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"The Coup" is the third episode of the third season of the American comedy television series ''The Office''. It first aired on October 5, 2006 on NBC in the United States. The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In this episode, Jan Levenson (Melora Hardin) becomes unimpressed with how Michael Scott (Steve Carell) is controlling his branch, so Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) tries to take his job and an office power play ensues. Meanwhile, Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) conducts a lunchtime fashion show, and the Stamford branch plays ''Call of Duty'' as a team-building exercise, something Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) does not do well in. The episode was written by co-executive producer Paul Lieberstein and directed by executive producer Greg Daniels. Several cast members noted that the episode contained Shakespearean elements, such as Angela Martin's similarities with the ''Macbeth'' character Lady Macbeth. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was viewed by 4.1% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 11% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast. Critical reception was largely mixed, with several reviewers criticizing Jim's Stamford storyline. ==Synopsis== Jan (Melora Hardin) berates Michael (Steve Carell) when she discovers that he calls the entire office into the conference room every Monday to watch a movie. Angela (Angela Kinsey) prods Dwight (Rainn Wilson) to ask Jan to give him Michael's job. After her awkward meeting with Dwight, where he declares he can be a better boss than Michael, Jan calls Michael and demands he get his branch under control. The Stamford branch plays ''Call of Duty'' under the guise of a team-building exercise. New to the game, Jim (John Krasinski) plays poorly and draws the ire of his teammates. As he leaves for home, Jim pretends to toss a grenade at Karen (Rashida Jones), who responds by creating a pretend explosion with paper clips. Karen longingly watches Jim leave. Meanwhile, Pam (Jenna Fischer) decides to revamp her wardrobe after her separation from Roy and ordered some new clothes. When Pam's clothes are shipped to the office, Kelly (Mindy Kaling) insists that Pam perform a lunchtime fashion show to show off a new blouse. When it draws unwanted attention, Pam concludes that it is too revealing. Michael leads Dwight to believe that he has been given control of the branch before revealing the ruse. Dwight begs for his job and for Michael's forgiveness while Angela and the rest of the office watch. Dwight offers to do Michael's laundry for a year. When it appears that Michael is on the verge of firing Dwight, Michael insists that they "hug it out, bitch." Dwight quickly returns to being Michael's loyal right-hand man, but Michael is still resentful, and forces Dwight to stand atop a box in the middle of the office, wearing a sign that says "LIAR"--and then promise to do Michael's laundry for a year. 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「The Coup (The Office)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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