Dwight Schrute has to be the oddest television character ever created. I’m a fan of the British version of The Office also, but in my opinion Gareth doesn’t hold a candle to Dwight. He’s just so crazy and over-the-top. The more screen time Dwight gets, the more I laugh.
This episode was Dwight’s time to shine as he was taking Ryan (The Temp) on his first “sales call.” Dwight relishes being in control, trying to force his ridiculous ways on someone else. You could just tell by the title of this episode that none of this was going to turn out well for Ryan.
Dwight takes him to the Schrute Family Beet Farm to “pass some tests.” First, Dwight makes Ryan kneel down in the field, which is covered in manure, to plant a beet seed.
Dwight: “As you plant this seed in the ground, I shall also plant my seed in you.”
Yeah, that quote made me cringe, too, but it was just as hilarious as it was cringe-worthy.
Meanwhile, Jan is getting extremely fed up with Michael and how he does absolutely nothing. Every episode I watch I keep trying to understand how Michael actually got to where he is. Who would’ve ever promoted that guy? Jan assigns Pam to keep track of Michael hour by hour — she ends up writing only two things down, neither containing any mention of work.
Today is Pretzel Day, where the building gives its tenants free pretzels. It seems that Stanley lives for Pretzel Day. But, if I worked at this place, it would seem this would be the only thing to live for.
Over at the Stamford office, it seems Jim and Karen are getting very flirtatious, which I don’t mind that much. It doesn’t really add much to the show, but doesn’t really take anthing away either. One of the best additions to the show is Ed Helms (The Daily Show) as Andy, the rage-a-holic office worker.
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