Casino Night (The Office episode)
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| The Office episode |
| "Casino Night" | |
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High rollers in "Casino Night" | |
| Episode No. | 28 |
| Airdate | May 11 2006 |
| Screenwriter>Writer(s) | Steve Carell |
| Television director>Director | Ken Kwapis |
| List of all The Office episodes... | |
The finale was advertised on NBC as a "supersized" episode and featured roughly 28 minutes of content rather than the standard 20 minutes and 30 seconds.
Synopsis
The Dunder Mifflin warehouse is converted into a full-blown gambling hall for the Scranton Business Park's Casino Night. Jim "proves" to Dwight that he has telekinesis (with help from Pam). Michael invites Jan to the casino night, but she declines. Afterwards, he announces to the office that the employee with the highest chip count will get a mini-fridge and $500 to donate to the charity of their choice. Jim and Pam set out to watch horrible band demo tapes for Pam's wedding. Jim explains to the documentary crew that he met with Jan about the sales position in Stamford because he "has no future here."Among the tapes, the two spot a Police cover band called Scrantonicity, in which Kevin is the drummer. Jim is all for this choice but Pam is embarrassed about it and prevents him from asking Kevin. Michael's real-estate agent Carol calls to set up an appointment to sign his insurance papers for his mortgage and he asks her to come to the festivities. In the middle of the call, Michael takes a call from Jan, who tells him that she has decided to come to the casino night after all. When he returns to Carol's call, she also accepts his invitation. Michael states that he has "two queens" for the Casino Night.
Carol arrives at the warehouse. Dwight states he's in charge of keeping Jan away from Carol. Creed reveals he's a kleptomaniac, stealing chips, money and various items at work and the Casino Night. Michael loses all of his money to Toby early in Texas Hold 'Em. Jan arrives and tells Michael she's okay with Carol. Dwight wins at Craps and kisses Angela on the cheek. She slaps him and walks away with a grin on her face (Dwight has a smirk, too). Jim tries to check to see if Pam is bluffing in Poker, which she isn't. Jan and Carol share an awkward conversation, in which Jan tries to make Carol's first date with Michael look bad.
After Kevin — who claims to to be a professional card player — unfortunately loses to the amateur Phyllis in poker, Roy approaches him and approves his band for the wedding (without talking to Pam about it). Jan and Jim share a scene outside, where she laments ever hooking up with Michael. She asks him if he's thought about the transfer, which he says he has. Jan suggests that he talk to someone in the office about it. Creed ends up winning the mini-fridge due to all the chips he's stolen, saying that it will be the first refrigerator he has owned.
Roy leaves the party early despite Pam's requests that he stay.
Jim approaches Pam because he needs to talk to her. He tells her straight out that he's in love with her. She asks why he's telling her, to which he replies that he wanted her to know. After a stunned pause, she states she can't. He tells her he wants to be more than friends, but she's sorry he "misinterpreted things." Tearing up, he states he's sorry he misinterpreted their friendship and discreetly wipes a tear from his cheek as he walks away.
Jan leaves the party bitterly and when she gets to her car, she tosses a overnight bag angrily into the backseat. Michael is pleased "the hero got the girl."
Upstairs in the dark office area, Pam calls her mom to talk about what just happened with Jim, explaining she doesn't know what to do. When Jim enters the office, she ends the phone conversation. He approaches her. She starts to say something but Jim kisses her deeply on the lips, and she returns the kiss. The episode ends with them staring at each other.
Trivia
- During the editing of this episode, producer Greg Daniels publicly addressed NBC in an interview, stating "I’d like to get a supersized episode, because it’s a really long script with a lot of good stuff."Ryan, Maureen (February 23, 2006). ['Office' promotions pay off in a big way], Chicago Tribune In response, fans of the show set up an online petition to "supersize" the season finale. The website generated over 2,800 signatures. On April 20, NBC announced it would be extending the season finale by ten minutes. [link] However, it should be noted that they also presented expanded episodes of Will & Grace and My Name Is Earl on the same night, so it is unclear whether the petition actually had any influence in their decision, but in interviews, David Denman[link], who plays Roy, and John Krasinski[link], who plays Jim Halpert, do credit the petition for the extended time and partly responsible for the other two shows getting extended times as well.
- Angela Kinsey stated on her MySpace blog that she slapped Rainn Wilson at least 13 times in their scene at the Craps table. "His poor cheek was red by the time we finished that scene," she continued, "One time I missed and got his ear and glasses."Kinsey, Angela (May 12, 2006). ["The Slap & The Kiss---our season finale!"], MySpace.com
- On July 6th, 2006, NBC aired a repeat of the episode edited down from its original supersized version. While there were many small pieces removed, several larger scenes were missing as well. The biggest changes were the omission of Jim showing Dwight his telekenetic powers, Darryl and Michael's "Dinkin' Flicka" scene and the employee's discussion of "Afghanistanis with AIDS".
References
External links
- ["Casino Night" Summary] at NBC.com
- [Jenna Fischer's Blog on "Casino Night"] at TVGuide.com
- ["Casino Night"] at NorthernAttack.com
- [Super Size My Office] - online petition.
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