The Office (U.S.)
Finale (2)
TV Flash files “Finale (2)” as the listed series bookend — The Office (U.S.) (2005–2013) on NBC, season 9, episode 25, aired 2013-05-16, 45 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E25: listed hour 202 of 202 in the The Office (U.S.) guide, last listed hour of season 9. It aired 2013-05-16 (45 min). The listed hour before it is “Finale (1)” (S09E24). No later hour is listed in this guide.
Finale, part two (2013): the series ends. Not latest, not a reunion. The documentary closed; the algorithm is not a season.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The office staff reunites for a panel discussion and Dwight and Angela's wedding.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Finale (2) sit in the The Office (U.S.) guide?
S09E25 is listed hour 202 of 202 — last listed hour of season 9, season 9 episode 25.
When did The Office (U.S.) S09E25 air?
Finale (2) aired 2013-05-16 and is listed at 45 minutes.
Should I start at season one or skip to two?
Start at the pilot. Season one is shorter and colder on purpose — the American show learning the UK instrument. Season two is the bloom, not a replacement opener.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The American mockumentary that learned how to be kind without going soft. Watch it for talking-head architecture, for the long will-they as structure, and for a workplace that became a second hometown. Streaming turned it into wallpaper; the series still has a last episode, and it is titled Finale.
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