One of the things I've come to really appreciate about The Office is how it set up some of its most interesting stories and character arcs over time, rather than just springing a twist on us in one episode just to change things up. During one of my recent rewatches of the series, I was especially appreciative of the way Season 5 sets up a major twist that plays out later on in the season. I'm talking about when Michael Scott quit his job at Dunder Mifflin.
To be clear, this isn't when he left the company for good to move to Colorado with Holly. Steve Carell's departure from the series happened seasons later. In Season 5, however, his character did what seemed unimaginable at the time, and decided to walk away from Dunder Mifflin. Given how loyal he was to the company up to that point, it seemed impossible that he'd ever leave... but it really didn't come out of nowhere. While the arrival of Charles Miner certainly provided the catalyst for Michael's exit, I think Idris Elba's character was merely the straw that broke the camel's back.
