It’s suburban and weird and delightfully silly. The fact that Erin asks for cola from a bar (once again, so goddamn wholesome) then quickly follows it with her brand of choice, which happens to be from Costco. “Do you have any cola? Kirkland, if you have it.”Ĭola! Kirkland, if you have it! It’s a one-two punch of dynamite absurdity. When he asks what she’ll have, she answers: Sober Erin approaches the makeshift bar manned by CEO Robert California (played by a very droll James Spader) to order a drink. It happens toward the beginning of the episode. It’s a throwaway bit something most Office fans don’t recognize when quoted out of context. A particular line from the special has stuck with me for years. Even though it’s the first holiday episode without Steve Carell, I really like watching it. It’s funny stuff (made especially hilarious by Kemper, who tromps around the office sloppy drunk and shoeless in a way that feels very on brand for someone who’s been recently dumped). At the height of her inebriation, an angry Erin tells Andy her “Christmas wish” - which is that his new girlfriend were dead. Secretary Erin, who is a lovable, well-meaning, and wholesome goofball, gets wrecked and mean. Over the course of the night, Erin Hannon, the branch’s secretary and Andy’s recent ex (Ellie Kemper), grows increasingly intoxicated in order to deal with the fact that Andy invited his hot new girlfriend to the party. In “Christmas Wishes,” Dunder Mifflin branch manager Andy Bernard (played by Ed Helms in a Santa hat) attempts to make his employees’ “wishes” come true at the annual Christmas party. The eighth season of the show features a holiday special that people often skip in favor of episodes from earlier seasons. They’re comforting and silly, and they’re an activity I can enjoy on my own. I’ve seen these episodes of The Office a million times.
ELLIE KEMPER HOT PICKS TV
The Christmas traditions I once shared with them are loaded with painful memories, so I consider this easy TV day my new holiday tradition. I’m a queer person who has been estranged from my very conservative family for years. It’s an event I generally pair with mimosas and a ratty terry-cloth robe that’s barely hanging on by a thread. Every year at Christmastime I spend a lazy afternoon binge-watching all seven holiday episodes of The Office.
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