S05E02 · EP
season 5 · 2008-09-25
Weight Loss (2)
written by ? · directed by Paul Feig · 9.34M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

10 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 16%absurd 12%tense 12%social rule violation 8%petty grievance 8%negotiation 8%lie 4%confession 4%investigation 4%obsession 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Weight Loss Competition
B · Jim and Pam Engagement
C · Michael and Holly Relationship
D · Ethics Seminar Fallout
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Every scene

10 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Pam upset about engagement

Pam calls Jim from New York, upset that no one from the office called to congratulate them on their engagement, and Jim reveals he never told them.

00:00–01:29lie
2 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton conference room · act1Ethics seminar begins

Holly runs an ethics seminar that quickly spirals out of control with confessions.

01:29–08:53confession · social_rule_violation
3 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Meredith faces consequences

Holly questions Meredith about her unethical relationship with a supplier.

08:53–10:22investigation
4 ▸ 10:22
4 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Dwight times coworkers

Dwight obsessively times his coworkers to catch them wasting time.

10:22–11:04obsession · petty_grievance
5 · Restaurant · act1Michael and Holly lunch

Michael takes Holly to lunch to discuss Meredith, but they flirt instead.

11:04–12:04negotiation
6 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Andy and Dwight nerd talk

Andy and Dwight discuss Battlestar Galactica, confusing each other.

12:04–14:43misunderstanding
7 ▸ 14:43
7 · Restaurant · act1Michael defends Meredith

Michael argues with Holly about not firing Meredith for her unethical actions.

14:43–16:31negotiation
8 ▸ 16:31
8 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Dwight confronts Jim

Dwight accuses Jim of wasting time after his lunch with Holly.

16:31–17:21petty_grievance
9 · Michael's office · act1Holly gets reprimanded

Corporate HR calls Holly to back down on the Meredith issue.

17:21–20:35humiliation
10 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton conference room · act1Holly forces seminar finish

Holly forces the staff to finish the ethics seminar and sign forms.

20:35–21:00social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2008-09-25
Writers
Director
Paul Feig
Viewers
9.34M (US)
Pace
138 words/min · 80 questions

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JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
RH
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HF
Holly Flax31 episodes · drives 14 scenes
MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes