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edit: Reading through the thread I see people like Jim's character in these scenes? WTF? I mean, the entire plot was not only a complete violation of his personal life but dangerous lunacy! And he kind of raises his voice? And that's enough for you?


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But that's pretty much Jim in a nutshell. We liked how it was done because it was done perfectly, not because we think he acted correctly.

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Yeah, I see your point, and maybe that means that the problem is that what Michael and Dwight did was TOO over-the-top. I mean, if you (essentially) kidnapped me and said "We're going to your ex-girlfriend's place of work to [censored] it up and possibly injure someone! That'll teach her! Also, we'll speculate about your sex life graphically in front of you," that would be enough to make me quit the job, let alone sell out my boss and co-worker to their higher-ups. I guess if you're inured to office work you get desensitized to people [censored] with you, but even so. Yeah, I can't see myself being remotely as calm as Jim was.

I can see this whole scene being effective if it was toned down, but to me what Michael and Dwight did was so far out of line that no reasonable person could be expected to put up with it.