The Office is starting to feel like it's treading on thin ice. I like when the characters go out of the office and do something together, and "Happy Hour" was a solid attempt, but when there are multiple pairings on characters in one episode, it's time to look for a real storyline. The humor was on point last night which greatly helped when the story wasn't there.
The premise of Oscar wanting to talk more with Matt sets off a chain of events where everyone ends up at the bar. Initially, the episode was going in the right direction, but as the formless plot started coming together, the episode seemed less and less appealing.
The pairings started with Michael and Pam's friend, Julie. Things are going good due to Michael's lack of social awareness to notice it is a date until Jim informs him what it is. From there, Michael turns into Date Mike, an annoying loser who turns Julie off.
Erin and Andy are now dating, but they want to keep their relationship secret, so they keep each other at arms length. Andy is so insistent on making them see apart that Erin is a bit worried. Eventually, after they pretend to be into random people, Andy announces that they've gone on a few dates.
Dwight and Angela are talking when Isabelle, the girl that keeps showing up everywhere, pops up behind them, immediately snatching Dwight from Angela. They start talking and Angela follows them around. They hardly even notice her. Dwight tells Angela it is fine to void their agreement since Isabelle seems to be okay with having his child, but Angela comes back, contract in hand, ready to get what she wants. Instead, she gets a whack from Isabelle.
Kevin was a total idiot in the episode. I was not amused one bit the entire episode by him.
Score: 8.8/10
