Yeah, it was a great episode. Classic "Michael Scott sensitivity training session goes horrifically awry because he's the single least sensitive human being that has ever existed" story.
There were some other really clever things too. Their lives went on while we took summer break. The cameras weren't around, apparently, so there was some recapping of what happened over the summer (Spoiler: Jim moved to Stamford, Pam called off the wedding, etc). Really clever way of putting reality into the show, having the show itself be a character.
I don't know about where we are with Jim and Pam. I was pretty sure that the end of last season was a shark-jump. They're still playing it, though--Pam reflexively turning to Ryan to share an in-joke that she would have shared with Jim, for instance. I don't see how they can keep Jim out of Scranton for more than a few episodes.
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