"Performance Review" is the eighth episode of the second season of The Office. It was written by Larry Wilmore and directed by Paul Feig. It first aired on November 15, 2005.
Synopsis
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Trivia
- This episode contains some of the first hints of the secret romance between Dwight and Angela: Dwight smirks when Jim believes he's not having sex, and Angela tells Oscar and Kevin that "office romances are nobody's business but the people involved."
- The popped fitness orb is actually a blooper. The script called for the orb to deflate slowly, but John Krasinski hit a seam, and the orb popped.
Deleted scenes
The Season Two DVD will most likely contain a number of deleted scenes from this episode. Notable cut scenes include:
- 1
- 2
- 3
Cultural references
- I missed you can be interpreted two ways. Jan intended it to mean "I failed to get in contact with you," but Michael interprets it to mean "I am saddened by your absence."
- The Apprentice is a television reality game show hosted by Donald Trump. Every week one contestant is eliminated ("fired").
- Dwight repeats every suggestion after Michael reads it, in the style of Ed McMahon, sidekick to former late night talk show host Johnny Carson.
- Y2K is shorthand for the year 2000. Computer failures caused by the change of century were a major concern in the 1990s.
- B.O. is slang for body odor.
- Lex Luthor is the villain from the television series Smallville, which is about the teenage superhero Superman.
Cast
Main Cast
- Steve Carell as Michael Scott
- John Krasinski as Jim Halpert
- Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly
- Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute
- B.J. Novak as Ryan Howard
Recurring Cast
- Leslie David Baker as Stanley Hudson
- Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone
- Creed Bratton (actor) as Creed Bratton
- Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer
- Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson
- Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor
- Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin
- Paul Lieberstein as Toby
- Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez
- Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin