The Office: "Koi Pond"

Though "Koi Pond" wasn't an episode filled with a lot of funny moments, I love that it made for compelling viewing nonetheless. The main plot with Michael falling into a koi pond while going to a meeting with Jim brought up some nice revelations along the way. Firstly, Michael going too far with his self-deprecating jokes and again making the audience feel for him when he revealed in one of his anecdotes that he didn't even have the numbers of five friends to recommend for the cell phone deal. And of course, the office finding out from the video that Jim actually let Michael fall into the pond without catching him, and Jim admitting to Michael that perhaps he didn't help because on a subconscious level, he was a little bitter at Michael for hand-holding him to the meeting. Michael feeling better at this admission (which understandably soothed his ego) and their later repartee at the kitchen after Oscar made fun of Jim, was terrifically played out, and was a perfect close to the storyline. Elsewhere, it was nice to see sweet Pam again, as she tried to put in a good word for Andy with Erin, and finding out that Erin was interested and might actually be a good match for him. The earlier cold call storyline also provided a nice moment in the car with Andy and Pam where he admitted that it was nice to role-play as Pam's husband for a while, having been sick of being lonely. Which probably also explained why he was so stung during the first cold call when Pam was overly eager to dismiss the potential client's mistake that they were a couple. Another good episode of "The Office". The next installment can't come soon enough!