Talk:St. Patrick's Day/@comment-206.64.224.128-20101023224446

Packer will be the new branch manager – subtle clue at the end of this week’s episode when Michael mentioned that he already had a traveling salesman – Packer. The hints that Darrell will be the new branch manager are a red herring. Darrell is already a regular in the cast – if you don’t add another regular you lose something. Packer has some of the same insensitivity that makes Michael funny and he is still enough of a blank slate that they can round the character out. Packer is a bit like the original Michael Scott from season one. Note also that Packer disappeared after season three and only reappeared at the end of last season (St. Patrick’s Day).