S02E21 · EP 27
season 2 · 2006-05-04
Conflict Resolution
written by ? · directed by Charles McDougall · 7.45M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 3 threads
petty grievance 21%awkward 21%misunderstanding 12%absurd 10%tense 9%angry 5%scheme 3%secret exposed 3%confession 3%obsession 2%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Conflict Resolution
B · Jim and Dwight Rivalry
C · Pam's Wedding Planning
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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Office · act1Pam's Wedding Invitation

Pam discusses wedding plans and save the dates with coworkers.

00:05–01:21misunderstanding · petty_grievance
2 · Office · act1ID Photos and Security

Dwight oversees ID photos, emphasizing security.

01:21–02:07obsession · petty_grievance
3 · Office · act1Oscar Complains About Poster

Oscar complains to Toby about Angela's baby poster.

02:07–03:26petty_grievance · misunderstanding
4 ▸ 03:26
4 · Conference Room · act1Mediation Over Baby Poster

Michael mediates the poster dispute with a manual.

03:26–06:15misunderstanding · petty_grievance
5 ▸ 06:15
5 · Office · act1Angela Gets Save the Date

Pam delivers a save the date card to Angela, who already received it.

06:15–07:08misunderstanding · petty_grievance
6 · Office · act1Michael Takes Complaints

Michael takes all unresolved complaints from Toby.

07:08–07:33petty_grievance · scheme
7 · Office · act1Michael Reads Complaints

Michael reads complaints aloud, noting none are against him.

07:33–08:13petty_grievance · secret_exposed
8 · Office · act1Michael Airs Complaints

Michael airs complaints in front of the office, causing tension.

08:13–09:28secret_exposed · petty_grievance
9 · Office · act1Pam's Complaint Revealed

Pam learns about a complaint regarding her wedding planning.

09:28–11:18misunderstanding · petty_grievance
10 · Office · act1More Complaints Exposed

Michael continues reading complaints, causing more conflict.

11:18–11:39petty_grievance · secret_exposed
11 ▸ 11:39
11 · Office · act1Pam Confronts Angela

Pam confronts Angela about the wedding complaint.

11:39–12:31misunderstanding · petty_grievance
12 ▸ 12:31
12 · Office · act1Michael Resolves Parking and Smell

Michael resolves a parking dispute and a smell complaint.

12:31–12:56petty_grievance
13 ▸ 12:56
13 · Office · act1Dwight's ID Photo Prank

Jim pranks Dwight's ID photo, labeling him a security threat.

12:56–13:29scheme · humiliation
14 ▸ 13:29
14 · Office · act1Dwight Discovers Unfiled Complaints

Dwight finds his complaints about Jim were never filed.

13:29–13:51betrayal · petty_grievance
16 ▸ 14:41
16 · Conference Room · act2Cage Match Between Jim and Dwight

Michael locks Jim and Dwight in a room for a cage match.

14:41–17:19rivalry · confession
18 ▸ 18:02
18 · Office · act2Group Photo Attempt

Michael tries to get a group photo to resolve tensions.

18:02–18:59confession · misunderstanding
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Episode facts

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Aired
2006-05-04
Overall
#27
Writers
Director
Charles McDougall
Viewers
7.45M (US)
Pace
138 words/min · 72 questions

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In this episode

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Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
OM
Oscar Martinez173 episodes · drives 47 scenes
TF
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MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
SH
Stanley Hudson184 episodes · drives 16 scenes