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* NotSoDifferent: Like Jim before him, Dwight puts it all on the line and gets shot down by the woman he loves who is in a relationship with another man.
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* RealityEnsues:RefugeInAudacity: Pete realizes that Andy doesn't suspect him of being the "Pete" that Erin is now seeing because Andy's been calling him "Plop" for so long that he genuinely forgot Pete's real name.
** Andy's defense when David Wallace rips him a new one for being gone for 3 months is to try to turn it around and accuse Wallace of lying. It ends exactly as well as you think.
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** Andy's defense when David Wallace rips him a new one for being gone for 3 months is to try to turn it around and accuse Wallace of lying. It ends exactly as well as you think.
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* RefugeInAudacity: Pete realizes that Andy doesn't suspect him of being the "Pete" that Erin is now seeing because Andy's been calling him "Plop" for so long that he genuinely forgot Pete's real name.
** Andy's defense when David Wallace rips him a new one for being gone for 3 months is to try to turn it around and accuse Wallace of lying. It ends exactly as well as you think.
** Andy's defense when David Wallace rips him a new one for being gone for 3 months is to try to turn it around and accuse Wallace of lying. It ends exactly as well as you think.
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* ContinuitySnarl: David Wallace is shocked to learn that Andy was out of town despite Dwight telling him in ''The Whale''.
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** David Wallace tells Andy that he only remains employed because of the debt Wallace owes him. That said, this exhausts Wallace's goodwill and Andy is no longer protected should he screw up again.
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* AlphaBitch: Andy hires a marketing consultant named Alice who just so happens to be a former girlfriend of Pete's. She quickly realizes that there's no actual job and Andy only brought her in to harass Pete, so she eagerly joins Andy in doing so for the entire day.
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* AlphaBitch: Andy hires a marketing consultant named Alice who just so happens to be a former girlfriend of Pete's. She quickly realizes that there's no actual job and Andy only brought her in to harass Pete, someone she used to date, so she eagerly joins Andy him in doing so for the entire day.
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* TheBusCameBack: Gabe Lewis, who left the company when Sabre was liquidated, is hired back by Andy in order to make Erin uncomfortable.
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* TheBusCameBack: Gabe Lewis, who left the company when Sabre was liquidated, is hired back by Andy in order to make Erin uncomfortable. He's [[PutOnABus back on the bus]] by the next episode, though.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Alice the marketing consultant and Gabe are hired to make Pete and Erin miserable and then are never seen again.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Alice the marketing consultant and Gabe are hired to make Pete and Erin miserable and then are never seen again.after this episode.
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* AlphaBitch: Andy hires a marketing consultant named Alice who just so happens to be a former girlfriend of Pete's. She quickly realizes that there's no actual job and Andy only brought her in to harass Pete, so she eagerly joins Andy in doing so for the entire day.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Alice the marketing consultant and Gabe are hired to make Pete and Erin miserable and then are never seen again.
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** Although Pam is initially charmed by how much Mark reminds her of her former boss Michael, she comes to realize just how abhorrent it would be to work under someone like that again.
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** Although Pam is initially charmed by how much Mark reminds her of her former boss Michael, she comes to realize just how abhorrent it would be to work under someone like that again.again, especially as a glorified receptionist.
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** Despite their feelings for each other, Angela chooses to stay in her unhappy marriage rather than leave her husband for Dwight.
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** Despite their feelings for each other, Angela chooses to stay in her unhappy marriage rather than leave her husband for Dwight. Dwight admits that he would expect that same loyalty if she was his.
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* DontExplainTheJoke: Along with his constant stream of pop culture-related quips, violating this is Mark's most obvious shared trait with Michael Scott.
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* DontExplainTheJoke: Along with his constant stream of pop culture-related quips, violating this is Mark's most obvious blatant shared trait with Michael Scott.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Pam's interview is for the job of "office manager", but in the course of the interview she realizes the job is actually a receptionist in all but name. Mark admits he changed the title to make it "less demeaning".
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* BaitAndSwitch: Pam's interview is for the job of "office manager", but in over the course of the interview she realizes the job is actually a receptionist in all but name. Mark admits he changed the title to make it "less demeaning".
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* BadImpressionists: Mark, the manager who interviews Pam, tries to turn her resume into a song, via a really bad Music/BobDylan impression.
* BaitAndSwitch: Pam's interview is for the job of "office manager", but in the course of the interview she realizes the job is actually a receptionist in all but name. Mark admits he changed the title to make it "less demeaning".
* BaitAndSwitch: Pam's interview is for the job of "office manager", but in the course of the interview she realizes the job is actually a receptionist in all but name. Mark admits he changed the title to make it "less demeaning".
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* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk had auditioned to play Michael, and was Creator/SteveCarell's runner-up in the final casting selections.
* {{Expy}}: Mark is an obvious one for Michael Scott.
* {{Expy}}: Mark is an obvious one for Michael Scott.
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* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk had auditioned was in the running to play Michael, and was Creator/SteveCarell's Michael during casting, ultimately finishing as the runner-up in the final casting selections.
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* DontExplainTheJoke: Along with his constant stream of pop culture-related quips, violating this is Mark's most obvious shared trait with Michael Scott.
* {{Expy}}: Mark is an obvious one for MichaelScott.Scott, with Pam even mentioning it on ConfessionCam.
* DontExplainTheJoke: Along with his constant stream of pop culture-related quips, violating this is Mark's most obvious shared trait with Michael Scott.
* {{Expy}}: Mark is an obvious one for Michael
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* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk was one of several actors considered for the role of Michael.
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* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk had auditioned to play Michael, and was one of several actors considered for Creator/SteveCarell's runner-up in the role of Michael.final casting selections.
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** Prye realizes that Andy has been calling him 'Plop' for so long that Andy has forgotten his real name. Cue Andy finding a lunchbag in the breakroom labeled 'Pete', which clearly jogs his memory.
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** Prye Pete realizes that Andy has been calling him 'Plop' for so long that Andy has forgotten his real name. Cue Andy finding a lunchbag in the breakroom labeled 'Pete', which clearly jogs his memory.
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** Prye realizes that Andy has been calling him 'Plop' for so long that Andy has forgotten his real name. Cue Andy finding a lunchbag in the breakroom labeled 'Pete', which clearly jogs his memory.
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** Andy's defense when David Wallace rips him a new one for being gone for 3 months is to try to turn it around and accuse Wallace of lying. It ends exactly as well as you think.
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** Despite their feelings for each other, Angela chooses to stay in her unhappy marriage rather than leave her husband for Dwight.
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* NotSoDifferent: Like Jim before him, Dwight puts it all on the line and gets shot down by the woman he loves who is in a relationship with another man.
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** Andy notes that while office relationships are fun and exotic, it can take a major downturn when that relationship ends and you still have to show up and look at your ex-partner every day.
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** Andy notes that while office relationships are fun and exotic, it can take a major downturn when if that relationship ends and because you still have to show up and look at your ex-partner every day.
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* InternalReveal: Andy discovers that Erin and Pete are a couple.
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* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk was one of several actors considered for the role of Scott before Creator/SteveCarell was hired.
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* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk was one of several actors considered for the role of Scott before Creator/SteveCarell was hired.Michael.
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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: After discovering that Andy has fired Pete's ex-girlfriend into the office to show him what it's like to work alongside an ex-partner, she realizes that he had ''also'' just hired a new management consultant...
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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: After discovering that Andy has fired hired Pete's ex-girlfriend into the office to show him what it's like to work alongside an ex-partner, she realizes that he had ''also'' just hired a new management consultant...
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* WhamShot: At the end of the episode, the camera zooms in on Oscar's computer screen where an ad pops up for ''The Office: An American Workplace'' airing in May.
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* RefugeInAudacity: Pete realizes that Andy doesn't suspect him of being the "Pete" that Erin is now seeing because Andy's been calling him "Plop" for so long that he genuinely forgot Pete's real name.
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* RefugeInAudacity: Pete realizes that Andy doesn't suspect him of being the "Pete" that Erin is now seeing because Andy's been calling him "Plop" for so long that he genuinely forgot Pete's real name.name.
* WhatTheHellHero: David Wallace chews Andy out ''hard'' for going away on a boat for three months and then lying to him about having still been there the whole time.
* WhatTheHellHero: David Wallace chews Andy out ''hard'' for going away on a boat for three months and then lying to him about having still been there the whole time.
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* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk was one of several actors considered for the role of Scott in 2005.
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* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk was one of several actors considered for the role of Scott in 2005.before Creator/SteveCarell was hired.
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* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk was one of several actors who auditioned for the role of Scott in 2005.
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* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk was one of several actors who auditioned considered for the role of Scott in 2005.
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* NeverMyFault: Andy blames Pete for stealing his girlfriend and attempts to fire him over it, blissfully ignoring the fact that he had effectively abandoned Erin while out on his boat trip and that the abrasive way he treated her beforehand was already drawing her to the much nicer Pete.
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* NeverMyFault: Andy blames Pete for stealing his girlfriend and attempts to fire him over it, girlfriend, blissfully ignoring the fact that he had effectively abandoned Erin while out on his boat trip and that the abrasive way he treated her beforehand was already drawing her to the much nicer Pete.
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* NeverMyFault: Andy blames Pete for stealing his girlfriend, blissfully ignoring the fact that he had effectively abandoned Erin while out on his boat trip and that the abrasive way he treated her beforehand was already drawing her to the much nicer Pete.
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* NeverMyFault: Andy blames Pete for stealing his girlfriend, girlfriend and attempts to fire him over it, blissfully ignoring the fact that he had effectively abandoned Erin while out on his boat trip and that the abrasive way he treated her beforehand was already drawing her to the much nicer Pete.
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Pam interviews for a job in Philadelphia, where her potential manager reminds her of her former boss, Michael Scott. Dwight acquires the help of Angela in order to give his elderly Aunt Shirley (Mary Gillis) a bath.
Meanwhile, Andy attempts to make Pete and Erin feel uncomfortable.
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* TheBusCameBack: Gabe Lewis, who left the company when Sabre was liquidated, is hired back by Andy in order to make Erin uncomfortable.
* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk was one of several actors who auditioned for the role of Scott in 2005.
* {{Expy}}: Mark is an obvious one for Michael Scott.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: After discovering that Andy has fired Pete's ex-girlfriend into the office to show him what it's like to work alongside an ex-partner, she realizes that he had ''also'' just hired a new management consultant...
--> '''Erin''': Oh no.
--> '''Gabe''': *standing in the doorway* Hello, beautiful!
* InternalReveal: Andy discovers that Erin and Pete are a couple.
* NeverMyFault: Andy blames Pete for stealing his girlfriend, blissfully ignoring the fact that he had effectively abandoned Erin while out on his boat trip and that the abrasive way he treated her beforehand was already drawing her to the much nicer Pete.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Pete tries to level with Andy about how hard moving on from a relationship is by telling him about his ex-girlfriend Alice and how sour their breakup was. This inspires Andy to track Alice down and actually hire her to work in the annex alongside Pete just to get back at him (along with hiring Gabe for Erin).
* OhCrap: Pete, when Andy finds his lunch bag (with his name on it) inside the break room fridge.
* RealityEnsues:
** Andy notes that while office relationships are fun and exotic, it can take a major downturn when that relationship ends and you still have to show up and look at your ex-partner every day.
** Andy tries to garner pity from his subordinates, failing to realize that his new mean-spirited attitude was making him repugnant not just to Erin but to the rest of the office. Thus, they all sympathize more with Erin, seeing her new relationship with Pete as healthier than the one she was in with Andy.
** Toby has to explain to Andy that he can't fire Pete purely out of spite (much like he also tried to do with Nellie). When Andy then tries to crumple up Erin and Pete's relationship contract, Toby states that destroying it won't stop them from dating.
** Although Pam is initially charmed by how much Mark reminds her of her former boss Michael, she comes to realize just how abhorrent it would be to work under someone like that again.
* RefugeInAudacity: Pete realizes that Andy doesn't suspect him of being the "Pete" that Erin is now seeing because Andy's been calling him "Plop" for so long that he genuinely forgot Pete's real name.
Meanwhile, Andy attempts to make Pete and Erin feel uncomfortable.
!!! Tropes
* TheBusCameBack: Gabe Lewis, who left the company when Sabre was liquidated, is hired back by Andy in order to make Erin uncomfortable.
* CastingGag: Creator/BobOdenkirk plays an office manager who behaves remarkably similar to Michael Scott. Odenkirk was one of several actors who auditioned for the role of Scott in 2005.
* {{Expy}}: Mark is an obvious one for Michael Scott.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: After discovering that Andy has fired Pete's ex-girlfriend into the office to show him what it's like to work alongside an ex-partner, she realizes that he had ''also'' just hired a new management consultant...
--> '''Erin''': Oh no.
--> '''Gabe''': *standing in the doorway* Hello, beautiful!
* InternalReveal: Andy discovers that Erin and Pete are a couple.
* NeverMyFault: Andy blames Pete for stealing his girlfriend, blissfully ignoring the fact that he had effectively abandoned Erin while out on his boat trip and that the abrasive way he treated her beforehand was already drawing her to the much nicer Pete.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Pete tries to level with Andy about how hard moving on from a relationship is by telling him about his ex-girlfriend Alice and how sour their breakup was. This inspires Andy to track Alice down and actually hire her to work in the annex alongside Pete just to get back at him (along with hiring Gabe for Erin).
* OhCrap: Pete, when Andy finds his lunch bag (with his name on it) inside the break room fridge.
* RealityEnsues:
** Andy notes that while office relationships are fun and exotic, it can take a major downturn when that relationship ends and you still have to show up and look at your ex-partner every day.
** Andy tries to garner pity from his subordinates, failing to realize that his new mean-spirited attitude was making him repugnant not just to Erin but to the rest of the office. Thus, they all sympathize more with Erin, seeing her new relationship with Pete as healthier than the one she was in with Andy.
** Toby has to explain to Andy that he can't fire Pete purely out of spite (much like he also tried to do with Nellie). When Andy then tries to crumple up Erin and Pete's relationship contract, Toby states that destroying it won't stop them from dating.
** Although Pam is initially charmed by how much Mark reminds her of her former boss Michael, she comes to realize just how abhorrent it would be to work under someone like that again.
* RefugeInAudacity: Pete realizes that Andy doesn't suspect him of being the "Pete" that Erin is now seeing because Andy's been calling him "Plop" for so long that he genuinely forgot Pete's real name.
