<P> The series--presented as if it were a real documentary--depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . In the episode, the office staff compete against each other in a paper airplane contest . Meanwhile, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) prepares for a potential acting job, and Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) utilize new skills that they learned in couples' counseling . </P> <P> The episode received mostly mixed reviews from critics; some felt that the episode was humorous, whereas others were critical of the main plot involving Pam and Jim . The episode was viewed by 3.25 million viewers and received a 1.7 / 5 rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, giving it the lowest viewership rating of any episode of The Office . "Paper Airplane" ranked fourth in its timeslot, but was nevertheless the highest - rated NBC series of the night . </P> <P> A paper airplane contest is being hosted at Dunder Mifflin by a new paper supplier . All of the office workers compete against each other for a $2,000 prize . Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) in particular is fiercely competitive, and even as she realizes that she is showing an ugly side of herself to her boyfriend Pete Miller (Jake Lacy), she cannot hold back from smashing a box of packing peanuts when she loses in the semi-finals . After several intense rounds, it comes down to Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey). Dwight, who is dating Esther (Nora Kirkpatrick), tries to throw the contest . Angela is flattered by the gesture . However, when Esther expresses her condolences to Angela about her financial situation since her husband separated from her, she realizes that Dwight is letting her win out of pity, not love . Angered, she rebuffs Dwight's pity and lets him win the contest . </P> <P> Meanwhile, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) prepares for an acting job in a laboratory safety video that was arranged by his talent agent, Carla Fern (Roseanne Barr). The directors continuously have to talk him out of overacting, and he backs down from shooting a scene using an eye wash, since he has an aversion towards anything being shot into his eye . However, Carla threatens to have him blacklisted if he does not go through with the scene . Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson), who came along as friendly support, gives Andy the confidence to shoot the scene, and in the end Andy even insists on doing two takes . </P>

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