S02E05 · SCENE 2/20 · 02:01
Halloween · Michael's office
Michael practices firing Pam

Michael rehearses firing Pam but gets distracted by her costume.

02:01→03:11
in the episode · 1m 10s · S02E05
Michael practices firing Pam

What happens

02:01–03:11

Michael calls Pam into his office to practice firing her, but she deflects his questions and he compliments her costume instead.

WhereMichael's office
DriverMichael
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadMichael's firing dilemma

Key lines

from this scene
02:14

‫- You wanted me? ‫- Yes.

02:23

‫- Paper mache? ‫- Yes.

03:03

‫And sometimes you ‫just let it go to voicemail.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
avoidance1.0
social rule violation1.0
awkward1.0
absurd1.0
rapid back and forth

Beats

02:29Michael asks Pam to guess who deserves to be fired

Scene in the episode

02:01–03:11
A · Michael's firing dilemma
B · Dwight's resume prank
C · Jim and Pam tension

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MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes

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