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"Viewing Party" is the eighth episode of seventh season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'', and the show's 134th episode overall. Written by Jon Vitti and directed by Ken Whittingham, the episode aired on NBC in the United States on November 11, 2010. 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, Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) and Gabe Lewis (Zach Woods) invite the office over to Gabe's house for a ''Glee'' viewing party. Michael Scott cannot handle the fact that the office workers think of Gabe as their boss instead of him. Growing more jealous of Gabe and Erin's relationship, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) goes to extremes in order to impress her. Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) helps Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) with Cece, much to her husband Jim's chagrin. The episode featured several direct references to the Fox series ''Glee'', in addition to various other cultural references. "Viewing Party" was viewed by 7.15 million viewers and received a 3.6 rating among adults between the age of 18 and 49, marking a decrease in the ratings when compared to the previous week. The episode was also the highest-ranked NBC series of the night, and it received moderately positive reviews from critics with one main detractor; many reviewers enjoyed the character interaction and development, although Alan Sepinwall derided the entry for being dull. ==Plot== Michael Scott (Steve Carell) becomes frustrated when Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) refers to Gabe Lewis (Zach Woods) as his boss. Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) and Gabe soon invite the office over to Gabe's house for a ''Glee'' viewing party. When the show starts, Michael and Gabe get in to an argument over how high the volume should be. After taking turns raising and lowering the volume, Michael retreats to Gabe's bedroom, hoping that his employees will follow him there. Meanwhile, Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) has been having a hard time with getting her daughter Cece to go to sleep at night, so Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) picks her up to try calm her down and stop crying. Pam is stunned to find out that Cece becomes completely quiet in Dwight's hands. Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) changes the channel from the ''Glee'' episode so he can check sports scores. Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) asks Jim to change the channel back to ''Glee'', but discovers that Erin had forgotten to record the episode. In order to avoid being the target of his co-workers' anger, Jim goes into the bedroom to see Dwight holding a sleeping Cece. He is shocked to discover that Dwight is able to keep her quiet. Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey) comes into the room, and demands that Dwight meet her outside for fulfillment of their sex contract. Dwight is about to leave, but Pam persuades him to stay with the baby. Jim is then forced to feed Dwight pizza and beer while Pam goes outside to tell Angela that Dwight cannot see her. Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) is growing increasingly jealous of Gabe's relationship with Erin. While observing Gabe's room, Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak) tells him about a Chinese virility supplement that makes him incredibly intoxicated. The supplement initially works but soon makes Andy sick, prompting him to later admit his jealousy to Phyllis Vance (Phyllis Smith), who decides to help Andy by casually talking to Erin about her relationship with Gabe. Becoming irritated over the attention people are paying to the TV show, Michael goes outside and pulls the cable connection, causing it to turn off. Hysteria erupts, and Michael becomes self-conscious over the commotion he has caused, and goes outside to fix the cable. Outside, Michael is discovered by Erin, who throughout the evening has been trying to encourage Michael to bond with Gabe. Michael, still indignant over the idea that his office views Gabe as his boss, questions Erin as to why she needs his approval, since he's not her father—a statement that is met with complete silence from Erin. Michael, realizing that Erin views him as a father figure, jokes around and tells her to go to her room, leading to a bonding moment between the two. As he leaves the party, Michael warns Gabe that he will, both figuratively and literally, kill Gabe if he breaks Erin's heart. 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「Viewing Party」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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