arrives in Scranton to surprise Holly and Michael welcomes him politely. This, in turn, makes her feel bad for Michael.
When Holly uncovers this, she demands to know who did it, and Michael comes forward and admits that he still has feelings for her and is hurt that, while they had to break up due to their long distance, she is nevertheless able to make such an arrangement work with A.J. When Michael gets further upset over hearing about Holly's relationship with A.J., he takes her toy Woody from Toy Story-a present from A.J.-throws it in the trash, and pours his coffee on it. Michael lies to Holly and tells her that he's seeing a woman named Tara from New York, and Holly shows curiosity, but Michael interprets this as potential jealousy. an ultimatum: either propose to her by year's end or their relationship is over. Holly then tells the women of the office that she's giving A.J. ( Rob Huebel) are still in a relationship. Michael welcomes Holly back, but becomes upset when she tells him that she and A.J. Michael forces Pam Halpert ( Jenna Fischer) to plan a second, classier Christmas party for Holly's return to Scranton. Michael Scott ( Steve Carell) learns that Toby Flenderson ( Paul Lieberstein) will be taking a leave of absence to go on jury duty for the Scranton Strangler trial, leading the corporate office to send Holly Flax ( Amy Ryan) to cover for him. It received largely positive reviews from critics.
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Despite this, the episode was the highest-rated NBC series on the night that it aired. "Classy Christmas" was viewed by 7.18 million viewers and received a 3.7 rating among adults between the age of 18 and 49, marking a slight drop in the ratings when compared to the previous week. The snowmen used in the episode took a day to create and used over 100 tons of chipped ice. The scenes that were filmed outdoors in Los Angeles had to be crafted to look as if it were cold in reality, temperatures reached 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and above. Oscar Martinez ( Oscar Nunez) notices something scandalous about Angela Martin's ( Angela Kinsey) new boyfriend.
Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski) agrees to a snowball fight with Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson), which he later regrets. Meanwhile, Darryl Philbin ( Craig Robinson) convinces his daughter to attend the party in hopes of meeting Santa Claus. Michael forces Pam Halpert ( Jenna Fischer) to plan a second Christmas party for Holly's return to Scranton. In the episode, Michael Scott ( Steve Carell) is overjoyed about the return of his old love, Holly Flax (Ryan). The series- presented as if it were a real documentary-depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. "Classy Christmas" guest stars Jack Coleman as Senator Robert Lipton, Rob Huebel as A.J., Mark Proksch as Nate, and marks the return of Amy Ryan as Holly Flax. Written by Mindy Kaling and directed by Rainn Wilson, the episode originally aired on Decemon NBC. Even after she leaves, Jim stays and plays games on his computer." Classy Christmas" is the collective name for the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 137th and 138th episodes overall. Jim stays at the office to comfort Pam who is crying in the bathroom. Despite all the turmoil, Scott says that what he truly loves about his job is the people. Pam’s boyfriend Roy tells her that she can’t go out for drinks with Jim. However this quickly backfires and Pam nearly has a nervous breakdown. To demonstrate how fun the work environment is, Scott calls Pam into his office and pretends to fire her. Scott tells Ryan that the office has fun by pranking each other. Jim asks Pam to go out for drinks with the rest of the office. Jim and his “desk buddy,” Dwight Schrute, compete against one another in a series of practical jokes and office pranks.
Scott organizes a meeting to talk about the potential downsizing where he assures everybody that he will do anything to keep that from happening.
Meanwhile, Scott is introduced to Ryan, a new employee from a temp-agency. Rumors spread around the office that the Scranton branch may be downsized by corporate. Two younger office employees, Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly, flirt with one another and lament about the ridiculousness of their jobs. Corporate boss, Jan Tarnovsky-Gould, notifies Scott that his branch may be consolidated if he can’t prove its worth. Inciting IncidentĪ camera crew is following Scott around the office and interviewing employees for unknown reasons. Although the unnamed man failed his fork-lyft driver’s test, Michael recommends that the warehouse hire him anyways. The “boss” of The Office Michael Scott is interviewing a prospective job seeker. STORY BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE OF THE OFFICE SCREENPLAY