Throwback…Friday? “The Alliance” [Season 1, Episode 4]

Yeah, I’m cool. I know what day of the week it is. I totally thought yesterday was Wednesday…oops!

In any case, this week’s ep is “The Alliance.” I always forget what happened in each specific episode, so I think it’s really fun to revisit all those class Office moments we love…
“Do you want to form an alliance with me?”/”Absolutely I do.”
“I think green is kind of whoreish.”
“Did you get your tickets?”/”To what?”/”The gun show.”
“And I spend hours thinking of ways to get back at him, but only in ways that could get me arrested. And then here he comes and he says ‘No, Jim, here’s a way.’”

We also have lots and lots of JAM moments (when Jim says “She is so great” it kills me…), Dwight-in-a-box, some party-planning committee action, Meredith’s bird-day, and Michael’s generous donation to Oscar’s nephew’s charity. One of the reasons I love JAM so much is that the romantic storylines are fresh and real. Near the end of the episode, when Roy walks in on Jim holding Pam’s hand, was a mini-emotional-roller-coaster-ride for me. It’s adorable and sweet to see Jim putting his arm around Pam, and then Roy walks in and Jim totally loses his cool. That was powerful for me, because A) Everyone has had a moment like that, where someone walks in on you doing something you’re not supposed to be doing or misinterprets what you are doing, and B) Jim never loses his cool! And Dwight, being Dwight, could not back up Jim’s explanation that it was all about the alliance. For me, JAM is all about the little moments…SO EXCITED FOR SEASON FOUR…ahhhhh!

I’m very sad I couldn’t find deleted scenes on the Internet, but here is a video that focuses on the JAM and Jim/Dwight storylines from the episode. You also can read the text of the deleted scenes at Office Quotes.

Further Materials
1. Watch the deleted scenes if you can!
2. Fischer, Jenna (Actor), Krasinski, John (Actor), and Daniels, Greg (Producer). 2005. “The Alliance” [Commentary track], The Office Season One (U.S./NBC Version) [DVD], Los Angeles, CA: Universal.
3. Office Quotes
4. Wikipedia entry

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