Cult hit sitcom The Office is one of those few TV shows that we can binge over and over again until the end of time. Perhaps it has to do with the knee-slapping cringe humor, or maybe it's because of the gigantic heart that the series will always have. We tune in for the romance, the laughs, and the colorful characters. There is just so much to enjoy on this mockumentary-styled workplace comedy and we just can't seem to get enough. Yet throughout the series, not everything was perfect — although it came pretty close. Here are 10 storylines throughout The Office that fans hated the most.
10 PAM AND BRIAN
It's safe to say that fans were not happy at all with the relationship that was slowly developing between Pam Beasley and Brian the boom mic guy. It isn't until around Season 9 that we are reminded of the fact that our favorite characters at Dunder Mifflin are being filmed for a documentary series over the course of a decade.
When our attention was brought to the characters off-screen, most notably Brian, it felt like the ultimate disgrace to Jim and Pam's relationship, undermining years of development for one of the most beloved couples on TV. Pam and Brian's potential romance felt completely out of place, and it was way too late in the series to bring throw this curveball at us. We were already fully invested in Jim and Pam by this point, so what was the purpose of adding all this unnecessary drama?
9 MICHAEL SCOTT'S TOTS
Michael Scott's Tots will forever go down in history as one of the most cringe-worthy episodes in the history of The Office. This is saying a lot considering the fact that this series revolves around cringe humor. Yet this whole storyline made us want to watch through our fingers with our hands clapped over our faces because Michael's actions were unforgivable. He promised a group of kids that he would pay for their college tuition, but he couldn't afford it, and had to break it to these kids that their dreams were not going to come true. At least he paid for their textbooks, but still, it was pretty gruesome to watch.
8 ATHLEAD
The whole Athlead storyline where Jim wants to start up a sports marketing company is just unbearable from start to finish. Throughout the entire series, Jim was a man who had practically no ambition, and he showed zero effort with his time spent at Dunder Mifflin. Yet all of a sudden when the timing was least convenient for everyone involved, Jim decided to work in a different state entirely just when he had started a family. Sure, he is allowed to follow his dreams and make something of himself, but couldn't he have pushed himself earlier before he had a family to care for? It was just a whole big mess, and it nearly destroyed Jim and Pam's relationship that once seemed so pure.
7 SABRE MERGING WITH DUNDER MIFFLIN
Kathy Bates is one of the most talented actresses of all time, and almost everything she touches turns to gold — almost. On The Office, when she entered the series as Jo Bennett, she simply wasn't granted good enough material to work with, and her whole storyline felt both forced and unnecessary.
How is that possible when it's Kathy Bates? It seems as though the writers had practically given up. Plus, all of the new characters from the Sabre company felt dry and contrived. It just didn't add anything to the series, and if anything, it made it worse.
6 WILL FERRELL AS THE NEW BOSS
It's hard to believe that the king of comedy himself, Will Ferrell, would have such a cringe-worthy role on The Office — and not in the good way. It was an unintentional cringe-fest due to the fact that his character seemed to make no sense, and was bland to a fault. His presence made us realize just how great Michael Scott was, and how much we were going to miss him when he left the series for good. Although there were some laugh-out-loud moments with Ferrell as the new boss, they were too sparse to make his time on the series necessary.
5 PAM GETS BACK WITH ROY
Every time Pam would get back with Roy, her ungrateful fiance, we wanted to face-palm. We knew that these two weren't going to last, so when they would get back together it would feel like a waste of screentime because they were clearly not end-game.
Also, this storyline showed that Pam's character was not growing or developing enough because she kept on going back to a relationship that was not making her happy. We just wanted to shake her and tell her she deserved to find happiness. If that meant being alone for some time, she should have considered taking that road instead of needing a romantic relationship to complete her.
4 ANDY TAKING OVER THE DUNDER MIFFLIN BRANCH
This was quite possibly the most unbearable storyline in the series because Ed Helms had some pretty big shoes to fill once Steve Carell left. Unfortunately, it just wasn't fun to watch Andy go through a midlife crisis while he dealt with his massive anger issues, and carried such a cynical outlook on the world around him. It was almost the polar opposite of Michael Scott's character who naturally exuded positivity even during the most unfortunate situations. Considering the fact that Michael was the heart of the show, and it was because of his positivity and warmth, the fact that they left us with angry-Andy felt like the wrong move to make.
3 ANGELA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SENATOR
Angela seemed to be written in a one-dimensional lens throughout the majority of the seasons. Finally, we were able to witness some character development when she began falling in love with Dwight. We saw a vulnerable side of the character and it made us love her more. Yet when she got with the senator, she seemed to revert back to her old ways of being prissy and rude. Plus, the storyline felt dry, and the fact that Oscar was sleeping with him was a slap in the face to the entire growth of Oscar and Angela's friendship. We're glad that Angela and Oscar were able to work things out in the end, though, and develop a solid connection with one another.
2 CATHY TRYING TO RUIN JIM AND PAM'S MARRIAGE
One of the most forced storylines throughout The Office involved the character Cathy, who was a threat to Jim and Pam's relationship. Cathy had one goal in mind during her time spent at Dunder Mifflin, and it was to sleep with Jim, a married man with a wife and kids. She might as well have been wringing her hands together while bellowing an evil laugh because her character felt cartoonishly villainous and totally unrealistic. No. Just no.
1 THE HILARY SWANK DEBATE
And finally, the storyline we could definitely do without was the Hilary Swank debate. Everyone in the office gathered together and had a genuine debate as to whether or not Hilary Swank was hot. The humor just felt crude as well as tasteless, and although Jim and Pam pointed out how immature they were being, it didn't stop these characters from insulting this talented actress for a cheap joke. The lowbrow humor just didn't fit with the intelligent comedy the series usually provides, and it felt tonally off.
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