Bring Holly back to 'The Office'
Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:56 AM by Paige Newman
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“The Office” is the funniest show on TV right now, hands down. However, I’m a bit miffed. The NBC comedy introduced one of the best new characters it has had, Amy Ryan’s Holly Flax, and then after the human resources rep found brief happiness with Michael Scott (Steve Carell), she was transferred to a new office.
And so begins my chant: Bring back Holly! Bring back Holly! I’m fully prepared to be a one-woman picket line.
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Holly (Amy Ryan) fit in perfectly at "The Office"
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With Michael’s Winnipeg one-night stand on last week’s episode, "The Office" returned back to the awkward, unhappy Michael Scott of years past. This is the guy who stayed with Jan way too long and who was thrown out of Phyllis’ wedding when he insisted on being the center of attention. It’s this Michael who almost makes me want to change the channel sometimes, because he can really make me squirm.
But there’s a sweeter side to Michael, too, as when he rescued Dwight from Staples after firing him, and when he was one of the few people to show up to Pam’s art show. And this is the side Holly brought out. Yes, Michael was just as clueless, as when he offered immunity to anyone who confessed to anything at the ethics seminar – and found out that
Meredith was trading sexual favors for discounts on supplies – but it wasn’t that cringe-inducing awkwardness.
Michael and Holly even rivaled Jim and Pam for the title of cutest “Office” couple. Who can forget their intro to the ethics lecture set to Olivia Newton John’s “Physical?” Or how,when Jan came into the office with the new baby, Michael had to be mean to Holly all day so as not to make Jan jealous, but then finally just gave her a hug once Jan had left? And, of course, Holly’s final road trip away from "The Office" with Michael and Darryl.
Beyond their sweet romance, who can forget Holly’s introduction, when Dwight led her to believe that Kevin was “special”?
It’s rare that a new character really adds something fresh to a show, let alone actually makes it better. Oh, I’ll still be watching (I need to see if Andy and Oscar’s bromance continues, after all), but, like Michael, I’ll be missing Holly.
