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"Last Day in Florida"
The Office episode
Episode no.Season 8
Episode 18
Directed byMatt Sohn
Written byRobert Padnick
Cinematography bySarah Levy
Editing by
  • Colin Johnson
  • Rob Burnett
Production code818
Original air dateMarch 8, 2012 (2012-03-08)[1]
Guest appearances
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"Last Day in Florida" is the eighteenth episode of the

television series The Office and the show's 170th episode overall. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 8, 2012. "Last Day in Florida" was written by Robert Padnick and directed by Matt Sohn. The episode features the final appearance of Lindsey Broad and guest stars Georgia Engel
.

The series—

Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) compete to sell cookies to Kevin (Brian Baumgartner
).

"Last Day in Florida" received mixed reviews from critics, with multiple critics praising Wilson and Krasinski's performance. Like the previous episodes involving Florida, the Scranton sub-plot received mixed reviews. According to Nielsen Media Research, "Last Day in Florida" was viewed by an estimated 4.89 million viewers and received a 2.6 rating/7% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. The episode ranked second in its timeslot and was also the highest-rated NBC series of the night.

Synopsis

Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker
), who has reverted to his old grumpy self over the thought of leaving Florida.

In Scranton,

Meredith Palmer (Kate Flannery
) to prove it, but they still refuse.

Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) learns that Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) is not coming back to Scranton after she takes a job helping an elderly lady, Irene (Georgia Engel) she met at the Sabre store opening, leaving Andy very distraught, especially when he learns that everyone else already knew through the social media of Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak), who returned to Scranton after freaking out. When Dwight, Jim, and Stanley return to Scranton and Andy sees Jim happily reunite with Pam, Andy decides to travel to Florida to try to bring Erin back.

Production

"Last Day in Florida" was written by Robert Padnick, his second writing credit for the season after "

medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones, but learns Robert has not seen the series.[10]

Cultural references

In the episode, Ryan mentions that he told everybody through his Tumblr account that Erin was not coming back from Florida.[11] Kevin forces Toby and Darryl to sing "Hello! Ma Baby" in the style of Michigan J. Frog.[11] Sabre's Pyramid tablet makes a reappearance in the episode.[3] The device serves as a parody of several tablet computers, specifically the Apple iPad.[12] B. J. Novak described the device as "really the worst piece of technology that you've ever seen."[13] The device was created by Paul Lieberstein, who originally envisioned that the device only had the rights to the 1993 film Coneheads.[14]

Reception

Ratings

"Last Day in Florida" aired on March 8, 2012.[1] The episode was viewed by an estimated 4.89 million viewers and received a 2.6 rating/7% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49.[15] This means that it was seen by 2.6% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 7% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast.[15] This marked a slight rise in the ratings from the previous episode, "Test the Store".[15][16] The episode finished second in its time slot, beating Fox drama series The Finder and reruns of the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy and The CW drama series Supernatural.[15] Despite this, the episode was defeated by the CBS drama Person of Interest.[15] In addition, "Last Day in Florida" was the highest-rated NBC television episode of the night.[15]

Reviews

John Krasinski (left) and Rainn Wilson's (right) performances received particularly positive reviews from critics.

"Last Day in Florida" received mixed reviews from critics, with many of them praising Rainn Wilson and John Krasinski's performance in the episode and their characters' interaction. Writing for New York, Michael Tedder called the scene featuring Dwight helping Jim up "eloquent" and wrote that it summarized their relationship over the years.[11] The A.V. Club reviewer Myles McNutt called the episode the "most satisfying episode in the Florida arc", mainly praising the Jim-Dwight relationship, and said that since Steve Carell left the series they have become the "emotional core" of the show.[17] He also complimented the writers for adding "business logic" to Sabre, specifically with Robert criticizing the Sabre Pyramid.[17] Despite mainly praising the Florida plotline, he went on to criticize the Andy-Erin plotline for Erin's incompetence and also the fact he stopped caring about Andy and Erin's relationship, although he did call their video chat "charming".[17] He ultimately gave the episode a B+.[17] Brian Marder of Hollywood.com had a mixed response to the episode and wrote that it ruined the positive momentum the previous two episodes had.[18] He also wrote that the episode was not a good episode until the final scene of Andy telling the camera he is going to Florida to get Erin back, calling the development "half intriguing, half mildly uninteresting".[18]

IGN writer Cindy White considered the Jim and Dwight scenes to be one of the only highlights of the episode, especially due to them being the core element to the series.[19] She criticized Robert's role in the episode and series, calling his character "a tool ... I mean that in both senses", and also wrote that he was too much of an inconsistent character.[19] She concluded that while the episode was not "terrible", it was a mediocre conclusion to the Florida storyline and wrote that "I've got a suspicion that the best part of Season 8 is behind us".[19] She ultimately gave the episode a 7.0/10.[19] Jeffrey Hyatt of Screen Crave gave the episode a review of seven out of ten, writing that the only drawback for the episode was the Scranton subplot, because it "turned really old, really fast", although he did compliment Lieberstein's performance in the episode.[20]

Like the previous episodes, the Scranton subplot received mixed reviews.[18][20] Tedder called the subplot "typical, but likable".[11] McNutt wrote that while it had good moments, the storyline ultimately felt like "rejected storylines from an old sitcom"[17] while White wrote that she enjoyed the storyline.[19]

References

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  8. ^ "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c Adalian, Josef (March 1, 2012). "Why James Spader Is Leaving and Ten Other Revelations About The Office". New York. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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  11. ^ a b c d Tedder, Michael (March 9, 2012). "The Office Recap: Pretty Hardest". New York. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  12. ^ Christian Zibreg (September 30, 2011). "NBC's The Office lampoons tablet craze: Meet the Pyramid tablet". 9to5Mac. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  13. ^ Hibberd, James (January 30, 2012). "'Office' scoop: Cast talks Rainn Wilson spin-off, renewal odds". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  14. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (March 1, 2012). "'The Office' scoop: B.J. Novak gives BIG finale intel, teases more Florida fun". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  15. ^ a b c d e f Bibel, Sara (March 9, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' Adjusted Up; 'Parks & Recreation' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  16. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 2, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Awake' & 'American Idol' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  17. ^ a b c d e McNutt, Myles (March 9, 2012). ""Last Day In Florida" | The Office | TV Club | TV". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  18. ^ a b c Marder, Brian (March 8, 2012). "'The Office' Recap: Bye, Dwight?". Hollywood.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  19. ^ a b c d e White, Cindy (March 8, 2012). "The Office: "Last Day in Florida" Review – TV Review at IGN". IGN. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  20. ^ a b Hyatt, Jeffrey (March 8, 2012). "The Office: Season 8 Episode 18: Last Day In Florida – TV Review". Screen Crave. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

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