S02E05 · SCENE 15/20 · 14:05
Halloween · Michael's office
Michael role-plays firing with Jim

Michael asks Jim to role-play firing him to practice for firing Creed.

14:05→15:24
in the episode · 1m 19s · S02E05

What happens

14:05–15:24

Michael asks Jim to role-play firing him, with Jim playing Michael and Michael playing Creed, but the role-play goes awry when Michael takes a call.

WhereMichael's office
DriverMichael
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadMichael's firing dilemma

Key lines

from this scene
14:06

‫- Michael, I really didn't mean to... ‫- Help me.

14:13

‫I want you to fire me, and I will take it.

14:26

‫We should switch seats in order to ‫- Yes, that's a good idea. ‫- All right.

14:59

‫- Or is this Creed? Are you... ‫- I'm...

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
impersonation1.0
absurd1.0
awkward1.0
rapid back and forth

Beats

14:13Michael asks Jim to role-play firing him

Scene in the episode

14:05–15:24
A · Michael's firing dilemma
B · Dwight's resume prank
C · Jim and Pam tension

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