Casino Night Office Episode
Season 2, Episode 22 Casino Night First Aired: May 11, 2006 The Dunder Mifflin warehouse is converted into a full-blown gambling hall for the Scranton Business Park's casino night. Michael: Tonight the Scranton Business Park is having Casino Night and we are converting our warehouse into a full-blown gambling hall. And I know it's illegal in Pennsylvania, but it's for charity. And I consider myself a great philanderer. It's nice to know at the end of the day, I can look in the mirror and say, 'Michael, because of you, some little kid in the Congo has a belly.
It's been nearly 15 years since the 'Casino Night' episode of The Office aired, but fans can't seem to get enough behind-the-scenes info on Jim and Pam's big kiss scene.
- ‘Casino Night’ Season 2, episode 22. Season two ends with an office casino night, where Michael must navigate an awkward situation when both of the girls he invited show up. Afterward, salesman Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) confesses his love for receptionist Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer).
- ' Casino Night ' is the second season finale of the American comedy television series The Office, and the twenty-eighth episode overall. Written by Steve Carell, who also acts in the show as Michael Scott, and directed by Ken Kwapis, the episode originally aired in the United States on May 11, 2006 on NBC.
'Conflict Resolution' is the twenty-first and penultimate episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, the show's twenty-seventh episode overall. Written by executive producer and show runner Greg Daniels and directed by Charles McDougall, 'Conflict Resolution' first aired in the United States on May 4, 20.
On the latest episode of the , former co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey spoke with director Ken Kwapis about his time on the show and what it was like to direct the fan-favorite Season 2 finale.
Kwapis, who also directed the pilot and series finale of The Office — along with episodes like 'Diversity Day,' 'Sexual Harassment,' and 'Booze Cruise' — shared some of his on-set directing secrets and recalled why he kept Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski apart before they filmed their kiss.
Back in May, Fischer and Kinsey welcomed John Krasinski onto the podcast to chat about 'Casino Night,' and he explained how nervous he felt on set because he couldn't find anyone (including Fischer) to chat with on set before the kiss. Turns out, Krasinski and Fischer were intentionally kept apart for an hour before the kiss scene was shot to build up tension.
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'We shot the kiss the night before we shot the parking lot scene,' Kwapis recalled. 'And the reason is just a practical one — that it was the end of the week and we saved our night exterior work for Friday night. So I felt like it was hard, because how do you go into the kiss without having experienced that parking lot scene? How do you prepare for it? And so it seemed to me that maybe having some distance between the two of you might help create, I don't know, just this feeling that you're kind of off balance.'
'Obviously we had read the scene. We had a table read. But we didn't rehearse the parking lot scene,' Kwapis continued. 'So I just remember thinking, well since we didn't do the scene which is really kind of the turning point in their relationship — when Jim declares that he loves Pam and it upends everything... since we hadn't done that this might be a way to just create a little tension.'
Kwapis told Fischer and Kinsey that he listened to their previous 'Casino Night' podcast episode and was interested to hear Krasinski's take on the pre-filming atmosphere. 'I listened to your talk with John about this, and he's right. It was weird, because I was also trying to like underplay the whole thing... I was trying to make as little out of it as possible even though the call sheet that day said in all caps, 'JIM KISSES PAM.' But I do feel like it was important that you guys be off balance.'
Another big discussion when filming the kiss scene was how many camera angles there would be, and if a second camera should have captured Pam's reaction to the kiss. Ultimately, the crew settled on one camera angle, and Kwapis thought that was really powerful.
'First of all, I was probably crying watching the scene. But I remember thinking that the other reason the camera angle was so good was that Jim knows what he's about to do. Jim has such a strong intention — he's going there to kiss Pam. But Pam is unaware, and the camera angle really kind of puts us in Pam's shoes... We are Pam,' he said. 'We're surprised by it as well, so it felt like another angle would have really hurt the way we were involved in that moment.'
Be sure to listen to the full podcast episode to learn more about Kwapis' time on set and behind-the-scenes stories from filming 'Casino Night.'
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Episode - Casino Night
The episode starts out with Jim trying to convince Dwight that he can move objects with his mind. With a little help from Pam he does.
The premise for the episode is that the company has turned the warehouse into a casino and they will gamble for charity.
The day of the casino night, while on the phone with Jan, Michael asks her to come. She declines.
Later in the day, while on the phone with his realtor, Michael asks her to come. She accepts just as Jan calls back to accept Michael's invitation.
We learn Jim has talked to Jan about transferring because 'he has no future here'.
While watching taped band auditions for the wedding, Pam and Jim notice that Kevin is the drummer for Scrantonocity.
Throughout the day, Dwight tries to hone in on his telekinetic powers. He fails.
At the casino party, Michael goes all in during the first hand of Texas Hold'em and Toby takes him out. Then at another table, Pam takes Jim out with a straight.
Phyllis takes Kevin out with a flush and he's supposed to be semi-pro.
The chip leader for the night was Creed (because he stole everyone else's chips).
Roy leaves casino night and asks Jim to look after Pam. This leaves Pam and Jim alone in the parking lot. Jim takes the opportunity to tell Pam he loves her. Pam does not reciprocate these feelings and Jim walks away.
We learn that although she doesn't admit it, Jan's intention was to hook up with Michael again.
Next we see Pam on the phone talking to her Mom about what Jim said.
Then Jim enters the room and without a word walks up to her and kisses her. She kisses him back.
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