Inside the Tube: The Office Edition (Season 8, Episode 13) - "Jury Duty"

While I'm sure many of you have been up all night trying to tally Mitt Romney's big win of the Nevada caucuses last night, much has been happening at Dunder Mifflin (which, for my money, is the more important national event).

Angela had the baby! Only, it isn't a newborn. It's, well . . . it's, um . . . how do I say this . . . he's kinda sorta HUGE. Like ginormous for a newborn HUGE. It's almost as if he's a few months old. Almost.

Which confuses Oscar, Kevin, and Erin who have come to see her new supersized bundle of joy. He's supposed to be a premie, right? Come to think of it, her husband the senator is supposed to be straight, too, right? Something's not adding up here . . .

Which compels Dwight to take an extra close look at the baby. Could it be that the baby is not the senator's but another man's? Did Angela (gasp!) have relations with another before she tied the knot? Isn't she supposed to be a puritanically insane Christian who disavows that type of behavior? I love hypocrites, especially the sitcom kind.

The other "baby" storyline involved second time poppa Jim lying to his colleagues about jury duty because he was needed at home to help take care of the new baby, Cece, and Pam. His story smells deceptively suspicious to his colleagues who all apparently put in extra effort to cover his absence. Jim, for once, seems flummoxed and doesn't know what to do, even though Andy has his back. Will Dwight finally get the best of Tuna? For the sake of jello moulds stuffed with staplers everywhere, I hope not. (Spoiler alert: Pam is back!)

Here's an idea for a spin-off of the The Office should it come to an end soon (which seems increasingly likely): a show following the trials and travails of Scranton-area Beetdom through the eyes of Dwight Schrute. I'm sure it would be tough to sell to the network, but it would definitely reinvent the wheel so to speak. Imagine Dwight telling his minions all about the powers of beets, black bears, and furtive romantic encounters in the warehouse. It practically writes itself.

There is talk about a Dwight-centered spinoff but we'll see if it actually materializes. Mindy Kaling, we hear, is headed to Fox with her own pilot. Is the team breaking up?!?

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