The Farm

This episode was meant to be the intro to a spinoff but it comes off horribly. The jokes are not funny and even the subplot with Packer isn't interesting or very funny. It's a shame that this episode is so horrible because the vast majority of episodes are exceptional.

This episode would be great if not for the choices on Andy's plotline. It simply isn't okay to naturalize his behavior post boat trip. They should have left him in the bahamas.

Don't get the few sour reviews. This was hilarious, a classic. The aunt's send off is a clip on youtube with over 8,000,000 views. This episode should be a 10 for everyone. Paul Liberstein episode are always outrageously funny. We just may watch this series yet again.

This episode is very weird. Packer is back, being worse than ever and Dwights Family is introduced alongside with neighbors. The expose freaks me out because of the society the Schrutes symbolize(they are definitely trump supporters).

The Farm was originally a pilot for a spin off based on Dwight. But I think NBC were right to pass on it. It's just not very good.

I love Dwight as a character, and I love his Pennsylvania Dutch farming past, but this episode was weak. The additional cast playing Dwight's family were not very good, and could not have been compelling over multiple episodes.

There is a possibility that this could have worked with a better more engaging cast, but even then, the script was poor and didn't have anywhere to go. The Packer side story was better than everything involving Dwight's family.

It's a shame really, because I suspect that Michael Schur, when given multiple seasons to work with, could have created something with interesting characters who develop over time and culminate in heart-warming finales, as is his way. But this pilot showed no promise in isolation.