"There are wolves and sheep in this world, kid."
Oh Kim. We know you're doomed. The dramatic irony is blatant. The script wants us to know what you don't: turning down the awesome job to rely on Jimmy is going to destroy you. And it's not as though you haven't been warned. You're a sheep, Kim. Remember what Chuck told you about Jimmy?
Mike, you are obviously a wolf, but a fascinating one. You have principles. You're a genuinely great father-in-law, your ulterior motives are good...but you're a world-weary cynic who knows the world and how to survive in it.
And Jimmy... you're no alpha male. But you're a wolf. In possibly ironic contrast to Chuck- not in this episode- who, desapite his career and material success, is a man of sheeply principle. But you have no principoles, Jimmy. The opening flashback tells us how this came about- and yes, your dad was the sheepiest of sheep, even if that 70s newsstand was awesome to behold.
But Kim... oh, Kim...
Wolves and sheep aside, this episode is obviously awesome, and the "trying to get fired in a way which doesn't forfeit the bonus" montage is Office Space levels of funny. Telly seldom gets better than this.
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