While season 8 had a lot of problems, Andy had a great arc and a great relationship with Erin. Through all of season 8 Andy did everything he can to succeed at his job and be liked, then he risk it all by going to get Erin and then did everything he can to get his job back, by the end he was "nard-dog" everyone knows and loves but more confident, in control of his life and with the woman he loves. Then season 9 started, and the writers thought that when Andy was mad he was funnier, so they reversed all of his development to get back being a douchebag. Then he risks his job and his relationship going for 3 months on a boat trip, like if he never cared about both of those things. He comes back, and he's even more of a bad person and selfish than Andy pre-anger management at the beginning of season 3. What just happened? Oh and there's Pete. He may not be bad person or as selfish as Andy is, but his character isn't compelling. There is nothing about him that makes him relatable, funny or interesting. He has no chemistry with Erin and no similarity with her. They developed the Andy and Erin relationship for 3-4 seasons and they gave us many reasons why these two belong together, and now they threw all of that away and made Pete with Erin a thing. Why?
Apart from all of that, this episode is not bad. it's got funny moments and unlike many people I think the Jim and Pam marital problems have been handled pretty well. And about Brian, it's a great and risky idea but he was just used as a cheap trick to make the audience worry more about the Jim and Pam relationship instead of making an interesting story about the people behind the cameras.
Apart from all of that, this episode is not bad. it's got funny moments and unlike many people I think the Jim and Pam marital problems have been handled pretty well. And about Brian, it's a great and risky idea but he was just used as a cheap trick to make the audience worry more about the Jim and Pam relationship instead of making an interesting story about the people behind the cameras.