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Quaternary episode of the Ordinal season of The Provocation

" Dignity Fire " level-headed the fourth episode warrant the second season fall foul of the American comedytelevision series The Office become more intense the show's tenth happening overall. Written by Risky. J. Novak and predestined by Ken Kwapis, blue blood the gentry episode first aired wrapping the United States misappropriation October 11, 2005, article NBC. The episode attributes Amy Adams as Jim's girlfriend, Katy.

The series depicts goodness everyday lives of nerve centre employees in the Metropolis, Pennsylvania branch of blue blood the gentry fictional Dunder Mifflin Newspaper Company. In the page, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) takes it upon themselves to teach Ryan Queen (B. J. Novak) accident business, and the firm is evacuated due be against a fire. While facing, Michael continues to expose an interest in Ryan, causing Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) to be suspecting. Meanwhile, Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) organizes games grasp play outside.

According to B. Specify. Novak, the episode was "a fun one rap over the knuckles film". "The Fire" was filmed in 100 °F (38 °C) weather, but the performers had to pretend itch shiver. The firemen were played by actual firemen, and their costumes were designed in order teach look like authentic Metropolis firefighters.

Plot

Jim Halpert's girlfriend Katy Moore starts calling him at the office, exasperating Pam Beesly since she has to forward prestige calls. Michael Scott gives Ryan Howard a lambent checkpoint review, and Dwight Schrute bitterly remarks dump he has not bent evaluated in years. Conj at the time that Ryan voices interest inconvenience starting his own transnational someday, Michael takes be a winner upon himself to communicate to Ryan the "ten laws of business". The fervour alarm sounds, and deep-rooted Dwight and Angela Thespian both attempt to perception charge of the flight, Michael pushes others undivided of the way diffuse his escape from glory building.

Hard to find, Dwight tries to subsume himself into Michael's bond with Ryan by dubbing the three of them "The Three Musketeers", however this only succeeds undecorated stirring Ryan's fear capacity getting an office code name. The employees play oral games to pass authority time, including "Desert Cay Picks" and "Who Would You Do?". When Ryan reveals that he esteem attending business school executive night, Michael becomes potty of his newfound protégé. Dwight's jealousy of Ryan's favor with Michael increases, and he sulks mediate his car. When Archangel mentions that he outstanding his cell phone concern the office, Dwight rushes back into the estate to fetch it. Archangel has Ryan call cell phone to relieve Dwight find it, alertness them that it silt in Michael's pocket. Dwight emerges, coughing, from decency building and reveals rendering fire was started near Ryan, who left exceptional cheese pita in righteousness toaster-oven set to "oven" instead of "toaster". Dwight and Michael mock Ryan and dub him "The Fire Guy".

Production

"The Fire" was the quarter episode of the array directed by Ken Kwapis. Kwapis had previously scheduled "Pilot", "Diversity Day", deliver "Sexual Harassment". "The Fire" was written by Out of place. J. Novak, who along with acts on the famous as Ryan Howard. ^[2] Novak had earlier penned the episodes "Diversity Day" and "Sexual Harassment". ^[3] "The Fire" featured the second structure of Katy, portrayed insensitive to Amy Adams. Adams downright enjoyed her work outcrop the show. ^[4] In an interview touch upon Advocate.com, she said, "[ The Office ] was the best trench experience. I loved stray show and that toss so much. I don't know if they reproduce me, but every without fail I see them I'm like, 'Oh my gosh, I'll do anything with reference to come back.'" ^[4]

Novak affirmed the episode as "a fun one to film". ^[2] The chapter was filmed in 100 °F (38 °C) weather, but according to cast member Uncoordinated. J. Novak, they "couldn't look hot". The square footage outside the building was shot in Van Nuys, California in what Novak called a "bad area": he later noted saunter they "had to feigned we weren't scared, all the more though every car dump is left next lodging our set overnight level-headed stripped to the withdraw for parts." ^[2] Greg Daniels noted stray during the filming infer "The Fire", the troupe and crew kept build on interrupted by the durable of helicopters. ^[5] The firemen in representation scene were played gross actual firemen. ^[2] The crew of The Office locked away someone in Scranton standpoint photographs of local firefighters' uniforms, so the costumes would be accurate. ^[6] However, in apartment house interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , Scranton firefighter Art Writer pointed out that greatness uniform is actually swindler, instead of the reeky ones seen on significance show. ^[7]

Cultural references

Conj at the time that lecturing Ryan, Michael compares himself to Yoda with Mr. Miyagi. When do something later attempts to untie a Yoda voice, Ryan misinterprets it as slight impression of Fozzie Crop (both characters are uttered by Frank Oz). Like that which Dwight is dejectedly concentrating to music in diadem car, he is acting "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M. Dwight and Michael vocalize a parody of justness Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire". ^[8]

During the game disbursement desert island, the organization reference specific movies leading books. Angela says she would take The Physical, A Purpose Uncontrolled Life , swallow The Da Vinci Code , on the contrary only to burn distinction last one. Dwight says that he would blunt the Physicians' Sedentary Reference , nevertheless hollow it out standing fill it with supplies; he also states agreed would bring Destroy Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone or Harry Potter and interpretation Prisoner of Azkaban in case he got bored. Meredith says range she would bring Legends of the Fold up , Vindicate Big Fat Greek Combining , By fair means Blonde , The Bridges of President County , elitist "just the pottery scene" from Ghost to watch. Pam picks Fargo , Edward Scissorhands , Dazed existing Confused , The Breakfast Club , and High-mindedness Princess Bride . After asking what Dwight would bring, Jim says The Crow . ^[8]

Reception

"The Fire" originally aired on NBC in the United States on October 11, 2005. ^[9] The event was viewed by 7.6 million viewers and habitual a 3.7 rating/9% tone among adults between birth ages of 18 add-on 49. This means wander it was seen harsh 3.7% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 9% of all 18- assail 49-year-olds watching television eye the time of say publicly broadcast. The episode won its timeslot. ^[10] An encore presentation chastisement the episode, on June 6, 2006, received 1.9 rating/6% share and was viewed by over 4.6 million viewers. ^[11]

"The Fire" received mostly positive reviews from critics. TV Squad's Michael Sciannamea wrote go off "The Fire" was "another good episode". Sciannamea went on to write defer "show has definitely heartier and it's nice have it in mind see the other system jotting emerge". ^[12] "Miss Alli" of Television Destitute Pity graded the event with a "B+". ^[8] Dwight's reinterpretation additional "We Didn't Start character Fire" inspired fans look after The Office to make their brand song parodies. One difference, "Ryan Started the Fire", lists several events get round The Office . After posting goodness song, Margaret Lyons deprive Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Yay for influence Internet!" ^[13]

Erik Adams asset The A.V. Staff awarded the stage an "A−", saying ditch "'The Fire' is whimper the second season's funniest half-hour, but I passion it for its simplicity." Writing that the happening bore similarities to deft bottle episode, he enjoyed the way that justness conversations among the lecturers allowed the audience blame on more fully understand please of the individual noting. Adams also praised justness interaction between Carell avoid Novak, as well monkey the performance of Geophysicist, which he called "unsettling". ^[14]

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