S06E07 · EP 107
season 6 · 2009-10-22
The Lover
written by ? · directed by Lee Eisenberg · Gene Stupnitsky (uncredited) · 8.73M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 18%lie 15%tender 12%humiliation 9%petty grievance 6%misunderstanding 6%confession 6%rivalry 3%awkward 3%humiliating 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Michael and Pam conflict
B · Jim and Dwight rivalry
C · Jim and Michael sales trip
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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin office · cold_openCold open sales prep

Jim and Michael prepare for a sales call at the office.

00:01–01:31lie
2 · Car · act1Driving to Wilkes-Barre

Michael micromanages Jim on the way to the sales call.

01:31–01:46petty_grievance
3 · Wilkes-Barre Industrial Park · act1Cold calls in industrial park

Michael and Jim make cold calls in an industrial park.

01:46–03:15rivalry
4 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Returning from sales call

Michael returns wet from the sales call and is teased.

03:15–04:13misunderstanding
5 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Koi pond revelation

Michael's koi pond fall is revealed over the intercom.

04:13–05:51lie · humiliation
6 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Pam surrogate lie

Michael lies that Pam is carrying his surrogate baby.

05:51–07:25lie · misunderstanding
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7 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Office mocks Michael

The office mocks Michael about the koi pond.

07:25–08:10humiliation
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8 · Conference room · act1Sensitivity training meeting

Michael holds a sensitivity training meeting.

08:10–09:33double_standard
9 ▸ 09:33
9 · Conference room · act1Do Not Mock list items

Office members add items to the Do Not Mock list.

09:33–10:30petty_grievance
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10 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim and Pam role-play

Jim and Pam role-play as a couple for a client.

10:30–11:07lie
11 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Pregnancy role-play continues

Jim and Pam continue their pregnancy role-play.

11:07–13:13lie
12 ▸ 13:13
12 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Michael's self-deprecation

Michael makes fun of himself after Jim's advice.

13:13–15:55humiliation
13 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Office watches koi pond tape

The office watches the security tape of Michael's fall.

15:55–16:03betrayal
14 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Jim and Michael argue

Jim and Michael argue about the sales call.

16:03–19:17confession
15 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Michael forgives Jim

Michael forgives Jim for letting him fall.

19:17–20:31confession
16 · Dunder Mifflin office · act3Erin and Jim chat

Jim talks to Erin about her day with Andy.

20:31–21:26
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-10-22
Overall
#107
Writers
Director
Lee Eisenberg · Gene Stupnitsky (uncredited)
Viewers
8.73M (US)
Pace
157 words/min · 106 questions

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