8 reviews
The Boat (#9.6)
- ComedyFan2010
- Feb 5, 2019
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Funny
Very very funny and Catherine Tate, John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson are brilliant
- keppy-81611
- Jun 2, 2020
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Laughed out loud
Watching the series again for about the 10th time, it lost a lot of its magic when Michael left, we all know that, but there's a few gems in the last few seasons and this was definitely one. Havent been a huge fan of Andy's storyline since he took over as manager, I actually find myself skipping though his scenes. But this episode with Dwight's prank and Kevin having Oscar's secret had me in tears. Reminded me why I became such a huge fan of the show to begin with, brought back some of the magic it was missing. Definitely a favorite even without Michael Scott.
Andy left? Or did Ed leave??
When shows deal with actors who think they're better than they are, there are ways to handle it. This wasnt it. The Nard-Dog is just terrible in these episodes
Funny!
This is one of the rare episodes where you don't miss Michael after he left. There aren't many of them imo. It was still funny, but not AS funny.
Just hilarious.
Just hilarious.
- sabian-36199
- May 30, 2022
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Meh
- kobedawson
- Jan 23, 2022
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Stop using Steve Carell as an excuse
Michael Scott leaving was sad but there was enough to keep thing going easily for another 5-10 seasons, however the casting, writing and editing was so damn lazy and bad that it killed this show. If a semi decent manager was found your telling me this show couldn't have worked? SC was great but not irreplaceable.
Firstly the editing was bad, 3 instances spring to mind, the pumpkin visibly had room for dwights head, when Pam taught CT how to drive and said stop when they're already in the bush, then Kevin's thumb visibly pushing the ice cream off, not big deals but the type of sloppy bs that ruined 8/9 to the point it's on par with the scrubs series no one acknowledges.
Then the focus on the biggest idiot Andy solely for what? Hangover fame? The guy can't act, as shown in this episode, he is just a cartoon, he has nothing human to offer, same with that moron Kevin, from the voice, to eye movement to tongue out it was almost offensive like mocking special needs.
I mean the worst though was the endless screen time give to Ellie kemper even hiring her sister it's just nepotism, she's clearly got a bit of humour and can act but she should be ashamed of her character of Erin, she's written to be pathetic and stupid, from the watermelon teeth, to not going with Andy as he didn't ask(like you wouldn't discuss it) to the obvious set up with the new guy at the end, so the big build of a love story was just two idiotic cartoon characters wasting our time. I can't explain how much her endless OTT mannerisms and swapping from sensible confident talker who is nice but maybe a bit dim, to a complete moron who does and says stupid things that sound wrong, I wanted to slap her through the TV, idiotic character, terribly written and if it seems unnatural a human being like that maybe you should tone it down...
I was so glad BJ left, he was abysmal, Mindy should've been a bigger character and stayed, Dwight is the star and actually think CT worked on the floor! Just wasn't management material.
This episode barely even made sense, was just forced for more idiotic Andy and Erin time I mean that ginger guy on the boat??? What was he doing! Did he buy it? How dya not know someone escaped from therapy or rehab.. rubbish writing which this show never suffered from, but writing for IDIOT characters equals IDIOTIC plots and episodes.
I mean the casting and writing of Erin,Andy,Packer,Ryan,California,Nellie,gabe,mini Dwight and Jim,Kevin are actually awful, there's no real saving graces except the odd line Ryan said was funny, on the whole these characters sucked!!
As much as I loved series 1-7 and love Parks and Rec to, it wasn't SC leaving that ended the office it was the lazy writing, terrible casting and just a sense of giving up.
Jim's business could introduce some decent new characters. The warehouse could have a bigger part, a rival shop in the building, so many avenues just closed off for the sake of idiocy.
How Ed helms and David korchner have careers baffle me, I get Ellie but she's ridiculously annoying and a very acquired taste
Firstly the editing was bad, 3 instances spring to mind, the pumpkin visibly had room for dwights head, when Pam taught CT how to drive and said stop when they're already in the bush, then Kevin's thumb visibly pushing the ice cream off, not big deals but the type of sloppy bs that ruined 8/9 to the point it's on par with the scrubs series no one acknowledges.
Then the focus on the biggest idiot Andy solely for what? Hangover fame? The guy can't act, as shown in this episode, he is just a cartoon, he has nothing human to offer, same with that moron Kevin, from the voice, to eye movement to tongue out it was almost offensive like mocking special needs.
I mean the worst though was the endless screen time give to Ellie kemper even hiring her sister it's just nepotism, she's clearly got a bit of humour and can act but she should be ashamed of her character of Erin, she's written to be pathetic and stupid, from the watermelon teeth, to not going with Andy as he didn't ask(like you wouldn't discuss it) to the obvious set up with the new guy at the end, so the big build of a love story was just two idiotic cartoon characters wasting our time. I can't explain how much her endless OTT mannerisms and swapping from sensible confident talker who is nice but maybe a bit dim, to a complete moron who does and says stupid things that sound wrong, I wanted to slap her through the TV, idiotic character, terribly written and if it seems unnatural a human being like that maybe you should tone it down...
I was so glad BJ left, he was abysmal, Mindy should've been a bigger character and stayed, Dwight is the star and actually think CT worked on the floor! Just wasn't management material.
This episode barely even made sense, was just forced for more idiotic Andy and Erin time I mean that ginger guy on the boat??? What was he doing! Did he buy it? How dya not know someone escaped from therapy or rehab.. rubbish writing which this show never suffered from, but writing for IDIOT characters equals IDIOTIC plots and episodes.
I mean the casting and writing of Erin,Andy,Packer,Ryan,California,Nellie,gabe,mini Dwight and Jim,Kevin are actually awful, there's no real saving graces except the odd line Ryan said was funny, on the whole these characters sucked!!
As much as I loved series 1-7 and love Parks and Rec to, it wasn't SC leaving that ended the office it was the lazy writing, terrible casting and just a sense of giving up.
Jim's business could introduce some decent new characters. The warehouse could have a bigger part, a rival shop in the building, so many avenues just closed off for the sake of idiocy.
How Ed helms and David korchner have careers baffle me, I get Ellie but she's ridiculously annoying and a very acquired taste
- chris_rowe-881-168820
- Aug 12, 2020
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The story doesn't engage anymore
From season 5 the story goes down the hill. Characters aren't developed as much as wanted, new relationships are cheaper and cheaper. In this episode Andy did absurdically stupid thing by not thinking about his own girlfriend after she gave so much efforts. Erin decided to hang out with other dudes and Dwight once again was mocked like a kindergartener. Yes, Kevin is always a cookie to taste, his personality is adorable and he is perfect side character, but his scenes were not enough to make this episode enjoyable and relatable. At least Michael Scott's love stories and Jim&Pam's story was engaging.