36], "Finale" originally aired on May 16, 2013, on NBC in a 75-minute timeslot, preceded by a one-hour retrospective. Donning an exquisite wig and pearls no less. In a poll conducted May 16-20, 2013, Tallyheads rated this episode: 9.58/10. Critics also praised Carell's cameo, with many arguing that it was perfectly executed. "[48] Hillary Busis of Entertainment Weekly praised the entry, writing that "for anyone who's stuck with The Office through thick and thin ... last night's 75-minute-long finale was pretty much perfect." Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) is preparing to run for a State Senate seat and is now Phillip's godfather. She wrote that "the finale had no shortage of sob-inducing moments", and applauded all of the characters' various happy endings. Erin is astounded that the documentary crew perfectly documented their lives, and asks how cameras work. Even the photographer, Chris Haston, is an NBC photographer. In fact, Creed Bratton, who portrays a fictionalized version of himself on the show, did play with the band from 1967 to 1969. [25] However, NBC chairman Robert Greenblatt later admitted during an interview that while he was "hopeful", he did not think Carell would return; he noted that Carell was satisfied with his character's exit and did not want to tarnish it. According to creator Greg Daniels, there's a good chance The Office cast could reunite, and he's already working through possible plot details. Stanley gifts Phyllis a wood carving he made in her image, moving her to tears, the two admitting they have missed each other. Episode one’s “losing” team mount an impressive production number that surpasses last Friday’s installment from the “winners.”, Netflix to Adapt Three of Author Ibram X. Kendi’s Anti-Racism Books, The 50 Best Action Movies on Netflix Right Now. By Zach Johnson. In fact, this increase in Office popularity even prompted Peacock to offer subscriptions simply based on how much Office content a subscriber wants to consume. The initial idea for the finale, involving the Q&A, was thought of by Daniels during production of the third season. [27] Several months later, however, TVLine reported that the producers for The Office mounted "an 11th hour effort" to get Carell to make a cameo in the show's final episode. He found that "The stuff that was like latter-seasons Office", such as Andy and Dwight's antics, were "all right" but that "the stuff that recalled the sweep of the whole series was wonderful." The episode was viewed by an estimated 5.69 million viewers and received 3.0 rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, making it the highest-rated episode of the series since the eighth season installment, "Pool Party". [35] Andy mentions that both the "Double Rainbow Guy" and the "Star Wars Kid" reached out to help him after his viral video mishap. [52] Cornet felt that the cameo's "brevity" was "the perfect amount of Michael for this particular episode". Michael Scott exited the NBC series towards the end of the seventh season. [18] Other minor recurring characters also make appearances, such as Nancy Carell as Carol Stills (who played the recurring role as Michael's real-estate agent and short-time girlfriend), Sendhil Ramamurthy as Ravi (who first appeared in the eighth-season episode "Angry Andy"), Eric Wareheim as Gabor (who first appeared in the earlier ninth-season episode "Junior Salesman"), James Urbaniak as Rolf (who first appeared in the fifth-season episode "Company Picnic"), Jackie Debatin as Elizabeth (who first appeared in the third-season episode "Ben Franklin"), Devon Abner as Devon (who was a former Dunder Mifflin employee fired in second-season episode "Halloween"), and Spencer Daniels as Jake Palmer (who first played Meredith's son in the second-season episode "Take Your Daughter to Work Day"). [12], Originally, the episode was supposed to be the 23rd and 24th episodes of the season, which would have meant that the series aired exactly 200 episodes. Elizabeth previously danced at Bob Vance’s bachelor party. The fifth season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States in the 2008–2009 television season on NBC on September 25, 2008 and concluded on May 14, 2009. 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 bachelor party, which consists of most of the current and former male employees. "[49], This episode received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. After nine seasons, The Office officially closed its doors for good on May 16 in a heartfelt and humorous 75-minute series finale.John Krasinski opens up … Creed talks about how humans have the odd ability to make a place their home, and is then shown being led away by the police. Steve Carell reprised his role as Michael Scott in the series finale of The Office but the cameo almost didn't happen. [34] The song he performs near the end is titled "All the Faces", which he wrote himself. [7] Filming for the episode and series as a whole came to an end on March 16, 2013. And all of the extras in the final warehouse scene are cast and crew of The Office including PAs, editors, script supervisors, etc. [30] Even at the initial table read for the script, Carell's appearance was not revealed. Being that this episode takes place one year after the events of the last episode, several events have transpired. Online Krasinski said that the producers were supposedly "still trying to figure out [Carell's] schedule" and that the finale "just wouldn't be the same without him". It's very big. Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey) are getting married. “That was the moment when we … Down", "Ads for The Office Finale Could Go for $400,000", "Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Again Leads Adults 18–49 Ratings Increase & Tops Total Viewership Gains; '90210' Earns Biggest Percentage Increase in Week 34", "Reviews for The Office (U.S.) Series Finale", "HBO, 'Behind The Candelabra' Lead Creative Arts Emmy Awards; 'Undercover Boss', 'South Park', Tony Awards, Bob Newhart, Dan Bucatinsky, Melissa Leo, Carrie Preston, Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn Among", "64th Annual ACE Eddie Awards: 'Captain Phillips' Wins Drama Feature Prize; 'American Hustle' Top Comedy; 'Frozen' Wins Animation Trophy; 'Breaking Bad' & 'The Office' Take Top TV Prizes", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finale_(The_Office)&oldid=998391504, The Office (American TV series) episodes in multiple parts, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for multi-part episodes, Television episode articles with short description and disambiguated page names, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 January 2021, at 04:52. Plenty of options as you look ahead to another year of staying in. [29] A month after the episode aired, Carell explained in an interview with TVLine that he "lied for months to the press, to almost everyone, really". But at its core, The Office has always been about its characters and the finale that aired last night did a great job of giving us an update on many of them. [36] Erik Adams of The A.V. [7] The initial table read for the episode took place on March 4, 2013. [31], The Season Nine DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode. [9] According to Jenna Fischer, the episode took nine days to film, with the cast devoting 12 hours a day to the episode. Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) has helped expand Athlead, now named Athleap, opening a branch in Austin, Texas. Finally, Pam takes her watercolor of the office building that Michael bought from her in the third-season episode "Business School", followed by stock footage of Michael Scott hanging the watercolor next to the regional manager's office, which then transitions into the closing shot of the actual Dunder Mifflin Paper Company Scranton Branch Building. [53][54] Rogers and Scanlon also won an ACE Eddie award for Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television. Zayn’s Solo Career Still Makes No Sense, Yet the Intrigue Remains Earned. After 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. This meant that the last part of "Finale" is the series' 201st episode. He concluded that the episode "worked mostly as an epilogue" and allowed the cast of the series to have their final moments. After years of speculation, 'The Office' reboot might happen, according to NBCU, who will air it on their new streaming service Peacock. Dwight talks about how well he has gotten along with his subordinates. It was directed by Ken Kwapis, who had originally directed the series' pilot episode. "[50] James Poniewozik of Time wrote that the finale was "touching, sweet, funny, messy, a little manipulative. Jim attempts to disperse the resulting tension. [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. While she was just talking about filming a run-of-the-mill paper company for nine years, the same could definitely be said for the series finale. In the episode, which takes place a year after the previous episode "A.A.R.M. This marked a significant increase, of over one million viewers, in the ratings from the previous episode, "A.A.R.M.". He wrote that all of the character's subplots had emotion, even if they appeared slightly contrived. If You Guessed Elizabeth Smart Was the Moth on, Soup Is Objectively Funny to Annabel and Sabina Meschke. Anne Hathaway Rebranding as ‘Annie’ Won Late Night This Week. Novak, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Mindy Kaling, Craig Robinson, Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Phyllis Smith, Leslie David Baker, Oscar Nuñez, Kate Flannery, Ellie Kemper, Clark Duke, Jake Lacy [51] Michael Tedder of Vulture awarded the episode five stars out of five and wrote that the episode was able to provide solid conclusions for all of the characters. [39] Dwight hires Devon back after Creed quits, a reference to "Halloween", when Creed convinced Michael to fire Devon. Already a subscriber? 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