This review may contain SPOILERS: In the second of two new episodes of The Office this week, Pam's warehouse mural is defaced by a disgruntled employee. Jim and Darryl move into an apartment together in Philly and start butting heads, as all friends and roommates do. And there's yet another twist involving Brian, the boom guy.
Pam's all-out crusade to discover who ruined her artwork is a real treat. She rarely gets into a seriously pissed-off mood, and what's different about this time around is that she actually uses that frustration to get results. She's smart about her approach and catches the eyes of Dwight and Nellie, earning their services to aid her in catching the perpetrator. Even Dwight is impressed with Pam's newly-embraced dark side. "And then it occurred to me..." he says, "Pam's got a nice butt."
She's fun to watch here, as are Darryl and Jim in Philadelphia. We get a first-time look at Jim's unkempt personal habits, and seeing the tension play out between he and neat-freak Darryl in the workplace at Athlead (the name of their new company) is neat because it shows a microcosm of the true brotherly love that Philly is famous for.
As for the aforementioned twist involving everyone's favorite homewrecker-to-be, I really can't say. As a fan of Jim, it looks like a good thing, but it could also turn out to be bad if it comes back to have an influence on Pam's feelings. It looks like it could be a repeat of the season 2 finale with a different man. I hope that doesn't end up being the case.
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