The Oner

If your criticism of this episode is that no studio executive could behave so stupidly, you're wrong.

I worked my entire life in film production and I've seen and heard things you wouldn't believe. A set can be a real pressure cooker of barely controlled chaos, full of stressed out exhausted people constantly fighting against the clock, priorities and egos ricocheting all over the place, and stuff can just go epically wrong at the drop of a hat. It's actually unfair to single out executives for blame, since almost anyone who's around long enough will eventually find themselves to be the fly in the ointment at some point.

I know assistant directors who scream commands in their sleep, still trying to control the set even while unconscious. I bumped into one of them at the grocery store the day after this episode dropped and he grabbed me and asked if I'd seen it. I nodded and we both started babbling about how traumatizing it was.

We both had watched the entire episode with our hands over our mouths moaning no no no! It stirred up a lot of memories. Not fears. Not anxieties. Memories.

Well done. It all felt exactly right.

Amazing. Combines the best of comedy with the best of cinematography and story telling. You're not going to see a better episode of television this year. The one shot is well-crafted and perfectly timed. Rogen plays the Costanza role perfectly Barinholtz and O'Hara are marvelous. Watching this will spoil you for other television.

Amazing. Combines the best of comedy with the best of cinematography and story telling. You're not going to see a better episode of television this year. The one shot is well-crafted and perfectly timed. Rogen plays the Costanza role perfectly Barinholtz and O'Hara are marvelous.

Honestly, the episode just flew by! The energy was so good I didn't even check my phone once - rare these days. What really made it pop was the brilliant musical background that kept the rhythm going - gave me major La La Land vibes but in a workplace setting.

And can we talk about that filming? The way they shot it to feel like one continuous sequence from start to finish was incredible. It actually mirrors what the characters were trying to pull off in the episode itself - pretty clever touch.

Got that same addictive feeling I had when I first discovered the office years back. This show is definitely onto something special. Can't wait to see what happens in episode 3!

It annoyed me so much, that I had to skip to the end, when there were 2 minutes left.

Also, I had to turn apple tv off and walk a bit around my living room .

The fact that they pressed so much on the same annoying thing on and on was just too much for me.

And yes, I understand that the entire episode is a Oner, and probably it took a lot of work and talent to create, but it was still so annoying that I needed to take a breather.

All in all, is the new studio head supposed to be a complete imbecile ? He reminds me of Kramer, in Seinfeld. I sure I hope I will get to see at least a bit of character development, or at least a punishment fit for his character, in the end (kind of like Seinfeld, who got jail time at the end of the show). 😅😅

I am a harsh critic. I often have high expectations of my cinema and television, literature and music. I love shows that start with a fantastic script and so much forethought before they even yell action on day one of shooting. I rewatch The Wire and West Wing and The Office over and over again; not for any other reason except they're brilliant!

And I can tell you that this is one of the greatest TV episodes in the history of the medium. The episode title, topic, and shooting style are parallel each other. It's ingenious and funny and heartwarming and awkwardly cringe-worthy as well. Amazing!