duel office duel twelfth episode fifth season american comedy television series office overall episode episode andy learns angela having affair dwight challenge physical fight win affections michael travels new_york_city meeting wallace seeks managerial advice michael poor financial condition fictional company dunder mifflin episode written directed long time editor making directorial debut featured conclusion love triangle dwight andy angela subplot going end fourth season meeting michael marked economic crisis facing nation time episode financial crisis duel seen defining episode andy_bernard portrayed sympathetic way seen previous episodes ed_helms particularly praised performance bits dialogue improvised especially duel scene andy dwight scene shot course hours exterior parking lot set wilson providing stunts episode received generally positive reviews largely described effective conclusion love triangle subplot according nielsen_media_research duel seen million viewers original american broadcast received particularly strong competition cbs drama series csi crime scene investigation night featured final appearance actor plot andy ed_helms learned angela angela_kinsey affair dwight rainn_wilson seventeen days revealed dunder mifflin office michael steve_carell suggests inform andy entire office argues angela break news jim john_krasinski particularly concerned andy past anger management issues lead violence dwight tries convincing angela tell andy continues leaves michael tell andy leaves meeting michael reveals affair andy driving parking lot leaving andy shocked dismayed angela reluctantly confirms affair occurred andy realizes everybody office knew andy confronts dwight challenges duel parking lot angela prize winner dwight accepts angela anxious avoid making choice men says honor results duel jim acting office manager michael absence tries talk duel dwight hidden weapons office power prevent fight outside office new_york michael nervous wants meet meeting begins david tells scranton successful branch amid difficult economic climate wants learn michael management successful michael delighted compliment attention manage vague topic largely answers david claims difficult self evaluation michael leaves meeting pleasant mood parking lot andy shown duel instead leaving deliberately note hanging bushes saying given dwight reads andy hybrid car remains completely silent driven miles hour electric motor impressed andy rest office warn dwight saying andy deserves win andy dwight car large bushes parking lot jim races check andy dwight seriously injured snap away forth angela fight goes dwight learns andy sex angela told sex dwight andy return office andy calls cancel wedding cake dwight throws away doll angela previously bought gift angela realizes lost men production writing duel written producer runner office episode featured conclusion love triangle dwight andy angela subplot going fourth season finale goodbye toby cast writing staff saw duel defining episode andy_bernard demonstrated softer emotional character directed episode said particularly effective past episodes displayed rage problems attend anger management courses duel responded horrible news way rainn_wilson particularly praised performance saying gives lot heart soul andy heart break reality great thing gives think know characters dimensional goofy crazy way real human redemption subplot seeking managerial advice michael poor financial condition dunder mifflin economic crisis facing nation time episode financial crisis set stage continuing motif financial difficulties eventually sixth season episode secret santa revealed company sold executives fired number scenes lines duel improvised actors scene michael repeatedly tries tell andy angela affair jim constantly forcing office john_krasinski improvised lines noises wilson said funny desk scene appears episode consists different takes conceived moment duel jim returns desk passing dwight andy facing wilson called addition scene nice touch scene dwight sings nursery rhyme goes learn rules better learn rules don eaten sleep wilson came versions song appeared final episode conceived wilson line dwight tells andy angela certainly enjoy making improvised wilson dialogue andy dwight duel scene improvised writer served runner time suggested idea andy dwight original script called entire office cast come parking lot dunder mifflin office try stop dwight andy fighting staging proved awkward filming john_krasinski suggested jim parking lot stayed change eventually incorporated episode filming duel marked directorial debut longtime film editor office original cut episode minutes long holland edited trim minutes cold open scene dunder mifflin employees run past radar speed sign street compete best speed inspired television producer office screenwriter worked staff television held races radar speed sign exactly way degrees scene filmed running particularly difficult actors despite extremely hot temperatures fake snow placed exterior shots writers trying simulate winter season weather scranton pennsylvania office set district los_angeles california filmed original script called michael tell andy angela affair outside parking lot getting car driving away filming began holland considered filming scene inside car instead steve_carell suggested michael car leave andy outside tell driving away scene ultimately shot scene andy returns office confronts workers long awkward silence script originally called kevin pass gas ruin tension filming changed pass gas instead decided funnier woman editing process holland decided joke work cut brief moment dwight reacting disgusted way maintaining defensive fighting pose andy seen finished episode duel scene shot course hours exterior parking lot setting natural lighting sun changed drastically time large bounce cards placed shadows remain consistent shoot ed_helms actually drove car scenes rainn_wilson performed stunts crew considered stunt double wilson found acting funny filming decided end duel michael_scott talks directly camera new_york_city background scenes filmed city scenery images later added cultural references cold open michael believes run extremely fast says eat reference american track field athlete gold medalist reception original american broadcast january duel watched million viewers aired night actor final appearance cbs drama series csi crime scene investigation drew unusually high viewership million viewers office csi ratings viewers ages earning rating share compared csi rating share shows age group abc drama series grey anatomy drew rating share total million viewers night viewers ages duel drew rating share lower csi grey anatomy office earned higher ratings timeslot fox reality television series kitchen million viewers thriller series supernatural million viewers duel received generally positive reviews andy calling wedding learning angela cheated dwight ranked number moments fifth season office duel voted fourteenth highest rated episode fifth season according episode poll episode rated alan_sepinwall star-ledger said episode brings dwight angela andy triangle effective close feel sympathy dwight andy disappointed idea trying learn michael undeveloped writer said duel efficiently resolved major storyline minutes nice mix melancholy little long little short called subplot funny forgettable said episode surprisingly intense dramatic particularly highlighted talents ed_helms said duel great angela love triangle storyline demonstrated office varies stories episode episode guide writer called possibly best episode season particular enjoyed tension andy learned truth resolution duel entertainment_weekly writer called instant classic vast improvement recent string episodes wheat called interactions dwight andy brilliance described cold open pretty genius new_york magazine writer said andy dwight angela triangle like parody jim pam roy subplot previous seasons appreciated resolved darker way love triangle called great episode particularly enjoyed moments angela dwight way jim tried prevent michael telling andy affair squad said enjoyed seeing angela felt relate interest office workers took duel black praised michael subplot provided ironic counter weight duel michael praised managerial skills workers fought parking lot
The Duel (The Office)