welcome party welcome party twentieth episode eighth season american comedy television series office episode overall episode originally aired nbc united_states april welcome party written directed series regular ed_helms portrays andy_bernard series presented real documentary depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode forces office prepare welcome party party planners seek sabotage ellie helps andy_bernard ed_helms break girlfriend welcome party received differently critics resulting mixed reviews multiple critics feeling episode lived potential according nielsen_media_research welcome party viewed estimated million viewers received rating share adults ages episode ranked fourth timeslot highest rated nbc series night plot forces office throw welcome party catherine works ways sabotage jim john_krasinski dwight rainn_wilson sent apartment help dwight suggests bringing furniture quickly admits disdain stage prompting jim tell pam jenna fischer hiring party jim dwight find shoe box note saying open inside find photos man boyfriend finds photos says lost broke photos shows stage root jim calls pam ordering reconsider party ideas pam tries convince employees little avail party employees vent hatred pam avoid admitting truth making pam uncomfortable hired arrives dismay jim dwight pam solidarity sabotage tricks reaches breaking point dwight kicks robert employees throwing good party kevin complains cake actual vegetables pam prank jim pam leave day pam asks hank let elevator asked hank busy reading magazine claims noticed stating slipped andy ed_helms erin ellie decide officially breaks way scranton stop family log cabin encounter bunch friends having party drinking andy erin decide bail returns morning run staying andy asks kitchen breaking erin surprised said andy told didn think erin relationship material andy doesn deny saying instead opting claim gay leaves erin car andy says comments erin erin falls asleep andy decides head cabin tell party broke wanted erin relationship material erin party chase andy erin car erin kisses andy inside car party throws cake prompting quick production welcome party written second writing credit season episode directed series regular ed_helms portrays andy_bernard marked second director credit series season christmas wishes episode marks seventh appearance sixth consecutive appearance appeared seventh season finale search committee guest star starting added cast main cast season dvd contains number deleted scenes episode notable cut scenes include jim trying stall asking party planning committee great party checking new neighbors asking neighbor order sure building target fire bombing party planning committee trying think ways angry reception ratings welcome party originally aired nbc united_states april episode viewed estimated million viewers received rating share adults ages means seen year olds year olds watching television time broadcast marked slight drop ratings previous episode girl welcome party ranked lowest rated episode series demographic beating season finale hot girl girl episode finished fourth time slot beating drama series supernatural episode defeated fox drama series touch abc medical drama grey anatomy cbs sitcom review welcome party received mixed reviews critics reviewer wrote series goals perform end episode turn character break andy felt plots failed execution wrote audience knew given character episode ultimately experience ultimately gave episode ign compared writer attempt previous seasons specifically writers michael wrote hoped writers continue went praise interaction jim pam saying ability communicate volumes words merely demonstrates chemistry difficult replicate couples despite mainly positive review criticized andy erin subplot cared andy erin relationship called subplot waste time ultimately gave episode calling good writing new_york compared plotline jim pam early seasons series writing romance wasn able erin real agency scene andy returned party felt superficial reach potential classic office scene cold open received particularly positive reviews critics called clever noted forgotten stanley positively compared guys dolls considered great ensemble bit showed promise episode didn reach promise
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