EPISODE
SEASON
The Office - Season 7
The wake of this season the long-serving manager has just retired, and just as they bid farewell they return back the norm of the office setting.
8 November 1968, Canton, Ohio, USA
27 February 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 April 1972, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
17 June 1996
22 October 1962, Naperville, Illinois, USA
6 April 1990, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
March 19, 2018
The really ingenious element of "The Search" is the way that, for even the space of a single episode, we don't just imagine The Office without Carell, we kind of look forward to it.
March 19, 2018
It's not something most comedy writers ever get much practice at, but thanks to the Jim and Pam of it all, The Office has had many opportunities to figure out how to make love's big milestones feel big, and funny and sweet.
March 19, 2018
As the series tries to reestablish itself in preparation for his absence, the season will ideally play out like this episode did: with a mix of high jinks and heart.
March 19, 2018
The thing The Office does best is to be funny. The other thing it does really well (and gets less credit for) is to explore the melancholy. This has provided both catharsis and escapism during the recession.
March 19, 2018
The two stories form a nice sense of balance, which is an intelligent decision on a number of levels.