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Jim’s proposal to Pam may get more attention, seeing how spur-of-the-moment it was. The two got engaged with Jim proposing outside of a gas station. But Michael’s proposal deserves equal amounts of attention, as it incorporated everyone working for Dunder Mifflin into the proceedings. In the scene, various employees ask Holly to marry them in jest until Michael and her reach a room with lit candles. It’s here that Michael proposes but not before the sprinkler system goes off. It’s perfectly sweet and hilarious, making it ideal for “The Office.”
It’s only natural for Holly to get a little teary-eyed throughout the proceedings, and according to Amy Ryan, those were, in fact, real tears. While speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Ryan explained, “I actually really started crying because I thought it looked so beautiful walking down this hallway with all these candles and when the sprinklers go off, Steve [Carell] directed this episode, and we did the first take and the water that came out was so cold. And we both made these shocked kind of not-so-pretty romantic-looking faces.” She went on to say how production wanted to do another take, but since Carell was directing, he insisted they leave in that first take.
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Those tears you see in Holly’s eyes during that sequence are genuine, and it really goes to show the care and attention that went into making sure Michael’s big moment went off in line with his character, sprinklers and all.
