The Coup (The Office episode)

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"The Coup"

Dwight after failing to complete "The Coup".
Episode No. 31
Prod. Code 03002
Airdate October 5, 2006
Writer(s) Paul Lieberstein
Director Greg Daniels

The Office Season 3
September 2006 - May 2007
  1. Gay Witch Hunt
  2. The Convention
  3. The Coup
  4. Grief Counseling
  5. Initiation
  6. Diwali
  7. Branch Closing
  8. The Merger
  9. The Convict
  10. A Benihana Christmas
  11. Back from Vacation
  12. Traveling Salesmen
  13. The Return
  14. Ben Franklin
  15. Phyllis' Wedding
  16. Business School
  17. Cocktails
  18. The Negotiation
  19. Safety Training
  20. Product Recall
  21. Women's Appreciation
  22. Beach Games
  23. The Job
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"The Coup" is the second filmed and third aired episode of the third season of The Office (U.S. version). It was written by Paul Lieberstein and directed by Greg Daniels. It aired on October 5, 2006.

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[edit] Synopsis

Jan berates Michael when she discovers that he calls the entire office into the conference room every Monday to watch a movie. Angela prods Dwight to ask Jan to give him Michael's job. After the awkward meeting with Dwight, Jan calls Michael and demands he get his branch under control.

The Stamford branch plays Call of Duty under the guise of a team-building exercise. New to the game, Jim's play is poor and he draws the ire of his teammates. As he leaves for home, Jim pretends to toss a grenade at Karen, who responds by creating a pretend explosion with paper clips. Karen longingly watches Jim leave.

Kelly insists that Pam perform a lunchtime fashion show to show off a new sweater. When it draws unwanted attention, Pam concludes that it is too revealing.

Michael leads Dwight to believe that he has been given control of the branch before revealing the ruse. Dwight begs for his job and for Michael's forgiveness, offering to do his laundry for a year. Dwight quickly returns to being Michael's loyal right-hand man, but Michael, still harboring resentment, forces him to stand atop a box with a "LIAR" sign dangling from his neck.

[edit] Deleted scenes

The Season Three DVD contains a number of deleted scenes. Notable cut scenes include:

  • Dwight describes the conflict between his paternal Schrute blood (which is loyal) and his maternal Manheim blood (which knows when to cut and run).
  • Creed reveals that he sleeps under his desk four nights a week.
  • Michael becomes suspicious when Pam interrupts to tell him that he has a phone call.
  • Pam responds to Kevin's unwanted attention to her neckline.
  • Phyllis, Meredith, and Creed respond to having Dwight as the new boss.
  • Jim is surprised when Jan is not upset to find him playing a video game.

[edit] Notes

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  • The characters in the Stamford office play the expansion pack Call of Duty: United Offensive.
  • Andy's Call of Duty screen name is "Here Comes Treble" after his a capella group mentioned in the season premiere.
  • Karen's screen name is "KarentheJimSlayer", a spoof of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
  • Pam said that Michael once made the office watch a single episode of Entourage six times. Michael says Ari Gold's famous line "Let's hug it out, bitch" is how men make up, but that the line does not go over well with women.
  • Rainn Wilson appeared in a second season episode of Entourage, entitled "I Love You Too", as a slimy film critic out to discredit Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier).
  • This is the first episode of the series in which Ryan has no lines.
  • During the voiceover in which Pam says that she will keep her clothes, the shipping label on the package is addressed to "Pam Beesley" rather than "Beesly". This is another instance of the spelling of her last name changing. See Pam Beesly for more details.

[edit] Behind the scenes

  • Angela Kinsey did an alternate talking head that didn't make the show. Angela (her character) talks about a "friend" of hers that introduced her to Star Trek. "Well, there is this guy named Spock and he is very honorable and brave," Kinsey paraphrases, "And he stands up for what he thinks is right. And she just wishes that 'someone' in the office could be more like Spock." Kinsey continues, "I thought it was a cute glimpse into Dwight and Angela's courtship. I can see her being very resistant to sci-fi but she watches these Star Trek episodes because they are important to Dwight."[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kinsey, Angela. October 14, 2006. blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=32799810&blogID=180363911&Mytoken=EAFA6276-75ED-40CE-9C0B975FEF96535A52549839 Grief Counseling, The Coup and what not., MySpace.com

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