Behold, the Pyramid!
I'm beginning to think Dwight and Co. should just stay in Florida. It's doing wonders for their complexions, and, most importantly, their senses of humor.
Tonight's episode was another winner, as the gang opened up the first Sabre store to a group of nerdtastic technology bloggers. The centerpiece of the opening, of course, was Sabre's answer to the iPad and iPhone, the Pyramid, the ridiculous piece of hardware that made its debut earlier this season.
Somehow, Robert California (missing for like the fourth straight episode, and not long around for much longer), crazy Nellie, whose posh British accent masks blue collar roots, and the rest of Sabre's upper management thinks this monstrosity has a real chance of penetrating the market.
Of course, they're not going to get anywhere unless the bloggers find the device appealing. So, team leader Dwight, with hopes of finally securing the coveted vp slot, has pulled out all the stops for the occasion, from having Erin go undercover as a thick glasses-wearing, nose ring-sporting, Zooey Deschanel (or whatever it was she called her) hipster named Tabitha to getting sneaky Kathy to flirt with the bloggers to having Packer play the role of sexual predator, i.e. himself.
And then there was Ryan, charged with giving the "feisty yet profound speech worthy of a World's Fair." Unfortunately, Ryan got a little nervous, to the point where he needed Dwight to pretend he was Kelly and Jim to pretend he was his mother and give him some much-needed encouragement. Didn't work, though, as Ryan freaked out on Nellie, then headed for the bus.
Desperate, Dwight begged Jim to take the job. It was a chance for Jim to redeem himself, having screwed up earlier when the bloggers saw him talking on his cell phone instead of the Pyramid. And Jim rose to the occasion, donning a Nehru jacket and eyeliner convincingly delivering a bunch of hooey about pyramids, Disney World and Ryan's past drug abuse. It got a hearty round of applause, and, most importantly, got Dwight the vp slot.
These last couple weeks have been some of the funniest in a while for Jim, who's always really entertaining when he's in put-upon, uncomfortable mode.
Meanwhile, back in Scranton, Andy got punched in the face while defending Pam from a nasty 10-year-old and her pine-cone tossing friends. Andy lied to the rest of the office and said the assailants were gang members, leading to a perfectly useless self defense demo from Toby. The session was interrupted by Andy's assailant and her mom, and Andy got another shiner while trying to stop Kelly from unloading on Toby.
Also, Andy revealed that Dunder Mifflin is located within the 18505 zip code.
And that's all for now. Next week, the final installment from sunny Florida.
