For a while now, I had no idea what anyone was talking about when they referred to The Office. The show, now in its fifth season, has been wildly popular for years, but I had been completely clueless when it came to any discussions on "Jam" or the crazy antics of the Dunder-Mifflin employees.

So back in September, while looking online for something to amuse myself with (while I should have been doing homework), I decided to watch the pilot episode ...and then another....and then another, until after only three days, I had completed the entire first two seasons. Completely addicted to the absurd office pranks and the adorably awkward will they/won't they relationship of Jim and Pam, I became determined to catch up with the current season. I watched episode after episode until the wee hours of the morning. When my roommate would yell at me to do something productive whenever she heard the muffled theme song coming from my earphones, I'd find clever ways to cover my addiction up with a Word document when she'd walk past my computer.

I quickly finished the next two seasons and when I was finally able to start watching the show live on Thursday nights, I was pretty disappointed with what I found.

Season 5 of the show got off to a rocky start. Engaged, but living in different states, Jim and Pam no longer had the fire that made the early stages of their relationship so great. While Steve Carell is hysterical as the painfully needy boss, one Michael Scott is more than enough, and Holly, his female counterpart, was unbelievably irritating.

Last week's episode, however, was a pleasant surprise and hopefully a move back to the show's better days. Holly is gone (not a moment too soon) and Jim and Pam finally got a chance to interact again (if only by Bluetooth phone).

Best of all, the episode features what might have been the funniest Jim/Dwight scene in a very, very long time. Check it out:

Let's hope this was only a taste of the better episodes to come.

-- Kristen