Analysis: Episode 606 "Mafia"

I am a huge Office fan. It is one of my favorite shows. So every now and then, I will give everyone my analysis of the most recent episode. I hope people enjoy this. I know there are podcasts such as TWSS (which I am a fan of) but I want to let people know my thoughts. So here we go.

This week's episode is called "Mafia." The basic plot focuses around Michael buying insurance from whom he thinks is an Italian mobster. So he, Dwight and Andy go undercover in order to prove that he is, in fact, part of the mafia. I will be honest: I found this plot line terribly unfunny. With the exception of Andy trying to jump start a car, I hardly laughed throughout this entire episode. The fact that they thought this man was mafia was very weak and didn't really have any moments that would send the viewer into a state of heavy laughter. And the fact that Michael was served with factual proof by Oscar that this man was an actual insurance salesman,and ignores it,just made it the more unbelievable. Now as promised in the episode description, Erin ruined Pam's drawing. But this plot was completely cut from the show. Instead, it was replaced with Kevin's story line and was moved to a 2 minute deleted scene. This actually sounded interesting. Erin hasn't really been defined in my opinion in terms of what type of character she is and this would of been a good opportunity for viewers to get a glimpse into that window. As I said, it was replaced with Kevin's plot. Basically, he is using Jim's office to "pass gas" while Jim is in Puerto Rico. So Kevin gets a call from Jim's credit card company reporting strange charges in Puerto Rico and accidentally cancels the card. This wasn't funny, and it had no real ending. If they follow up in the next episode with this, than I can let it go, but it didn't really seem believable. For one, it says that Kevin gave the company his S.S. number. I didn't buy the fact that a smart guy like Jim would leave his important personal information laying out on his desk. It wasn't plausible to me. I think this storyline could of easily been swapped out for the Erin/Pam painting bit. We didn't need to see Kevin acting more like a man-child.

Well all-in-all, I will give this episode a rating of 2.5/5

This episode had little to no strong or high points. No real LOL moments and I think fans will agree with me. I hope you enjoyed my little rant/review/analysis. Feel free to send feedback arguing or agreeing. I am open to all points of views. More to come in the future.

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