The Office (TV Series) Motivation (2002) User Reviews

Motivation (#2.4)

[ComedyFan2010 · 9/10 · 26 February 2018]

David is invited as a motivational speaker for people interested in a career and he does a very interesting job. There is more happening between Rachel and Tim.

David was hilarious in this episode. The scene where he is taking pictures posing as some sort of a model is perfect. And his speech itself is amazing, including the great exit.

Him wanting to talk about how words don't hurt him and then being very offended about every insult Gareth comes up with is also very funny and ironic. Gareth was also fun in the scene where he walks on Tim and Rachel making out and asking her if she can still give him a hand job.

Better than all the rest...

[MaxBorg89 · 10/10 · 14 January 2009]

Undoubtedly the artistic and comedic climax of the second series, this episode contains Ricky Gervais' David Brent at his most David Brent: lovably moronic, profoundly full of it and shamelessly proud of every damn thing he does. The last few minutes of the show are nearly impossible to watch without cringing, but not because they're bad - they're just too amusingly cruel.

Picking up from the previous episode, David is asked to make a motivational speech to a group of people who are interested in a career in the business sector. He takes Dawn with him for assistance and thinks of various "made in Brent" gimmicks he could use to make the day memorable. As anyone who has met him knows, it will most certainly be memorable - for the wrong reasons.

The whole second half of the episode sees The Office at its bravest, most insightful and merciless. Its meticulous analysis of everyday working life combined with a very dark, painful brand of humor leads to one of the most outrageous set-ups in TV history. It's been said before that there's a slight trace of George Costanza in Brent's characterization, but we're way past that at this point - what David does with his speech puts even the most questionable Costanza scheme to shame. And that's before he butchers Tina Turner (the less said about it, the better). Astonishing