Casino Night (The Office episode)

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"Casino Night"
High rollers in "Casino Night"
Episode No.	28
Prod. Code	221
Airdate	May 11, 2006
Writer(s)	Steve Carell
Director	Ken Kwapis
The Office Season 2 September 2005 - May 2006
The Dundies Sexual Harassment Office Olympics The Fire Halloween The Fight The Client Performance Review E-mail Surveillance Christmas Party Booze Cruise The Injury The Secret The Carpet Boys and Girls Valentine's Day Dwight's Speech Take Your Daughter to Work Day Michael's Birthday Drug Testing Conflict Resolution Casino Night
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"Casino Night" is the 22nd (and final) episode of the second season of The Office (U.S. version). It is written by Steve Carell and directed by Ken Kwapis. It first aired on May 11, 2006.

The finale was advertised on NBC as a "supersized" episode and featured 28 minutes and 20 seconds of content rather than the standard 20 minutes and 30 seconds.

1 Synopsis
2 Trivia
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The Dunder Mifflin warehouse is converted into a full-blown gambling hall for the Scranton Business Park's Casino Night. Jim "proves" to Dwight that he has telekinesis (with help from Pam). Michael invites Jan to the Casino Night, but she declines. Afterwards, he announces to the office that the employee with the highest chip count will get a mini-fridge and $500 to donate to the charity of their choice. Jim and Pam set out to watch horrible band demo tapes for Pam's wedding. Jim explains to the documentary crew that he met with Jan about the sales position in Stamford because he has "no future here."

Among the tapes, the two spot a Police cover band called Scrantonicity, in which Kevin is the lead singer and the drummer. Jim is all for this choice but Pam is embarrassed about it and prevents him from asking Kevin. Michael's real-estate agent Carol calls to set up an appointment to sign his insurance papers for his mortgage and he asks her to come to the festivities. In the middle of the call, Michael takes a call from Jan, who tells him that she has decided to come to the casino night after all. When he returns to Carol's call, she also accepts his invitation. Michael states that he has "two queens" for the Casino Night and that he is going to "drop a deuce on everyone."

Carol arrives at the warehouse. Dwight states that he is in charge of keeping Jan away from Carol. Creed reveals that he is a kleptomaniac, stealing chips, money, and various items from work and at Casino Night. Michael loses all of his money to Toby early in Texas hold 'em. Jan arrives and tells Michael she is okay with Carol. Dwight wins at craps and kisses Angela on the cheek. She slaps him and walks away with a grin on her face (Dwight has a smirk, too). Jim confronts Ryan about his relationship with Kelly, to which Ryan responds with a sheepish grin in the affirmative. Jim tries to check to see if Pam is bluffing in poker, which she isn't.

At the bar, Jan and Carol share an awkward conversation. Jan asks Carol how long she and Michael have been in a relationship. Carol replies that it is their first date, to which Jan says condescendingly that Carol is a "good sport".

After Kevin—who claims to to be a professional card player—loses to the amateur Phyllis in poker, Roy approaches him and approves his band for the wedding (without talking to Pam about it). Jan and Jim share a scene outside, where she laments ever hooking up with Michael. She asks him if he has thought about the transfer, which he says he has. Jan suggests that he talk to someone in the office about it. Creed ends up winning the mini-fridge due to all the chips he has stolen, saying that it will be the first refrigerator he has owned.

Roy leaves the party early despite Pam's requests that he stay.

Jim approaches Pam because he needs to talk to her. He tells her straight out that he is in love with her. She asks why he is telling her, to which he replies that he wanted her to know. After a stunned pause, she states she cannot be with him. He tells her he wants to be more than friends, but she is sorry he "misinterpreted things." Tearing up, he states he is sorry he misinterpreted their friendship and discreetly wipes a tear from his cheek as he walks away.

Pam and Jim's kiss.

Jan leaves the party bitterly and when she gets to her car, she tosses an overnight bag angrily into the backseat. Michael is pleased "the hero got the girl."

Upstairs in the dark office area, Pam calls her mother to talk about what just happened with Jim, explaining that she does not know what to do. Jim enters the office, and Pam abruptly ends the phone conversation. He approaches her, and she starts to say something but Jim kisses her deeply on the lips, and she returns the kiss. The episode ends with them staring at each other in awkward confusion.

[edit] Trivia

During the editing of this episode, producer Greg Daniels publicly addressed NBC in an interview, stating, "I’d like to get a supersized episode, because it’s a really long script with a lot of good stuff."^[1] In response, fans of the show set up an online petition to "supersize" the season finale. The website generated over 2,800 signatures. On April 20, NBC announced it would be extending the season finale by ten minutes.^[2]. However, it should be noted that they also presented expanded episodes of Will & Grace and My Name Is Earl on the same night, so it is unclear whether the petition actually had any influence in their decision, but in interviews, cast members David Denman^[3] and John Krasinski^[4] do credit the petition for the extended time and partly responsible for the other two shows getting extended times as well.
Oscar apparently does not support the Boy Scouts, an organization that prohibits the registration of homosexuals as members or leaders. (Oscar is revealed to be gay in the first episode of the following season.)
Angela Kinsey stated on her MySpace blog that she slapped Rainn Wilson at least 13 times in their scene at the craps table. "His poor cheek was red by the time we finished that scene," she continued, "One time I missed and got his ear and glasses."^[5]
On July 6, 2006, NBC aired a repeat of the episode edited down from its original supersized version. While there were many small pieces removed, several larger scenes were missing as well. The biggest changes were the omission of Jim showing Dwight his telekenetic powers, Darryl and Michael's "dinkin' flicka" scene and the employee's discussion of "Afghanistanis with AIDS".
When Creed wins the refrigerator, he states that he never owned one. Earlier in the episode, he mentions that he enjoys the Thursday special at a local soup kitchen.
Michael references former World Series of Poker main event champion Phil Hellmuth by saying, "If luck weren't involved, I'd always be winning." Hellmuth infamously coined a similar phrase at the 2004 World Series of Poker.