So I was browsing the internets, and on one forum they had a sort of survey about the finale. So, I'm answering it here. I reserve the right to update this until 8:59 PM EST tonight. ;)
1. Will someone propose? If so, who?
Yes, Jim.
2. If there is a proposal, where will we see it?
We either won't see it (I'd love to see Jim attempting to propose the entire episode, but he keeps getting sidetracked by all the chaotic shit that's undoubtedly gonna go down, and then the tag is everyone leaving the amusement park for the day, and we see Jim grab Pam's hand, and the camera zooms in... and she's got a ring on. If we don't see it, it'll be one of those great "the writers don't spell everything out" moments, like what Pam's mom asked her before she answered "yeah I think I am," or what Jim wrote in his Christmas card) or it'll be something PERFECT that none of us thought of (think of the yogurt lid medal last year. I think most people said that Jim would choose Pam, but who knew that was what would make him decide?).
3. In which half hour will it happen if it does?
I kinda want to say first, just because those writers do love to fuck with us (in a good way!), but I think they know they've gotta put it at the end of the second. Apparently, a lot of people missed Andy's "Joe Sixpack" talking head and victory dance in "Chair Model" because they were so busy flailing and shrieking and crying and whatnot.
4. Will Darryl and Kelly stay together?
Yes, but there will be impending (Ryan-related?) drama for S5. I don't think the writers are gonna do very much with this storyline, as they haven't spent a lot of time on it (especially not post-strike), certainly not as much as S2 and S3 Ryan/Kelly.
5. Which, if any of these characters, will make an appearance: Mose, Todd Packer, Pam's mom, Karen?
Mose. This is wishful thinking, because Michael Schur said we might see him, and LORD KNOWS I LOVE ME SOME MOSE. I can't imagine how they'd get him on, but I have faith in the writers ;) Maybe Michael will invite Todd Packer to the carnival, and Todd will make ridiculously inappropriate and disgusting comments to Holly, and Michael will "save" her. I know they had an agreement to bring back Rashida for one more post-strike episode, but I can't imagine why they would. Maybe, with all the problems at Corporate, Michael tries to start a Justice League of Dunder-Mifflin Regional Managers, obviously inspired by his recent viewing of Iron Man.
6. Will Andy and Angela break up?
No, but there will be something that happens between Angela and Dwight that Andy doesn't know about ("Casino Night : "Goodbye, Toby" :: Jim : Dwight :: Pam : Angela :: Andy : Roy).
7. Will Dwight and Angela be mostly reconciled by the end?
I can't tell if they'll talk about their problems, or if Angela will just be like "SHUT UP AND KISS ME." At any rate, some Dwangelandy drama's goin' down.
8. Will Michael talk to Jan again?
Um. YES!
9. Will anyone be revealed as pregnant and if so, who is the father?
Someone is definitely pregnant. I'm almost sure it's Jan, with Michael as the father, because if anyone could mess up a vasectomy, it would be Michael Scott. Or, quite possibly, Hunter/someone else ridiculously twisted is the father, but he doesn't want to support the baby, so Jan goes to the one man she knows will support her through anything. This possibility is definitely viable, because assuming Jan got pregnant in November, the last time she was with Michael, she'd be pretty pregnant by now, and actually due before September (season premiere).
10. How will the Ryan/Jim issue be resolved?
Because of his problems with the law, Ryan will be demoted, fired, moved to Scranton again, or forced to go to rehab or something, and Jim will confront him (but in a very Jim way, IE not obnoxious). A few people were saying Ryan would find that he couldn't fire Jim because he got the big client, and that Ryan would try to go after Pam to hurt Jim. I can't see this happening. Ryan is not a good person, but he's not evil. He's not unsalvageable. If he tries to fire Pam, though... well, holy shit, he's evil.
11. Will Michael say something inappropriate within 10 seconds of meeting Holly?
Try 5. 3?
12. Will there be a fire, and if so, where?
Ryan is totally starting a fire at Corporate with a cheesy pita ;) If that doesn't happen, though, a fire is not happening (though maybe Toby will burn down the Dunder-Mifflin building, as he said he would on his last day of work in some deleted scene in S3). And yes, I think this is a fire as in one with flames, and not a firing. How hard would it have been to say "firing"? We're probably just overanalyzing the wording.
13. Will Ryan get in trouble with the law and if so, why?
Yes, for burning down Corporate's offices with a cheesy pita ;) I know I've been offering that scenario up as a joke, but if it actually happens, I'm totally taking credit. Actually, I'd love to see Ryan get in trouble for something little and stupid, like jaywalking, and then when the cops go to talk to him, he's like "YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME!!! DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!?!?!?!" and the cops investigate further and discover his cocaine habit. If he's arrested on a serious note, it may be for embezzlement of Dunder-Mifflin funds to buy more drugs.
14. Is Toby really leaving? If not, who is? Does whoever leave head the spin-off?
Yes, Toby is really leaving. He has nothing to do with the spin-off (well, maybe Paul Lieberstein will help produce/write for it). Maybe S5 will start with this talking head from Michael: "TOBY IS GONE! HE'S GONE! OH I MISS HIM SO MUCH! I CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP AT NIGHT! TOBY!!! False. I do not miss him."
15. Will Toby make it to Costa Rica alive?
The title "Goodbye, Toby" is freakin' me out a little, but yes, I think he will. It'd be so bleak if his plane crashes. Toby hasn't been very awesome lately, but he in no way deserves death. His character is tragic enough as is. At any rate, poor Sacha :(
16. Will Pam decide to go to another city for a while to further her career?
Not right now. She's not leaving without Jim and they're not writing Jim and Pam off The Office.
17. If there is a final surprise at the very end, what will it be?
There will be, but I don't know what it will be. That's why it's gonna be a surprise ;) NO WAIT! I KNOW! Creed finally gets his three chairs... and takes over the world!!!!!!!
Other random things not addressed here:
- OMG JIM AND PAM PROPOSAL!!!! Sorry, I had to get that off my chest. I think it's really sweet that while the office/Dunder-Mifflin is having a mental breakdown day (Ryan troubles! Toby leaving! Hazing the new HR lady! Crazy pregnant Jan coming back! God knows what else!), they'll be (hopefully? maybe? PLEEEEEASE?) getting engaged. It's just so them; even from the pilot, they've been each others' life rafts at D-M Scranton. I like my earlier engagement idea where we don't see it, but I also love the idea of the final tag being one of Michael's talking heads, where he's like "oh GEEEEEEZ, what a DAY!" and he starts going on in a Michael-ish way, and in the very distant background, we see Jim and Pam. He gets down on one knee, takes her hand, holds out the ring, she nods yes, he stands up, slides the ring on her finger, and they embrace. UGH, I LOVE IT. I wish I wrote for The Office except that would be the worst idea ever.
- Okay, a lot of you (or the 1 person that reads this blog) are probably wondering what that "carnival" is that I keep referring to. Well, apparently, Angela and Phyllis get into a party-planning war over Toby's goodbye party. I'm convinced, based on the promos, that after all the drama has unfolded, Phyllis is just like "screw it" and brings them all to a carnival.
- Michael will not let Toby go to his own goodbye party.
- Kevin will say things that are hilarious.
- Stanley will be grumpy and sassy.
- Holly and Michael will really hit it off (it'll be like Carol, where she's normal and finds herself charmed by him at first, and Michael has learned much since dating Carol. Women don't like it when you propose to them on the ninth date. He will wait until the tenth), and then JAN BABY MAMA DRAMA. S5 might be about Michael choosing between Jan and Holly, but I don't know how much Amy Ryan's going to want to commit to The Office. She's gotta have a gazillion offers for jobs.
- Toby will sort of try for Pam and fail miserably. Like, he'll go up to her with his chest all puffed out and looking more confident than he ever has, and then he'll just look at her and he'll deflate and mutter some noises and walk away. It ain't gonna be a "Casino Night" for Toby.
- You know what I'd love to see in the series finale? Andy finds love...with "the fair Filippelli." After all, they are the Sam and Diane of Dunder-Mifflin Stamford! ;)
- I want to see Jim kick Pam's ass figuratively... and Ryan's ass literally. Nah, Jim's too nice for that... unfortunately.
OH MY GOD THIS IS GONNA BE AMAZING!!!! I almost want to say that there's no way we haven't thought of every possibility, but who the hell thought that was how Pam was gonna get Jim back last year? Or that Ryan would get the job? Oh my God, am I too excited? YES!!!!! Do I care? NO!!!!!!!! IT'S OFFICE FINALE THURSDAY!!!!!!
