[Spoilers for the premiere of the eight season of The Office ahead]The Office's eighth season premiered on NBC last night, Thursday September 22, with an episode titled The List. It was part of a great lineup including premiers of Parks and Rec and Community, and while some of the characters on Whitney seemed like suspicious knock-offs of HIMYM characters, at least it's not Outsourced. After a year's worth of apprehension about who will replace Steve Carrel's Michael Scott as manager, and a handful of guest spot teases at the end of last season, last night viewers discovered that Ed Helm's Andy Bernard will replace Michael in the manager's office.The AV Club sees this move as the writers playing it safe -- I think many viewers would agree that Andy is more like the departed Michael Scott than any other character, with his inappropriate, awkward but earnest interactions. The AV club writer says "I’d even argue that Andy’s big moment in the episode (rewriting California’s list) was not very far removed from how Michael Scott would have resolved that situation." Over at Newsday, a critic responds to the premiere, "Of course it had to be Andy. Couldn't bring in a new character -- that had been tried, and the results were less than ideal. Couldn't bring in Robert California -- James Spader. Too weird. Couldn't bring in Jim. He's been there. He's done that. And he wasn't good at that, plus Jim was ostensibly too sane. He's the sardonic observer, and for this role to work, the socially inept loner is far preferable." The analysis goes on like that, excluding other potential characters from the running and settling on Andy.Other outlets are psyched about the choice for new manager, and of course some are disappointed with the decision and with the episode overall. What did you think?
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