Episode Report Card M. Giant: A- | 14 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Too Much Faith
By M. Giant | Season 9 | Episode 5 | Aired on 10.25.2012
In a hurry? Read the recaplet for a nutshell description! Finished? Click here to close.For the last Halloween episode of the series, Jim once again shows up in a low-effort costume. It's actually no costume at all, because he has an investors' lunch relating to his new "sports marketing" gig. He and Pam have agreed that he'll kick in some money of their own and aside from a minor dig about how everybody knew about this before she did, she's being incredibly cool about it. How unfortunate then, that in an awkward moment at the lunch he ends up committing to ten thousand dollars to minimize his own embarrassment… without even knowing what's really going on. She is not going to be cool about that.
Back at the office, most of the other employees have dressed up. Including Andy, who's wearing an '80s George Michael costume. He's also invited the current members of his old a cappella group from Cornell, Here Comes Treble, to perform at the office Halloween party. It's going to be a disappointing day for Andy, because not only do they not consider him the legend he thinks he is, his plan to be "spontaneously" invited up to sing "Faith" with them is not going as planned, and the only reason it happens at all is that Erin bullies them into doing it. But like the supposed spreading of Nard-Dog lore, Andy discovers that it's all being sabotaged by fellow alum Broccoli Rob (played by Ed Helms's fellow Daily Show alum Stephen Colbert), who's even more invested in the old group than Andy is. Rather than admitting defeat, Andy decides to ask his mom for a big endowment for the group from the Bernard Foundation, only to learn that his family is now broke.
Also, Dwight finds an anxiety pill and ropes Nellie into a witch hunt for the office madman. The pill belongs to her, of course, although she plays along for a bit until she comes clean and manages to convince Dwight of the utility of anxiety medication. Sounds like we'll be seeing a mellower Dwight soon. And Angela's husband Robert shows up for the party, removing all doubt as to what they've been up to. At least for us viewers.
Oh, and when Jim returns to the office with the news that he just agreed to sink ten grand into his new venture, Pam is most assuredly not cool with it.
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Want more? The full recap starts right below!Dwight has wedged a jack-o-lantern onto his head and successfully scared the crap out of Erin, but now it's stuck. Jim's attempts at assistance are mainly aimed at demonstrating how various implements would damage Dwight's head as much as the pumpkin itself. As we see Dwight going about the rest of his day with a giant orange gourd on his head, he talking-pumpkins his regrets. "But the pumpkin should rot off my head in a month or two, right?"
Jim and Pam show up at work with Pam wearing a ball gown, tiara, stethoscope, and lab coat, explaining to Erin (in a puppy costume) that she's Dr. Cinderella. Jim explains how Cece's into princesses so they're trying to make them into role models. Erin likes that, but she's pretty crushed when Pam mistakes her for a dog instead of a puppy. Erin busts Jim on not being in costume, and Jim gets no support when he claims to be one of the Men in Black guys. Must be the blue suit.
The Halperts do a joint TH where Pam explains how Jim's normal clothes are related to "this sports marketing business that Jim told everyone about except for me," namely a big investment meeting today, which is why Jim forewent his usual minimal-effort costume. "Unless he has a secret costume that he told everyone about except for me." Jim remarks on the mileage Pam's getting from this. "Yeah, well, get used to it, bud," she smirks.
Andy walks into the bullpen dressed like Faith-era George Michael , complete with guitar, sunglasses, stubble, blond streaks, and leather jacket, although the back of his looks more like someone's couch. He reminds everyone to get their work done before the Halloween party after lunch, "or just throw it out." Angela, dressed as Nancy Reagan, announces that her husband the senator will join them later. Andy asks, "That reminds me, has anyone seen treble?" That cues the entrance by the Cornell a cappella group Here Comes Treble, coming in dressed like the Warblers and singing "Karma Chameleon." "What lab did these little clones escape from?" Dwight asks from behind his elastic-band pig-snout. "My Cornell a cappella group!" Andy says happily. Pam: "You were in an a cappella group?" Darryl: "You went to Cornell?" Andy laughs it off, slowly, and announces the group will be performing at the Halloween party. Stanley grumbles, but Clark acts enthused. "I love the boss's interests," he says. Meredith, dressed as some version of Catwoman, hits on them en masse. And in his office, Andy THs, as though it's just occurred to him, that he might be asked to sing "Faith," one of his signature songs. "I'm so not prepared," he lies.