The Office: Every Season Ranked Worst To Best
1. Season 4
Yes, yes it does.
Doesn't it seem strange that the fourth season of most long-running shows always seems to be the absolute pinnacle of what it can achieve? Seinfeld's fourth season is still regarded as comedic gold, The Simpsons' fourth season is when the series really found its feet (before subsequently hitting its stride). Even shows that never quite hit the heights of those around it like Family Guy, coincidentally adhere to this practice. The Office, however, may in fact blow the rest of these well out of the water.
The season kick starts with no less than three, yes three, incredibly ambitious two-part episodes - with the ambition paying off in heaps and bounds. However even then the myriad of timeless episodes that come after completely eclipse them in both writing and spectacle.
The magnum opus "Dinner Party" is one of the most rambunctious, unhinged and uncomfortable 21 minutes in the entire series, but that's what makes it exceptionally funny. Then there's the sensational "Branch Wars", an episode encompassing some of the show's most ridiculously off the wall moments, relishing in the chance to show the juxtaposition between its three male leads. And how could anyone forget the fantastic setup to the most captivating relationship outside of Jim and Pam. One that begins when Toby leaves to make room for Holly Flax.
The season isn't just memorable for being an unbelievably over-the-top cavalcade of humour. It also does a brilliant job of emotionally toying with the audience and tying up loose ends while simultaneously weaving the threads of major plotlines, with some even extending until the series finale.
Season 4 is, in a word, unparalleled.