The Office 722 Review- The Juggling Act

Jim- "Hey you got a second?"

Deangelo- "Yeah, I got tons of time. This job's a joke."

In no way does this change the fact that I am concerned The Office will not be able to make up for the loss of Steve Carrell in the future, but Will Ferrell's performance in "The Inner Circle" more than helped hold us over in the meantime.

In what I believe was Ferrell's last appearance of this arc on the show, he was at his best since the first scene in which his Deangelo hilariously riffed with Michael Scott.

Between acting mean while being nice in the cold open, wanting to be friends with Dwight to the point of screaming him into submission, performing the heck out of that fake juggling act, and almost killing himself on a Kevin assisted dunk, Deangelo was on fire throughout.

Yelling at Dwight was hilarious on so many levels.

First of all, the character was just so fed up with Dwight's attitude, but more so that he wouldn't be his friend. Dwight! He wants Dwight to be his friend!?! Also, in that moment, it was the closest Ferrell had gone to Mr. Tarkanian since joining the show.

Thirdly, it led to Dwight eagerly following orders and admitting that he responds to strong leadership. Great stuff.

To read the rest of my review of last night's The Office, head over to TV Fanatic.

The Office 722 - "The Inner Circle"
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