By now, if you are a fan of The Office, you know that Steve Carrell is prepared to pack up his World’s Best Boss mug and peace out at the end of next season.
Co-star and coexecutive producer Mindy Kaling has a few ideas on who will be taking over as boss once Steve takes his final bow and considering her position, we think she might get her way.
That’s our way of telling you this might be SPOILER-ish. Nothing is confirmed, but it might actually happen. Proceed with caution.
So Mindy sees the perfect replacement for Steve in…Rainn Wilson! She explains:
“I’d love to see Rainn Wilson in that position. Dwight has become so nuanced — you actually care about him now. I think if [we did a good job laying the groundwork] this coming season, he would be a fantastic boss. But that’s my dream. It certainly hasn’t been approved by people that are more powerful than me and who make those kinds of decisions.”
But the “promote from within” idea is only a back-up to her ultimate dream – Steve staying put!
Like everyone else, Mindy is hoping he’ll change his mind and want to stay with the show a bit longer:
“We’re still infatuated with Steve and love him so much that we’re hoping for some 11th hour like, ‘I really do like this schedule and I like craft services here, so I don’t want to go.’ But I’m going to take him at face value and [assume] he’s not being coy and that he really wants to [leave].”
The time has come. He knows it and we don’t blame him.
Welcome to the slow decline towards the end.
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