Hilarious cold open. Michael seeks Oscar's advice on what to expect during a colonoscopy...nuff said :) Michael's attempts to eavesdrop on the titular meeting between Wallace and Jim, however, hits the wrong side of the line for me in terms of Michael's general obliviousness...coming across as insensitive and then descending into mean-spiritedness as he tries to sabotage Jim's proposal after he got to know about it from Wallace subsequently. Michael's fumbling attempts to remedy the situation after he discovers that Jim was actually pulling for him does set up the potentially fascinating scenario of Michael and Jim as co-managers, though the irony won't have escaped the viewers that Michael could have gotten so much more if he hadn't dissuaded Wallace from accepting Jim's proposal in the first place.
The Dwight/Toby pairing is fun for two characters one would never have thought would be partners-in-crime, or law enforcement in this case, and this is one well I wouldn't mind if the writers revisited in the future. Pam, however, is becoming increasingly dislikable by the season. What happened to the sweet receptionist from Seasons 2 and 3?!? She just comes across as smug as she's trying to ask her colleagues as to who's coming to her wedding, and though Kelly, Ryan and Meredith aren't exactly angels themselves, one expects better from Pam. Come to think of it, the way her character has generally been written these past few seasons, perhaps I've been the silly one for expecting anything different.
Reservations aside, the Michael-Jim dynamic presents really interesting plot points for the episodes ahead. The next episode can't come soon enough!
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