And obviously some of that is just Pam trying very hard to keep Michael from A)screwing the proposal up, B)going to jail, and C)killing all of them in the process. I just think of that scene in the conference room, and how Pam told Michael that she believes the office should be a family and be very involved in everyone’s personal life – words that validate every belief Michael has ever had about this place. I’m sure there’s going to be some funny stuff with Will Ferrell coming up, but this episode was so much the culmination of everything Michael has been through, and wanted, for seven seasons, that it’s hard to imagine the next 90 minutes being as emotionally (and comically) satisfying as the 30 minutes last night were. In a way, I almost wish that “Garage Sale” was Carell’s actual last episode. Both aspects of the character were very much on display and flowed easily into one another, as exemplified by the hilarious scene where Michael tried to light the parking lot on fire eventually morphing into Pam showing him a way to use fire in a (mostly) safe but still incredibly romantic way in the actual proposal. There are times when “The Office” can struggle with the shifts between Michael the socially clumsy man who drives so much of the show’s comedy and Michael the sweet guy who just wants to get love, and a family. “Garage Sale” was not only the highlight to date of the Steve Carell victory lap season, not only an episode that was instantly one of my favorite “Office” episodes ever, but an episode I may just move into the pantheon of all-time great romantic sitcom episodes. Michael Scott got it exactly right, and so did “The Office.”
Shoulda burned this place down when I had a chance!” -Michael “No, I am not going to be proposed to in the break room! That is not going to be our story. A review of last night’s “The Office” coming up just as soon as I have my neon guy take a look…
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