When it was announced that The Office would be coming to an end (eight years ago now!), the reaction was mixed. Many fans were heartbroken at the thought that their favorite show would no longer be on the air. Others felt it was the right time to end it.
Ultimately, season nine wound up being a mixed bag of episodes, but some of the best still came during this season arc. The final wrap-up for the show remains an all-time great ending for any show and IMDB users agree.
“Here Comes Treble” - 7.0
“Here Comes Treble” has created the excellent meme of Dwight celebrating Halloween with a pumpkin on his head.
It also finally introduced the character of Broccoli Rob from Andy’s a Capella group, as portrayed by Stephen Colbert.
“Roy’s Wedding” - 7.2
“Roy’s Wedding” is mostly mired for the creepy storyline between Clark and Erin, but it also brought the character arc of Roy to an end.
He is a reformed man and Pam and Jim have the ability to attend his wedding with no animosity. All those years later, Roy finally tied the knot.
“Couples Discount” - 7.3
After Andy departed the show for a series of episodes because Ed Helms needed to film the third Hangover film, he finally came back in “Couples Discount.”
However, his abandonment of the office was met with righteous indignation on the part of his Scranton cohorts. His return was not so easy.
“Andy’s Ancestry” - 7.4
“Andy’s Ancestry” is a fairly inconsequential installment of the show’s final season. The plots of the episode are merely meant to have a bit of fun around the branch.
Pam teaches Nellie how to drive a car and Dwight teaches Erin how to speak Dothraki from Game of Thrones and everyone moves on with their lives after the fact.
“Vandalism” - 7.5
“Vandalism” brings back the character of Brian the boom operator when Pam is charged by a warehouse worker in the parking lot.
It is also a great episode for the crew of accounting as Kevin defends Angela and Oscar in front of the two-timing Robert Lipton.
“The Farm” - 7.5
“The Farm” feels so isolated from the rest of season nine as Dwight holds a funeral for his aunt at Schrute Farms.
It was supposed to be a backdoor pilot for a spin-off series about Dwight Schrute and it’s why Thomas Middleditch shows up, never to return again.
“Junior Salesman” - 7.6
When a position opens up for a new Dunder Mifflin junior salesman, the audience gets to see all of Dwight’s friends back at the same time. It’s quite jarring.
Ultimately, Clark gets the job, setting up Clark, Pete, and Erin as the next generation’s version of Dwight, Jim, and Pam.
“The Whale” - 7.6
Like “Roy’s Wedding” brought Roy back one last time, “The Whale” brings Jan back for one final episode.
She ends up being a much-needed paper client for Dunder Mifflin and Pam and Dwight ingeniously employ Clark’s charms to land the “whale” of a client that Jan represents.
“Lice” - 7.6
“Lice” is an episode that helps show how run-down Pam has gotten while trying to hold the Halpert household together all on her own.
It’s not a good look when Meredith shaves her hair off when she thinks she caused the lice outbreak. But it’s an even worse look when Jim plays basketball with Julius Erving without a care in the world.
“New Guys” - 7.6
“New Guys” is the premiere episode of season nine and it introduces Pete and Clark to the Scranton branch.
It also puts the wheels in motion for Jim and Pam’s final arc as Jim takes the first steps towards satisfying his lofty ambitions.
“The Boat” - 7.7
“The Boat” is a big episode for the Angela-Oscar dynamics, but it also sees Andy leave for months on his family boat.
The funniest part of the episode is the prank that the office pulls on Dwight to make him think he has tanked Dunder Mifflin stock prices.
“The Target” - 7.8
“The Target” comes a couple of episodes after “The Boat” and it sees the Angela-Oscar dynamic taken to the next level when she orders a hit on him after finding out he has been with Robert duplicitously.
The storyline with a stack of cards in the annex is a much more wholesome one to follow.
“Work Bus” - 7.8
“Work Bus” takes the office on the road with an episode directed by Bryan Cranston.
The episode stands out in the memory of many because of the hysterical moment when Creed plays hooky from work, only to see his entire group of colleagues on the same bus.
“Suit Warehouse” - 7.9
“Suit Warehouse” sees Dwight and Clark pretend to be related, but it’s a crucial episode for the endgame of one character.
Darryl takes an interview with Jim’s Athlead company, finally making good on his own talent and business savvy.
“Promos” - 8.0
When the realization that The Office was going to lean into the documentary film-making behind the show came, “Promos” hammered the idea home.
It was a bold move that really worked for the show. The same cannot be said for the flirting between Toby and Nellie.
“Stairmageddon” - 8.0
“Stairmageddon” was the final episode of wacky antics for The Office. From here, everything that happens is in service of ending the show on a graceful note.
It is nice to luxuriate in the scheme to transport Stanley to a sales call when he has bull tranquilizers inside of him, at least for a little while.
“Paper Airplane” - 8.0
“Paper Airplane” is when it really hit many that The Office was going to end. And it wasn’t just the fact that Dwight was preparing to wed Esther.
It was Jim and Pam finally making a Hail Mary attempt to save their own marriage, with a flashback to their own wedding in a chills-inducing moment.
“Customer Loyalty” - 8.0
“Customer Loyalty” destroyed the fourth wall by taking Brian out from behind the camera.
It is a devastating episode to watch because no one ever wants to see Jim and Pam in an intense argument like that.
“Moving On” - 8.1
“Moving On” is a super-sized episode of the show that introduces a ton of threads.
Andy brings Gabe back to Scranton after Erin dumps him, Dwight kisses Angela again after years, and Pam runs into Bob Odenkirk’s manager character, who might as well be Michael Scott reincarnated.
“Dwight Christmas” - 8.3
The final Christmas episode of The Office was a hilarious one as Dwight pretends to be the Belsnickel.
It is also heartwarming and sweet to see Jim and Dwight’s friendship take precedence over obligations in Philadelphia or bizarre German holiday traditions.
