Talk:Andy-Erin Relationship/@comment-70.171.177.60-20180128034844/@comment-34646655-20180227133245

This is ridiculous. I'm sorry but it's not Andy's fault that Erin overreacted to the thought that Andy had once been engaged to a woman over a year ago. There is absolutely no intrinsic imperative that obligates him to divulge that information, especially if the present relationship is faring so SMOOTHLY that he is likely to have put it from his mind. Erin's reaction was purely emotive and nothing more. Andy did the appropriate thing by going to pursue Erin in Florida, who after all SHOULD have told him that she was leaving permanently, because that is of CONSEQUENCE in the FUTURE, rather than a thing of the past. In the process Nellie literally USURPED HIS POSITION ILLEGITIMATELY and continued to sabotage his relationship with Erin, a very healthy one that completed both people with its fair share of sacrifice, despite the mercy that Andy showed his manipulative, nymphomaniacal rival. Andy was perhaps the only consistently MATURE character on the show, next to Michael Scott. In his absence the company thrived, and yet he was not rewarded for the decision, despite the fact that he was honouring a family tradition and taking time to find himself and TO mature instead of simply USING the Office as a stage for his own metamorphosis. Viewers sympathize with Jim because most of his struggles get on camera in a humourous light. But none of us knows what happened down in the Caribbean. We only see the horrendous aftermath. There is all so nothing intrinsically in your argument that either indicated that Erin WOULD be miserable nor that she should NOT be. Erin betrays Andy when Pete offers her Happiness. I don't know about you, but I threw my remote at the floor when I heard that. I could not believe they showed it on television. Happiness is not an incentive for mature, moral action. Respect for authority whilst trying to balance conflicting traditions in a hostile environment is veritably a test of it. Perhaps what most notably exposes YOUR immaturity is that you "just wish". No one cares what you "just wish". Wish fulfillment is for children. Erin got what she wanted without ever having to confront her deep-seated issues and underlying hypocrisy. Andy, conversely, was punished for doing Every Thing Right. It is never the mark of maturity to accommodate an other adult's immaturity. She pardoned her parents for abandoning her for decades, yet she could not see beyond her own infantile feelings of abandonment when he returned home after a MERE three months (what? Is that supposed to be a long time? How about a YEAR since he had dated Angela?) from a trip that had been ON HER SAY SO. I just finished watching the last episode hours ago and I STILL cannot get over my disappointment. The Nard Dog remains the Tragic Hero. And it's SHOCKING that he is not remembered as Michael Scott's Rightful Protégé. Dm.A.A.