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What might happen?
What follows is some predictions made by random people about how The Office might end. As for official word on the subject, Gervais has hinted it’ll be a two hour special, so bear that in mind.Note: it was around March 19 2003 that Ricky confirmed the much wanted Christmas episode idea.
Some predictions
Brent has a complete breakdown and realises that he is an utter tit. Dawn is overcome with despair at the thought of her future life with Lee and is tormented by guilt and regret for turning Tim down. Unbeknownst to each other, they (Brent and Dawn) both decide to commit suicide and have a chance meeting on the roof of Wernham Hogg in the rain, where they talk each other out of killing themselves. Dawn elucidates her sorrow in song form, then Brent performs a snazzy musical version of “Excalibur”. The pair then leap off the roof holding an umbrella and float gently down to the car park.Back in the office, Tim is daydreaming when it is revealed to him in a vision that he is the second coming of Jesus Christ - and that the Antichrist is none other than Finchy. In a sci-fi style showdown, the pair fight, shooting beams of red and blue energy at each other from their outstretched palms as the rest of the staff cower in a corner. Eventually, Tim is mortally wounded, but as Finchy stands gloating, he fails to notice Brent and Dawn emerge from the lift behind him. As Finchy mocks the dying Tim, Dawn grabs a toy machete from Gareth’s desk and stabs Finchy through the heart from behind. Evil has been defeated.
As Tim lies dying next to the photocopier, the suicidal Brent sees his final chance to do good, to make up for the years of suffering he inflicted on his staff, and in a final sacrificial act, transfers his life-force to the dying Tim. The final scene is a touching and poignant long-shot of the office staff gathered around as Brent lies dead on the floor and Tim reawakens to life. The scene is spoilt only by Gordon from Maintenance stood in the edge of shot staring at the camera. In a final twist, the scene dissolves, and Jane Asher’s character from Crossroads wakes up, and says to her husband “I just had the strangest dream”.
Mr. Niall McCourt, March 5ths 2003The one off might end with Dawn accepting Tim’s proposal of marriage (Lee and Rachel having been caught in a compromising situation by Gareth, who is sworn to secrecy, but who inadvertently spills the beans), or by focusing on the wedding itself. If the latter, the potential for comic incident would be endless, Brent as best man making inappropriate remarks in front of the vicar, playing the guitar, making an excruciating speech at the reception, etc. It might include dance-floor scenes reminiscent of those in ‘Chasers’ or the last episode of series one, in which the various characters are seen kissing and pairing off, Gareth finding true love at last with the ‘wheelchair one’ from the Swindon branch (whatever her name is). Of course, all this could be preceded by the Stag party from hell, at which Finchy and Brent are on top form and Keith suitably deadpan, with a false set of antlers or something. Waking up tied and naked in the centre of Slough roundabout the next day, Tim finds himself the victim of Brent and Finch’s boisterous spirits once more...
Anton (Ben Holmes) Feb 14 (appropriately enough) 2003.The highly unlikely everyone ends up happy ending:
Everyone ends up happy in various ways. Specifically, Gareth overcomes his repressed, true sexual desires, Keith finally gets to be in a band, and the rest of the characters become Buddhists.
Elwood Dante, Feb 2003The prequel scenario:
So maybe a lot of people have considered the special perhaps incorporating some sort of prequel thing, but if you look at my interview with Ewen MacIntosh, then you’ll see I had the idea ages ago, so I win.
Me again, Ages agoThe life is what you make of it ending:
The special carries on from soon after series two ends, with the characters continuing to be trapped in their jobs which they fail totally to enjoy to the point where it’s rare to see even a smile during the day, yet none of them have the willpower to escape the jobs they have which day by day slowly drain them of the personalities they used to have when younger. Fewer and fewer jokes are told, morale is etched away by the sheer relentless, never ending, stream of mindless essentially pointless work that they have to face for the next thirty or so years. Without even the will to kill themselves, the workers find ever increasing pleasure in material possessions, distracting themselves with gadgets and entertainment, trying to never have enough time to think, to consider the constant dead end of the road ahead which is their lives.
At the conclusion of the special, once the credits have roller, and after half an hour of nothing other than the necessary paper related speech that the staff need to do their jobs, Keith turns up dressed as Ali G, ending the series on high! Hooray!
Me once more, Feb 2003