Kind of agree the reveal shouldn't have shoehorned Brian as a character like that
This season, while better than season 8, shows that they're running on fumes even with the re-involvement of series creator Greg Daniels.
I also hate what they're doing with Toby. They're going overboard with his creepy behavior this season. Michael vs Toby worked because Michael had irrational hate for this wallflower character who could be a little grating but now they seem to be justifying that hate.
I don't buy Oscar ever doing that to Angela no matter how much he hated her. Outside of Jim, Pam (and once upon a time, Ryan) Oscar was the straight-men (ironic because he's gay) highly moral and knowledgeable characters on the show. Now he's devolved into a petty individual like the others in the office. Disappointing.
I miss Ryan. Another missed opportunity considering the show started on his first day and besides Pam and Michael he underwent the most change on the show. He was clearly going through an identity crisis after getting arrested for fraud and the writers in seasons 1-3 would've combined comedy and character development whereas since season 6 they go for comedy first even if the jokes aren't true to these characters.