I always felt from then, the character was mishandled. Andy was not and this quickly showed in season 8. As characters go, Michael Scott had more than enough mileage in him to carry the show even when the episode was waning (I wasn’t a huge fan of the co-manager story arc but Michael kept it entertaining), he was created as the leading character. Admittedly the final couple of series became much more of an ensemble piece but he was still the Michael Scott equivalent. The character was entertaining in a supporting role but he did not have enough of a character to take on the lead role. I really liked Andy right up until he became manager. In this secondary role he was engaging and entertaining and viewers warmed to the character. When he returned, he was a more-likeable but useless salesman whose love interest with Angela prompted some of the more entertaining parts of the Season. He was painted as the villain of the season (if that’s possible) right up until he went to anger-management training. He was a hateable character and quickly became more so once the merger happened and we saw the true nature of his kiss-assery (?) – mimicking Michael’s actions and being the “yes – man”. When we were first introduced to the character, he was a slightly irritating (in a good viewable way) salesman at the Dunder Mifflin Stamford branch, a very proud ex-Cornell graduate. Fulfilling the Michael Scott role once Steve Carrell left proved to be the beginning of the end for a previously entertaining character. I became more and more fascinated with the mishandling of Andy Bernard’s character. But when you watch the entire series in quite quick succession you notice a few things you didn’t the first time round. I recently finished re watching the entirety of the show. My first post will be on Andy Bernard, the character from the US Office, played by Hangover star Ed Helms.
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