coup office coup episode season american comedy television series office aired october nbc united_states series depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode unimpressed michael_scott steve_carell controlling branch dwight_schrute rainn_wilson tries job office power play jenna_fischer conducts fashion branch plays duty team building exercise jim_halpert john_krasinski episode written executive producer directed executive producer cast members noted episode contained elements similarities character according nielsen_media_research episode viewed year olds year olds watching television time broadcast critical reception largely mixed reviewers criticizing jim storyline synopsis jan michael steve_carell discovers calls entire office conference room monday watch movie angela angela_kinsey dwight rainn_wilson ask jan michael job awkward meeting dwight declares better boss michael jan calls michael demands branch control branch plays duty guise team building exercise new game jim john_krasinski plays poorly draws teammates leaves home jim pretends toss grenade responds creating pretend explosion paper clips karen watches jim leave pam jenna fischer decides wardrobe separation roy ordered new clothes pam clothes shipped office kelly insists pam perform fashion new draws unwanted attention pam concludes revealing michael leads dwight believe given control branch revealing ruse dwight begs job michael forgiveness angela rest office watch dwight offers michael laundry year appears michael verge firing dwight michael insists bitch dwight quickly returns michael loyal right hand man michael forces dwight stand atop box middle office wearing sign says promise michael laundry year production coup written executive producer plays series regular toby directed executive producer series creator cast members believed episode contains themes particular elements character angela storyline depicted ambitious woman exerted evil influence husband characteristics fit angela attempting push lover dwight power weekly blog guide actress previewed episode great man woman case short blonde named angela ultimate saga angela push apple dwight face persuades try michael place sic preparation episode scenes took duty lessons writers play online game dvd audio commentary rainn_wilson stated happy series nuanced stuff broad stuff referred specifically michael confronting dwight episode season episode beach games people running outfits audio commentary jones suggested dwight punishment forced wear sign stand boxes middle office reminiscent iconic photo torture prisoner abuse season dvd contains number deleted scenes edited episode include creed revealing sleeps desk nights week dwight angela flirting break room tries persuade join movie monday dwight responding angela initial suggestions push michael saying michael best sales figures company history come close numbers michael suspicious pam tell phone pam responding kevin unwanted attention creed reacting having dwight new boss reception coup aired october united_states nbc received nielsen rating means seen year olds year olds watching television time broadcast episode placed 24th watched episode week demographic episode received mixed reviews television critics ign columnist rated coup indicating good episode felt brilliant episode previous week coup somewhat jim doesn interact scranton branch storyline pretty ignored despite disappointment jim storyline commented best moments episode completely random ones dwight knowing jan wears unhappy jim scenes writing beginning branch office dunder mifflin filled company stay business think funnier jim ended office work play duty bits didn remote called dwight hilarious unsure jim karen ending scene explaining ready handle fact idea jim karen feel like pam jam way nice jim smile concluded seriously funny laugh loud moments tonight don think episode going favorites list office isn best hands best comedy television pity graded episode audio commentary wilson noted coup fan favorite submitted work episode nominated
The Coup (The Office)