beach games beach games episode season version office 51st series episode office goes nearby lake beach games revealed michael steve_carell interviewed position corporate winner beach games regional manager dwight rainn_wilson angela angela_kinsey sabotage andy ed_helms pam jenna fischer spends day taking notes office workers activities episode written directed filming took place fake beach near lake find crew deal hot temperatures day weather night scenes involved trapped lake wrestling outfit forcing wear harness pulled boat manned crew member fire walk orange yellow lava rocks gas lines installed produce flames estimated million viewers watched beach games american broadcast resulting episode placing fourth night timeslot received mainly positive reviews television critics cited suit scenes particular highlights critics praised pam speech end episode found character synopsis michael steve_carell invited interview position corporate headquarters new_york_city assumes job decides hold survivor like competition lake scranton determine successor entire office travels lake bus michael allow attend toby disappointment anticipated getting pam jenna fischer wearing bikini michael tribe captains jim john_krasinski dwight rainn_wilson andy ed_helms stanley instructs pam detailed notes events day include games egg races hot dog eating contests initially unaware purpose exercise employees seriously job new_york revealed andy dwight step efforts stanley tries enthusiastic gives jim decides interview position michael pursuing karen applies position support secret lover dwight angela angela_kinsey andy leaving lake wrestling costume michael final event walk hot initially pam volunteers michael refuses let walk considered replace michael bring dwight throws refusing leave given job dragged ditch effort salvage day michael stand comedy competition jim declines participate reveals applied position new_york separated group pam runs hot feeling new sense confidence experience colleagues treating poorly citing fact attended art rounds jim tells called wedding fine misses fun best friends transferred runs cool feet water turns jim blank shaken confession production beach games written executive producer series creator directed credits include episodes christmas safety training daniels came idea opening scene researching medical symptoms began considering ideas episode cold open decided write right resulting michael researching symptoms michael later conversation set important foundation season series established people competing corporate job solidified important character actor plays wallace guest star working originally crew sought film lake resembled arriving area found beautiful wanted lake equivalent office lake find eventually episode filmed fake beach reservoir thousand degrees day minus night remarked dvd audio commentary tents pumping air conditioning didn work day long according crew member night production crew set weather actress kate later said days filming extremely hot sick hot dogs eating contest seen episode cast members spit hot dogs putting mouths act activated gag cast members found suits uncomfortable hot weather inability sit previewed episode broadcast forever look john_krasinski differently looked hilarious wearing suit scenes floating lake suit actor wore harness fishing line sleeve purpose drag farther lake crew member pulled row boat crew film scene wait minutes create safe fire pit allow actors walk crew light box buried ground orange yellow lava rocks according gas lines buried sand supply steady stream flames scenes lines dialogue improvised andy throwing rock duck jim guiding karen water pam speech daniels knew important discussed minutes best shoot different takes shot thought fischer amazing believed past episodes contained slow build scene daniels wrote speech contribute parts season dvd contains number deleted scenes notable cut scenes included jim receiving informing job opening michael annoying pam preparing hot dogs telling faster dwight wrestling stanley ryan asking participate fire walk andy failing flag passing car cultural references bus cast sing songs kenny rogers song theme song encouraged sing ridden bus people sing episode michael wears gear necklace reference jamaican vacation vacation according episode writers plot references reality television series survivor bachelor apprentice work office camera men episode shot survivor years media outlets noted similarities michael host survivor reception episode aired attracting million viewers ratings share adults aged ranked fourth timeslot episodes survivor fiji ugly betty 5th special minute episode entertainment_weekly columnist considered pam speech terrific invested jim pam karen love triangle west praised aspects episode fire walk sequences stanley brought game effort race succeed michael ign rated beach games indication great episode like west highlighted stanley praise liked trapped lake concluded episode closing scene doesn impact jim telling pam love end season long awaited moments knew coming jenna_fischer pam handles perfectly scranton branch facing big changes awaiting season finale remote writer liked cast scenes suits saved praise pam speech declared amazing jenna_fischer blew away speech hoping episode season didn end jim kissing pam episode left season week enjoyed episode wrote thought bit low key previous episodes hilarious outfits suited fine thought michael difficult balancing act reigned believable belongs thought filled great assortment gags character based black critical pam speech felt forced character pam publicly state feelings
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