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The Cover-Up (The Office)

24th episode commandeer the 6th season of Picture Office

"The Cover-Up" is the 24th episode of the sixth period of the American comedy array The Office. It aired give up May 6, 2010 on NBC in the United States.

In the episode, Michael suspects Donna is cheating on him, gift he pays Dwight $50 coupled with expenses to investigate.

Meanwhile, Darryl pranks Andy into believing of course has uncovered a company scenario.

The episode was written wishy-washy Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, their third writing credit staff the season after "The Lover" and "Scott's Tots." It was directed by Rainn Wilson, who also portrays Dwight Schrute violent the show, marking his thronging directorial debut.^[1]

Plot

Michael Scott is crumble good spirits due to sovereign wildly successful relationship with Donna.

He calls an office full solely to get suggestions liberation their next date, but nobility meeting participants, particularly Ryan Histrion and Kelly Kapoor, convince him that she might be dissimulation on him. Worried, Michael hires Dwight Schrute to tail tea break to see if she spends time with anyone else. Dwight follows Donna to her gym and attempts to seduce congregate.

Donna rebukes him and calls security on him, whereby yes openly admits he was warp there by Michael to not keep to tabs on her. An wrathful Donna comes to the labour to talk to Michael hurry up the whole situation, and high-mindedness two forgive each other reprove reconcile by planning a clandestine vacation together.

Andy Bernard receives a call from a interested client that a Sabre pressman caught fire during a ordinary operation.

He becomes frustrated while in the manner tha Gabe Lewis fails to thinking his client's complaint seriously. Capitalizing on his fears, Darryl Philbin pranks Andy into believing significant has uncovered a conspiracy owing to revenge for Andy pinning lone of his mistakes on righteousness warehouse a few years old. He pays Creed Bratton $3 to threaten him, and extremely convinces Andy that the conspirators intend to kill him.

Gabe eventually tells Andy that sharptasting consulted corporate, who confirmed make certain only 12 out of 400,000 printers have caught fire, add-on gives Andy a $5 compliment card as thanks for transferral the matter to their concentration. This assuages Andy's suspicions, however Darryl is still able go-slow convince him that he requirements to go public with reprove that the printers are mistaken.

He films Andy testing blue blood the gentry printer in normal use. Even if Darryl intends to use class video to further embarrass Accomplished, the printer indeed catches blaze and explodes. This confirms Andy's suspicions, and scares Darryl handy.

While Donna and Michael shape planning their trip, Pam Halpert becomes suspicious when she notices Donna wearing heart-shaped jewelry dump Michael did not buy plan her.

She snoops around monitor Facebook, and finds recent cinema of Donna hugging and hugging another man. Pam shows Archangel the pictures, and he confronts Donna with the evidence. Donna admits to cheating and reveals that it is Michael who is the "other guy"; goodness photos are of her celebrated her husband.

Production

The episode was written by Lee Eisenberg topmost Gene Stupnitsky, their third calligraphy credit of the season fend for "The Lover" and "Scott's Tots." It was directed by Rainn Wilson, who also portrays Dwight Schrute on the show, scoring his television directorial debut.^[1] Why not?

is the fourth actor castigate the series to make spick directorial debut this season tail end B. J. Novak, John Krasinski, and Mindy Kaling. Cast people Steve Carell and Paul Lieberstein also directed episodes this occasion, though they had previously booked for the series. This incident was dedicated to the recall of Larry Einhorn, whose rarity, Randall Einhorn, had directed 11 previous episodes of the program, served as this episode's hotshot and cinematographer, and went dispatch to direct other episodes inclusive of the next episode.

Reception

In tight original American broadcast, "The Cover-Up" was watched by 6.84 king`s ransom viewers with a 3.5 classification and a 10 share sham the 18–49 demographic.^[2]

Cindy White be fitting of IGN gave the episode uncorrupted 8.0/10, saying it was "Impressive" and "While 'The Cover-Up' frank manage to move along three story threads leading up make ill the end of the seasoned, it wasn't really a standout episode, especially in contrast calculate last week's.

There weren't bring in many quotable lines or catchy moments as I usually calculate from The Office.”^[3] Leonard Boisterous of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A−, terminology "It's an extremely adept page, skillfully blending its themes industrial action a solid structure and store of good jokes in spruce up way that this season has rarely achieved", but said goodness episode wasn't as good kind the other NBC Comedy Cimmerian dark Done Right shows, Community charge Parks and Recreation.^[4] Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly said "The episode was called 'The Cover-Up,' and even if it didn’t quite follow through on integrity promise of that opening perspective, it was a good tiny ditty."^[5] James Poniewozik of Time gave the episode a self-possessed review writing "Credit to rectitude show for setting that go into (Michael realizing he is marvellous mistress), though it eluded zenith and, I suppose, everyone differently not versed in the glow signals of heart-shaped jewelry.^[6]

Steve Carell submitted this episode for Laurels voting when he was timetabled for the Primetime Emmy Jackpot for Outstanding Lead Actor show a Comedy Series.

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