S07E23 · EP 148
season 7 · 2011-04-28
Goodbye, Michael (2)
written by ? · directed by Paul Feig · 8.42M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

21 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 19%absurd 12%confession 10%tender 10%avoidance 7%lie 5%obsession 5%social rule violation 5%petty grievance 5%sad 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael's Last Day
B · Andy's Sales Test
C · Pam's Goodbye
D · Deangelo's Cake Struggle
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:05
1 · Office · act1Michael admits last day

Michael tells the camera he is moving to Colorado and leaving tonight.

00:05–01:02lie
5 ▸ 02:14
5 · Office · act1Pam leaves for errands

Pam leaves the office to go to Carbondale, avoiding Michael.

02:14–03:11avoidance
6 · Office · act1Michael confesses to camera

Michael admits to the camera he is leaving tonight, not tomorrow.

03:11–03:15lie
7 · Car · act1Deangelo tells his backstory

Deangelo explains how he got his job by saving Jo Bennett's dog.

03:15–03:52coincidence
8 ▸ 03:52
8 · Office · act1Michael asks about mittens

Michael asks Phyllis about his mittens and prioritizes knitting.

03:52–04:41obsession
9 · Office · act1Michael gives Dwight a letter

Michael gives Dwight a letter of recommendation that moves him.

04:41–05:00confession
10 · Outdoors · act1Dwight and Michael play paintball

Dwight and Michael play paintball behind the building.

05:00–05:10escalation
11 · Office · act1Jim asks about Pam

Jim tells Michael that Pam is still pricing shredders.

05:10–05:35avoidance
12 · Office · act1Michael says goodbye to Meredith

Michael awkwardly says goodbye to Meredith, proud they didn't have sex.

05:35–06:28social_rule_violation
13 ▸ 06:28
13 · Office · act1Michael advises Gabe

Michael advises Gabe not to quit and gives him makeup advice.

06:28–07:05social_rule_violation
14 · Client's office · act1Deangelo gives terrible sales pitch

Deangelo gives a bizarre and ineffective sales pitch to a client.

07:05–08:50humiliation
15 · Office · act1Office debates cake for party

The office discusses what dessert to have for Michael's party.

08:50–09:26petty_grievance
16 · Office · act1Kevin complains about omission

Kevin complains he was not invited to the cake meeting.

09:26–09:29petty_grievance
17 · Client's office · act1Andy saves the sale

Andy returns alone and successfully convinces the client to sign.

09:29–09:38negotiation
18 ▸ 09:38
18 · Office · act1Erin asks for relationship advice

Erin asks Michael for advice about choosing between Kevin and Gabe.

09:38–11:29confession
19 ▸ 11:29
19 · Conference room · act2Michael holds final meeting

Michael calls a conference room meeting and struggles to fill it.

11:29–13:13impersonation
20 · Office · act2Jim confronts Michael

Jim realizes Michael is leaving today and promises not to tell.

13:13–14:36confession
21 · Office · act2Michael takes mittens and leaves

Michael takes the unfinished mittens from Phyllis and leaves the office.

14:36–14:41avoidance
22 · Airport · act2Michael says goodbye at airport

Michael says goodbye to the camera crew and turns off his microphone.

14:41–18:06confession
23 · Airport · act3Pam returns and rushes to airport

Pam returns to the office and then rushes to the airport to say goodbye.

18:06–19:50pursuit
24 · Office · tagDeangelo struggles with cake

Deangelo cuts the cake and struggles with his diet, eating and throwing it away.

19:50–20:33obsession
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Episode facts

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Aired
2011-04-28
Overall
#148
Writers
Director
Paul Feig
Viewers
8.42M (US)
Pace
103 words/min · 51 questions

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In this episode

MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
DV
Deangelo VickersWill Ferrell6 episodes · drives 22 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
PL
Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes