The Office Superfan episodes were the gift that kept on giving, at least up until the final season of the beloved workplace comedy received the extended-episode treatment recently. Those with a Peacock subscription can now view all of the Season 9 Superfan episodes of The Office, which is exactly what I did. Like Michael with a plate of brownies, I intended to parcel the episodes out to make them last, but in the end, I powered through all of them as quickly as I could. And what I took away from the experience, beyond some brand new laugh-out-loud moments, was a deeper appreciation for one character.
The start of Season 9 of The Office introduces us to two new employees, Pete and Clark, with the former being played by Jake Lacy, who would go one to join the cast of The White Lotus for its first season, and more recently, the Peacock miniseries All Her Fault. Pete and Clark (Clark Duke) are almost instantly labeled the new Jim and Dwight respectively, due largely to their appearances. But Pete being "New Jim" proved particularly apt when we saw him crushing on the receptionist, who was dating someone else. Season 9 being the last season of the series meant we really didn't get as much time to know and appreciate the character as we would have if there were more seasons, but the extended episodes give us more scenes with Pete, and I found myself wishing he'd been added to the cast sooner.
