S05E17 · EP 89
Episode DNA
16 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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16 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:00Pam takes a business call while Michael tries to tell her a knock-knock joke.
00:00–01:22social_rule_violation · escalationMichael announces his golden-ticket promotion idea to the staff.
01:22–01:48scheme · misunderstanding
3 ▸ 01:48Andy and Jim give Michael conflicting advice on how to ask out a woman named Lynn.
01:48–05:04misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
4 ▸ 05:04Michael learns that Blue Cross found all five golden tickets, causing a financial crisis.
05:04–07:16scheme · comeuppance
5 ▸ 07:16Michael avoids a call from David Wallace by having Pam lie about his whereabouts.
07:16–09:29lie · avoidance
6 ▸ 09:29Michael, Jim, and Oscar argue about the golden-ticket fiasco.
09:29–09:35petty_grievance · escalation
7 ▸ 09:35David Wallace calls and Michael deflects blame for the golden-ticket idea.
09:35–10:16lie · betrayalMichael pressures Dwight to take the blame for the golden-ticket idea.
10:16–11:02scheme · lieAndy and Jim continue giving Michael conflicting advice on dating Lynn.
11:02–11:56misunderstanding · social_rule_violationDwight refuses to take the fall for Michael, leading to a tense standoff.
11:56–14:02negotiation · betrayalMichael pressures Dwight to take the blame for the golden-ticket idea.
14:02–15:25coincidence · comeuppanceDwight is celebrated for the golden-ticket idea, while Michael seethes.
15:25–16:52scheme · humiliationMichael confesses to David that the idea was his, but Dwight refuses to admit it.
16:52–19:19lie · betrayalMichael writes in his diary that the idea was his, and Dwight writes in his own diary.
19:19–19:42scheme · humiliationMichael awkwardly asks Lynn out, ruining it with a crude comment.
19:42–20:10social_rule_violation · humiliationJim and Dwight continue the KGB knock-knock joke at Jim's house.
20:10–21:01social_rule_violation · pursuitSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2009-02-12
- Overall
- #89
- Writers
- Director
- Ken Kwapis
- Viewers
- 9M (US)
- Pace
- 158 words/min · 96 questions