The Office (TV Series) The Inner Circle (2011) User Reviews

Annoying

[cherylkyrandia · 6/10 · 26 April 2023]

They really should have kept a certain new boss in this series. It could have been the casting that saved the series and maybe even allowed it to go on for a further several seasons. Instead, I see this as the episode that was the beginning of the end for this iconic television series. I'm Will Ferrell is an outstanding comedic actor and his contribution to this episode and series cannot be denied. There's some incredibly funny one-liners that he delivers in such an expert and professional way that still has me in stitches when I think about them.

I wish I could have given this episode more than a 6. It represents a painful reminder for me of what could have been.

The Inner Circle (#7.22)

[ComedyFan2010 · 8/10 · 25 January 2019]

Deangelo creates an inner circle in the office which upsets many.

A pretty fun episode. I guess they were working here on getting Will Ferrell out because he couldn't stay forever. Him being presented as such an annoying sexist definitely had a lot of moments to laugh.

One of the worst

[AnalyticalFilmCritic · 11 December 2022]

This episode is one of the worst of the normally so good show, and after this episode a lot of mediocre ones followed. Will Ferrell as Deangelo is a very bad fit for the show. He is basically Michael without the sympathetic aspects and most importantly without the salesman qualtities. The reason crazy Michael was not ridiculous as a manager was that despite the weirdness he was a very good salesman. Deangelo was also different in the previous episodes, in the beginning he respected Michael a lot and was insecure, then he didn't. He also became much more sadistic. After this episode the show reaches the lowest point since the first season. The last two seasons constantly shift in where the story is going and the characters change to much.

Will Ferrell was hilarious.

[VOIIIXI · 10/10 · 17 August 2019]

I don't rate episodes much but this one specifically was amazing. I was laughing so hard Everytime Deanglo Vickers was in the scene. I wished he stayed a bit longer on the show, he was fantastic and I liked him as much as Michael.

Departure of Michael Scott Effectively ended the Series

[chas437 · 2/10 · 25 March 2019]

I realize there were plenty of talented comedians in supporting roles on The Office. But when Steve Carrell left in 2011, he took the soul of the series. It makes me appreciate what a comedic giant he truly was.

Rain Wilson was great, clearly the next best after Carrell, but alas, he couldn't carry the series by himself.

The James Spader experiment was an unmitigated disaster, and it was a ratings calamity as well. Spader was a fine actor, some 30 years ago. He has aged quite badly, and is not funny at all. Just as Carrell raised his fellow cast members to new heights in comedy, Spader makes them seem dull and uninspired.

Every great show has an arc, and The Office's arc ended when Carrell left. The last 2 seasons are forgettable, and long forgotten.

The least funny American on TV

[ekky · 1/10 · 10 June 2021]

Just in case the departure of Steve Carrell didn't kill The Office, they brought in Will Farrell.

Worst Episode Ever

[lenadina · 1/10 · 20 October 2021]

I couldn't bear to watch it without Michael. Michael's departure ended the series for me. And I don't like the new boss at all. Looks like I will barely watch the remaining 2 seasons.

Will Ferrell is a disaster

[herecomesdizz · 1/10 · 20 September 2023]

The show went from 7 series of characters you know and you love because they are all recognisable in real life. Everybody who's ever worked in an office knows a dwight, a Michael, a phylis.

To bringing a complete caricature of a person in. Will ferrell is a marmite person and he's painfully unfunny as DeAngelo. There's nothing realistic about his behaviour, the basketball, the juggling, the cake, it's pathetic level humour.

I can only assume the writers thought bringing in a string of big name actors would keep the viewers up but it completely backfired. The cast of nobodies is what made the show so believable.

Michael's Replacement

[vivianla · 17 January 2021]

Deangelo shows how he truly manages - his managerial style. He is loud and yells at his employees. Everyone tries to kiss up to him.

Deangelo is pissed that Jim notified him that the women think he is sexist. He hires a new executive assistant who has no previous office experience. She worked at Anthropologie and no one mentions it in the episode explicitly but she is young and hot. Deangelo asks her to ask Dwight if he needs help and Dwight says out loud he doesn't need help from his prostitute.

Jim is not invited to the next inner circle meeting. However later he is invited back in and Jim suggests he plays real basketball downstairs in the warehouse.

Deangelo asks for the new blonde executive assistant to sit under the hoop but she refuses saying she is holding his jewellery. Kevin sits down instead and Deangelo asks if anyone wants to sit in his lap - Angela? Oscar? Again, it is not explicitly stated but he wants the damsel in distress sort of thing.

Deangelo does a slam dunk and holds on to the hoop, causing the entire hoop to fall on him. He is sent off by ambulance but later comes back, wearing his hospital gown and barefoot. The workers lead him back out.