S03E17 · EP 45
Episode DNA
23 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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23 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:01Michael struggles with speech ideas and tickles Ryan while driving.
00:01–01:24social_rule_violation
2 ▸ 01:24Roy visits Pam at the office and Jim comments on her moving on.
01:24–02:03Michael strolls through campus and disrupts a frisbee game.
02:03–02:25social_rule_violationDwight discovers animal droppings and finds a bat in the ceiling.
02:25–02:39escalationRyan gives a negative introduction about Dunder Mifflin while Michael waits outside.
02:39–02:49betrayal
6 ▸ 02:49Jim pretends to be bitten by the bat and pranks Dwight.
02:49–04:36scheme
7 ▸ 04:36Michael gives a bizarre speech, ripping pages from a textbook and using candy bars.
04:36–05:36social_rule_violation
8 ▸ 05:36Jim continues the vampire prank with garlic bread and a cross.
05:36–06:42schemeMichael uses candy bars to explain business concepts to students.
06:42–08:00Toby says he can't attend Pam's art show due to his daughter's play.
08:00–09:11Michael answers student questions about Dunder Mifflin's future.
09:11–09:39humiliationDwight and Creed team up to kill the bat with a wooden stake.
09:39–09:54schemeMichael learns Ryan predicted Dunder Mifflin's obsolescence and gets angry.
09:54–10:38betrayalDwight and Creed chase the bat as Kelly changes her mind about killing it.
10:38–10:58pursuitMichael angrily defends Dunder Mifflin and insults Ryan and the students.
10:58–12:40humiliationMichael tells Ryan to pack his things after the speech disaster.
12:40–13:12Jim pretends to be a vampire and leaves the office dramatically.
13:12–14:49schemePam shows her art at the show as Roy arrives with his brother.
14:49–14:58Dwight traps the bat in a bag with Meredith's head.
14:58–15:19pursuitRoy leaves the art show early, leaving Pam disappointed.
15:19–15:25Michael explains Ryan is moving to the annex, not fired.
15:25–16:25Michael arrives late at Pam's art show and praises her work.
16:25–18:00Michael buys Pam's painting and gives a speech about paper.
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2007-02-15
- Overall
- #45
- Writers
- Director
- Joss Whedon
- Viewers
- 8.84M (US)
- Pace
- 102 words/min · 63 questions