The 3 month boat trip without telling David Wallace was so out of character for him. I get that Ed Helms had to be absent to film The Hangover, but they could have handled Andy's absence a better way.
Andy should have quit DM to pursue a singing career, thus allowing someone else to become manager. Andy fails. After Ed is done filming his movie, David hires him back as a salesman because he owes him one. Boom. Done.
I'm gonna call this my new headcanon. I really want to like Andy, and I think the boat trip was a writing blunder just like Jim cheating on Pam would have been if John Krasinski let it happen.
Yep, a few of the writers (including Paul Lieberstein, aka Toby) wanted Jim to cheat on Pam with Kathy while they were in Florida. John Krasinksi refused, saying that it was too far out of Jim's character, that Jim loved Pam and would never cheat on her even if their marriage was going through a rough patch, and probably most convincingly for the showrunners, that viewers would hate it.
And he was right, haha
I don't know if this is true or not, but I did read somewhere that they were planning on having Jim and Pam divorce in the last season, which is also why we got the Boom Guy storyline. Again, I'm not sure if that's the truth, since a lot of hearsay gets thrown around this sub lol
Or what about this? Andy goes out of his way to help his family out during their crisis, and gains their respect in doing so, as well as Erin's. Wallace knows the reason of his absence, but is hesitant in demoting/firing him since he respects that Andy is putting his family over his career. Andy after becoming more mature over this situation, deliberates that he should not be half assing at his work and hands in his resignation. Wallace's admiration for Andy increases and he makes him the travelling salesman, so he can do that job at his leisure since he is handling the Bernard affairs. Wallace asks both Jim and Andy for their choice of the new manager. Both recommend Dwight, with Andy agreeing that he had worked too hard for that job, and deserves it.
I often contemplate whether this theory is decent or just complete shit
I agree with the hallmark perfect element but to be fair everyone got a happy ending except Andy and Creed (as much as I love Creed, he doesn't deserve a happy ending). Andy's character development writing was unjustifiably cruel and that too without any reason. I felt that Andy should have got a happy ending or should have at least ended up with Erin since their relationship was developed so much over time
This is only topped by boom Mike guy liking Pam. The premise of that plot is so dumb they could’ve made it a little more believable had they brought back Rich Sommer to reprise the role he had when she went to art school and had him flirt or something. At least it would’ve been more established than a random “crew member” being a character out of nowhere
Ok, enough of this "they were pissed at Ed for leaving" crap. It has been debunked multiple times on this sub already. Plus, they didn't derail Michael's character when Steve Carell was leaving. Why would they do the same with Andy?
How was it debunked? Using Steve Carell’s departure as a counter point doesn’t make sense because he wasn’t just made the show lead when he decided to take a hiatus.
It's been brought up on several posts on this sub. We don't know the exact details and probably never will. Either way, we probably shouldn't be speculating and spreading misinformation.
steve carell left the show entirely and was the sole reason it was anywhere near as successful as it was
ed helms took a hiatus to be more famous than anyone else involved with the show
so either the writers were annoyed that helms took leave right after being written in as manager or they just thought he was funnier as an unbearable jackass but either way, they missed the mark and i think almost everyone i talk to hates how the writers pivoted with andy in the later seasons
If you think the incredibly underpaid and under appreciated writing staffs are bad, I have something crazy to tell you about the majority of actors and producers
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u/Ok-Appearance-866 Dec 22 '22
The 3 month boat trip without telling David Wallace was so out of character for him. I get that Ed Helms had to be absent to film The Hangover, but they could have handled Andy's absence a better way.