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I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them.
— The Office (U.S.) ‧ 2005
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Nostalgia often arrives after the chance to inhabit a time has passed. Andy’s wish asks whether attention could have made that value visible sooner.
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In context
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In Finale, Andy looks back on the period the documentary has captured. He wishes the value of those days had been recognisable while he was living them. The reflection is part of the series’ farewell to an ordinary workplace and the people who made it matter.
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