nineteenth episode ninth season american comedy television series office originally aired nbc april episode features guest appearances andy agent man auditioning act series presented real documentary depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode office workers forced walk stairs elevator serviced dwight_schrute rainn_wilson kidnaps assist important sales jenna_fischer jim_halpert john_krasinski talk marital troubles angela_kinsey supports husband press conference received mixed reviews television critics episode viewed million viewers received perfect adults ages episode ranked second office highest rated nbc series night plot office grows anxious premiere pbs documentary draws near andy_bernard ed_helms combines early newspaper program blunt self assessment unlikely remain employed dunder mifflin long airs decides time pursue dreams stardom fruitless calls dismissive talent agencies finds dual talent agency real estate office run agrees represent andy thrilled pay privilege office workers forced use stairs elevator serviced situation badly shape undergoes painful struggle climbing stairs greeted dwight_schrute rainn_wilson ordering important sales unwilling climb stairs second time stanley refuses client friend stanley dwight operating concern documentary driven home point branch manager dunder mifflin answer shoots stanley bull help clark dwight gets stanley car stanley unusually mood helps close sale stanley regains awareness pleased learn sale effort whatsoever refuses stairs instead knocks dwight leaving dwight clark figure upstairs jim_halpert john_krasinski talks going marriage counseling pam jenna fischer pam toby points jim fair tell pam needs time pays family like says pam jim making decisions involving agree leaving scranton vice versa leave office looking sad awkward angela_kinsey agrees supportive good wife state senator husband robert press conference aftermath documentary reveal affair angela assumes means intends deny affair devotion family values instead robert tells press gay angela relations drove homosexuality oscar robert openly proclaiming affair oscar says love chief staff happily office staff keeping oscar secret end production written executive producer second writing credit series ninth season entry boat directed series cinematographer eighth directorial effort series following ninth season entry suit warehouse guest stars episode announced january episode arc play talent agent named began filming scenes week following january director guest stars episode time appearing series previously directed episodes series entry goodbye michael season seven reception ratings originally aired april nbc original american broadcast episode viewed estimated million viewers received rating percent share means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast marked slight increase ratings previous episode office ranked second timeslot beaten installment fox series glee received rating reviews received mixed reviews television critics praise going drama jim pam storyline storylines received mixed opinions reviewer complimented drama jim pam writing given right weight criticized episode clashes history office comparing negatively previous episode said storylines episode particularly writers decision flesh supporting cast adams gave episode giant television pity awarded episode ign called odd feeling like standalone episode utilized ensemble final episodes year series jim pam storylines praised jim pam storyline realism depth worried eventual reconciliation feel earned episodes left series praised dwight clark stanley storyline writing true comedy episode came primarily dwight called strongest appearance date gave episode calling good fanatic called episode funniest episode television week considering gem season praised jim pam dwight dynamic episode humor coming andy storyline awarded episode stars performance later submitted producers comedy series emmy consideration
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