office pool party twelfth episode eighth season american comedy television series office episode overall episode originally aired nbc united_states january written directed episode guest starred series presented real documentary depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode decides sell mansion following divorce suggests office pool party ellie tries andy_bernard ed_helms jealous flirting dwight rainn_wilson robert gives tour massive home pool party received mixed reviews critics criticizing episode lack finite plot according nielsen_media_research pool party drew million viewers received rating share demographic marking slight increase previous episode episode ranked timeslot highest rated nbc series night plot forced sell mansion behest wife following divorce kevin suggests office pool party andy ed_helms takes girlfriend party brings engagement ring approving mother gave hoping propose ring goes missing andy pants horrified find kelly later find ring decide based finding lost ring destroyed erin ellie having told meredith andy followed home christmas party decides andy jealous flirting dwight rainn_wilson dwight initially refuses realizing erin choosing agrees help andy close andy doesn notice ensure andy attention erin dwight challenge andy series chicken fights pool defeats erin determined win match pushes dwight point passes water ending game final attempt andy jealous dwight tells andy wants pursue romance erin wants avoid angela type situation andy assures dwight erin mention dwight having sex erin night suggests dwight things slowly instead leading dwight tell idiot erin later andy lost ring kelly earlier set pool atop tiny admits doubts proposing makes erin happy employees pool area robert gives male employees tour massive home spending time describing intended location wild parties offers present tour free bottle wine wine cellar staff proceed drunk jim john_krasinski intended token appearance robert party quickly return home wife kids robert sensing reluctance insists jim stay duration tour order punish laughing moment earlier day robert complained having sell house eventually robert realizes hosting parties imagined point jumps pool completely naked followed ryan battling night impress jim takes cue leave away driving home speed end night ryan drunk unwilling defeat brown battle remain party robert ceo passes production episode written producer writing credit series joining writing staff eighth season directed seventh directing credit series episode marks sixth appearance plays pam replacement leave appeared recurring role season initially appeared pam replacement jenna_fischer actual pregnancy pam appear episode season dvd contains number deleted scenes episode notable cut scenes include erin dwight taking turns stretching erin talking camera convoluted relationship andy robert shows guests shame room cultural references songs big white elephant model homes band flight safety featured scenes party song complain appeared minutes references result position life mentions early episode hurting reference slogan occupy movement tour home theater california explained created watch paris movies watched golden pond reception ratings pool party originally aired nbc united_states january episode viewed estimated million viewers received rating share adults ages means seen year olds year olds watching television time broadcast episode marked slight increase ratings compared previous episode episode finished time slot beaten grey anatomy received rating share cbs drama received rating share demographic episode manage beat fox drama series drama series secret circle addition pool party highest rated nbc television episode night episode office viewed million viewers reviews episode received mixed reviews critics reviews criticized episode lack cohesive plot awarded episode rating saying pool party loosely structured relied heavily characters carry narrative result storytelling gave way time think missed opportunities failed experiments increasing burden momentum gave episode half stars wrote bits pieces story worked robert parties erin endeavor andy jealous came completely funny interesting tales huffington_post wrote titular pool plot bits loose difficult casual fans follow wrote pool party episodes tell writers didn know filler unfortunately tends episode seasons years reviews critical continued romance taking center stage wrote care andy erin relationship approach storyline andy enjoying fairly normal evening girlfriend erin acts like crazy person effort attention noted erin dwight pairing funny attempts andy jealous successful andy sub plots deemed funny boring reviews critical reviewer awarded episode stars wrote talking things better art having expectations overturned pool party surprised execution gave episode rating wrote think pool party favorite episode far season robert california story lines rock solid previous office pool party setting complimented ensemble sharp writing called episode season second best addition critics wrote positively characters actions wrote pool party storyline ellie hilarious reviewers including found kevin lines actions particularly memorable notably declaration racist asked swim variety reviewers found cold opening featuring jim dwight placing desk attempt stanley laugh funny
Pool Party (The Office)