Who's it gonna be...
(Andy/Michael [seriously, where's Steve?] should be there somewhere)
(Andy/Michael [seriously, where's Steve?] should be there somewhere)
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So, thanks to Jenna Fischer, we all know someone's leaving Dunder-Mifflin at the end of the season. Which, of course, begs the question - who is it going to be? Because I am obsessed and have nothing better to do, I have decided to overanalyze all the Dunder-Mifflin workers' chances at leaving.
Michael Scott
Why he might leave: Steve Carell may want to concentrate on his movie career. The spin-off supposedly involves the character that leaves, and it would be easiest to write a spin-off based on Michael Scott. In the British version, David Brent (who Michael is based on) got fired, and you know that'll probably come up eventually.
Why he might not: Jenna confirmed that he's not. Perhaps the biggest reason, though - The Office without Michael Scott might as well not exist.
Dwight Schrute
Why he might leave: Rainn Wilson talked about a Dwight spin-off. Maybe Angela/Andy gets to him too much and he decides to leave.
Why he might not: He already left and came back, so it'd be like that story arc all over again. Rainn's comments were confirmed as a joke that was taken out of context. NBC execs say the Dwight/Michael relationship is too important to give up (and it is). A lot of people watch the show for Dwight.
Jim Halpert
Why he might leave: Maybe Pam shoots him down again when he proposes, and he can't stick around. It's obvious that his job isn't right for him and he's going to have to get out eventually.
Why he might not: If you read the spoilers, it says there's "an engagement, eloping, or sex" coming up for our little JAMmers, and after "Chair Model" it looks like engagement - and as I think I pointed out before, it says engagement, not just proposal, so I don't think she'll turn him down. Jim leaving because Pam shoots him down would be a rehash of "Casino Night," which is lazy and The Office is better than that. On the Rachael Ray show, John Krasinski made a joke about leaving the show, then blatantly said he was not.
Pam Beesley
Why she might leave: Pam can't be very satisfied with her job. Maybe she's finally going to go for that art internship.
Why she might not: Jenna Fischer blatantly said she wasn't.
Ryan Howard
Why he might leave: His head must be on the chopping block at Corporate after the failure of DMI, and his cocaine addiction means his work is probably suffering. Many agree he's headed for a fall.
Why he might not: Is Corporate so willing to admit they were wrong in hiring him so quickly?
To be updated with the "minor" characters later.
ETA: okay, maybe not
So, thanks to Jenna Fischer, we all know someone's leaving Dunder-Mifflin at the end of the season. Which, of course, begs the question - who is it going to be? Because I am obsessed and have nothing better to do, I have decided to overanalyze all the Dunder-Mifflin workers' chances at leaving.
Michael Scott
Why he might leave: Steve Carell may want to concentrate on his movie career. The spin-off supposedly involves the character that leaves, and it would be easiest to write a spin-off based on Michael Scott. In the British version, David Brent (who Michael is based on) got fired, and you know that'll probably come up eventually.
Why he might not: Jenna confirmed that he's not. Perhaps the biggest reason, though - The Office without Michael Scott might as well not exist.
Dwight Schrute
Why he might leave: Rainn Wilson talked about a Dwight spin-off. Maybe Angela/Andy gets to him too much and he decides to leave.
Why he might not: He already left and came back, so it'd be like that story arc all over again. Rainn's comments were confirmed as a joke that was taken out of context. NBC execs say the Dwight/Michael relationship is too important to give up (and it is). A lot of people watch the show for Dwight.
Jim Halpert
Why he might leave: Maybe Pam shoots him down again when he proposes, and he can't stick around. It's obvious that his job isn't right for him and he's going to have to get out eventually.
Why he might not: If you read the spoilers, it says there's "an engagement, eloping, or sex" coming up for our little JAMmers, and after "Chair Model" it looks like engagement - and as I think I pointed out before, it says engagement, not just proposal, so I don't think she'll turn him down. Jim leaving because Pam shoots him down would be a rehash of "Casino Night," which is lazy and The Office is better than that. On the Rachael Ray show, John Krasinski made a joke about leaving the show, then blatantly said he was not.
Pam Beesley
Why she might leave: Pam can't be very satisfied with her job. Maybe she's finally going to go for that art internship.
Why she might not: Jenna Fischer blatantly said she wasn't.
Ryan Howard
Why he might leave: His head must be on the chopping block at Corporate after the failure of DMI, and his cocaine addiction means his work is probably suffering. Many agree he's headed for a fall.
Why he might not: Is Corporate so willing to admit they were wrong in hiring him so quickly?
To be updated with the "minor" characters later.
ETA: okay, maybe not
