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"Women's Appreciation" is the twenty-second episode of the third season of the US version of ''The Office'', and the third supersized episode of the season. In this episode, Phyllis is flashed in the parking lot, so Michael takes all the women to the mall for "women's appreciation", where the status of his relationship with Jan comes to light. Meanwhile, Pam makes a sketch supposedly of the man who flashed Phyllis, when it in fact resembles Dwight, who is unaware and posts the fliers throughout town. The episode was written by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg and directed by Tucker Gates. While the characters travel to Mall at Steamtown, a shopping center in Scranton, Pennsylvania, filming actually took place in Los Angeles. Cast members Jenna Fischer and Kate Flannery enjoyed the three-day shoot outside the office, and the latter was able to perform her own driving stunts. While filming, the cast were often met with fans "in full force" yelling out Steve Carell's name and taking pictures. Retailer Victoria's Secret agreed to close their mall store to the public to allow for episode filming. "Women's Appreciation" first aired in the United States on May 3, 2007. It garnered an estimated 7.0 million viewers, causing it to rank fourth in its timeslot. Television critics gave mixed reviews to the episode. Comedic elements, such as Pam's prank on Dwight, were praised, but one reviewer felt that Michael's relationship problems with Jan came out of nowhere. ==Synopsis== When he learns that Phyllis Lapin (Phyllis Smith) was flashed in the parking lot, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) holds a misguided seminar on women's issues. He closes the meeting by offering to take the women to the Mall at Steamtown. Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) orders Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) to interview Phyllis and make a sketch of "the pervert". Pam draws a picture of Dwight with a moustache and without glasses. Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) assists an oblivious Dwight in posting fliers with the "predator's" face. At the mall, Michael relates his discomfort with his relationship with Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin). All of the women point out reasons for them to break up, except for Karen Filippelli (Rashida Jones), who suggests that maybe they are "just having a rough patch", obviously alluding to her own unstable relationship with Jim Halpert (John Krasinski). Pam shoots the idea down by stating that "maybe you're just wrong for each other". Karen visibly takes this statement personally. Michael thanks them for their help by treating them to one item each at Victoria's Secret. Pam is visibly upset when she overhears Phyllis helping Karen pick out a sexy outfit for Jim. Pam buys a robe because she is "between boyfriends" but can cut the robe into new hand towels. Later, she takes a step toward asserting herself by changing a flat tire on Meredith Palmer's (Kate Flannery) car. At the office, Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) sneaks into the women's bathroom and discovers a plush waiting room. The other men soon join him. Upon returning to the office, Michael calls Jan to end their relationship, unwisely doing so by leaving a voicemail message. Jan walks into his office to apologize in person for their earlier conversation, but when she receives Michael's voicemail, she storms out of the office. The episode ends with Jim calling Dwight, informing him he has information about the predator. He says he saw him two minutes before in the women's bathroom. Dwight dashes to the bathroom and examines the room, looks in the mirror where someone had etched a moustache similar to the predator's. Dwight realizes the prank and curses Pam. 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「Women's Appreciation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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