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This Fan Theory For The Office Explains A Major Plot Point From The Show

It seriously could explain SO much!
Allie Capps
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Published: Oct 1, 2021 04:06 pm

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The Office is a mainstay classic of TV comedy and it’s hard to deny it doesn’t have some extremely laughable moments even to this day. While many fans have rewatched the sixteen-year-old show countless times from start to finish, it seems that everyone might have missed a vital plot point that helped dictate the story of the entire series.

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A Reddit user named Knever shared his theory which explained why Ryan was able to get his corporate promotion on the show due to someone else’s fated interview.

(The Office) Jan caused Karen to miss out on the corporate promotion (that eventually went to Ryan).
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While many on the post supported the theory, most were doubters who raised some fair points worth considering.

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What do you think? Does this theory about The Office actually hold any water or are the naysayers correct? Let us know!

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Allie Capps is the Assigning Editor at We Got This Covered. Her over 10 years of experience include editing rulebooks for board games, writing in the world of esports, and being an award-winning author and poet published in several anthologies and her own standalone books. Her work has been featured at GameRant, Anime Herald, Anime Feminist, SmashBoards, PokeGoldfish, and more. In her free time, she's likely gallantly trying to watch Groundhog Day once a day, every day, for a year for its 30th anniversary.
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