The Storyline of This Iconic 2000s Sitcom’s Funniest Character Isn’t Funny At All

Summary:

• The Office, a comedy sitcom that gained a huge popularity across the world in the 2010s, has always seemed to be all about fun and hilarious life situations — but not for all of its characters.
• One of the show’s pivotal characters has obviously had a lot of downfalls in his life, though he almost never showed it clearly.
• Despite suffering from some frustrating situations with colleagues and failures in personal life, he still ended up with what he deserved in the series finale.

The Office, a fan-favorite sitcom that marked the appearance of many iconic characters in the history of television, had its run from 2005 to 2013 and became a real cultural phenomenon and a cult show.

An American adaptation of the BBC’s series of the same name, the show starring Steve Carell gained even more popularity due to its hilarious storylines and often awkward relationships between the main characters.

And though it may have never occurred to the fans to think about it, one of the show’s pivotal characters — and one of the funniest — had in fact some pretty depressing moments over the course of the plot, even if he never showed it.

Michael Scott, portrayed by Steve Carell, is the boss of Dunder Mifflin, that very office, where he tries to keep an amicable atmosphere with co-workers while some of them never made an attempt to appreciate it — and there are so many examples of it.

Were We All Being Mean to Michael Scott?

Here are some of the striking ones. Michael always cheered on his colleague Ryan who, in his turn, always thought of the former as a cringey boss and was truly happy to see Michael only when he was high.

Michael also was the only one who didn’t get invited to Jim’s barbecue party despite their relatively normal relationships — and though the boss still came around, he was obviously disappointed.

There was even one moment when the tables turned and it was Michael who got to be a villain — but only because he wasn’t treated fairly. It’s still not an excuse for him, but all his desperation about not being his co-workers’ true friend also played bad for Tobey, the Dunder Mifflin’s HR. As the latter wasn’t a conflicting person at all, Michael could be sure that him venting his anger on Tobey wouldn’t meet any opposition.

On top of all that, Michael Scoot wasn’t always happy in his personal life either — and even though the series finale showed a truly happy ending for the character, he still had to go through a lot of heartbreaks.

In the fourth season Michael was obsessed with his then-girlfriend Jan and literally worshiped her, which led to Jan being the dominant who wouldn’t let Michael say a word.

The character also struggled in his relationships with Holly who he eventually still ended up with — but their short term breakup really made Michael feel like he had lost a soulmate.

However, the creators, as it was already mentioned, made it up to long-suffering Michael Scoot — and put him back together with Holly. And though the character still suffered much more than he showed, the fans can be reassured that he can not be afraid anymore to die alone.