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Tonight is the first new episode since March 14th's mediocre "The Farm". This week is called "Promos", and it details the crew's reaction to the release of the online documentary about their lives. We're made to believe that the doc is like a "greatest hits" collection of footage from everyone in the office; like highlights of everything we, as an audience, have been watching for the last 9 years. Andy gets caught up with some internet trolls, Pam visits Brian to find out exactly how much of the footage the production crew captured was taken without their knowledge, Dwight gets mixed up in a business scheme with the father of "the woman he plans to inseminate" (his words, not mine), and Jim & Darryl meet with Philadelphia Phillies star Ryan Howard to discuss his investment in their company.
Overall I enjoyed most of the episode. I thought the humor was much more effective than in "The Farm" episode. The cold opening was hilarious with Phyllis listening to her "Fifty Shades of Grey" audiobooks, and I enjoyed Andy's over-the-top reactions to what people were saying online about the documentary. I thought for a second he might be on his way back to anger management..
With all that good, Ryan Howard's cameo serves as the bad. While it's cool to see him as a celebrity guest star, his performance gets a little annoying here. The "Eat Fresh" gag feels cheap and instantly becomes stale, and the pitch he gives to Jim and Darryl for a screenplay he's written is painfully awkward.
It looks like there's about 5 episodes left, so I'm rooting for a major turnaround in the next few weeks. Tonight seemed like a step in the right direction, but there's still a long way to go before giving this show the sendoff it deserves.
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