Life In The Office

First off, I want to thank Donna and Bob for saving me and working on the beginning of this re-cap.  Unfortunately, I missed the first 15 minutes of the show and since I have no recording device, Donna stepped in and really helped me out by writing the beginning and Bob reviewed it and made some critiques, so this recap is really a joint effort.  This was a truly amazing episode that had a little bit of everything and everyone in it.  There’s a lot to cover so let’s get to it. 

Cold Opening: Pam and Jim are standing in the office speaking to their co-workers (who are sitting at their desks) as a team. They’re respectfully asking everyone if they could please tone down their strong, sharp smells. For example, Phyllis’s strong soap and Dwight’s stinky lunches. It seems Pam has been very nauseous during her pregnancy and she’s constantly getting sick at work. So, they thought if they asked everyone to “tone it down” she would be sick at work less often. Unfortunately, everyone does not agree! Meredith sees no reason that she shouldn’t continue to enjoy her cigars after lunch, and Dwight is appalled. Why shouldn’t he peel and eat his hard-boiled eggs at his desk? Is it his fault Pam’s pregnant? He thinks not! Next we see Dwight eating a hard boiled egg at his desk and basically rubbing it in Pam’s face. Pam, unperturbed, grabs her trash can and vomits. Next we see Andy lurching. In a talking head he explains that seeing someone else vomit, makes him vomit. In fact, just talking about vomit, makes him want to vomit. So, poor Andy vomits in his desk trash can. This starts off a chain reaction of everyone throwing up in their trash cans. Dwight, holding his egg, looks around at everyone a bit guilty for the chaos he’s caused. Pam just wipes her mouth with her napkin, and looks at Dwight smugly.

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