Last night The Office season premiere did not disappoint. It started out with laughs, and continued throughout the show. As always, when it was over, D said, “That was it? it’s only half an hour?”

This episode, Gossip, centers around office gossip, and Michael feeling left out of the loop. He’s as childish as ever when he decides to spread rumors all over the office in an effort to cover up for a big truth he accidentally spilled regarding Stanley cheating on his wife. He makes up a rumor that Kelly has an eating disorder, and this snowballs into the receptionist thinking she puts weight loss supplements in her lunches. Michael tells everyone that Andy is gay, and no one believes it except for Andy himself. That storyline promises to come up again, though I’m not sure how far the writers will take it. That rumor gave out one of my favorite quotes of the episode when Andy goes to Jim for advice.

Andy: “I mean, I’m not gay. But I am…confused.”
Jim: “Easy. Sleep with a woman. Sleep with a man. Then compare.”

Michael also spreads a rumor around that Pam is pregnant, not knowing that this is in fact absolutely true. They were trying to keep it a secret from everyone for a little while, and Michael accidentally spills the beans. Another great quote came from Angela.

Angela to Pam: “You know a baby conceived before wedlock is still a bastard.”
Pam: “What?”
Angela: “You want me to repeat it?”

When Michael comes clean about spreading all the rumors, he tells everyone that he did it to cover up the one truth, that Stanley is having an affair. Jim jumps in and says, “No actually Pam is pregnant” deciding to tell the truth, and save Stanley in the process.
Of course Michael being the infant that he is, doesn’t catch on, and keeps hammering it away that no, in fact Stanley did cheat. Earlier in the day, he’d even called Stanley’s wife to see if she was out of town. When she calls him back, he accidentally calls her by Stanley’s mistress’s name, and basically ruins Stan’s life.

I found it hard to believe that Stanley was a cheater. He just didn’t seem like the cheating kind. As for Pam and Jim, I’m excited for the pregnancy, but I found it hard to believe she was four months along. She’s not showing at all, but I would think a small bump would be there by now. Plus, don’t people usually announce their pregnancies before 4 months? What do you guys think? Did you catch the episode?