S02E04 · EP 10
season 2 · 2005-10-11
The Fire
written by ? · directed by Ken Kwapis · 7.62M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

19 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 27%social rule violation 13%cheerful 11%humiliation 8%obsession 6%misunderstanding 6%absurd 5%avoidance 4%rivalry 4%coincidence 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael mentors Ryan
B · Fire evacuation games
C · Dwight's jealousy
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Every scene

19 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin office · cold_openKaty calls Jim

Katy calls Jim at the office to confirm lunch plans.

00:02–01:24social_rule_violation · avoidance
2 · Michael's office · act1Michael gives Ryan review

Michael gives Ryan a glowing performance review and starts teaching him business rules.

01:24–03:19obsession · misunderstanding
4 ▸ 03:41
4 · Dunder Mifflin office and parking lot · act1Fire alarm evacuation

The fire alarm sounds and everyone evacuates the building.

03:41–04:55escalation · social_rule_violation
6 · Parking lot outside Dunder Mifflin · act1Outside games and nicknames

Jim starts games outside while Ryan worries about getting a nickname.

06:54–07:00avoidance · social_rule_violation
7 · Parking lot outside Dunder Mifflin · act1Desert island book game

Jim leads the desert island book game with the office.

07:00–07:15misunderstanding
9 · Parking lot outside Dunder Mifflin · act1Desert island DVD game

Jim switches to desert island movies and mocks Meredith's choices.

08:27–09:16social_rule_violation · humiliation
10 · Parking lot near Ryan's car · act1Michael quizzes Ryan about business school

Michael learns Ryan is in business school and tries to quiz him.

09:16–09:59misunderstanding · humiliation
12 · Parking lot near Ryan's car · act1Dwight bullies Ryan and gets scolded

Dwight tries to bully Ryan but Michael defends him.

11:10–11:44rivalry · humiliation
13 · Parking lot near Ryan's car · act1Michael praises Ryan's intelligence

Michael praises Ryan for being smart and says he should be teaching.

11:44–12:13obsession
14 · Parking lot outside Dunder Mifflin · act1Pam and Dwight pick movies

Pam picks her desert island movies and Dwight picks The Crow.

12:13–12:17social_rule_violation
15 · Parking lot near Ryan's car · act1Michael talks about being a friend

Michael explains he tries to be a friend first as a manager.

12:17–12:57obsession · social_rule_violation
16 · Parking lot outside Dunder Mifflin · act2Who would you do game starts

Jim starts the Who Would You Do game and Kevin picks Pam.

12:57–13:29social_rule_violation
17 · Dwight's car in parking lot · act2Jim and Pam talk to Dwight in his car

Jim and Pam try to cheer up Dwight who is moping in his car.

13:29–14:37rivalry · scheme
18 ▸ 14:37
18 · Parking lot outside Dunder Mifflin · act2Roy joins the game and Michael says he'd have sex with Ryan

Roy joins the game and picks Angela. Michael says he'd have sex with Ryan.

14:37–16:19social_rule_violation · humiliation
19 · Parking lot outside Dunder Mifflin · act2Women play Who Would You Do

The women play Who Would You Do and all pick Jim except Pam.

16:19–16:43social_rule_violation · avoidance
20 ▸ 16:43
20 · Parking lot outside Dunder Mifflin · act2Michael asks Ryan to call his phone

Michael asks Ryan to call his cell phone to help Dwight find it.

16:43–17:34misunderstanding · coincidence
21 ▸ 17:34
21 · Parking lot outside Dunder Mifflin · act2Dwight reveals Ryan started the fire

Dwight emerges from the building and reveals Ryan started the fire.

17:34–18:06humiliation · comeuppance
23 · Parking lot outside Dunder Mifflin · act3Katy arrives and picks Legally Blonde

Katy arrives for lunch and picks Legally Blonde as her first movie.

19:40–20:09coincidence
24 · Parking lot outside Dunder Mifflin · tagMichael promises more rules tomorrow

Michael tells Ryan he'll give him the rest of the ten rules tomorrow.

20:09–21:01humiliation · obsession
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Episode facts

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Aired
2005-10-11
Overall
#10
Writers
Director
Ken Kwapis
Viewers
7.62M (US)
Pace
130 words/min · 113 questions

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