That’s what one of the biggest ironies of the series is that Michael does have the ability to gain her trust and confidence. However, he always ends up ruining things, but this time he did have valid reasons to break-up with Helene. He is still conflicted with his feelings for Hollister, and the idea of trying to move on. It was one of the few moments we’ve seen Michael come to his senses, however, he chose the worst time ever for the break-up.

Her outfits are boring. Gray suit jacket, neutral dress shirt, black skirt. She wore a lot of nice, colorful things as the receptionist.

I suppose it may be the costume designers way of translating that Pam thinks she needs to dress in a serious way in order to be taken seriously as a sales person.

Never mind the fact that she’s 6 months pregnant and not wearing clothes that fit her. I keep expecting the buttons on her shirt to pop.

Pam: “Are you okay?”
Michael: “NOOOO!!!”

I love how after Pam slapped Michael, he started limping back to the office.
Dwight: “Why are you limping?”

Yes, pregnancy creates hormonal changes, but suggesting that her anger is just due to that minimizes the situation and her feelings. It’s like Michael asking the women in the office if they have PMS so he knows whether to take them seriously. It’s very condescending. Pam was fine when she saw her mother being happy with Michael.

Fave lines:
Dwight: “It’s not a book, it’s a survival guide.” Classic Dwight.
Pam “Okay weirdo.” When Michael had to rest coming back from the bathroom!

I like that Pam isn’t a pushover anymore and that she is more confident because of Jim, but I miss her silly-ness and sweetness. I think we saw a glimpse of it a couple weeks ago when she asked Oscar how he would feel if Michael was sleeping with his mother.

10/10 from me I think… or a 9. But def a 10.

Other favorite moments:
-Michael limping off when he was slapped in the face
-Michael’s “NOOO!!!” in reply to Pam’s “Are you ok?”
-Toby teaching Pam how to punch
-Jim saying he needed at least a week to think things through
-Creed’s talking head
-another butchered word from Michael – “inappropriosity”
-Stanley’s reaction to Dwight’s “clenching your buttocks” – reminded me of when Dwight & Andy were talking about “blood rush to the penis” LOL

I thought Michael’s gifts (esp. the scrapbook) to Helene were actually really sweet & thoughtful, but in typical Michael fashion, he just ruined everything at the end.

I might be the only one, but I love when they show Michael’s handwriting – it’s like cute kid writing :)

And was Ryan hitting on Erin, or was he just being weird?

I loved Jim in this episode, especially him in the car telling Michael to shut up.

I think that for the third week in a row this was classic office with a new twist. I am definitely liking the A plot B plot of the past episodes, I hope that the season continues on like this!

Guys — Pam was quiet and subdued because she was with Roy and he was holding her back. Once she started dating Jim – who has not held her back – she has developed into a person who has more free will.

It’s called a person changing.

His character is so naive and child-like and lovable. I hope he finally finds the love of his life and gets to have lots of children.

I was wondering about the locking the conference room too. Michael is always locking people in there (The Convict, Launch Party). My own little way (in my head at least) of justifying it, is that after all these incidents happened Dunder-Mifflin decided to have the locks changed so you can’t be locked in from the outside anymore haha.