S02E09 · EP 15
season 2 · 2005-11-22
E-Mail Surveillance
written by ? · directed by Paul Feig · 8.09M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 18%misunderstanding 11%absurd 11%social rule violation 11%humiliation 6%lie 5%sad 5%scheme 4%secret exposed 4%humiliating 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Email surveillance and party exclusion
B · Pam and Jim's relationship
C · Michael's improv class
D · Dwight and Angela's secret
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:00
1 · Dunder Mifflin office · cold_openMichael panics over IT setup

Michael overreacts to Sadiq installing email surveillance.

00:00–01:21lie · scheme
2 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael sets up email monitoring

Michael installs email surveillance with Sadiq's help.

01:21–02:54scheme · misunderstanding
3 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael finds party email

Michael searches emails and discovers a party invitation.

02:54–03:17secret_exposed · betrayal
4 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Employees confront Michael

Employees confront Michael about email surveillance.

03:17–04:24lie · misunderstanding
5 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Dwight warns Angela about emails

Dwight tells Angela to delete sensitive emails.

04:24–04:29eavesdropping · secret_exposed
6 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Pam investigates Dwight and Angela

Pam tries to find out if Dwight and Angela are together.

04:29–06:15investigation · misunderstanding
7 ▸ 06:15
7 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael confirms he's not invited

Michael sees the guest list and realizes he is excluded.

06:15–06:22secret_exposed · humiliation
10 ▸ 07:16
10 · Dunder Mifflin break room · act1Michael eats lunch with employees

Michael eats noodles with employees and mentions college parties.

07:16–07:53social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
11 ▸ 07:53
11 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim explains why Michael isn't invited

Jim explains he didn't invite Michael so people can relax.

07:53–08:25scheme · social_rule_violation
12 ▸ 08:25
12 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Dwight learns it's a surprise party

Dwight asks about directions and is told it's a surprise party for Michael.

08:25–09:36lie · scheme
14 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael lies about improv class

Michael lies to Pam about having improv class plans.

09:57–10:24lie · avoidance
15 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael tries to find company

Michael tries to find someone to hang out with but everyone is busy.

10:24–10:32avoidance · humiliation
19 · Jim's house · act2Jim gives house tour

Jim gives a tour of his house to the guests.

12:05–13:38social_rule_violation
20 ▸ 13:38
20 · Improv class · act2Michael ruins improv scene

Michael disrupts improv class with a gun-wielding character.

13:38–14:55social_rule_violation · humiliation
21 · Jim's bedroom · act2Pam and Jim in bedroom

Pam and Jim are alone in Jim's bedroom during the tour.

14:55–15:59misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
22 · Improv class · act2Michael disrupts improv again

Michael interrupts another improv scene with a gun.

15:59–16:40social_rule_violation · obsession
23 · Jim's house · act2Party continues with food issues

Angela complains about no vegetarian food and Kelly avoids work talk.

16:40–17:27social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
24 · Jim's house · act2Pam asks Phyllis about office romances

Pam asks Phyllis about secret office romances.

17:27–17:55secret_exposed · misunderstanding
25 · Jim's house · act3Michael crashes the party

Michael arrives at Jim's party.

17:55–19:03social_rule_violation · comeuppance
26 ▸ 19:03
26 · Jim's house · act3Pam reflects on friendship

Pam gives a talking head about friendship and assumptions.

19:03–19:07misunderstanding · confession
27 ▸ 19:07
27 · Jim's house · act3Michael and Jim sing karaoke

Michael and Jim sing a karaoke duet together.

19:07–21:33social_rule_violation
28 · Jim's house · tagMichael tells improv story

Michael tells a story about how he got into improv.

21:33–21:39lie · humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2005-11-22
Overall
#15
Writers
Director
Paul Feig
Viewers
8.09M (US)
Pace
129 words/min · 94 questions

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AM
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CB
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