This episode was awesome. I love the fact that both Holly and Michael were oblivious to their PDA in the office and that they were making the other people there totally uncomfortable. But it was also how they were displaying their affection for one another that made this an instant classic. So many great sight gags in this one. The way they were "holding hands" in Michael's office while talking to Oscar had me rolling on the floor. The way that Michael was sitting on Holly's lap during the conference meeting about office romances, also hilarious.

I really don't understand what Erin sees in Gabe. Seriously, the dude is anal and I can't imagine any real life scenario where he would be able to bag a hottie like Erin, let alone a wallflower with low self esteem. Just the fact that Erin had to jump through hoops in finding clues for her Valentine's Day present was definitely and eye opener. That and the fact that she was having more fun hanging out with Andy who was helping her find said clues.  Even though Andy annoys me at times, I prefer that Erin and Andy as a couple instead of that idiot Gabe. Also of note, Jim and Pam spend most of the episode trying to find a place to have sex in the office because they were singled out earlier as looking like a couple that you wouldn't even know were married to each other. This episode is so good that it deserves a repeat viewing again.

Love the last scene where Holly makes sound fx voices describing what she and Michael will be doing later that night on Valentine's Day. Hint: 'Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak,'. Hahaha. Follow that up with Holly's laugh and you have a winner.

I am not a fan of Packer. Never have, never will be. Fortunately the character had very little screen time  throughout the entire run of the series. Hell, he's had even less screen time than Hank the Security Guard. But the time Packer did show up, he was such a negative in so many ways. When this episode first aired, I was happy they finally got rid of this idiot, this being his send-off episode. Unfortunately he would resurface in Season 8. Ugh.

Loved the prank that Jim pulled on Dwight with the desk drawer getting stuck. So awesome!

I really don't know if I like or hate Training Day. I do remember the episode rubbing me the wrong way when it originally aired. It wasn't that it was bad it was just that A) Here's is another Hollywood Superstar; Will Ferell making his way onto the Office and B) the reality that Steve Carell's time on the show was end and fast approaching.

This time around I could find a bit more humor now that I've had over a year to digest Carell's departure. Still not a perfect episode to introduce the character of Deangelo Vickers (Will Ferrell) into the series as the new acting manager of Dunder Mifflin. I think the biggest laugh for me was watching Andy basically turn into the office's dancing monkey to make his new boss laugh no matter. The fact that Andy looks ridiculous while doing it made it funnier than it probably was.

I tried to delay watching this episode for as long as possible. How else to explain the fact that I watched each of the last 5-6 episodes twice. Goodbye Michael is a really sad episode for a lot of reasons. Obviously we are all sad that the character Michael Scott will no longer be on The Office, but it's also saying goodbye to Steve Carell. When it comes to send-offs, this is clearly one of the greatest episodes ever. Not just for The Office, but for any series. The way it was handled stayed true to what the show was always about...relationships. In a nutshell, Michael is giving up one family (Dunder Mifflin employees) for a new family (Holly). I thought it was brilliant to have everyone think he was leaving the next day, but in actuality was leaving a day earlier, this way the episode wouldn't be watered down with a lot of long tearful goodbyes which would have made the end result so un-Office-like. Doing it this way, it's just another day at the Office for all.

The only one that catches on to the fact that he is leaving early is Jim, which produces the scene of a lifetime. When tells Michael about him being the greatest Boss he has ever had, it was perfect. You can not get choked up watching the scene play out. I also thought it was perfect in how they played out Michael's final scene by having him remove his mic, leaving his scene with Pam in total silence. Because we have watched their relationship blossom over 7 seasons, we don't need to hear what they are saying because if you are a fan of the show and of the characters, you already know what's being said and the emotion that's behind it.

Along with his individual goodbyes, there were a couple of scenes that just rocked for all the right reasons. The first is when Michael starts having doubts about moving and calls Holly. When she answers in her 'character' voice and puts him at ease, he along with the rest of us know that this is the best decision he will ever make the rest of his life and that they belong together. The other cool scene was actually a callback scene from Season 1 when Michael does his best at being a basketball "player". He finally sinks the shot.....after countless ties.

Although the scenes with Deangelo (Will Ferrell) were funny, especially with Andy selling himself as the fall guy, you could see why Steve Carell leaving was just so much harder to stomach, knowing he wouldn't be around anymore after this. All in all, it's a brilliant episode. A+. And yes, I intend to watch this one again.

FYI, funniest scene ever was Michael's reaction to having just given Oscar the scarecrow. I laughed harder than he did. So damn funny it hurt. Priceless.

So begins the revolving of Managers at Dunder Mifflin. With Deanglo now gone, Dwight is named 'acting manager' until they can find a permanent replacement. You know exactly what you're gonna get with Dwight steering the ship....a hard-ass with zero flexibly that rules with an iron fist and I wouldn't have it any other way. But when he accidently fires his gun in the office, that opens it up for some pretty big laughs with the rest of the employees hellbent on blackmailing Dwight. The funniest scene of course was when Kevin threathened to go to Jo about the gun incident unless he got a back massage from him. The ensuing massage had me rolling on the floor with laughter.

So, how do you end an episode like this? That's easy. You demote Dwight back to a salesman and then promote from within based on seniority. Yup, Creed is now the new Boss-man. Priceless. As for the "love triangle" between Andy, Erin and Gabe, I thought it was a bit creepy that Gabe is still basically stalking Erin and it makes no sense that he hasn't been fired not only for this, but from physically threatening Andy in the previous episode.

Even though The Office is nowhere what it once use to be, Season 7 is definitely better than Season 6, but not by much. There is a good run of episodes near the end with Michael and Holly that served to remind us of the best the series ever had to offer. Although the last few episodes after Carell's depature were better the second time around, it still could not mask this huge hole that he left in his wake. This is definitely worth a Buy just for his swan song episode and a few more than that as well.

I'm in a huge Michael Scott withdrawal right now that I'm going to actually rewatch Seasons 1 and Season 2 again to get my fix. Sue me