S02E08 · EP 14
season 2 · 2005-11-15
Performance Review
written by ? · directed by Paul Feig · 7.99M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 14%awkward 14%scheme 11%misunderstanding 11%avoidance 6%tense 6%social rule violation 6%chaotic 6%comeuppance 6%secret exposed 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael and Jan
12689101415182022
B · Dwight Friday Prank
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C · Suggestion Box Meeting
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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Office bullpen · cold_openFitness orb sales pitch

Dwight pitches fitness orb to Michael

00:11–00:39scheme
2 · Michael's office · act1Michael plays Jan voicemail

Michael asks Pam to interpret Jan's voicemail

00:39–00:49misunderstanding
4 · Sales department · act1Dwight pitches file folders

Dwight tries to trick Jim into suggesting a fake product

01:44–04:57scheme
6 · Michael's office · act1Stanley gives pause advice

Stanley advises Michael to listen to Jan's pauses

05:42–05:57misunderstanding
8 · Michael's office · act1Angela's review interrupted

Angela's review interrupted by Jan's call

06:54–07:39avoidance
9 · Michael's office · act1Michael calls Jan for closure

Michael tries to get closure from Jan on the phone

07:39–07:44misunderstanding
10 · Office bullpen · act1Office romance gossip continues

Employees gossip about Michael and Jan

07:44–08:07secret_exposed
11 · Michael's office · act1Michael remembers suggestion box

Michael remembers suggestion box and calls meeting

08:07–09:38scheme
14 · Michael's office · act2Jan arrives and Michael flirts

Jan arrives and insists on business only

11:02–11:06social_rule_violation
15 · Sales department · act2Jim and Dwight discuss The Apprentice

Jim and Dwight discuss The Apprentice

11:06–11:32scheme
17 · Conference room · act2Suggestion box meeting chaos

Suggestion box meeting chaos

12:23–15:27humiliation · misunderstanding
18 · Conference room · act2Dwight celebrates raise

Dwight celebrates his raise in the conference room.

15:27–15:44comeuppance
19 · Michael's office · act2Dwight interrupts Michael and Jan

Dwight interrupts Michael and Jan

15:44–17:55social_rule_violation
20 · Office hallway · act2Jan steps outside to smoke

Jan steps outside to smoke

17:55–18:24avoidance
22 ▸ 20:10
22 · Elevator · act3Jan rejects Michael at elevator

Jan rejects Michael at elevator

20:10–20:54breakup · confession
24 · Office entrance · tagDwight arrives late on Saturday

Dwight arrives late realizing it's not Saturday

21:01–21:07comeuppance
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Episode facts

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Aired
2005-11-15
Overall
#14
Writers
Director
Paul Feig
Viewers
7.99M (US)
Pace
146 words/min · 115 questions

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