pam replacement pam replacement seventh episode eighth season american comedy television series office episode overall episode aired nbc united_states november written directed episode guest stars series presented real documentary depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode jenna_fischer trains attractive temporary worker place leave dwight_schrute rainn_wilson support tries jim_halpert john_krasinski finds replacement attractive surprises andy_bernard ed_helms requests join band pam replacement relates pam pregnancy fischer actually pregnant pregnancy written series pam jim having second baby episode received mixed reviews critics according nielsen_media_research episode received million viewers received rating share adults ages marking slight drop ratings previous episode plot pam jenna fischer trains temporary worker place goes leave break room workers discuss attractive excited office pam pregnancy sensitive looks offended discussion respond assuring pam sexually attractive pregnant dwight rainn_wilson argues sexual objective quality pregnant women sexually attractive accuses lying spare pam feelings troubled dwight comments pam asks husband jim john_krasinski finds new attractive wanting upset wife jim tells find replacement attractive jim gives sign pam convinced lying help harshly honest dwight prove number unsuccessful attempts trick jim revealing finds pam replacement attractive dwight pam convince jim submit lie detection test form retail store blood pressure conclusion interview dwight announces recorded jim said find new attractive jim continues insist telling truth dwight admits recorded equal question including jim pam realizes jim unusually high blood pressure father suffers issue order focus husband health ceo surprises andy ed_helms kevin asks join band finds having jam session warehouse soon california friends skilled musicians arrive join having brought instruments kevin drums synthesizer andy acoustic guitar drowned newcomer electric guitar relegated playing percussion andy kevin help warehouse worker realize ousted failed attempt try getting original band roles instead jam outside production episode written consulting producer writing credit series joining writing staff eighth season directed series camera operators directing credit series episode features guest appearance character described pam competent likable pal appeared recurring role eighth season episode relates pam pregnancy jenna_fischer actually pregnant pregnancy written series pam jim having second baby man played robert skilled drummer friend better known mad drummer viral video featured reception ratings original american broadcast pam replacement viewed estimated million viewers received rating share adults ages means seen year olds year olds watching television time broadcast marked tenths decrease ratings previous episode despite episode ranked second timeslot beating bones received rating share demographic received rating share shows viewers pam replacement defeated grey anatomy received rating share added viewers viewed episode seven days original broadcast episode received rating demographic adding rating original viewership repeat episode january drew million received rating share adults ages ranking time slot reviews pam replacement received generally mixed reviews critics hitfix writer alan_sepinwall complimented episode staying true characters compared rest season criticized earlier review called episode significant step albeit decent absolute terms reviewer criticized andy kevin subplot lack continuity sort critical pam dwight plot staying true characters suggested writers needed write bland copy called half hours gave ign said episode needed stronger plot writing plots felt like meal dishes gave praised episode believable showing things happen real life praised jim pam plot showcasing couple completely perfect called band subplot weak
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