S05E15 · EP
season 5 · 2009-02-01
Stress Relief (2)
written by ? · directed by Jeffrey Blitz · 22.91M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

15 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 22%absurd 15%social rule violation 13%humiliation 9%obsession 7%betrayal 6%cheerful 4%petty grievance 4%lie 4%tense 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael's Roast
B · Dwight's Apology
C · Pam's Parents
D · Angela's Cat
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Every scene

15 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin branch office · act1Michael's lecture circuit

Michael tours branches giving a motivational speech and decides to visit Holly in Nashua.

00:01–01:20social_rule_violation · obsession
2 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Angela's new cat

Angela shows off her expensive new cat Princess Lady, bought with Andy's ring money.

01:20–02:47betrayal · double_standard
4 ▸ 04:39
4 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Kelly's juvie secret

Michael reads Kelly's juvie record and Dwight interrogates her about stealing a boat, ruining her birthday.

04:39–04:59interrogation · humiliation
5 · Nashua Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael meets Holly's boyfriend

Michael learns Holly has a boyfriend and breaks down, but Pam comforts him.

04:59–07:22obsession · humiliation
6 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Cats hump on camera

Angela's cats are caught mating on the nanny cam, horrifying the office.

07:22–08:18humiliation · social_rule_violation
7 ▸ 08:18
7 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Party planning chaos

Oscar and Michael argue over party planning for Kelly's birthday.

08:18–08:41petty_grievance · rivalry
8 ▸ 08:41
8 · Nashua Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael's bizarre presentation

Michael gives a strange sales presentation in Nashua, targeting Holly's boyfriend.

08:41–12:00social_rule_violation · obsession
9 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Angela licks her cat

Angela is seen licking her cat clean, disturbing the office.

12:00–14:23social_rule_violation · humiliation
10 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Cat cam aftermath

The office deals with the aftermath of the cat cam incident.

14:23–15:04humiliation · social_rule_violation
11 · Nashua Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael steals Holly's letter

Michael steals a letter from Holly's computer and reads it with Pam.

15:04–16:09betrayal · obsession
12 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Party theme debate

Oscar and Dwight argue over Kelly's birthday party theme.

16:09–17:38rivalry · petty_grievance
13 · Nashua Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael lies about letter

Michael lies to Pam about the letter's contents, claiming Holly still has feelings.

17:38–18:16lie · betrayal
14 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Kelly's birthday nap

Oscar throws a themed birthday party for Kelly, who chooses a nap.

18:16–19:40scheme · social_rule_violation
15 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Michael returns from Nashua

Michael returns to Scranton feeling great after closure.

19:40–20:29obsession · lie
16 · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office · act1Michael insults Tony

Michael recalls insulting a fat man named Tony and decides not to apologize.

20:29–21:15humiliation · social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-02-01
Writers
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Jeffrey Blitz
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22.91M (US)
Pace
116 words/min · 83 questions

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In this episode

MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
KK
Kelly Kapoor159 episodes · drives 26 scenes
HF
Holly Flax31 episodes · drives 14 scenes
AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
OM
Oscar Martinez173 episodes · drives 47 scenes