Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Recap / TheOfficeUSS1E4TheAlliance

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* EveryoneHasStandards: Even chronically insensitive Michael is able to see that making a joke about Meredith having had a hysterectomy would be kind of awful.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


!!! Tropes

to:

!!! Tropes
!!Tropes
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** In "The Job", Pam remember that Jim told her that if Dwight ever asks you to accept something secret, you reply, "Absolutely I do."

to:

** In "The Job", Pam remember that remembers Jim told telling her that if Dwight ever asks you her to accept something secret, you to reply, "Absolutely I do."

Added: 90

Changed: 89

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BrickJoke: Michael shows the camera a "Happy Bird-Day" card for Meredith. It reappears much later.

to:

* BrickJoke: BrickJoke:
**
Michael shows the camera a "Happy Bird-Day" card for Meredith. It reappears much later.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* EarlyBirdCameo: Michael makes a fleeting reference to The Dundies, the company awards dinner that would later become the focus of multiple episodes.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Meredith is referred to as an accountant, before it was established that Angela, Oscar and Kevin were the only accountants and Meredith worked in Supplier Relations.

Added: 355

Changed: 117

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* TitleDrop: Several times, although it's usually "An Alliance."

to:

* ShoutOut: Jim surmises that Dwight borrowed the alliance idea from ''Series/{{Survivor}}''.
* TitleDrop: Several times, although it's usually "An Alliance.""
* UnreliableVoiceover: The off-camera part of Dwight's final ConfessionCam bit for the episode makes it sound like he realized that Jim was just pranking him, but when they cut to him on camera, we see that he actually didn't [[spoiler:since he followed Jim's instructions to dye his hair]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** In "The Job", Pam remember that Jim told her that if Dwight ever asks you to accept something secret, you reply, "Absolutely I do."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BrickJoke : Michael shows the camera a "Happy Bird-Day" card for Meredith. It reappears much later.
* ChronicBackStabbingDisorder : Dwight. A mild example, but the first of several.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent : Jim pretends to be this. In reality, he's just making stuff up to make Dwight paranoid.
* TitleDrop : Several times, although it's usually "An Alliance."

to:

* BrickJoke : BrickJoke: Michael shows the camera a "Happy Bird-Day" card for Meredith. It reappears much later.
* ChronicBackStabbingDisorder : ChronicBackStabbingDisorder: Dwight. A mild example, but the first of several.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent : DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: Jim pretends to be this. In reality, he's just making stuff up to make Dwight paranoid.
* TitleDrop : TitleDrop: Several times, although it's usually "An Alliance."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

Dwight believes everyone is worried about the downsizing. He enlists Jim to form an alliance, to gather information. Michael tries to boost morale by throwing a party, for Meredith. Her birthday isn't until next month.

Air Date: April 12, 2005

!!! Tropes

* BrickJoke : Michael shows the camera a "Happy Bird-Day" card for Meredith. It reappears much later.
* ChronicBackStabbingDisorder : Dwight. A mild example, but the first of several.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent : Jim pretends to be this. In reality, he's just making stuff up to make Dwight paranoid.
* TitleDrop : Several times, although it's usually "An Alliance."

Top