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"Paper Airplane" is the twentieth episode of the ninth season of the American comedy television series ''The Office''. It originally aired on NBC on April 25, 2013. The episode features guest appearances from Roseanne Barr as Andy's agent Carla Fern. In addition, it was also the final half hour episode of the series, being the fourth-to-last episode aired. The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey) participate in a paper airplane contest and compete against each other. Meanwhile, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) prepares for a potential acting job, and Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) utilize new skills that they learned in couples' counseling. The episode received mostly mixed reviews from critics; some felt that the episode was humorous, whereas others were critical of the main plot involving Pam and Jim. The episode was viewed by 3.25 million viewers and received a 1.7/5 rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, giving it the lowest viewership rating of any episode of The Office. "Paper Airplane" ranked fourth in its timselot, but was nevertheless the highest-rated NBC series of the night. ==Plot== A paper airplane contest is being hosted at Dunder Mifflin by a new paper supplier. All of the office workers compete against each other. However, after several intense rounds, it comes down to Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey). Angela had previously separated from her husband, Senator Robert Lipton (Jack Coleman) after he was outed as a homosexual. Dwight, who is dating his new girlfriend Esther (Nora Kirkpatrick) but still has lingering feelings for Angela, tries to forfeit so that Angela can win. However, she derides him for being weak, and he retries and wins the contest. Meanwhile, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) prepares for a potential acting job in a laboratory safety video that was arranged by his talent agent, Carla Fern (Roseanne Barr). He takes the job too seriously, treating it as if he were an established movie actor. However, when it comes time to shoot a scene using an eye wash, he has a breakdown after getting yelled at and scolded by Carla. Eventually, Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson), who came along as friendly support, is able to motivate Andy to shoot the scene; he does so but not without screaming childishly. Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) utilize new skills that they learned in couples' counseling. Eventually, however, Pam's true feelings about Jim's athletic business venture that he started in Philadelphia near the beginning of the season emerges, causing the two to get upset with each other. Jim leaves the office sadly to return to his business, but Pam runs after him to give him an umbrella. Jim takes the umbrella, and then embraces his wife, who—still mad—is reluctant to hug him back. Eventually, however, she remembers that she truly loves him—illustrated to the viewer by a cut from the sixth season episode "Niagara"—and she lovingly embraces him and kisses him. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paper Airplane (The Office)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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