I love season 7, I like and enjoy season 8 and season 9 despite its flaws, but this episode...is really awful. Will Farrell is terrible in this show!
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Will Farrell doesn't work on this show...
tomwarne-5309415 October 2020
Training Day (#7.19)
ComedyFan201025 January 2019
Warning: Spoilers
The new manager comes and Michael trains him.
A pretty fun episode and it also breaks one's heart as we know that Michael is gone soon. Will Ferrell is a great addition to the show. I loved the beginning scene, him and Michael getting shaved and the discussion at the reception. And an awesome quote :"The baby could be a star of the show babies I don't care about"
A pretty fun episode and it also breaks one's heart as we know that Michael is gone soon. Will Ferrell is a great addition to the show. I loved the beginning scene, him and Michael getting shaved and the discussion at the reception. And an awesome quote :"The baby could be a star of the show babies I don't care about"
Will Ferrell
cherylkyrandia1 April 2023
He was a great addition to the show. While on the one hand we were losing Steve Carell, we were getting a pretty seasoned veteran comedic actor. And his characterisation was pretty entertaining to be honest. It's a shame that the character doesn't get the longevity he deserves- frankly I think he could have saved this series and made it sustain a bit longer. Or even have his own spinoff series. There were some pretty funny (albeit dark) one-liners like "Where were you on 9/11?" - he's such a morbid and unnerving character, it was funny watching the other characters squirm around him. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
The beginning of the end (no offense)
luccas_v2 August 2019
This episode marks the point where the series goes from very good to unwatchable. From this episode on nothing lands, the characters lose all their personalities and traits, all that remains is some sort of charicature of their former selves. I don't know what happened, since I thought the series was a solid 8 until this very episode. Perhaps Steve Carell's body was still there, but his soul was long gone. This episode traumatized me. I thought that if I kept watching things would get better, but no. It doesn't get any better in the later episodes, seasons...
Doesn't work at all
lee-36114 February 2021
DeAngelo: one of the worst characters ever
peacefrog-3582210 June 2022
The Will Ferrell character is one of the worst characters not only ever conjured up by the writers of "The Office," but also in the history of sitcoms, right up there with Andy Bernard. This is the first Will Ferrell character I've seen that doesn't run around in just his underwear briefs, which seems to be kind of a fetish for Ferrell.
What the hell did I just watch
priyankpathak-2733419 January 2022
"Enough about your baby, okay?"
yunafires26 November 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Will Ferrell as the new manager had me at that line. Putting Pam/Jim in their place. Literally no one cares about the damn baby!
Whether Ferrell "fits" The Office, well, obviously not since he's only in a few episodes. Which is tragic. It was great seeing the rest of the office react to the new boss, how they tried buttering him up.
Michael is at his most Michael-y here. Oblivious to the consequences of his actions until it's happening, then throwing a tantrum when all the attention isn't on him. It'll be sad to see him go but I'm looking forward to seeing the show without him.
That said? Michael's - no, Steve's - backwards hug with Ferrell was extremely touching and I actually teared up. You could see the friendship between the two actors in that odd moment.
Whether Ferrell "fits" The Office, well, obviously not since he's only in a few episodes. Which is tragic. It was great seeing the rest of the office react to the new boss, how they tried buttering him up.
Michael is at his most Michael-y here. Oblivious to the consequences of his actions until it's happening, then throwing a tantrum when all the attention isn't on him. It'll be sad to see him go but I'm looking forward to seeing the show without him.
That said? Michael's - no, Steve's - backwards hug with Ferrell was extremely touching and I actually teared up. You could see the friendship between the two actors in that odd moment.
The illusion is broken
wallace-mikewallace26 June 2021
Will Ferrell is brought in as an imitation of Steve Carell's caracter and the viewers dislike him. It just goes to show that Steve Carell's over the top, out of control caracter isn't funny. Michael isn't silly, he's dumb. He's not impromptu, he's reckless. He's not sweet, he's selfish. His jokes aren't really to make others laugh, they are to fuel his narcissistic needs.
I never watched this show because of this caracter, I watched it despite this caracter.
I never watched this show because of this caracter, I watched it despite this caracter.
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