" Back from Vacation " is the 12th episode of the third season of the American comedy TV series The Office , and the 40th episode of the event as a whole. It was first aired on January 4, 2007, on NBC, and is the first episode to air after a December holiday hiatus. "Back from Vacation" is the first script written by Justin Spitzer for this series. Julian Farino served as episode director.
The series depicts the daily lives of office employees in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In this episode, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) returns from his vacation in Jamaica and has a luau in the barn to celebrate. He revealed that he traveled to Jamaica with Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin) when a lewd photo of him and Jan was circulated. Meanwhile, Karen Filippelli (Rashida Jones) and Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) have arguments over Karen's life situation, which caused Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) to offer her advice.
According to Nielsen Media Research, this episode was watched by approximately 8.80 million viewers. Among the demographics of 18-49, he earned a rating of 4.3/11 and helped NBC finish in first place for the night. "Returning from Vacation" received generally positive reviews of criticism, with Carell's performance receiving positive attention in particular.
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Sinopsis
Michael Scott (Steve Carell) returns from his rejuvenated Jamaican vacation, and directs the Party Planning Committee to throw a luau themed party in a warehouse to accompany an annual inventory. When Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) saw Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin) on the fringes of a photo from Michael's vacation, she confessed to the documentary crew that she and Jan went to Jamaica together.
Michael tried to send another holiday photo to Todd Packer (David Koechner) as a travel proof, but mistakenly chose "Packaging" instead of "Packer" from the address menu, sending photos to the entire warehouse, including Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson), warehouse supervisor. Photos are quickly forwarded throughout the office and beyond. Michael enlists Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) help in preventing its spread, but this effort is largely ineffective.
Karen Filippelli (Rashida Jones) is angry with Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) because he objected to the prospect of Karen moving into a two-block apartment from her own home. Pam assures Jim that he does not make sense, and Jim accepts her advice and apologizes to Karen. Pam told the documentary crew that she was happy to help Jim, but Dwight walked over him crying personally. She awkwardly tried to console her, though she misunderstood: "So, are you PMSing so bad, huh?"
During the luau/inventory, Jan arrives at the office to talk to Michael personally. Michael was afraid that Jan was there to expose her to a widespread photo, but she did not seem to realize it, instead admitting her interest in her for all the reasons.
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Production
"Back from Vacation" was written by Justin Spitzer, a staff writer who joined The Office in his third season. The episode is the first script for this series. Spitzer discovers Jan's last scene with Michael - where he hopes he'll shout at him for their outstanding photos but tells them they live together - especially hard to write. Spitzer was not sure how to arrange the scene, and finally asked for advice from other series writers. They decided that Jan would give Michael a "crazy" response. Sitting on the panel of television writers at Northwestern University, Spitzer briefly explains the reason, "Jan nuts. He has some bad psychiatrists who give bad advice." He praised the benefits of a "good writer room," where "the scene goes to this place. You'll never go alone."
"Back from Vacation" was directed by Julian Farino, who was then responsible for directing "The Deposition", a fourth season episode featuring some of the consequences of Michael's released image. Recurrent actors Creed Bratton, Ed Helms, Rashida Jones, Craig Robinson, and David Koechner featured as guest stars on "Back from Vacation".
The three-season DVD contains a number of deleted scenes, such as Michael arriving from Jamaica at the airport, wearing warm weather clothing, Dwight, Meredith, Angela and Kevin separately reacting to the news that Michael took Jan to Jamaica, and Jan retained the ruse that he was in Scottsdale while talking to a colleague at the Corporate, who saw the photo on his computer. Additional scenes include Dwight complaining about Jim's pranks when Michael is on vacation, Roy helps Ryan with inventory, Andy challenges Dwight to the stack-box race, and Meredith climbs on the shelf, which falls and traps him.
Reception
"Returning from Vacation" first aired on January 4, 2007 in the United States on NBC. It was the first episode of the season to air after the end of December holiday. According to Nielsen Media Research, an estimated 8.80 million viewers watched the episode. It earned a share of 4.3/11 ratings among adults aged 18 to 49, meaning that it was seen by 4.3 percent of all people aged 18 to 49 years, and 11 percent of all people aged 18 to 49 years watching television on broadcast. Office and the main event, My Name Is Earl , helped NBC finish in first place for the night in the demography.
This episode generally draws positive reviews from critics. Brian Zoromski from IGN rated "Return of the Vacation" 9.7/10, an indication of an "extraordinary" episode. Highlights highlighted include the opening sequence, Carell's appearance, and Pam's storyline with Jim and Karen. Zoromski concludes in his review that "with so much attention to detail, realistic character reactions, and very few over-the-top comedy moments, 'Back from Vacation' is one of the best episodes of Office this season. We're so glad they're back. "Michael Sciannamea AOL TV expressed surprise that Jan was accompanying Michael in his vacation and soon wanted to find out more about their relationship.He was also interested in Dwight's efforts to entertain Pam, to PMS's jokes when he thought it would be very interesting if Dwight really cheered him and offered her friendship. "Sciannamea concluded that" this is just a great episode. Well written, act well, and ask you to beg for more at the end. What more can you ask for? "
Writing for Entertainment Weekly Abby West focused on Carell's acting, explaining that "Michael's way of boasting and his healthy fear of offending Jan played on Steve Carell's face was fantastic." From his braggadocio on the phone with Todd Packer (Packer!) to his death marching up the stairs to face Jan, that is a wonderful thing. "BuddyTV Oscar Dahl believes that" Returning from Vacation "is" one of the best two or three of the season ", argues that "simplicity" is the key to the success of the series. Dahl continued, "Every episode premise can be entirely earthly and unimportant, it will still laugh at the situation at hand." We also have some good developments in the Jim-Pam-Karen triangle, with Pam advising Jim's relationship, then crying at her eyes out afterwards.Perhaps the best scene in the episode saw Dwight cheer him up. "Television Without Pity assessing the episode with A.
References
External links
- "Returning from Vacation" on NBC.com
- "Returning from Vacation" on IMDb
- "Back from Vacation" on TV.com
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