EPISODE
SEASON
The series continues to explore the activities in the office, the bad, the good and the ugly moments, but most recently is the retirement of a long serving manager.
4 December 1934, New York City, New York, USA
28 November 1977, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
11 May 1980, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1 August 1988, San Francisco, California, USA
23 January 1955, Manhattan, New York, USA
28 December 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA
7 February 1960, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
30 October 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
26 March 1966, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
26 April 1977, Austin, Texas, USA
19 February 2001, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 April 1981, Pomona, California, USA
March 19, 2018
As the series tries to reestablish itself in preparation for his absence, the season will ideally play out like this episode did: with a mix of high jinks and heart.
March 19, 2018
The really ingenious element of "The Search" is the way that, for even the space of a single episode, we don't just imagine The Office without Carell, we kind of look forward to it.
March 19, 2018
The two stories form a nice sense of balance, which is an intelligent decision on a number of levels.
March 19, 2018
The thing The Office does best is to be funny. The other thing it does really well (and gets less credit for) is to explore the melancholy. This has provided both catharsis and escapism during the recession.
March 19, 2018
It's not something most comedy writers ever get much practice at, but thanks to the Jim and Pam of it all, The Office has had many opportunities to figure out how to make love's big milestones feel big, and funny and sweet.

