The Office Stars Recall Shocking Lollipop Moment You Didn't See Coming

In a recent episode of their rewatch podcast, Office Ladies, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey looked back on a memorable scene from The Office involving Steve Carell's Michael Scott and Kate Flannery's Meredith Palmer.

The scene in question took place during the second part of the season 4 premiere, where Meredith was visiting Michael in the hospital. According to Kinsey, Carell improvised a moment where he took a lollipop out of his mouth and handed it to Flannery's character. Flannery confirmed that they did not rinse the lollipop off, which somehow seemed fitting for both Meredith and Michael.

Fischer noted that in the scene, you can see Flannery pause for a moment, as if deciding whether or not to go through with the unorthodox moment. "I think you are watching Kate, the person, decide if she's gonna do this. She's like, 'Am I gonna do this?' Brilliant ending. Good for you, Kate. Way to really go for it on the show," Fischer said.

Flannery also told the hosts that she got a "thrill" out of doing her own stunts on the show, which Kinsey called "brave." Both Carell and Flannery were part of the original cast of the hit series, which ran from 2005 to 2013.