What Made Michael Scott's Farewell So Heartbreaking
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2022
- Few characters on Television get the farewell given to Michael Scott on The Office. Most of the time when a character leaves, it's a quick goodbye and the show keeps moving. But The Office took its time with an extended episode to give Michael Scott his final goodbye. This final episode for Michael Scott was everything it needed to be and more. The Office was never the same after Michael Scott left, but his goodbye was perfection.
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Written by Ash Mitrano
Edited by Dan Smiley - Zábava
Oscar’s “what? Why wouldn’t you say that to her face?” gets me every single time
Everytime!!!! Lol!!
And Michels reaction to Oscar accepting his gift
Yes! Honestly, one of my favourite lines of the show! I regularly say, ‘I would never say this to his/her face…’ followed by a really nice compliment. I’m still waiting for someone to question it as Oscar did 😕
Haha you can feel his disappointment in his voice and how nice it would be if she knew about it.
Every time creed says “see you tomorrow boss” I burst into tears
Me too
@@gudduentertains and when jim gets micheal to admit hes leaving today not tomorrow and they have a chat
@@Iamferal10 this scene is so sad
It’s sad that Creed says that, because you don’t know if he’ll remember Michael afterwards because his whole character arc was forgetting people :(
Every time I revisit this series and I get to this episode I struggle to hold back my tears.
Struggling now watching this 😭😭😭
@@EvolvementEras 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Be a real man. Cry 😭😭😭
I am watching whole series from start to end 5th time with my wife. The hidden jokes are always hard find.
You know you could just, I dunno, let the tears flow. Why hold them back? It kills me every time
It’s bullocks they didn’t win an EMMY awards for this episode. It’s truly a perfect sitcom. It’s funny and heartfelt in the right way.
That's what she said
@@Vivi_9 you got me 😂😂😂👍
What won an Emmy over this?
@@corydrummond67 Modern family
Yeah unfortunately. The office had the misfortune of being up against 30 Rock for most of its run, where 30 Rock beat them out. then they were beat out by Modern Family.
The thing that always makes me cry is Pam at the end because she was essentially his guardian angel/babysitter all those years. It's fitting that she be the one to let him go last, as he's finally growing up and leaving home.
Love that she got the last goodbye
But I also see that Michael helped her. When she was at the art show, it was Michael that supported her. And there were other moments when she respected Michael as a boss and didn’t see him as a kid. But yes, I see what you mean.
Great take. Her reactions when Erin throws the scissors exemplifies her motherly tendencies over him. .
For the record too, Jenna Fischer explained that when she went up to Steve at the end of the episode they just said their ACTUAL fair-wells to one another. It didn’t really have to do anything with the show itself she just said it was two friends who were saying their goodbyes. I mention this because a lot of ppl asked her over the years what Pam said to Michael when he left
I broke and burst into tears when Dwight read the recommendation letter Michael gave him. I don't remember if it was in this episode, but it was so sweet.
Yeah, it was this episode. Then, they played paintball together like Dwight’s Secret Santa gift from season 2 :’(
It was. I just watched it. It was a REALLY good moment.
Pam hugging Michael goodbye in the airport is one of my top 3 moments from the show, along with Michael's proposal to Holly and Erin admitting she thinks of Michael as a father figure.
Yes! And I also love the Holly proposal, as well as the "I will Remember You song" from Andy... Being such a ridiculous show, the touching moments tend to hit you harder.
The Pam moment for sure
Oh man for me it’s definitely when Pam and Jim find out they’re having a kid. I thought the played that scene so well!
Mike's reaction when he bursts into Pam's art show
@@awesomeblossom2417 agreed
5:43 this scene was sad enough when I first watched it, but finding out this was the last scene filmed intentionally and those emotions were legit made me tear up all over again.
yeah fr, that was a smart move by the writer, or whoever made that call
So glad they actually treated the send off with great care and respect. It really was a good send off
My favorite moment in this episode is the first time Michael tears up. He's sitting by himself in the breakroom eating lunch when Jim, Pam and Kevin come in to have lunch and ask Michael to join them, but because Michael is feeling reflective he declines saying he's almost done. As he's finishing eating he simply listens to the conversation that the 3 of them are having which is about a new printer coming in and how it was probably Kevin who broke the old printer and Michael begins to break and tear up. I love this scene because it's so relatable if you have ever left somewhere that you truly cared about. The conversation that makes Michael tear up is so mundane and common but for Michael it's suddenly put so sharply into focus that those mundane, boring everyday moments that made up his time at this place he will never be a part of again. His security blanket is gone.
he also finally gets what he's been trying to get the entire show, inclusion. they invited him to join them, something he's been trying to get his employees to do for years by putting on his whole 'funny guy' routine. although it backfired and ostracized him even more, his entire life he's only wanted friends. he's invited to stay the day he has to leave, and instead of taking it, he sits back and embraces his new life. it really shows how michael has shed his desperate need for attention.
Well said. This was one of the realest scenes in that episode for me
I burst out crying reading this lol. Hits too close to home.
And with this episode, Steve Carell lost the Emmy to Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory… they couldn’t even give him one award just for his final episode, when it possibly is his best performance on the show. Of course award shows often get it wrong anyway so it’s no big surprise he never received an Emmy for The Office.
Ok I love the Big Bang theory but no episode comes even close to this one, that was a crime
"That's what she said" indeed can have an emotional punch if you slide it in the right moment.
"...if you slide it in the right moment." that's what she said!
I cry every single time I watch this episode. The beauty of this is how calculated and mature Michael is with his exit. Shows how much he grows through the series. Truly the greatest goodbye in TV history and it's not close
Creed holding up Michael's "World's Greatest Boss" mug to say goodbye also adds to that scene
I can’t be the only one holding back tears… right?
Well, I'm not.. They're streaming down my cheeks :'(
You guys are soft. Not as soft as the stupid piece of lint that I'm trying to get out of my eye right now with a kleenex....
No shame, I’m sobbing as if I lost a love one every time. But I guess I really am losing a loved one Every. Single. Time. I just can’t handle the emotions man. This is the best goodbye I’ve ever seen on TV
It's impossible to see even a screen grab of the Jim and Michael or Michael and Pam at the end of this episode without getting somewhat emotional. Incredible show
I always thought of the last look he gives to the office (and everyone going on with their day) as him seeing that they'll be ok without him, but that explanation that he finally doesn't need their attention and is okay with just watching hit me like a truck. What a perfect way to resolve possibly his most foundational character flaw.
This really is a perfect episode. Pam running up to Michael, shoes in hand, for a silent farewell, is one of my favourite moments from the show. The Jim and Michael scene isn't far behind.
The way it seems, based on the couple of moments he breaks that "fun michael" character, I really think that the whole Goofy thing was an act the whole time, especially made clear in the murder mystery episode when he finally snaps on Jim and calls the game "stupid", I believe the whole reason he acted the way he did, and the whole reason his branch led in sales and didn't get shut down, is because rather than having the employees criticize one another, he purposely acted the way he did to direct most of the disdain toward himself, causing the employees to form a bond based on how they all view Michael in the same light, and use him as a punching bag. Not to say he wasn't a genuinely strange and joking kind of guy, but I believe most of the strange activities that he made the employees take part in were all bonding activities in the sense that they make the employees feel connected stronger in their bond of how weird their boss is. Hence why when Michael is in an actual serious situation, he immediately switches tone and cuts that character out. This is why he hated Toby so much, it isn't because Toby is the boring lame HR guy, it's moreso that Toby in his eyes gets in the way of his methods and disrupts the "family" he's set up. The other people I'm the office like Toby, but only to a certain degree, if he steps out of the boundary of just "the HR guy", he makes them feel awkward and strange. They like him because he doesn't go to them directly about HR issues most of the time, he goes right to Michael, which is why Michael can't stand him, yet when he meets Holly, he hates her at first, but when he realizes she is actually a fun person like he is, he grows to like her. A bit long winded but I think you get the point
part of it I found was that michael creating his own scenarios is that he wants something fun. He wasn't happy about his life and wanted to make things thay was fun for him. He is also aware of how those things can help relieve everyones stress but a lot of it is selfish for him. When he finds something fulfilling, he isn't worried about being desperate to find connections.
You also see this when he leaves Jim in charge for the day and he messes up with combining birthdays. Michael is very grounded in consoling Jim and admitting he juat says "that's what she said" to keep things light hearted.
Nah.
but hey, that's just a theory... A GAME THEO... oh wait
@@williandalsoto806 Care to elaborate lmao
There were two references to the first Christmas episode. There's Phyllis knitting the mittens and Michael really wanting them as opposed to his reaction to the oven mitt he previously received from her. Also, he's shooting yellow paintballs which received when he ended up with Dwight's gift in the Yankee swap.
I legitimately teared up just watching this breakdown of that episode. I think that shows how incredibly well done the episode was.
Steve caroll doesn't need to win an award. The fact that people watch his show till today is proof that he was a top actor.
Bought the box set.
I only watched the office for the first time during the pandemic, and in some way, tye characters became my coworkers and friends, since i live alone, this episode broke me, it was like Michael was leaving from my life too
So many of us feel this way!!!!!
Saying Goodbye is hard. Saying Goodbye to one of the best characters in one of the best sitcoms ever is heartbreaking
One of the things that makes the office such an effective comedy is that it gets you so connected to the characters that the most emotional and serious moments legitimately get to you
What made 'The Office' great was the fact that they gave justice to everyone (character dev) except for Andy. It was like all of them have been through a lot and seeing them succeed in life makes me cry everytime especially the Jim and Dwight saga always made me tear up.
This is the one show that I have re-watched more than anything else
It was so perfect that even this video talking about it made me tear up.
Same
I've never watched the show one time and I'm crying watching this.
I hope you’ve changed that since 5 months ago.
Since one year ago. An amazing show. The last episode was not long enough. I put it up there with the Deadwood movie I waited for since the show ended. Just…amazingly and masterfully done.
I loved and still love The Office and I can watch most episodes over and over again. What's ironic though, is that Michael was so cringy in the show's early days, that I find it hard to watch the first season, yet he eventually became such an integral, beloved part of the series, that find it just as hard to watch beyond season 7, after Michael's departure.
same with me
Because in the first season, he basically just went as US version of David Brent.
Agreed. They wanted him to be a slimeball initially, glad that changed.
I remember starting this show at a slumber party when I was 15 and watching Michael leave when I was in college. I was sobbing in my dorm room that I barely saw the last few minutes. Now I’m 30 with a family and still love this incredible show.
I cried to this scene, and to me this was the "Canon ending" for Michael Scott
This was the first time I cried at a tv series.
Freaking love this channel, pls do make more videos on the office 😩😩❤
Idk if you already are but You should sub to Mulverine he does this "office field guides" series & he reviews and does deep dives into every episode of the office, writing team, deeper meaning etc. It's really good.
@@KingRioT1 I'll check it out thankss
@@KingRioT1cool thanks!!!
This episode really was bittersweeet perfection.
I've seen all the Office's seasons.
But the moment Michael left, the series died for everyone !!!
Every after every rewatch I try to always continue into season 8 and 9 but I just lose interest very fast.
I've lost count of the times i've binged this show from start to finish, and I love it all. But yes, when Michael left, it was the end of an era. Sometimes i just have it playing in my background, esp when i need to be cheered up. Some people listen to music, but my happy place is "The Office." Best show ever. If I could only watch one show, for the rest of my life, on repeat....it would be The Office.
Makes me tear it every time. Steve's tears are all real and that makes me cry even More. ALL of their tears were real on that episode.
Pam and Michael at the end still hits me in the feels.
Welp, time to rewatch The Office for the hundredth time!
I've finished watching The Office for the first time a few days ago, and I got so sad not understanding that Michael was leaving for good ! He was so central that I really thought he would come back a few episodes later but then realized he wouldn't so now I'm disappointed I didn't appreciate his goodbye episode for what it was !
The office is great at saying goodbye compared to other shows
Just seeing these clips made me tear 😿
i cry hard everytime i watch he was the backbone of this show....❤️❤️
Always reminds me of Lost in Translation. When he came back at Dwight's wedding it was just perfection.
Yep! I cried when they revealed him, and he says “that’s what she said”😂
Pam running in to say Michael goodbye made it perfect.. band the way Jim and Michael say farewell without saying goodbye was awesome..
I'm just starting to binge watch the office. When I was watching season 2, can't wait for Michael to leave. Now that I'm in season 6, I'm dreading to get to the end of season 7. Michael Scott kinda grows on you You'll learn to love his character.
When Jim and Michael say their goodbyes in Michael’s office is my favorite part. Can tell they struggled with that scene
You can see visible tears in John's eyes doing that scene with Steve. They had to do loads of takes because neither of them could hold back real tears
Anyone else thought him coming back was underwhelming, I wish he was in the final episode so much more
if the series had ended when he left and given us an open ending, it would make him leaving just that much more impactful. I think just a little bit of the impact was undermined when he came back, it's more fun to imagine where Michael is now than to see him.
Damn... 🥺 That episode really hits you in the feels 🥹
I'm not crying, you're crying.
Absolutely amazing. Nothing short of perfection!
This ep makes me sob every time, even just this vid makes me emotional. Proof of the amazing character work that went into Michael Scott
Perfect goodbye and ending character arc for the best TV character of all time, i cried like a baby
It’s a shame that The Office ended with this episode. It was a great episode, but I wish they had done more after this one.
It didn’t end at this episode
@@t221000 I think he’s joking saying that he stopped watching after this b/c Michael left
I AM THE LIZARD KING
@@t221000 r/whooosh
@@t221000 ...but should it have?
Oh God, I'm holding back tears seeing this. Michael Scott is a lot of people's favorite office boss
This is an episode of television that consistently makes me cry every single time
You know it's a perfect ending, when even just watching this recap my eyes were filled with tears the whole time. Talk about packing an emotional wallop....
Bro I’m in tears just remember this ep
Great video as always! I just finished watching this show with my girlfriend literally yesterday and it was her first watch through and this episode was one that really stood out for her!! What an amazing series seriously
The way they handled his character growth in Season 7 was so beautifully done. He’s still a flawed person but he’s far better of a man than he was in Season 1. It made his happy ending feel earned.
Shed a tear watching this video 📹
I cried like a baby when i saw this episode and I'm teared up watching this video.
Shows what a killer episode this was
Dude I don't even watch the office & you still got me to cry 😭
This episode is so great, even watching this video brought some tears.
Bro you almost had me in tears 😭
Great recap! What an amazing ending ! Gets me every time
Oh god damnit. I wasn't ready for abit of emotional damage this afternoon... this one and the scrubs episode breakdown...
You do these perfect.. I'm about to be hooked.
Wow! So accurate. Thank you for that summary.
That's why The Office is always my favourite sitcom of all time.
OMG this video make me cry. Great work
If only Deangelo, Will Ferrel, wasn’t in it, it would have been the perfect to perfect episode. But it is still a episode that is perfect and I cried the first time I saw it. Michael and Jim’s promise for lunch and the airport scene got me.
Yeah. I kinda found the last scene of him going berserk on the cake so distasteful. It should have been solely focused on Michael by having all characters reminicing about their times with him. Both good and bad.
To be Honest... we all missed Michael soo much after s7 😓😔.. and always waited eagerly to come back
I love this episode. I sobbed through this entire video! 😭
Holding back tears watching this analysis
Name of the character in your pfp?
I completely agree. Michael Scott leaving in the show was a good way. After Michael left, I wasn’t a fan of the last couple of seasons (I did like the finale).
I shed a tear when Creed said "see you tomorrow boss". I never thought that one of the funniest characters can make me cry.
Amazing video
What made this the perfect goodbye episode is the fact that watching an analysis video like this can still make me cry and laugh
Yeah you are 100% correct on this one. Easily the best Goodbye to a character from a sitcom in sitcom history
Such a perfect goodbye that many think it should have been the final episode of the series.
I wish the whole series ended with a flash forward to the finale because they really knocked it out of the park with this one.
Man, GREAT video! I legit dropped a few salty drops.
Absolutely perfect ending to a character.
I've seen more episodes of shows that I was even LESS invested in than this show, but this video still damn near brought tears to my eyes
Holding back tears again..... Damn!
In retrospect, this should have been the finale. I remember at the time thinking, well, they could still have a show after this, but nope, they didn't do very well with that. Anyways seeing your videos today has me watching the series from the start again...thanks! :)
Worst part of the episode is will Ferrell’s character. He was new, annoying, and forcefully inserted into situations with a cast/staff that earned their emotional connection. Perfect example of how this feels is when the office sings Michael song about how long he’s been with them. Ferrell feels so out of place it’s annoying, even though he isn’t even doing something stupid.
Man… Even the review to this episode gets the back of my eyes get warm with tears.
No I'm not crying, you are...
Thanks, Nerdstalgic. I wasnt planning on crying this early today.
j.k. I cry when I wake up
i cried rivers to this and its not even a death of character or a tragic ending.
this video really made me tear up
Absolutely perfect
Great episode and great vid, but I'm surprised there was no mention of the recreated intro scene where Michael is readjusting the dundee trophy on his desk. Always thought that was a very nice touch.
Just watching your reaction here with most of the emotional clips basically just muted made me cry when we got to Jim's real goodbye to him
Man, this gets me every time
Great breakdown