Ultimatum (The Office)
| "Ultimatum" | |
|---|---|
| The Office episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | David Rogers |
| Written by | Carrie Kemper |
| Production code | 713 |
| Original air date | January 20, 2011 |
"Ultimatum" is the thirteenth episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 139th episodes overall. Written by Carrie Kemper and directed by David Rogers, the episode originally aired on January 20, 2011, on NBC.
Michael Scott (Steve Carell) anticipates the news regarding the status of Holly Flax (Amy Ryan) and A. J.'s (Rob Huebel) relationship, after Holly's year-end ultimatum that A. J. propose to her. To prepare for either outcome, Michael fills a "happy box" with celebration treats and a "sad box" with consolation items, as well as two videos of himself to be used to calm himself down should he get too excited or too depressed.
Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer), inspired by the cheerful office administrator from Vance Refrigeration, puts up a New Year's Resolution board in the office so everyone can post their resolutions. These include Michael resolving to floss, Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) resolving to eat more vegetables, Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) resolving to "live life like it's an art project," and Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton) resolving to do a cartwheel.
When Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) reveals his resolution is to "meet loose women", he goes out on the town along with fellow single men Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) and Andy Bernard (Ed Helms), in the hopes in meeting some women. First they try a bookstore, where Darryl begins fulfilling his own resolution to "read more" by purchasing an e-book reader, but later end up at a roller skating rink which is almost completely empty. Dwight skates off to a nearby strip club, Darryl uses his e-book reader and later lies that he was playing video games, and Andy skates around by himself to the music of Dave Matthews Band. They end by skating and dancing together underneath the rink's strobe lights.
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