Cultural references New Guys

clark s role in new guys has been compared mythical character oedipus.

much sixth season starter gossip —which featured parkour in cold opening—the seventh season opener nepotism —which started lip dub—and eighth season premiere list —which opened bit planking— new guys contains plot involving popular internet meme, in case slacklining, practice in balance typically uses nylon webbing tensioned between 2 anchor points. when ryan leaving, claims going ohio because call silicone prairie, reference silicon valley, part of san francisco bay area in northern california in united states home many of world s largest technology corporations. andy returns outward bound, organization aims foster personal growth , social skills of participants using challenging expeditions in outdoors. dwight tries talk clark heavy metal band slayer, noting has tickets show in ten months. jim asks pete if likes philadelphia phillies, pete mistakes reference mean horses.

erik adams of a.v. club compared dwight , clark s relationship of mythical characters of king laius , oedipus, respectively. story, later turned popular play oedipus rex greek writer sophocles, tells of how laius hears of prophecy son kill him. fearing prophecy, laius abandons son, oedipus , raised in city of thebes. oedipus later crosses paths laius , gets fight and, not knowing laius father, kills him. adams, thus, states break-room conversation dwight , clark share starts make dwight paranoid , fear clark after job.

many reviewers noted episode made references previous episodes of series. ending, featuring dwight riding bicycle on roof, positively compared third season episode safety training . adams wrote many of scenes take characters corners of office tied memories of episode s [sic] past , such oscar s phone call, takes place in stairwell dwight pumped himself work review in second season episode performance review , , pam climbing rooftop access ladder, reminiscent of pam , jim s first date in second season episode client .