“The Office” — Product Recall
He was only in this episode during three or four scenes, and yet “Product Recall” was completley owned by Creed, which is a good thing since I found the rest of the episode a tad forced.
“Forced” is the one thing Creed is not. Ever since he described himself to the camera (as formerly homeless) early on, every single move he made was expertly calculated and incredibly cruel. It may turn off some of the shows fans, but if The Office wants do try something different, being a tad more acidic might be the trick.
Michael Scott is far more childish than he is selfish (which is what David Brendt was most) and his childishness comes off most of the time as endearing. This is obviously fine, but it’s nice to know that there is a guy like Creed who is solely looking at for number one everyone else be damned.
The way he managed to get himself off the hook for the product recall, and figured out a way to pocket some extra cash in the process, was one of the more brilliant character decisions the show has made this season.
The counter of that would be the Andy subplot with the high school girl. Maybe it was because we had only heard about his girlfriend seconds before the reveal, but it simply didn’t work. Creed, on the other hand, would have been completely unapologetic about the discovery.
