THE OFFICE merged the Stanford and Scranton branches in tonight's episode, and there were some absurdly funny hijinks as Michael tries to make the newscomers feel welcome and only succeeds in making them uncomfortable and even more unhappy about being unseated from their home base.
Other than one or two exceptions, the new Stanford people make the office too crowded, and I'm not sure their addition is going to help the show. Oh, the new love interest for Jim is deliberately put there to turn things around from last season when Pam had another love interest and Jim was the miserable one. Now the roles are reversed. And Andy will make a fun new nemesis for Dwight as he curries Michael's favor.