“Whistleblower” finds “The Office” at somewhat of a crossroads. Season 6 was uneven and disappointing. Somewhere in between the less funny episodes were some real gems, and any episode that revolved around important events in Jim and Pam’s life brought us back to the heart of the show and proved that the writers could still give us heart-warming scenes between these two lovebirds. However, much of the season was plagued with a sense of misdirection and aimless humor. Sure, we got some good laughs, but there was no tension keeping us hooked. Even comedy shows need some sort of arc, and, up until Season 6, “The Office” provided this. For example, Seasons 2 and 3 had us following Jim and Pam’s burgeoning relationship, while Season 5 brought a little bit of everything, from Michael starting his own paper company to our introduction to the relationship between Michael and Holly Flax. Season 6’s finale was funny, as most “Office” episodes tend to be, but it lacked the power of the other season finales and ultimately left me disappointed once again.
The finale continues the plot that was introduced two episodes ago in “The Cover-Up.” Andy discovered that Sabre printers light on fire after extensive use, and, as a result, he leaked the information to the press. Chaos ensues when Kathy Bates returns in the role of Jo Bennett, who arrives at Dunder Mifflin and announces that she wants to fire whomever was responsible for the leak. Andy attempts to hide his guilt while we slowly learn that in fact multiple people were responsible for the leak. Whether it was Kelly, Daryll or someone else, there were multiple people that could have ultimately leaked the information.
