S02E06 · EP 12
Episode DNA
18 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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18 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:04Dwight gives Jim pricing info but is interrupted by a call from his sensei.
00:04–01:07
2 ▸ 01:07Dwight explains his karate promotion to Jim, who mocks his title.
01:07–02:09Pam explains Michael's procrastination on signing documents leads to a yearly crisis.
02:09–03:18humiliationJim steals Dwight's purple belt and mocks his karate skills.
03:18–03:28Michael claims he can beat Dwight and brags about his street fighting past.
03:28–05:51impersonationMichael puts Dwight in a chokehold and then gets punched in the stomach.
05:51–07:26humiliationJim asks Pam to provoke a fight between Michael and Dwight for a bag of chips.
07:26–07:44rivalry
8 ▸ 07:44Pam asks Michael to have Dwight walk her to her car, provoking a confrontation.
07:44–10:05violence · humiliation
9 ▸ 10:05Michael and Dwight argue and agree to fight at Dwight's dojo during lunch.
10:05–11:27scheme · deal
10 ▸ 11:27Jim and Pam playfully grapple at the dojo until Pam becomes uncomfortable.
11:27–11:52scheme
11 ▸ 11:52Michael and Dwight fight at the dojo, with Michael using illegal moves and pinning Dwight.
11:52–12:58rivalry · escalation
13 ▸ 13:22Michael and Dwight fight at the dojo, with Michael using illegal moves and pinning Dwight.
13:22–13:31misunderstanding
14 ▸ 13:31Dwight tries to change his emergency contact to the hospital, but Michael stops him.
13:31–15:55violence · humiliationMichael promotes Dwight to Assistant Regional Manager as a reward for passing a test.
17:04–18:02humiliationMichael reflects on making Dwight feel better and his desire to be feared and loved.
18:02–18:52dealThe staff forges Michael's signatures on the documents so they can leave.
18:52–19:42scheme · social_rule_violation
20 ▸ 19:42Michael promotes Dwight to Assistant Regional Manager as a reward for passing a test.
19:42–20:40deal
21 ▸ 20:40Michael reflects on making Dwight feel better and his desire to be feared and loved.
20:40–21:29Same DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2005-11-01
- Overall
- #12
- Writers
- Director
- Ken Kwapis
- Viewers
- 7.93M (US)
- Pace
- 120 words/min · 79 questions





